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Peer reviewedCharping, John W.; Slaughter, Mariam M. – Social Work, 1988
Describes Project HELP, an innovative community self-help program in Nashville, Tennessee which was developed in response to the inability of certain populations to pay their utility bills, and which is staffed primarily with volunteers and funded exclusively through contributions. Reports on the program's first five years of operation, and…
Descriptors: Community Action, Expenditures, Heating, Program Implementation
Peer reviewedSchilling, Robert F.; And Others – Social Work, 1988
Examines four methods of service delivery in social work: case management, social support, self-help, and voluntarism. Considers methods in the context of present attitudes toward social programs. Argues that useful but modest service delivery methods are not substitutes for bold solutions to social problems. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Delivery Systems, Self Help Programs, Social Problems
