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Movement and Solidarity: Community Mobilization to Mitigate the Adverse Impact of COVID-19 on Families with Young Children Receiving Care from Early Childhood Systems
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Nayak, Sameera S.; Scoglio, Arielle A .J.; Mirand, Daphney; Oates, Andie; Rabow, Maya; Molnar, Beth E. – Child Care in Practice, 2023
Emerging research indicates an immense burden on children and families related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study uses data from semi-structured interviews and focus groups with early childhood service providers (n=19) to demonstrate the pandemic's impact on families with very young children and early childhood services in two high-need…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Early Childhood Education, Child Care
Thinking Broadly: Financing Strategies for Youth Programs
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Deich, Sharon G.; Hayes, Cheryl D. – Finance Project, 2007
This publication is part of a series of tools and resources on financing and sustaining youth programming. These tools and resources are intended to help policymakers, program developers, and community leaders develop innovative strategies for implementing, financing, and sustaining effective programs and policies. This strategy brief presents a…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Financial Support, Resources, Program Implementation
A SURVEY AND EVALUATION OF PROJECT HEAD START AS ESTABLISHED AND OPERATED IN COMMUNITIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE SUMMER OF 1965.
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CURWOOD, SARAH T. – 1965
THIS DESCRIPTIVE SURVEY AND EVALUATION WAS UNDERTAKEN PRIMARILY TO PROVIDE A MORE COMPLETE PICTURE OF NATIONAL AND STATE NEEDS FOR FUTURE PLANNING. A BRIEF BACKGROUND OF THE PURPOSES FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS IS GIVEN. FIFTY-SIX PROGRAMS WERE OPERATED IN MASSACHUSETTS DURING THE SUMMER OF 1965. CENSUS DATA IS GIVEN ON THE PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES…
Descriptors: Community Planning, Community Programs, Community Resources, Community Study
A Directory of Intergenerational Programs.
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Quincy. Office of Community Education. – 1988
Designed to promote the awareness and effectiveness of cross-generational programs that enrich learning experiences, this directory consists of an introduction, 64 descriptions of intergenerational programs that are arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the town or city in which they operate, and an index of programs arranged by type of…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Community Resources
Creating School-Business Partnerships.
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Quincy. Bureau of Student, Community and Adult Services. – 1983
The six chapters in this publication describe the scope of school/business partnership activity in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Following the first chapter's introductory remarks, chapter 2 outlines methodology for the research project. Surveys were sent to superintendents of schools and to various businesses thought likely to be involved in…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Case Studies, Community Programs
The Role of Higher Education in Linking Arts, Culture, and Economic Development
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Steinkamp, Judith S. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2004
In the knowledge economy, colleges and universities are realigning academic initiatives to link more closely with regional needs. They are unique catalysts for forming community alliances to focus on issues of economic development, neighborhood revitalization, and cultural tourism. In partnership with business, municipalities, and cultural…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Higher Education, Alignment (Education), Art