This publication is addressed to the thousands of alcoholism program directors in the country who head programs that vary widely in age, size, budget and philosophy, but which appear to have one thing in common: they do not utilize community volunteer services to the same degree that other such segments of the public health field do. The purpose…

Over the past decade, a new phenomenon has emerged in school districts across the country--the use of volunteers to help students learn. It was inevitable that community members would ultimately respond to the tremendous needs of children in schools, as it was inevitable that professional educators would have to use additional resources to meet…

This publication is designed to assist juvenile justice administrators in developing and upgrading volunteer programs. The thinking and practices represented in this guidebook are a result of a survey of 100 volunteer programs throughout the U.S. as well as on-site visits of 15 programs. Topics covered include a rationale and standards for use of…

The complex issue of health care delivery is of continuing concern among health care volunteers. Trends in health services that affect the volunteer include those resulting from government or funding policy; changes in the structure of the health professions; increasing consumer interest in health care; and the growing demand for health care…

This manual presents guidelines for planning, monitoring, and controlling the development and operation of volunteer assistance programs. The materials included address questions related to both the process of establishing a volunteer program and the administration of a volunteer management system. The manual is not intended to provide a blueprint…

The purpose of this module is to facilitate the establishment of Listener Programs manned by trained volunteers. It was developed as a support material for a program originated by the author in which volunteers serve in a listening capacity for elementary and secondary school students on a part-time basis. This module seeks to provide…

Program implementation suggestions are provided for directly involving parents in the formal education of their children, both in the classroom and in the decision-making process. Recommendations are intended to clarify the role of parents and community in the early education childhood programs, to facilitate parental involvement in the classroom,…