In this report are described projects and activities undertaken by ACTION's seven volunteer programs in 1972. After an introduction that overviews the year in general, a discussion of International Organizations gives an account of Peace Corps activities in Africa, Latin America, and North Africa, Near East, Asia, and the Pacific. The next section…

In this report are described projects and activities undertaken by ACTION's volunteer programs in 1973. After an introduction that notes accomplishments of the past year, a review of International Operations gives an account of Peace Corps activities in Africa, North Africa, Near East, Asia, the Pacific, and Latin America. The next section reviews…

In this report are described projects and activities undertaken by ACTION's volunteer programs in 1974. After an introduction that notes accomplishments of the past year, a review of domestic operations discusses such programs as VISTA, University Year for ACTION, National Student Volunteer Program, Foster Grandparent Program, and others according…

In this report are described projects and activities undertaken by ACTION's volunteer programs in 1977. The first section concentrates on reviews conducted, including a major review of ACTION's domestic volunteer programs and the management systems supporting them and an assessment of its programs using the Zero-Base Budget approach called for by…

In this report are described projects and activities undertaken by ACTION's volunteer programs in 1978. The introduction notes a continued growth in programs and comments on new developments. Older American Volunteer Programs are discussed in the next section, specifically the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Foster Grandparent Program, and…

In this report are described projects and activities undertaken by ACTION's volunteer programs in 1979. A foreword comments on ACTION's achievements and response to national priorities. Activities of Older American Volunteer Programs are discussed in the next section, specifically those of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Foster Grandparent…

In this report are described projects and activities undertaken by ACTION's volunteer programs in 1980. A section on VISTA highlights programs in major emphasis areas (energy, independent living, youth employment) and comments on budget, projects promoting self-reliance and cooperative efforts, and the national grants program. Discussion of the…

Purposes of this guide for change agents are to (1) present four methods for identifying community power actors (community leaders), (2) provide a description of how change agents might use each of the four methods, (3) compare the four methods, (4) suggest ways to use a combination of methods or combine elements from various methods, and (5)…

THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE DEVELOPED IN THIS MONOGRAPH (PART OF A KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SERIES ON COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT) FOCUSES ON THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECOLOGICAL STRUCTURING OF COMMUNITIES BOTH LARGE AND SMALL, THE CHARACTER OF SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND OF INTERACTION IN COMMUNITIES, (INCLUDING PATTERNS OF VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION…

A two-part report on the Multicultural Home-School Workers project in Vancouver (Canada) contains a brief overview of the project's background and an analysis of data collected to evaluate the duties performed by the project workers. Part I, a report by the Vancouver Home-School Co-ordinating Committee, explains the motivation and means of funding…

The adult basic education (ABE) programs currently conducted by non-governmental organizations in the United States, are reviewed in this document. Attention is focused on the significance of voluntary efforts in adult basic education programs; and strengths and weaknesses, gaps between needs and resources, and limiting factors are identified.…

The Volunteer Listener Program has been the joint effort of the School Volunteer Program of Miami and the Dade County Mental Health Association since 1972. Through it, trained volunteers are matched with students who have special, but non-crisis, needs. All activities are conducted under the direction of a counselor who has been specially trained…

Based on a research project titled "Institutional Structures for Improving Rural Community Services", this essay addresses the following questions: How can rural communities cope with public services of both limited quantity and quality? How can rural organizations and leadership be developed and maintained to force accountability on government…

This report is organized in seven parts. Part 1, "Where have all the students gone?" tells briefly the stories of some of the students from the first class--where they came from, where they have been, where they are heading now. Part 2, "Years of Challenge, Years of Change--A Better Chance: the first ten years," briefly…

This report is a survey of the volume and nature of requests for service to the voluntary and local public member agencies at the Child Welfare League of America. The study focuses on the objectives, content, and outcome of services to children and families receiving them. Ninety-three percent of the agencies eligible to participate in the survey…