Describes two programs initiated at Columbia University to increase creative adult learning opportunities for older people: the Seniors Teaching Seniors Project and the Retired Faculty Linkage Program, which involves retired university personnel in work with community organizations. (DMM)

Describes a cooperative program designed to relieve police of their community social service role so that they may have more time for law enforcement crises. (Author)

Because of their traditional base as the primary available emergency "field" service in a community, a mental health emergency program must have a cooperative working relationship with law enforcement. Presented at the Ninth Annual Meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Los Angeles, California, April 29-May 2, 1976. (Author)

Describes the multi-purpose activities of Nelson and Colne College of Further Education in England. (MB)

This report describes and evaluates Project Crossroads, a manpower approach to the rehabilitation of accused offenders prior to adjudication. In order to demonstrate the feasibility of working with the court and its personnel to provide a pretrial intervention alternative for youthful first-time offenders, Project Crossroads provided a…

Recommends, for the management of community college adult/continuing education programs, strategic planning to determine the unit's niche within the educational marketplace and interorganizational "coupling" as a means of cooperating with other organizations to foster innovation. Offers a case study of "coupling" at Allegany…

This paper describes a program of cooperative involvement of the community, a university, and a federal agency in the development and operation of a county-wide youth services system. It provides a model for maximum utilization of resources to benefit children, youth, and their families. (Author)

In thriving school communities, members form a culture of reciprocal relationships that meet both school and community needs. The Los Alamitos (California) Unified School District opened a parent-paid preschool and an extended-day-care facility at each elementary-school site. Reciprocal relationships can be created via volunteer projects and…

Describes three programs cosponsored by the University of Texas at Dallas Center for Continuing Education: a children's theater workshop series; a fund-raising institute; and a professional writers' conference. Using these as examples, discusses advantages of cosponsorships, financial arrangements, and offers operational guidelines. (DMM)

A small new mental health center in a rural community of Ohio found collaboration a more feasible goal than consultation. Despite its limited staff and budget, the center was able--through cooperative efforts with agencies and individuals--to extend markedly its services to the community. (Author)

Describes the establishment of a partnership between Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC) and the Augusta Correctional Center, whereby a BRCC faculty member became a full-time executive on loan to the prison and BRCC brokered various staff training and development services. (DMM)

Of potential interest to small towns in rural areas, this report describes England's first attempt at applying to a rural area the concept of a multi-agency information and advice center based on a library. The comprehensive review covers all phases of the project: (1) identification of a community's information and advice needs; (2) consultation…

This fact sheet begins with an overview of family support programs, which includes a discussion of the premises of family support programs and a list of typical program components. The remainder of the fact sheet focuses on one approach to family support, comprehensive and collaborative (C&C) services. The fact sheet underscores the need for…

Critical to the success of current efforts to reform and restructure education and other community supports and services to improve the lives of children and their families is the way in which they are financed. This report of The Finance Project presents an overview of eight initiatives that have overcome some of the barriers created by turf…

The public receives environmental information from a variety of sources. Evaluation of a single program or one organization's effort is incomplete. Through surveys and interviews, we evaluate the cumulative impact of outreach by 20 water-related organizations in Maricopa County, Arizona. Household water conservation is a topic addressed by 18…