In rural Appalachian communities of southeast Ohio, where generational poverty is high, communities and schools worked together to both create meaningful learning experiences and ensure that basic needs were met before students started the school year. Families of students who attended Summer Advantage--a 21-day summer school program for…

To help counter the "throw-away society" the author says that home economists should include extending use of or recycling clothing in their classes or adult programs. She offers guidelines for altering garments, figuring costs, and determining what methods might be used. (MF)

Offers suggestions for home economics teachers to incorporate clothing selection in the home economics classroom, to help students establish personal values related to appropriate dress, to plan clothing purchases, and to learn about merchandise. (MF)

A community-based project was carried out in two low-income, high density areas in Tel Aviv, Israel, to help mothers of large families gain more from the existing family budget. Areas covered included clothing, nutrition, household maintenance, and savings and insurance. Behavioral changes were greatest in the area of clothing. (Author/JH)

Suggests ways that teams of home economists, integrating information from constituent fields of the discipline, may provide important services to hospices. Suggestions are included from the areas of human development and family relations, foods and nutrition, housing and interior design, clothing and textiles, and financial management and decision…