Produced in four parts, this report covers a study of poor people in Austin, Texas, begun in 1967. Initial research efforts defined the problem and identified the population to be studied. An interim report was then made on the first year's findings. This involved evaluating some of the community action programs (CAP) and identifying and analyzing…

Studies listed in this 550 item annotated bibliography on the Community Action Program are classified by 16 population groups (including unemployed, professional and paraprofessional, rural and urban, out of school youth, aged, minority groups, migrants, preschool and school children, welfare recipients, and staff members of the Office of Economic…

In this evaluation study of Project ENABLE, the basic question was whether low-income parents can be reached by family life education discussion groups. The research involved about 11,600 personal interviews with parents and about 6,200 records of group attendance and service to the parents. A substantial number of low-income parents (median…

THIS DOCUMENT IS THE REPORT OF THE FIRST YEAR OF NEW JERSEY'S ANTIPOVERTY EFFORTS FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT OF 1964. DISCUSSED ARE COMMUNITY ACTION IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS AND SUCH STATE PROGRAMS AS RURAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, MIGRANT OPPORTUNITIES, HEALTH SERVICES FOR POOR YOUTH, WORK EXPERIENCE FOR WELFARE RECIPIENTS,…