Jun 21, 2015 a group of dads from project fatherhood join author jorja leap to celebrate the publication of her book, project fatherhood. She is also director of the health and social justice partnership at ucla and is a nationally recognized gang expert. Leap has been on the faculty of the ucla luskin school of public affairs since 1992. The book leap recently published a book about the experience titled, project. Leap is an internationally recognized expert on gangs, violence, and intervention and becomes one of the advisors to this group of men, most of whom were former gang members and most of whom have served time.
Jorja leap has been on the faculty of the ucla department of social welfare since 1992 and has served as a lecturer, researcher, and consultant. This group exists to have these men father one another, so they can be fathers to their children. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading project fatherhood. Jorja leap is on the faculty of the ucla luskin school of public affairs, and is an internationally recognized expert in gangs, violence, and crisis intervention. Jun 05, 2015 ucla luskin welcomes members of the community to discuss the impact that project fatherhood has had on their lives. Jumped in isbn 9780807044568 pdf epub jorja leap ebook. Jorja leaps fine project fatherhood is more than an anthropological study and ethnographic research project. Leap takes the reader on a several year journey with a group of fathers who are trying to finally get things right. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Project fatherhood npr coverage of project fatherhood. Jorja leap professor anthropologist research evaluation policy gangs violence prevention prisons death penalty youth justice new book project fatherhood 6915. Leap has also been the resident academic, official social worker, and adopted sister of the jordan downs fatherhood program since its beginning. This transcript was compiled from uncorrected closed captioning.
There are priests and police officers, murderers and drug dealers, victims and grieving mothers, and other assorted characters, often partnering in unlikely ways. Project fatherhood ebook by jorja leap rakuten kobo. Hollie keene 304205893 project fatherhood jorja leaps new book project fatherhood details her time spent with a great organization working to help jordan downs, a community in watts. Jorja leap when big mike cummings asked jorja leap to colead a group for men learning how to father their children, she had no idea what to expect. Leap has authored numerous reports, articles, books and book chapters as well as her most recent book, project fatherhood. Published on jun 5, 2015 ucla luskin welcomes members of the community to discuss the impact that project fatherhood has had on their lives. I thought wed begin by getting to know each of you just a bit before we talk about the project.
Project fatherhood helps teach men, most of whom were incarcerated and raised without a father, to be good dads. This book is delivered with streetlevel honesty, nuance, texture, and powerand should be required reading for those among us invested in a more hopeful urban america. Jun 17, 2015 this book is delivered with streetlevel honesty, nuance, texture, and powerand should be required reading for those among us invested in a more hopeful urban america. Jorja leap sheds light on watts black fathers in project fatherhood members of project fatherhood walk through jordan downs in watts to help spread the word about their program. Leap is an internationally recognized expert on gangs, violence, and intervention and becomes one of the advisors to this group of men, most of whom were former gang members and most of whom have served time in prison.
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A group of former gang members come together to help one another answer the question how can i be a good father when i. A story of courage and healing in one of americas toughest communities by jorja leap at barnes. A story of courage and healing in one of americas toughest communities jorja leap. Leap is an internationally recognized expert on gangs, violence, and intervention and becomes one of the advisors to this group of men. A group of former gang members come together to help one another answer the question how can i be a good father when ive never had one. In a struggling neighborhood, dads are helping dads a group of dads from project fatherhood join author jorja leap to celebrate the publication of her book, project. These men, black and brown, from late adolescence to middle ag.
Project fatherhood teaches parenting skills to inner. Jorja leap has been a member of the ucla faculty since 1992. Read project fatherhood a story of courage and healing in one of americas toughest communities by jorja leap available from rakuten kobo. A story of courage and healing in one of americas toughest communities by jorja leap is an intimate peek into watts, one of americas most notorious cities. What unfolds in these pages is the story of project. Leap has been on the faculty of the ucla luskin school of public aff. Jorja leap s fineproject fatherhoodis more than an anthropological study andethnographic research project. Shelf awareness i have known jorja leap as a brilliant researcher, but she turns out to be an even more gifted listener and storyteller. Project fatherhood by jorja leap publishers lunch bookateria. The reader is given a view of courageous men as architects of their own healing. Jorja leap, adjunct professor of social welfare at the ucla luskin school of public affairs, is an expert on gangs, youth violence and juvenile justice.
Project fatherhood began as a way to influence and guide the men of the community. Ucla luskin welcomes members of the community to discuss the impact that project fatherhood has had on their lives. A group of dads from project fatherhood join author jorja leap to celebrate the publication of her book, project fatherhood. A recognized expert in gangs, violence, and crisis intervention, she has worked nationally and internationally in violent and postwar settings. Hosted on the occasion of the publication of professor jorja leaps book. Jun 24, 2015 her new book is called project fatherhood.
The program was funded through hacla and required a social worker and big mike knew his long time friend dr. Author jorja leap discusses her book, project fatherhood. Seeking to create a support group for fathers living in the jordan downs housing project, cummings reached out to gang expert and crisis interventionist leap jumped in. She is a trained anthropologist and recognized expert in crisis intervention and trauma response, and she has worked nationally and internationally in violent and postwar settings. Project fatherhood teaches parenting skills to innercity. And this is a story about men, and fathers, and race, and poverty, and struggle, and hope. A story of courage and healing in one of americas most troubled communities published by beacon press in 2015 as well as jumped in. Jorja leap, michael cummings, welcome to fresh air. A story of courage and healing in one of americas toughest.
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