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Peer reviewedHarnett, Joan – Child Welfare, 1989
Describes a program developed by the Children's Aid Society of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, called Intergenerational Support System (ISS), in which senior volunteers serve as support persons for problem families. (SAK)
Descriptors: Family Programs, Older Adults, Program Development, Unwed Mothers
Peer reviewedSnyder, Florence D. – Child Welfare, 1975
Reviews the design and implementation of a direct-service volunteer program in the Boys and Girls Aid Society of San Diego, a private, nonprofit treatment facility for 56 emotionally disturbed teenagers. (Author/SDH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Caregivers, Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children
