Not all volunteers respond the same way to the same stimuli. The purpose of this article is to suggest several ways to nurture volunteers in a library media center setting. Some might respond best to a printed word of appreciation or recognition in a district newsletter, while others would value a book or pin as a gift. Perks, like allowing…

Community partnerships are the cornerstone of some of the most successful afterschool programs. For example, the average afterschool program funded by a 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) grant leverages resources through relationships with at least six local organizations. Higher education institutions are one of the most…

Volunteer rates vary tremendously across states and age groups. In recent years, young people have exhibited rising volunteering rates, particularly high school students and college freshmen, but 2006 witnessed a drop in the volunteering rate among. When comparing the volunteer rates for different age groups from 2002 to 2006, 16-18 year olds…

"Guide of Ideas for Planning and Implementing Intergenerational Projects," is for all professionals that are or wish to be enrolled in the development of intergenerational activities. This "Guide" is the main product of the Project MATES--Mainstreaming Intergenerational Solidarity, co-financed by the Lifelong Learning…

A cooperative literacy education program involving Mexico and the United States' border states is documented. The project has three objectives: to (1) implement the Mexican literacy agency's approach to promoting literacy among native Spanish speakers; (2) coordinate U.S./Mexico literacy task force activities; and (3) develop an immigrants' rights…

A staff member of the Outdoor Adventures Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln relates his experience in supervising the construction of the first low ropes course in Yucatan, Mexico. During 1994, two staff members visited Yucatan to explore trip possibilities for the program and to inquire about a future conference location. While leading…

In 1989, almost no organized recruitment efforts were made, either for tutors or learners, for Project READ, an adult literacy program held at the Longview, Washington, Public Library. The retention rate remained at 63 percent. Seventy-one tutors participated in the program; the average number tutoring each week was 34. Tutors from all walks of…

Located in Baytown, Texas, Sterling Municipal Library's Adult Literacy Project provided free one-to-one tutoring to all totally and functionally illiterate adults in its service area. All tutoring was performed in the library during regular hours of operation. The project used Literacy Volunteers of America methodology and limited itself to…

This leader's manual, keyed to an accompanying videotape, contains step-by-step instructions for conducting a training session for volunteers who are preparing to work with young unmarried pregnant women. The manual, which includes transparency masters of handouts, is laid out with the outside column of each page containing instructions to the…

Based on a pilot program developed in the Los Angeles (California) Public Library, this guide provides the materials and information needed for introducing a "Grandparents and Books" (GAB) program in a public library. The Los Angeles program was designed to bring together the city's elderly population with children who have no one to…

A project developed an educational model to deliver academic remediation services to small businesses at a cost-effective rate by using a lead instructor and volunteer assistants. The first step was planning and implementing the tutor training segment. The class and accompanying manual were developed, and tutors were identified and trained in a…

The Anderson, Indiana, Public Library conducted a Library Literacy Program that employed a 30-hour per week literacy coordinator. The coordinator's duties were to promote public awareness, recruit volunteer tutors and students, establish library collections, provide support and reinforcement to literacy tutors, and coordinate the supply of…

The Literacy and Career Choices program included several initiatives to address problems of illiteracy in Champaign, Clark, Greene, Madison, and Union Counties, Ohio. A special adult basic education program for deaf adults was established. Twenty-one deaf adults with basic literacy skill needs were identified, and individual service plans were…

This manual contains materials to provide Peace Corps Volunteers with the skills to make the transition from one culture to another, to enter and become fluent in another culture, and to understand the current political, social, and religious context. The approach to training is "skill building" for continued learning. Introductory materials…

This training manual, the last volume in a four-volume series for use in training Peace Corps workers, deals with livestock. The first chapter provides suggested guidelines for setting up and carrying out the livestock component of the agricultural development worker training course. Included in the second chapter are lesson plans covering the…