The monograph offers an overview of the history of health care for children with disabilities. Health goals for the disabled child are considered and a systems model discussed that views health care services as part of the child's total service needs. Routine and specialized health care needs of disabled children are covered, and service areas…

Park and recreation professionals are facing a dual challenge: to offer comprehensive recreation programs for all ages and income levels; and to establish trends, providing opportunities for development and assimilation of new skills and interests into the public's repertoire of leisure activities. (Author)

The workbook suggests a concrete procedure for initiating a cooperative effort to collect and summarize information so that plans can be made for serving handicapped preschoolers. Once the workbook is completed, it can be used as a baseline for evaluating the progress of community activities, to make revisions in the plans and to share changes…

Coalitions of service providers are playing increasingly large roles in developing policies and programs affecting youth. Community coalitions are cost-effective, efficient ways to expand services and to increase the capacity of the community to plan and program for young people. This manual provides a basis for examination of the coalition…

Describes an effort to develop a cooperative network of university-based social scientists and representatives from various education-related organizations within a community for the purpose of exchanging their limited resources in effective and mutually productive ways. (JG)

A potential process for establishing child development programs is described which attempts to avoid many of the organizational problems encountered. (SW)

A comprehensive program for meeting outdoor recreational needs in Florida is described in this planning and reference document in terms of objectives for the program through the year 1975 (with projections to the year 2000). The scope and nature of outdoor recreation are defined, and a justification for an outdoor recreation program is presented.…

This report on a Comprehensive Community Child Care (4C) pilot project to train family day care providers describes the step-by-step procedures for setting up, operation and assessment of the program. The program was conducted primarily through home visits and group meetings, with extensive use of handout materials. Sixty voluntary participants,…

This book examines community school centers as a phenomenon of national importance to the coordinated delivery of social services, better use of public resources, and revitalization of community life. Chapter I outlines the issues which should be considered in planning community school centers, analyzes alternative strategies and solutions, and…

This workbook focuses on two primary needs of adult basic education (ABE) students--child care and transportation--and provides ideas to assist program administrators (especially in Texas) to develop appropriate, workable, community-based strategies to meet these needs. The book contains five chapters. Each chapter addresses a particular aspect of…

A case study of the Urban Consumer Education Project (UCEP)--a cooperative program of the St. Louis (Missouri) public schools and the Missouri Attorney General's Division of Consumer Protection--shows how point of view can shape a project's development and evaluation. "Point of view" here means knowing what one wants to do and how and…

This guide is designed to upgrade and/or develop the assessment and negotiation skills of management personnel who are involved in developing and coordinating resources among community agencies to provide comprehensive services for individuals with alcohol problems. This training program addresses the following topics: (1) community assessment;…

Intended for community leaders (public and private) and also for correctional leaders, this resource guide outlines the design of a model community-operated program to provide comprehensive services for the employment and training of ex-offenders. An introduction provides historical perspective and discusses the relationship between crime and…

With much to offer rural girls as well as much to learn from them, Girl Scouting is trying to reach more girls and adults in rural areas. The challenges include economic setbacks for farming, unemployment, isolated populations, and changing rural culture. Along with the challenges are the many resources of rural areas and the congruence between…

This guide assists in establishing a collaborative unit or a task group to deliver services to children and youth with serious emotional disabilities and their families. The guide is not intended to be an exhaustive manual, but does address the primary activities of professionals using interagency collaboration to establish comprehensive systems…