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I Can See I'm Getting There: Stacy Davis, Adult Renewal Academy Student

Shreveport-Bossier Community Renewal

By: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Published: 12/17/2008

Dates of Project: March 2001 to August 2007

Field of Work: Reducing social isolation in a low-income community

Synopsis of the Work: In this initiative, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation supported Shreveport-Bossier Community Renewal to reduce social isolation in distressed areas of Shreveport, La., and adjacent Bossier City and to disseminate its model of renewal to other cities. Shreveport-Bossier Community Renewal is a faith-based, non-profit organization in Shreveport.

Story Told: Shreveport resident Stacy Davis is studying to earn his General Educational Development (GED) certificate and is learning "life skills" such as interviewing for a job and good health practices at the Cedar Grove neighborhood's Adult Renewal Academy. "I'm planning for a better future," says Davis. This sidebar describes his experiences at the Adult Renewal Academy.

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