A Resource Guide for Volunteers and Professionals

This resource guide from the Safe Routes to School National Partnership addresses the challenges and circumstances unique to low-income communities. It focuses on implementing a Safe Routes to School Program in schools and communities where at least half of students or community residents are low-income and includes specific tips for getting started. It also includes an overview and explanation of six key challengesoften identified in implementing SRTS in low-income schools and communities. More than 20 community profiles are included to show how SRTS is having success in addressing six specific issues:

• Personal Safety: Crime and Violence
  
• Community Readiness: Awareness and Attitudes
• A Shortage of Professional Expertise
• Limited Parental Involvement
• The Barrier of Distance to School
• Traffic Safety and the Built Environment

The guide can be downloaded at:
http://www.saferoutespartnership.org/media/file/LowIncomeGuide.pdf.