Modello: A Story of Hope for the Inner City and Beyond: An Inside-Out Model of Prevention and Resiliency in Action

by Jack Pransky

Modello is the true story from beginning to end of how Dr. Roger Mills and staff accomplished the "miracle" in the Modello and Homestead Gardens Housing Projects, applying the Three Principles/Health Realization approach based on a new spiritual psychology. Through extensive interviews with residents as well as Dr. Mills, his staff and other professionals, a very compelling and moving portrait is painted of how two low-income, inner-city housing projects replete with violence, crack, drug gangs, abuse, welfare dependency and hopelessness were completely turned around within two-and-a-half years. This book shows how people who lived in the most difficult circumstances were reached, came to find hope and changed their lives. "In all my years in prevention I have never seen this level of change in people!" It is a truly inspirational story. The lives of people on whom society has given up were completely turned around. At the same time it is a sociological study. It shows how a new and different inside-out, spiritual paradigm, which on the surface seems too simple and backwards to possibly work in such overwhelming conditions, can produce incredible results and create changes in people's lives that stand head and shoulders above the traditional outside-in paradigm for prevention, human services, social work, community development and education. It has vast implications for improving humanity's social ills.

318 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Valeria Koopman · Rating 5 out of 5]

“It's always amazed me how much little children are natural learners, and how learning becomes aversive when they get into the formal educational system.”

Modello: A Story of Hope for the Inner City and Beyond is an invitation to redefine learning, empower our communities and to transforms humanity.

It shows us the power and importance of The Three Principles of Mind, Consciousness, and Thought. I love Dr. Pransky’s message! His work illuminates a path that we can all choose to take and change our collective reality.

This is a book for anyone who carries the sincere desire to make a difference.
It was a wonderful experience to have had a conversation with Dr. Jack Pransky during a podcast interview! His inspiring presence, timeless wisdom and clarity reflected his commitment to changing lives!

[Mrs V A L Rayner-Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eye Opener

Why do we make life so complicated? No-one forces us to react to situations in the way we do, we can choose to feel or react a certain way. Reading this book is a real eye opener. Recommended reading.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

A super interesting practical look at how an individualized approach to systemic problems, can make a big difference. This approach looks and individualization and deep listening to the needs of a person, as well as giving a person life skills that are not always acquired in childhood.

[Iwan Karlsson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy to read. No mumbo jumbo. Lots of stories from participens. Down to earth. A great Book.

[Gerdav · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting topic, oddly written, rather disjointed.