Modello: A Story of Hope for the Inner-city and Beyond

From the Forward by Bonnie Bernard What you are about to read is a remarkable story. This story, indeed, shows us the "grand nature and infinite possibilities" living within every person - even those society would rather forget, blame or write off. the story of Modello, however, is a story of hope, a story of what can happen when people realize their innate resilience - the power they possess to transform and change their lives. Ulitmately, the story of Modello and the Homestead Gardens demonstrates that health realization offers the best prevention, education, and intervention fields - the best examples for how resilience operates. The story told so eloquently here shows us how simple and commonsensical are solutions to even seemingly intractable problems. In these times when many people are feeling a growing sense of powerlessness to change society, Modello demonstrates that social change is an inside-out process. It starts with each our hearts and minds, with our thoughts about each other. Jack Pransky, director of the NorthEast Health Realization Institute, is an internationally recognized prevention consultant and writer.