From the Providence Journal, an article about the Providence Children’s Initiative, a group that wants to bring a Promise Neighborhood to the city:
“Providence isn’t Harlem, but we are trying to adopt some of the components” of the larger program to address local needs, said [Family Service program director Swan] Capris. “For example, we’re working with the Providence School Department to implement the program, and we’re targeting neighborhoods where there is a high percentage of people living below the federal poverty level — not just minority students and their families. It’s for anyone who is in the selected neighborhood who is below the poverty level.”
Family Service started working on the initiative a year ago. A committee made up of nonprofit organizations, government agencies and other groups meets weekly, but officials have yet to target a neighborhood for help. “We’re still in the early planning stages,” Capris said.