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Bell, Theresa; And Others – 1987
The Mechanicsburg Area (Pennsylvania) Phone Pal Program is a telephone reassurance program in which an older volunteer calls a child who is home alone before or after school. Calls are made at the same time each day. These daily calls provide both younger and older persons with a safety verification, in addition to fellowship. Phone Pal is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Services, Elementary Education, Helping Relationship
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1991
This report reviews the origins of the Human Corps concept, discusses the Human Corps activities of the University of California and the California State University over the past year (1991), and offers two recommendations concerning future reporting requirements related to this program. The recommendations are: (1) the University of California…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Services, Extracurricular Activities, Higher Education
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Parenting and Community Education Office. – 1991
This document, which is designed to serve as a resource for school districts that are formulating comprehensive parent involvement programs, provides a representative sampling of parent involvement programs in California. Section 1 lists programs operating at the local educational level that: (1) help parents develop parenting skills and foster…
Descriptors: Community Services, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship
Seaman, Don F.; Alagaraja, Meera; Earhart, Stella – 2001
This resource guide aims to assist local Texas family literacy projects in acquiring resources to better serve their clients in the areas of adult literacy education, early childhood education, parent education, and learning disabilities. Funding resources--corporate and foundation-- are listed. Each area is approached from national, state, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Resources, Community Services
Stocksdale, Cathy J. – 1985
This guide is designed to assist older worker program operators and managers as well as advocates for older workers in the field of employment and training. Described in the first two sections are the major components of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). The next two sections…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Advocacy, Agency Cooperation, Check Lists
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Flood, Deane H.; Morehouse, Ellen R. – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Alcohol and drug abuse are a threat to our nation's adolescents. Principals can help combat substance abuse by establishing a positive school climate and by developing a counseling program for students with a substance abuse problem. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Community Information Services, Counseling Objectives, Counseling Services
Smith-Dickson, Bonnie, Ed.; Hutinger, Patricia, Ed. – 1982
Addressing the lack of cooperation between early intervention programs and the rural health community, this monograph presents eight papers by educators and health professionals who identify specific problems and offer solutions in the form of effective collaboration techniques and model programs. Papers by Susan Hastings and Stewart Gabel…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Attitudes, Community Health Services, Community Resources
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Riley, Katherine; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
A collaborative summer program by the University of Washington medical school, a professional association, and regional and state agencies provides students with an early introduction to community medicine in rural and urban underserved areas. Students (n=74) have been extremely satisfied. Suggestions are made for identifying potential program…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Awareness, Community Health Services, Field Experience Programs
Hutinger, Patricia, Ed.; Smith-Dickson, Bonnie, Ed. – 1982
Texts of two keynote addresses, synopses of workshop proceedings, and a detailed conference evaluation comprise this report of a conference planned to foster information exchange and collaboration--networking--among rural early intervention professionals. The address by Barbara Zang discusses specific skills and techniques for influencing state…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Agency Cooperation, Community Information Services, Delivery Systems