Presented is the 5th annual report of the Arizona State Economic Opportunity Office (SEOO). The purpose of the report is to provide interested agencies, public officials, and the general public an overview of SEOO programs operating in Arizona. The report gives descriptions and purposes of these various programs and discusses grants received by…

This handbook describes a set of tools small communities can use to reduce the cost of drinking water and wastewater projects. It is intended as a desktop reference for two primary audiences: (1) local residents (elected officials, plant operators, and concerned citizens) for whom the book provides detailed advice on how to do conduct a project at…

The Goals 2000: Educate America Act calls for partnerships across local, state, and federal levels. This document offers suggestions for community organization to achieve the national education goals. The first section includes information on forming a steering committee, creating task forces, avoiding turf battles and finger pointing, defining…

Developed for program facilitators in rural communities, Leadership Enhancement for the Active Retired (LEAR) is a training model that builds on the leadership skills and expertise of people who are retired from full-time employment, but are still willing to share their time and talent to benefit their community. Although other formats for the…

Community-based development organizations (CBDOs) appear to be a major force for the economic and physical rejuvenation of distressed, low-income communities. A CBDO is a private nonprofit group that serves a low-income community or constituency, is governed by a community-based board, and is an ongoing producer, with at least one completed…

The proceedings of a conference designed to promote local planning and implementation of energy programs are summarized. The objectives of the program were to: (1) create a consciousness for local energy planning; (2) provide frameworks, tools, and techniques for local energy planning; and (3) define and clarify energy goals for the implementation…

To gather information on the community councils mandated for each Teacher Corps project, this pilot study surveyed 34 project directors and council chairpersons in 24 southeastern projects initiated in 1978 and 1979. The study's questionnaires asked about community council elections, membership, training, leadership, meetings, procedures, interest…

RURAL AREAS HAVE UNTAPPED POTENTIAL IN THE ROLE OF DEMONSTRATING, EXPERIMENTING, AND PIONEERING NEW GOALS, PHILOSOPHIES, AND METHODS IN THE MENTAL HEALTH FIELD. GOALS IN DEVELOPING SERVICES ARE TO EXTRACT FROM CLINICAL MODELS THOSE THERAPEUTIC INGREDIENTS THAT CAN BE USED BY ALL RELEVANT MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND, IF POSSIBLE, BY ANY EXISTING…

The report describes the Shared Process Evaluation System (SHAPES), a process analysis system designed to facilitate documenting, rationalizing, and evaluating community development projects. The evaluation process requires five steps. First, the project is described with respect to statements about the original problem situation and demographic…

Intended for organizations and groups for use as a basis for action in building a program of community development, this program guide was developed by a task force appointed by the Farmers Home Administration and the Future Farmers of America. Emphasis on the program is on group learning and action which will result in individual attitudes,…

Cable television has tremendous potential for human, social, and community development, but this cannot be achieved without planning, in which the needs of the community must be paramount. Both the politics of education and the quality of the educational process must be considered before suggesting futures for cable technology. A significant…

An examination of the present status and future potential of cable television (CATV) in South Dakota is conducted. Chapter 1 offers a brief introduction to cable in the State and Chapter 2 discusses the value of CATV to South Dakota. The next Chapter presents a State plan for communications and the fourth deals with the subject of franchising. The…

This information dissemination kit presents an introduction to the Bilingual Program in School and Community Relations of the Central Board of Education of the City of New York. Included are a program description, program objectives, duties of the bilingual teacher in school and community relations, and a list of schools involved in the program.…

Psychological professionals need training and experience in both individual change and social change strategies. Program centered consultation (consultation aimed at program modification in key community agencies) is a useful approach. Consultation effectiveness is a function ofcommunity and agency responsivity. Two specific roles for the…

Suggests that the relationship between policy outputs and community power may be more fruitfully conceived as variable, depending on the type and characteristics of the policy in question. (Author/AM)