Overviews 15 years of accomplishments by Project Head Start. (DB)

Explores an exciting new international gallery--"Passport to the World"--at the Children's Museum in Indianapolis, Indiana, which houses the largest collection of any youth museum in the world. (Author/BB)

Describes the philosophy, objectives, and practices of Girls Clubs of America, a national service and advocacy organization for preparing girls six through 18 years of age for future employment. (MP)

Provides updated information about expansion of a family-service project in Evanston, Illinois, describing new centers and affiliates, activities, and programs. (MP)

Describes a child care preschool program designed for children of university students. (SB)

Describes and discusses the results of a class for parents of children in foster care. Foster care from the natural parent's viewpoint is presented. (SB)

Examined in this article are the operations and philosophy of ARENA (Adoption Resource Exchange of North America), a clearinghouse organized and operated by the Child Welfare League of America to help agencies find homes for their hard-to-place children. (CS)

Described in this article is an instructional course in babysitting for boys and girls offered by the New England Memorial Hospital in Stoneham, Massachusetts. (CS)

Describes the operation of a parent support service provided by mental health staff and pediatricians who offer free telephone counseling, private consultations, parent education group meetings, and an early intervention program for parents concerned with their children's "negative" behavior. (RH)

Describes services provided at the Prison MATCH/Pleasanton Children's Center, housed inside the fence of the Federal Correctional Institution in Pleasanton, California. The program is designed specifically to enhance visiting between incarcerated mothers and their children. (Author/RH)

Describes the formation, activities, and outcomes of a therapeutic group for 7- to 14-year-old siblings of handicapped children attending the Bronx Center of United Cerebral Palsy of New York City. The group met for eight weekly sessions during summer vacation from school. Limitations and positive aspects of the intervention are pointed out.…

Describes an aesthetic educational curriculum created by CREMEL: development, objectives, products, evaluation, field testing, and national traveling exhibition. The program is designed to expose the learner to the aesthetic qualities in both the man-made and natural environment. (ED)

Describes the operation and results of a Title I program in northern California that has provided vision screening for more than 8,000 migrant children over a 2-year period. (ED)

Describes a program to achieve permanent foster care placement for children. Program aspects include screening, placement, and removing barriers which prevent family restoration. After two years of operation, a 70 percent success rate is claimed for permanent placements, at an annual savings of approximately $100,000. (Author/DB)

Describes an "Aggressive Adoption" program designed to combat the problem of foster care "drift" by expanding the availability of adoption resources for children in the care of a small, public child welfare agency. (RH)