A critical national problem facing the United States is the steady decline in voting of the citizenry. Surveys of the 44 largest public school systems from across the country and of 100 corporations from the Fortune 500 group as well as individual interviews and roundtable discussions with teachers, executives, members of Congress, local and state…

The U.S. Constitution bicentennial celebrations across the state of Virginia have contributed to greater public understanding of the Constitution and enhanced appreciation of the immense contribution that Virginians made to the document. Virginians have discovered that the story of the U.S. founding is also a Virginia story. Even after the…

Author emphasizes the principal's need to be knowledgeable of the many child-oriented community agencies that can help the school deal with student problems both legal and social. (Editor)

A study of one community's agencies and their information and referral services showed little interaction between them and the public library. (LS)

Informal social networks are patterns of relationship and interaction among persons or collectives. This paper (1) outlines a typology of informal networks, conceived from the point of view of their importance to qoals of social policy; (2) describes strategies of intervention which may be directed to the creation or enhancement of one or another…

A consumer product safety monthly planning guide for community organizations is provided. The material is organized into suggested monthly topics with seasonal emphasis. Each section highlights selected information about how to identify potential hazards associated with categories of products. Each section also includes recommendaitons of ways to…

This document, prepared for the people who work with visitors in national, state, regional, and local parks as part of the Park Project on Energy Interpretation, lists by state approximately 200 United States citizen groups, companies, and non-government agencies involved in some type of energy work. The organizations included were selected on the…

This pamphlet for aiding community organizations in understanding world affairs consists of nine chapters. The chapter titles are as follows: 1. Setting the Task in World Affairs Education; 2. Where to Find Speakers and How to Use Them Effectively; 3. How to Organize and Maintain a Discussion Program; 4. How to Use Films; 5. How to Use Pamphlets;…

The current stance of most agencies for the blind subtly reinforces society's stereotypical attitudes toward blind persons. (Author/SB)

This article argues that community workers in schools and colleges are failing to meet the needs of the communities that they are supposed to serve. (Editor)

The Mexican American Unity Council aims to bring about economic and social change to San Antonio's Chicano community. (NQ)

Contends that the National Endowment for the Humanities is biased against scholarship by young persons on experimental literature. (DD)

A successful program, founded by and organized for the Spanish speaking community of Sacramento, California, the Concilio's program includes counseling services, advocacy, manpower training, job placement and interpretation for their clients. It also produces a weekly television show and newspaper. (Author/NQ)

Organizational efforts of Black women from the post- revolutionary period to the depression are examined. Informal community organizations of slaves led to benevolent and self-improvement organizations among free women. Major concerns were the family and the uplifting of the race. (VM)