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Piiparinen, Richard – Journal of At-Risk Issues, 2006
This investigation provides a model for at-risk youth community agencies to tailor their programs to fit the specific needs of their local out-of-school youth. Using a needs-based assessment, baseline data were gathered on Cleveland African Americans (N = 187) to pinpoint academic strengths and deficits, career interests, and life-skill needs. The…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Public Agencies, Program Development, Dropout Programs
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Mitchell, Patrick J.; Zampitella-Freese, Christina – RE:view: Rehabilitation Education for Blindness and Visual Impairment, 2003
Overbrook School for the Blind (OSB), a specialized school serving students with blindness and visual impairment, has provided, since the early 1990s, paid summer work experiences as part of the school's Work Experience Program. In this article, the authors discuss how OSB has strengthened its original program as a result of the Workforce…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Blindness, Visual Impairments, Youth Programs