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Kerschner, Helen K.; Butler, Frances F. – Ageing International, 1988
The authors discuss the contributions made by millions of older volunteers in the United States. They focus on the federal senior volunteer programs, (1) the retired senior volunteer program, (2) the foster grandparent program, and (3) the senior companion program. These model programs have been successfully replicated in other countries. (CH)
Descriptors: Community Development, Federal Programs, Human Resources, Models

Eggert, Gerald M.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1980
ACCESS outreach identified more persons in need of service who met the Title XIX eligibility requirements. Home care emphasis provided the opportunity for increasing proportions to remain at home or return to their home from the hospital. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Disabilities

Scriven, Michael – Education and Urban Society, 1980
To promote effective evaluation of the 4-H program, develops a matrix that identifies unintended and intended consequences of the program. After discussing objectives and activities of 4-H, concludes that the program has effectively incorporated good delivery modes and appropriate selection of materials to make an important contribution to…
Descriptors: Activities, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Daykin, David Samuel – 1980
The focus of this study is on the relationship between community support programs and the provision of mental health services to urban Hispanic populations, and the impact of existing public policies and future policy options on the chronically mentally ill in Puerto Rican neighborhoods in New York City. This policy analysis uses five steps. (1)…
Descriptors: City Government, Community Health Services, Community Support, Federal Programs