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Lynch, Robert | 2 |
Smith, Mona | 2 |
Downs, Susan Whitelaw | 1 |
Fugate, Ron, Ed. | 1 |
Goldstein, Harriet | 1 |
Parker, Scott L. | 1 |
Zawisza, Kris | 1 |
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Guides - General | 11 |
Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Reports - General | 1 |
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Office of Child Development (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1974
This pamphlet gives a brief history of federally funded programs related to child abuse and neglect and focuses on descriptions of the projects funded under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974. Descriptions of demonstration, research, and funding activities of the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect are also included. (ED)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Demonstration Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Downs, Susan Whitelaw – 1994
This report provides an overview of neighborhood-based family-support programs and describes the development of the family-support movement. It includes sections on the definition of neighborhood-based family-support programs, the principles and theories on which they are based, a discussion of the problems they are designed to address, a…
Descriptors: Administration, Community Programs, Cooperation, Family Life
Goldstein, Harriet; And Others – 1976
This material describes the philosophical considerations and the component parts of a group home for adolescent girls. The roles of the treating staff, as well as the approaches to treatment, are described. Research findings of a follow-up study of all girls in care from 1959-1969 is briefly outlined. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Demonstration Programs, Emotional Disturbances, Females
National Inst. of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (Dept. of Justice/LEAA), Washington, DC. – 1973
The Public Defender Service of the District of Columbia has been designated by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration as an "Exemplary Project" which other communities may consider for replication in establishing legal services for the poor. The guide to the operations of the Public Defender Service of the District of Columbia…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Lawyers, Legal Aid
International City Management Association, Washington, DC. – 1976
This edition features over 400 projects that have effected cost savings and/or improved services in a broad range of functional areas of city management, a jurisdictional index as well as a topical index, in-depth reports on selected projects, and project description forms that readers can use to share their successful projects with other readers.…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Guides, City Government, Energy Conservation
Department of National Health and Welfare, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1975
This bibliography contains references to books, articles, project reports, pamphlets, and conference papers (a few written in French) chosen for their easy availability and divided into sections on various topics pertinent to day care services: (1) organization and administration, funding and costing, need for day care; (2) parent involvement,…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Certification, Child Development, Day Care
Zawisza, Kris – 1987
This packet contains documents that provide information about the planning and implementation of a comprehensive plan to address homelessness in cities throughout the U.S. Information on the following components of a comprehensive strategy are included: (1) "Task Forces"; (2) "Assessment Studies"; (3) "Emergency Services"; (4) "Transitional…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Action, Emergency Programs, Federal Programs
Parker, Scott L.; And Others – 1975
Presented is a manual on improving occupational programs for the handicapped based on a study of 30 existing vocational education programs falling into one of three categories--modified programs for handicapped students in the regular classroom, special programs for the handicapped in segregated classrooms, or special programs for severely…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Education, Guidelines
Lynch, Robert; Smith, Mona – 1976
An In-Camp Learning Program focuses on the specific needs of the out-of-school youth and adult migrant farmworker. Although its primary intent is that of education, other areas such as health and social services are addressed. In 1975, New York's In-Camp Learning Program focused on the assessed and expressed educational needs of approximately 400…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Alcohol Education, Ancillary Services, Educational Programs
Fugate, Ron, Ed. – 1976
Presented is a description of the Capper Foundation Early Education Project which serves up to 30 physically handicapped children (0 - 7-years-old) at a given time, and included is an explanation of how objective measurement techniques are used to assess performance in class, physical and occupational therapies, and speech pathology. Outlined are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Education, Goal Orientation
Lynch, Robert; Smith, Mona – 1977
An In-Camp Learning Program focuses on the specific needs of the out-of-school youth and adult migrant farmworker. Although its primary intent is that of education, the program addresses other areas such as health and social services. In 1976, New York's In-Camp Learning Program served 400 migrant farmworkers in 15 camps in the counties of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Agricultural Laborers, Alcohol Education, Ancillary Services