Describes the Community Gardens project at Worthington Community College (Minnesota). The college makes unused land available to community residents for garden plots. (JG)

At Moraine Valley Community College (Illinois), a chain of events, programs, activities, and services has linked the college and community in such areas as fine arts, ethnic groups, public services, community action, community service, and community education. (Author/NHM)

Describes a community needs assessment survey conducted by the College of DuPage (Illinois) which served to advertise existing programs, provide public relations for the adult education council, and obtain measures of need for existing or expanded educational and leisure activities. (MB)

Reviews the transition from the industrial era to the communications era and its impact on human culture, values, family structure, and governmental structure. Calls on the community colleges to mobilize local communities to contribute to the strength of the nation. (DC)

Parkland Community College (Illinois) takes cultural entertainment to the community by traveling to the people. Local organizations, such as Women's Clubs, distribute publicity and sell tickets, while the college provides the programs, secures the facilities, directs advertising, and provides the sponsoring organization with publicity display…

Rock Valley College places an emphasis on community service and offers cultural activities to the entire community from four-year-old children to senior citizens. These activities are attended by over 100,000 community residents annually. The popularity of these cultural events helps the college receive community financial support. (DC)

Describes a successful cooperative venture between a community college and a retirement complex. Classes are held at the retirement center and teachers are drawn from the retirement complex as well as from the retired community at large. (DC)

Describes a successful cooperative venture between a community college and a retirement complex to provide educational programs for senior citizens. (DC)

Illustrates how the Community College of Denver successfully adapts to changing needs by structuring its curricula to prepare graduates for the specific conditions of its community and by providing needed community services. (JG)

Introduces the Human Resources Development Center at Richland College in Dallas, Texas which makes a variety of counseling services available to all members of the community, without requiring college enrollment. The center uses the team approach, whereby teachers and school psychologists work together to diagnose and resolve student/family…

Includes abstracts that are samples of the documents in the ERIC junior college collection that deal with the development, modification, and financing of community service programs. (TP)

This article concentrates on a methodological construct that includes concepts relating to the needs of society but which, in its totality as a process, impacts values and provides a means to describe behavior. (Author/RK)

Although the planning-programming-budgeting system (PPBS) has its limitations, it should be used in evaluating community service programs. (DC)

Describes a history and humanities program offered by Oakton Community College (Illinois) to senior citizens at a local nursing home. (DC)

This article presents abstracts of six representative ERIC documents pertaining to community services in community colleges that reflect current research and thinking on this topic. (DC)