pOne person. One earth-shaking idea. Can ordinary people invent thebr solutions to major social problems like housing shortages or at-riskbr youth New, compelling evidence says yes they can. Like the oil scoutbr who created a thriving national housing repair program for the elderlybr and disadvantaged. And the mother troubled by a child abduction inbr the news who crafted the nationwide Amber Alert child rescue plan.br Since the early 1980's, a quiet revolution has slowly evolved right underbr our noses created by no one other than the average American citizen.br Amazingly, this news has evaded the mainstream media. Yet, everybr day people, comprised of entrepreneurs, parents, athletes, the clergy, br and even teens are saying, enough is enough to a fifty-year stretch ofbr less-than-effective government social programs. They've decided tobr take on the Goliath-sized issues that were once deemed thebr responsibility of large institutions.ppBased on 110 interviews across Ame