Resolving the dilemma between organizing and services: Los Angeles ACORN's welfare advocacy

Social Work

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 262-270

  Brooks, Fred ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACORN; Advocacy; Community organizing; social services; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944510640     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/50.3.262     Document Type: Article

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