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Peer reviewedBridgeland, William – Urban Life, 1975
Utilizing primarily interview data, one midwestern War on Poverty agency is examined with respect to the alternative, often conflicting ways it was perceived by various types of program participants and interested observers. The relationship of the local agency with the Office of Economic Opportunity is surveyed, reasons for conflict both within…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Organizations, Community Services, Political Issues
Direct linkTalbott, Linda Hood – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1976
The community colleges' community services function of providing educational, cultural, and recreational activities has broadened to include direct action in ameliorating social problems. This discussion clarifies the college's role by suggesting some of the distinctions between educational leadership and social welfare, and recommends both…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Action, Community Services, Problem Solving
Iscoe, Louise K. – 1989
This booklet is designed to help individuals address the needs of children and families in their communities. A step-by-step plan of action concerns the processes of getting started, planning for action, raising funds, developing public awareness, and evaluating the program. Discussion is supplemented with general and specific hints. Several model…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Community Action, Community Programs, Community Services
Download full textGarn, Harvey A.; And Others – 1976
The evaluation of three Ford Foundation supported Community Development Corporation (CDC) programs with performance relative to output targets (milestones) that are both identifiable and quantifiable are presented in this paper. The milestone targets, developed in 1973 for the following year, are targets over which the CDC would legitimately be…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Action, Community Change, Community Development
Zeller, Frederick A.; Miller, Robert W. – 1968
Dealing with an analysis and evaluation of community action programs (provided for by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964) in Appalachia, this report presents 3 conditions for program success: (1) adequate community action leadership at the local level; (2) power holders at the community, county, or "local" level who are sympathetic, or…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Characteristics, Community Services
White, Arthur – 1967
Families that participate in CAP programs express keen desires to make more money, to get a better education for their children, to keep their children out of trouble, to make the available money go farther, to get more training and better jobs, to get better medical care, and to have more attractive homes. This is especially true of the large…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Attitudes, Blacks
