Warren questions

I was surprised that Project QUEST did not try to provide training for information technology jobs in addition to healthcare jobs, especially at the height of the tech boom in the '90's. (I see on their web site that they have now included them.) Was this done in Austin, which may have been more of a hi-tech city than San Antonio at that time?

I didn't see the Austin Public Library system listed as a partner at the Capital Idea web site. Were they approached, and if so, why have they not become partners? It seems like the public library system would be a natural fit with Capital Idea and Austin Interfaith's efforts, in terms of education, community, perhaps even employment prospects.

On p. 247, Warren mentions that not much work has been done with religious communities outside of the Judeo-Christian tradition or with Asian Americans. There is actually quite a large Asian American Christian presence in the U.S., and I am wondering if efforts have been made to reach out to Asian American churches. (Among such churches, the Korean American churches are often considered the most activist and could become potential partners with IAF organizations.)

What is the IAF's relationship with advocacy groups and community-based organizations (both local and national), especially with regard to their perceived limitations in addressing racial injustice?

I am also curious as to people's reactions to Pasquale Segovia's comment on p. 177 about pegging Project QUEST's outreach efforts to "people who want to better themselves," and not "low-income people." Was he referring to QUEST's limitations in addressing the economic prospects of people with very low levels of schooling as mentioned on p. 185? Otherwise, one way to read his comment is that he is saying that low-income people do not want to better themselves. (This comment reminded me of our discussion about "middle-class values" a few weeks ago, and how some of us found that terminology troubling.)