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United Indian Nations, Inc., Oakland, CA. – 1996
The Community Mobilization Project was a 3-year, grassroots strategic planning process by American Indians in the San Francisco Bay Area. As a result of Bureau of Indian Affairs policies that relocated reservation Indians to the Bay Area in the 1950s-70s, over 40,000 American Indians now live in the 10-county area. However, the Indian population…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Agency Cooperation, Community Action, Community Organizations
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Snowden, Lonnie; Masland, Mary; Ma, Yifei; Ciemens, Elizabeth – Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
The present study documented and evaluated steps taken by public mental health administrators to recruit members of underrepresented ethnic minority populations into treatment. By surveying county-level ethnic program specialists in the decentralized California state system, the study identified strategies considered effective for reaching African…
Descriptors: Health Services, American Indians, Mental Health Programs, Asian Americans
Harris, Elizabeth; Castillo, Paula; Van Fleet, Peggie; Laydon, Abraham J. – 1999
La Casita is a culturally relevant 6-month residential substance abuse treatment program in southeast Los Angeles County (California) for low income Latina women. Most participants are second and third generation Latinas who clearly identify themselves as being Hispanic but behave in a bicultural manner. The average La Casita resident is 30 years…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Alcohol Abuse, Clinics, Cultural Relevance
Cochrane, Deborah Frankle – Institute for College Access & Success, 2007
Financial aid can encourage students to enroll in college and increase their odds of academic success. While the California community colleges (CCCs) have very low fees, which are waived for most low-income students, the additional expenses of books, supplies, transportation, housing, food and childcare can create significant financial barriers to…
Descriptors: Student Needs, College Students, Community Colleges, Interviews
Gaylord, Vicki, Ed. – Institute on Community Integration (NJ1), 2004
This issue of the quarterly publication focuses on Achieving Secondary Education and Transition Results for Students with Disabilities. Editorial introduction notes that today's educational systems are being called upon to re-examine how they prepare students with disabilities for adult life. The shift toward greater participation by students with…
Descriptors: Community Services, Nontraditional Education, Disabilities, Accountability
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