Article gives some examples of how Extension staffs are serving the special needs of senior citizens. (GB)

Author describes how television can be a source of education and community development. (MR)

Since State and Extension Forestry at Kansas State University received specific funding from the U.S. Forest Service for community forestry programs, the university has received requests for assistance from more than 200 Kansas towns. (GB)

Describes the Community Resources Development program now operating in twelve West Virginia counties. (GB)

A new 4-H program, developed and tested in Virginia, aims at teaching youth about their communities and how they function, and also seeks to involve them as part of that function. (Author)

Urges the development of community leaders whose performance can skillfully and sensitively deal with the needs of the community. (Author/JB)

leadership training for teen-agers, offered through the University of Missouri Extension Division, prepares teens to plan and teach six-lesson summer courses in practical skills to younger children in their own neighborhoods or in camps. Plans are approved by Extension Centers, each completed lesson reported, and Teen Teacher Diplomas awarded. (AJ)

Description of a community program in cooperation with a regional extension service. The goals were to explore the generation gap, and conflict in life values, understand family role, increase self awareness, improve adult-youth communication, and understand the individual and his relationship to basic social principles. (Author/JB)