This document reports on Congressional hearings on issues relating to the 1989 youth services bill to create a nationwide Youth Service Corps. The hearings focused on the successes of local youth programs. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials from the mayors of San Francisco and Los Angeles,…

This guidebook was developed as an aid to communities seeking to create partnerships between public and private sector sources to reduce the youth unemployment among Hispanics. The International City Management Association (ICMA), as part of a project sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services, identifies six model ventures using the…

This guide is intended for persons who are concerned with the social adjustment of refugees in the United States. Its objectives are threefold: (1) to help the service providers better understand the refugee as an individual; (2) to add to the knowledge of how to provide culturally-appropriate services and support for the needs of newly arrived…

The successful implementation of college TV broadcasting for the purpose of better serving the community is contingent upon systematically surveying, analyzing, structuring, and executing certain criteria. The purpose of this article is to explore these criteria. (Author)

Discussed a program of group discussion, sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association, a New York-based, non-partisan organization for world affairs education, that may have all the features needed to enhance its community service involvement with a minimum of staff and expense. (Author/RK)

Authors attempted to describe a two year experience in developing an adolescent program with strong community ties. (Author/RK)

Descriptions of adult education programs and services at: Gujarat Vidyapith, Delhi public library, University of Calcutta, Bombay social education committee, social education office at Belgaum, Adult Education Association in Madras, Karnataka State adult education council, the Seva Mandir at Udaipur, and Eastern U.P. Adult Education Association…

Describes development and preliminary implementation of the Community Education Program on Home Rule, a statewide program to aid local communities in educating citizens about the possibility of modifying their municipal government under the provisions of Pennsylvania's Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law. (JG)

FROM A STUDY OF 99 JUNIOR COLLEGES, THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES FOUR MAJOR PROGRAM OBJECTIVES OF COMMUNITY SERVICES--(1) TO MAKE THE COLLEGE A CENTER OF COMMUNITY LIFE THROUGH USE OF ITS FACILITIES BY COMMUNITY GROUPS, (2) TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF TO ASSIST IN THE SOLUTION OF COMMUNITY PROBLEMS, (3) TO PROMOTE THE…

YOUTH SERVICES IS A SCHOOL-CONNECTED RECREATION PROGRAM WHICH EXTENDS THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS INTO THE RECREATIONAL SETTING. ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE AFTER SCHOOL, ON WEEKENDS, AND ON HOLIDAYS. THEY INCLUDE ARTS AND CRAFTS, CAMPING, CIVIC EXPERIENCES, CLUBS, MUSIC, PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND SPORTS. THE PROGRAM SERVES ADULTS,…

A survey involving 330 parents investigated factors influencing parental decision making in the choice of services for children with developmental disabilities and assessed the consequences of the decision made at both the institutional and individual levels within particular family, neighborhood, and community networks. Data collection procedures…

The paper reports on a strategy for investigating parental choice of services for developmentally disabled children in geographical areas with complex populations and delivery systems. The study is based on a prototype conducted in an Illinois county including urban, suburban, and rural populations. The prototype is described: a mail survey…

Designed for librarians planning community oriented programs, this annotated bibliography critically reviews literature defending the young adult's right to intellectual freedom. Works examined include U.S. English language journal articles and short sections of books published between 1967 and 1979. Within the bibliography and the review, topical…