The author cites five specific areas in which the staff of community resource agencies can serve as resources in vocational education, a resource often overlooked. (AG)

Guidelines are presented that can help Parent Teacher Associations, schools, and parents assess the ability of community agencies and programs to serve the needs of children, families, and the community. Topics include staffing, licensing and accreditation, insurance, resources, program evaluation, networking, ethical and professional standards,…

Outlines issues involved in evaluating community services and lists questions to be considered: Why evaluate? What are the benefits and costs? and What is being evaluated? Describes methods: surveys, case studies, performance indicators, action research, and holistic evaluation. (SK)

In order to design a community college program to train community leaders, 176 local leaders in a middle-class, suburban neighborhood were surveyed. Their characteristics and needs were identified and a program of nine evening seminars was developed. Program development and survey results are presented. (DC)

WE MUST LOOK AT THE NEEDS OF OUR SOCIETY AND ITS CITIZENS AND ASK TO WHAT EXTENT THE CAPACITY OF NON-COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING HAS BEEN USED TO IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF MAN. COMMERCIAL TELEVISION HAS COMMUNICATED KNOWLEDGE OF OUR SOCIAL PROBLEMS BUT THE ROLE OF NON-COMMERCIAL MEDIA IS TO HELP TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS. EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING IS NOT…

Discusses components of a consumer feedback system and methods for the systematic collection of information. The system used by the "Teaching-Family Model" approach to residential treatment illustrates the successful implementation of feedback. (Author)

This anthology provides a survey of 114 human relations resources in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wherever possible entries contain a description of the programs and their goals, but since the information listed under each entry was supplied by the organization listed, the absence of an annotation indicates that the organization either did not…

Environmental health personnel in San Bernardino County, California have moved from the traditional position under a medical public health officer to a position in county government. This reorganization has led to more positive recognition for sanitarians, increased benefits to the public, and improved coordination with other departments. (BT)

Personal and professional values in adult education and community work are discussed from the standpoint of the growth of professional employment and training for it. Adult education is interpreted as comprising all the deliberate and conscious efforts people make to enlarge and interpret their experience of life. All effective adult education is…

There is a recognized need for more effective access by citizens to the proliferating multitude of available community services and facilities. The starting point of such access is being aware of the services themselves. Citizens need specific information quickly and a means of discussing it in terms of their own problems. Community information…

Describes the incorporation of Simi Valley and its governmental structure based on human resources, environmental affairs, public services, and general services. Discusses the neighborhood safety agency and neighborhood councils and the role of the neighborhood council coordinator. (DN)

A study of 162 community-based organizations that assist older adults or people with intellectual disabilities in Brisbane, Australia, investigated the types of programs offered to older adults with intellectual disabilities. Results indicate that there were no programs offered that provided special services for older adults with intellectual…

Neighborhood service organizations such as Detroit's Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, Franklin Wright Settlements, and Warren/Conner Development Coalition have developed leadership and mobilized resources for collective action. Neighborhoods served by exceptional organizations contrast sharply with surrounding areas in decline. (SK)

Minority college graduates were placed in internships in three types of agencies: planning/coordination, established providers, and grassroots. Interns engaged in outreach to minority communities, service to groups underserved because of language problems, and efforts to increase services for minority seniors. The project effectively channeled…

For almost 20 years, from 1917 to the 1930s, the traveling Chautauqua circuits and festivals brought education, inspiration, and entertainment to remote and not-so-remote communities. Now in the 1980s, emphasis is once more being placed on the value of local community life, on self-reliance and mutual help with respect to the social, cultural, and…