The proceedings of the first annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Black Americans held in Dallas, Texas, March 2-4, 1978, are presented. The conference theme was "Addressing the Critical Issues in Vocational Education for Black Americans." Included in this document are edited speeches and/or opening…

This paper highlights a number of considerations that have received too little attention in planning for the delivery of special services to young Blak children. (Author)

Suggests that effective programs of education for black children be founded upon accurate knowledge of the children's community of orientation. In order to create such programs, developers must be sensitive to the differences between the black community and other ethnic communities. (Author/AM)

This handbook is a resource tool designed to assist Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) staff and lay leaders of local communities in planning and developing programs for their constituents. Materials included consist of excerpted information from various sources. An attempt has been made to present a total family concept that provides a…

This paper addresses the need to correct the present system of educating black children in the United States. The first section offers a review of the history of policy toward and focus of black education. It is proposed that although black children are no longer denied education, programs such as Head Start and Follow Through are created on the…

This paper is an attempt to have an overview of poverty in one of the most affluent nations in the whole world, America, and what this means to its black population with special emphasis on the black youth. The purpose of this paper is: (1) to give a definition and some dimensions of poverty in the United States of America; (2) to find out the…

Due to a shift in clientele from Whites to Blacks, many voluntary child welfare agencies have begun to alter agency structure, orientation, and practices. Community outreach, board roles, and staff roles are discussed. (Author/DB)

Over the last 15 years, parent education programs have emerged that teach parents what they need to know and do in order to put their children at a psychosocial advantage in society. The Culturally Adapted Parent Training Project, initiated by the Center for the Improvement of Child Caring, was developed to adapt existing programs to meet the…

This guide is designed to help funders and government and nongovernment agencies understand the types of programs with the greatest potential to improve the lives of some of American society's most disadvantaged members. Much of the material is drawn from "Nurturing Young Black Males: Challenges to Agencies, Programs, and Social Policy,"…

Describes a culturally specific rites of passage program designed for African American youth in foster care as an adjunct to an independent living program. Presents preliminary evaluative data on this program. Discusses future directions in culturally specific programs. (SNR)

Ten guidelines for establishing preschool programs in the public schools are discussed in terms of premises and suggestions. It is asserted that public school-based programs for black, preschool-age children should: (1) incorporate an effective parent education program; (2) involve parents in decisions about curriculum and policy; (3) include…

The four articles in this publication address the following topics: opportunities for developing a graduate program in international and intercultural communication in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area; the nature of bilingualism and biculturalism in an urban context and their implications for intercultural communication; a typology of…

The status of black children in the schools, techniques developed to eliminate obstacles while facilitating growth, and implications for training at the university level are explored through examination of a case study. The "School Aid Program," a program designed to deliver services to black youths, is described in detail, from its inception.…

This report is a collection of abstracts describing the salient features of 20 adoption programs for children and infants of black and biracial background and attempts to delineate those program features which appear to be associated with effectiveness. Information on each program was collected by means of an unstructured interview with…

The chapters of this report provide a starting point for the development of authentic prevention strategies for use in the African-American community, specifically for high risk youth. It is neither a "how to" manual nor a mandate for specific program details, but it does highlight the key components of alcohol and other drug abuse…