2009-12-082009-12-081997-04http://www.polis.iupui.edu/RUC/Newsletters/Religion/default.htmhttps://hdl.handle.net/2450/3621What is the relationship of churches, synagogues, and mosques to their neighborhoods? The Polis Center's interest in these questions is more than academic. What we learn has important implications for public policy. Consider welfare reform. Is it true, as some people assume, that religious institutions are closely linked to their neighborhoods, thus allowing them to serve local human needs more effectively?Newsletter