The Buffalo Promise Neighborhood serves a predominantly minority, high-poverty community¶

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Currency · newest study 2015 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2018: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

q1 i? The Buffalo Promise Neighborhood serves a community that is 76 percent minority, where 38 percent of residents live below the federal poverty level and 88 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals. → Lara Hulsey 2015

Evidence¶

Lara Hulsey 2015¶

Lara Hulsey, Kimberly Boller. (2015). Promise Neighborhood Site Profile: Buffalo Promise Neighborhood. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/promise-neighborhood-site-profile-buffalo-promise-neighborhood

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Descriptive site profile prepared for the Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink. It reports community demographics: "The population is 76 percent minority, including 69 percent African American," with 38 percent of residents below the federal poverty level and 88 percent of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals. No effect sizes or outcomes are reported.

"The Buffalo Promise Neighborhood serves one of Buffalo's poorest communities. The population is 76 percent minority, including 69 percent African American. More than a third of Buffalo Promise Neighborhood residents (38 percent) live in households with incomes below the federal poverty level, and 88 percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals."

Discussion¶

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