In 2000, the California State Legislature passed the Schiff-Cardenas Crime Prevention Act, which authorized funding for county juvenile justice programs and designated the Corrections Standards Authority (CSA), formerly named the Board of Corrections, the administrator of funding. California counties receiving state funds for Juvenile Justice…

Because of the important role played by community learning providers, Premier Ed Stelmach asked Canadian Minister of Advanced Education and Technology to increase support for community education and literacy programs. Community Adult Learning Councils and other community providers of adult literacy and family literacy programming are primarily…

Recently, higher education has witnessed a renewed commitment to the mission of preparing students for lives of active citizenship. Under the leadership of President Lawrence S. Bacow, Tufts University (Medford, Massachusetts) has articulated an institutional mission that embraces three areas of focus: active citizenship, internationalism, and…

Purpose: This study examined the association among caregiver labor force participation, employees' caregiving activities, and the amount and quality of care received by care recipients. Design and Methods: Telephone interviews were conducted with 478 adults who were employed full time and 705 nonemployed adults who provided care to a family member…

Services provided by agencies in the community neither reduce the rate of recidivism nor the tendency to commit increasing serious offenses. Subjects in an Ontario, Canada study had committed two or more offenses known to the police. Half the subjects received no service from any of the community agencies. Findings showed: (1) children who…

FROM REPORTS AND DATA THAT WERE AVAILABLE TO THE UNITED STATES CHILDREN'S BUREAU THROUGH 1962, A REVIEW WAS MADE OF RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATIONS THAT RELATED TO AVAILABILITY AND USE OF HEALTH SERVICES BY UNMARRIED MOTHERS. INCLUDED ARE COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY IN BIRTHS OUT OF WEDLOCK--(1) STUDIES OF PRENATAL MEDICAL CARE FOR UNMARRIED MOTHERS,…

Paper presented at the National Council of Family Relations Annual Meeting (Portland, Oregon 1980). Describes a program of family life education services and resources sponsored by a local Family Life Council. Reports on six program committees addressing: parent education, human sexuality, single living, religious life, midlife, and new…

This document was written for prevention specialists who plan or implement integrated services in their communities or school districts. Chapter 1 explains why integrated, school-linked services are needed. Chapter 2 outlines the elements of successful integrated services and barriers to implementation. The third chapter describes three…

This paper reports on an exploratory investigation into some of the possible benefits of service participation. Using the national service program AmeriCorps as a case in point, the paper examines how the service experience might affect participants' citizenship development, workplace skills and career plans. Results are drawn from four focus…

If schools are to play the role of integrators of human services, state and local policymakers must create a favorable policy context in which schools may operate. Six critical policy issues are discussed: ensuring comprehensive service delivery to children and families; developing alternative funding strategies; ensuring family support; ensuring…

A study examined cable access centers--studios established by cable television systems for the use of community groups, institutions, and individuals--in order to identify the characteristics of those used frequently. Data were gathered from 119 respondents concerning 34 access centers in major metropolitan areas in the United States. The findings…

A graduate program in community sociology designed to train sociologists for nonacademic careers and a projected program of "continuing education" for sociologists already at work in the field are described. The philosophies, components, and interrelationships of these two efforts are detailed. (Author/DE)

Describes the conceptualization and development of a pilot urban extension program designed to enhance community self-help efforts while assisting the university in its educational, research, and service functions. Originally funded under Title I of the Higher Education Act, it still functions through the Ohio State University Department of…

In order to design a community college program to train community leaders, 176 local leaders in a middle-class, suburban neighborhood were surveyed. Their characteristics and needs were identified and a program of nine evening seminars was developed. Program development and survey results are presented. (DC)

Practical reasons to consider standards for gerontology are presented in this perspective on developing gerontological curriculum. The creation of a statewide task force in Virginia to provide guidelines for the organization and evaluation of gerontology programs in higher education is described. Assumptions which underscored task force activities…