Briefly described is a support network created by the National Federation of the Blind, which publishes an outreach publication, has formed specialized committees to serve members with specific ramifications of diabetes, and maintains a list of aids and devices to allow blind people with diabetes to manage their disease by themselves. (DB)

Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin have invested funds and energy into their local Milwaukee communities through community development and local partnerships. Despite criticism and costs, the projects have raised institutional profiles and improved reputations. (MSE)

Describes the federal Children's Health Insurance Program, designed to provide free or low-cost health insurance to children in uninsured families with low or moderate incomes. Outlines state innovations in providing outreach to eligible families. Maintains that active early-childhood community involvement is critical to state's efforts to reach…

Considers what library outreach means in the age of networked information and suggests that outreach should focus more on libraries and librarians as resources for advice on how to search in general, rather than where to find familiar information. Discusses use of the Internet and search engines. (LRW)

Describes the growth and development of support groups for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth in Minnesota from 1990 to 1998. Outlines the steps taken to organize these groups and describes the school and community outreach efforts of the University of Minnesota Youth and AIDS Project that resulted in a network of 45 support groups.…

Argues for redefining the mission of the 21st-century university in order to focus on one overriding objective serving the public. Effective, expanding engagement with communities provides expertise and service to communities in ways in which universities are co-equal partners with other organizations and interests; it also provides rich…

Discusses the challenges international students often face in adjusting to their new environment without the use of local supports. Suggests how universities can form an outreach support group that encourages participation of international students by minimizing the stigma associated with using mental health services and by addressing practical…

Describes a community outreach initiative by staff members at Guilford Middle School in Greensboro, North Carolina, aimed at developing dialogue, support, and services for adults in a government-subsidized housing program and thus better serve the children and adolescents of that community. Notes the evolution of the outreach from a school program…

This special issue presents results of a multisite, multiyear national demonstration project designed to test the effectiveness of integrating street outreach programs aimed at preventing HIV infection with referral to substance abuse treatment for populations that historically have been difficult to reach (Author/SLD)

Describes outreach projects of CityLit, a London college: Rolling Shelters, Meaningful Occupations Programme, which provides educational opportunities for homeless persons, and parent education offered in elementary schools, which involves sharing learning with children. (SK)

States that, as flaws in the transfer process have been identified, innovative programs and policies to revive the transfer function within community colleges have been implemented. University and community college partnerships are facilitating smoother transitions for students through research, articulation arrangements, and campus programming…

Virtual tours delivered via the Web have become a common tool for both instruction and outreach. This article is a case study of the creation of a virtual tour for a university library and is intended to provide others interested in creating a virtual tour of their library the opportunity to learn from the mistakes and successes of fellow…

College outreach programs provide key access along the academic pipeline, yet little is known about how students access or engage with these programs. Data were collected as part of a university-community partnership. Analyses of student applications revealed that most had aspirations for college-based careers. They saw institutions, family…

They're two very different women with the same mission: outreach to medically underserved populations. Both work for the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. Becky Hebert (left) covers the Southeast/Atlantic region, and Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, the mid-continental region. They spend much of their lives on the road, exhibiting at minority…

This article reports on the aggressive and sometimes creative steps the Education Department has taken, since President Bush came to town in 2001, to promote its agenda to the public, including its support for school choice options such as charter schools and for Mr. Bush's signature program, the No Child Left Behind Act. The department has spent…