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Texas State Dept. of Human Resources, Austin. Office of Programs. – 1984
One of six projects funded by P.L. 93-247 state grant money, the Foster Child Advocate Services (FOCAS) Project established a guardian "ad litem" program in which court-approved members of the community volunteered to visit children in Texas State Department of Human Resources Conservatorships. Part I of the report, describing the…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Foster Care, Innovation, Objectives
Download full textGoldberg, Paula F.; And Others – 1981
The report describes evaluation activities of Minnesota's PACER (Parent Advocacy Coalition for Education Rights) Center's "Parents Helping Parents" Program and the "COUNT ME IN" Project. Section 1 focuses on "Parents Helping Parents," a program to make parents more effective advocates for their children and to…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Attitude Change, Child Advocacy, Disabilities
Harris, Monica, Ed. – Smart Start News, 1999
Smart Start is a comprehensive public-private initiative to help all North Carolina children enter school healthy and ready to succeed, and provides children from birth to age five access to high-quality and affordable child care, health care, and other critical services. This document comprises the first two issues of "Smart Start…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Cooperation, Day Care, Day Care Effects
Vermont State Dept. of Education, Montpelier. – 1998
This booklet describes early childhood education opportunities in the state of Vermont. The booklet was designed with the vision of early childhood education as a career lattice (rather than ladder) that allows workers to advance along broader pathways, crossing from one setting or program into another for which he or she is qualified. The…
Descriptors: Administrators, Caregiver Role, Certification, Child Caregivers
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1983
Existing intergenerational programs in Wisconsin schools are described in this booklet along with ideas and resources to encourage greater school and community involvement in such efforts. The booklet is divided into three major sections. The first section is a summary of the major facts on aging and a summary of information gathered from the 1981…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Agency Cooperation, Aging Education
Cage, Mary Crystal – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1990
The Rhode Island Children's Crusade for Higher Education, funded by state and private sources, is an ambitious, large-scale, long-term effort to prevent dropouts, illegal drug use, and pregnancy among low-income and minority groups. Recruitment of volunteer "mentors" has been highly successful, suggesting strong public support. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Disadvantaged, Dropout Prevention, Drug Abuse
Lee, Jasper S., Comp.; Cheatham, Danny L., Comp. – 1986
This document contains 200 one-page abstracts intended to provide a linkage between producers and consumers of research related to the Cooperative Extension Service. The abstracts are organized into nine broad categories: administration, agriculture/natural resources, accountability and evaluation, community resource development, 4-H and youth,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Agricultural Education, Community Development, Community Programs
