A demonstration program of a system coordinating the wide variety of services provided for neglected and abused children in a metropolitan area has produced many gains in the handling of such cases: notably, avoidance of institutionalization. (Author/CS)

A look at Project REACH, a modest pilot effort to explore the practicality of a regional education delivery system using cable television. (Author)

Project's goal is to teach illiterates and also to offer agricultural and health advice, provide training and practical demonstrations on all community needs. (DS)

The student activities building was designed for and now serves as the vital center of the campus. (Author)

Public relations is an important aspect of community services; several brief descriptions of public relations programs are presented in this summary of two workshops. (RN)

The history, future, and a critical analysis of the 1965 Higher Education Act are presented. (RN)

In describing the volunteer of the future, this paper portrays the volunteer of the past and depicts a wide array of unpaid helping persons including students, retired persons, the poor, addicts and professional men. (Author/CG)

Many communities have expressed their concern about inadequacies in child care by setting up a Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C) council that brings together all those involved with services to children and families. (Author/RY)

The efforts of Vermont College, a private 2 year college, to reach out to its community are discussed. Activities sponsored by the college include a children's theater, film festivals, exhibits, and cultural events. (MB)

Addresses Outward Bound's redirection and rededication of service by taking a closer look at Hahn's philosophy of service and the models provided by various service-learning programs outside of Outward Bound. Examples which highlight major issues involved are Outward Bound Living/Learning Term and Tucker Foundation at Dartmouth College. (ERB)

Several aspects and policy implications of the generation and collection of residential solid waste are investigated. The effects resulting from the imposition of user charges, improvements in the quality of service, and changes in the type of collector are examined. (Author/RLV)

Reviews the kinds of community services available to older people within their communities through public and private agencies. Focus is on the senior center and such services as information and referral, transportation, counseling, recreation, education, and health. (JT)

Needs assessments in eight rural Illinois counties were used to analyze the extent to which male and female respondents differed in their willingness to support community services. Tests of significance showed virtually no differences between men and women in terms of the types of services they were willing to support. (Author/JOW)