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National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1983
Intended for community leaders (public and private) and also for correctional leaders, this resource guide outlines the design of a model community-operated program to provide comprehensive services for the employment and training of ex-offenders. An introduction provides historical perspective and discusses the relationship between crime and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Community Resources
Kops, Joan, Ed. – 1985
This handbook records the creation, development and growth, and stumbling blocks and successes of the Prison Literacy Project (PLP). It is intended to serve as a model for other community groups that are developing their own literacy projects. The handbook provides a history and philosophy of PLP, states PLP's vision and purpose, discusses need,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Community Education
Tindall, Lloyd W.; And Others – 1984
This booklet, which is intended to provide ideas on how Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) funds can be used to serve disabled youth, lists and describes over 75 promising programs funded by the JTPA to provide vocational education, training, and employment services to handicapped youth. The following types of programs are described: State and…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs