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Gartner, Alan; Lipsky, Dorothy Kerzner – 1987
Intended for disabled high school students in New York City, the guide to transition from high school to further education and training focuses on seven topics: planning, assessment, certification, education and training services, auxiliary services, funding, and advocacy. A timeline suggests ages and sources of assistance for such actions as…
Descriptors: Agencies, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
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Mooney, Mark X. – Child Care Quarterly, 1974
Lawsuits filed against the New York City child care system are described as a prelude to necessary changes in the system. (GW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agencies, Child Care Occupations, Emotional Disturbances
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Walrath, Christine M.; Sharp, Mark J.; Zuber, Michael; Leaf, Philip J. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2001
A study explored the characteristic similarities and differences of 696 children with serious emotional disturbances being served in community-similar urban systems of care as a function of their referral source. Results found the children did not share uniform sociodemographic and psychosocial profiles as a function of the referral agency.…
Descriptors: Agencies, Children, Demography, Emotional Disturbances
New York State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled, Albany. – 1994
This report presents findings of an investigation into the operations of Project L.I.F.E., a supportive apartment program which serves 72 persons with developmental disabilities in New York City. The introduction describes Project L.I.F.E. and its history and philosophy. The report then details the findings of the investigation, which involved…
Descriptors: Adults, Agencies, Developmental Disabilities, Group Homes
Hulgin, Kathleen; Searl, Julia A. – 1996
This report describes the development of integrated community services for people with severe disabilities by Job Path, a New York City agency which currently provides services to approximately 250 people. A current emphasis of the agency is increased consideration of the individual's life outside of the work setting. Critical factors in the…
Descriptors: Adults, Agencies, Community Programs, Employment
Brooks, Rae; Eastman, Danielson J. – 1974
The Information and Referral Manual (IRMA) project is an ongoing, comprehensive urban services information system that produces and maintains directories of city agency services and functions for New York City. The directories describe services offered, office locations, telephone numbers, hours of operation, eligibility requirements, and…
Descriptors: Agencies, City Government, Community Information Services, Computer Programs
Waddell, Jack O.,; Watson, O. Michael – 1973
The nine essays in this monograph represent an expanded outgrowth of "The American Indian in Urban Society" (1971) and an attempt at improvement. The essays are titled as follows: (1) "Federal Policy and the Urban Indian" (Federal policy affecting the urbanization of Indian populations); (2) "Urbanization in a Reservation…
Descriptors: Agencies, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Comparative Analysis
Brooks, Rae; Eastman, Danielson J. – 1974
The Information and Referral Manual (IRMA) project is an ongoing comprehensive urban services information system that produces and maintains directories of city agency services and functions for New York City. Contained in this document are the appendices to the final report for the project. It includes: 1) the administrative order that initiated…
Descriptors: Agencies, Bibliographies, City Government, Community Information Services
Jacob, Stacie, Ed. – 1971
This manual grew out of the need expressed by community groups and their advisers for a centralized source of information on how to start a day care center. It is divided into 16 parts: (1) The Agency for Child Development: The Structure of the New Agency, (2) Finding a Site for a Day Care Center, (3) Financing a Day Care Center through the City…
Descriptors: Accounting, Administration, Administrative Organization, Agencies