Presented is the 1974 annual report of the Office for Children, an agency responsible for monitoring and coordinating all services for children in Massachusetts. Among the aspects covered are administrative organization; the development and implementation of a special budget for new and expanded children's services; the formation of 39…

The report includes summaries of the Commission's activities by the executive secretary, the vice chairman, and chairmen of the following committees: public information, labor, employers, interagency, legislative, mental health, medical, women's, architectural barriers, community organizations, veterans, and awards. Members of the Commission, its…

The Statewide Planning Project for Vocational Rehabilitation Services was established by the Governor of the State of Connecticut to develop a master plan for vocational rehabilitation services. The entire state was considered and the project included citizens, public and private agencies, and representatives from professional groups. Five…

This document contains the supplementary and supportive material on which the final report (Volume I) is based. Statistical reports of staff studies, summaries of testimony presented at public hearings, profiles and reports of regional committees, reports of technical committees, and reports of radio, television and newspaper coverage are…

This is a summary of the final report, contained in Volume I and II, of the Statewide Planning Project for Vocational Rehabilitation Services which was established by the Governor to develop a master plan for vocational rehabilitation services. For an abstract of that report see VT 013 092. Other related documents are available as VT 013 093, VT…

This document comprises the 12 issues for 2002 of the Child Support Report, which explores problems related to child support enforcement, reports on federal and state government child support enforcement initiatives, and summarizes research related to child support. Featured regularly are editorials and information on events of interest and…

This training guide provides materials for a workshop for professionals in the adult literacy field. Broad purposes of the workshop are to improve adult literacy services in order to reduce illiteracy and to develop collaborative strategies involving employers at the community level in adult literacy activities. A content outline is accompanied by…

Of the 720 emotionally disturbed children under 18 years of age in state mental institutions, 150 were selected by the Illinois Interdepartmental Committee for intensive study; 35 youths were also selected by the Illinois Youth Commission as being in need of mental treatment. Two schedules were designed for automatic data processing and cases were…

Since 1976, the Correctional Clearinghouse (CCH), which is a unit of the Washington State Employment Security Department, has been committed to preparing offenders for the workplace and finding employment. The CCH's principal service delivery strategies are as follows: (1) providing direct services (teaching job readiness courses in prisons and…

There are many thousands of people who are in a position to exert great influence in the work of Americanization, through their leadership or membership in State legislatures, State bureaus and departments, and State organizations, official and voluntary. The primary purpose of this book is to lay before that body of men and women some concrete…

The following were examined: (1) the Department of Transportation's (DOT) efforts to evaluate the Job Access and Reverse Commute (Job Access) program; (2) transportation and related services provided by Job Access; (3) whether the program fosters collaboration between grantees and others in the design, financing, and delivery of those services;…