The directory lists community organizations (by state) offering services to deaf and hearing-impaired persons. Organizations listed offer such services as charitable assistance, advocacy/legal services, counseling, crisis intervention, drug/alcohol rehabilitation, interpreting services, job placement, adult literacy, psychiatric services, and…

This directory lists primarily not-for-profit organizations, associations, and mutual assistance groups in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota) that are by, for, and about Asian Americans. It does not include state offices, religious organizations, or student groups among its 116 entries. Each entry includes the organization's…

This resource guide was developed as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Child Health Champion Campaign, a program designed to empower local citizens and communities to take steps toward protecting their children from environmental health threats. The guide includes descriptions of 241 resources that may be of interest to…

This directory provides descriptions of 88 family day care programs throughout the United States that either assist providers who: (1) live in poor communities or meet income guidelines, or (2) organize family day care services for children in low-income families. Each directory entry provides information about the program, the community it…

Specific state and local programs and activities, designed to celebrate the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, are included in this booklet. The events, listed alphabetically by states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, are included to demonstrate the depth and diversity of U.S. bicentennial activities. Six hundred bicentennial…

This resource guide is based on the work of a 1982 conference on "'How to' Connect Schools and Communities" that was sponsored by the Regents Advisory Council to the Regents New York City Project. The Council prepared the guide in order to assist those interested in making connections with providers of cultural, recreation, education,…

The survey was designed to identify home economics related programs in community agencies in the central quadrant of the Syracuse City School District. Factual information and descriptive information about the programs and perceived program needs were gathered using the interview method. A grid was set up with four subject areas (food and…

This publication presents profiles of the 29 councils currently participating in the Work-Education Consortium. (These councils address the issue of youth's transition from education to employment and work in a collaborative manner involving community people representing education, business and industry, government, social services, labor,…

This guide was designed to facilitate the sharing of successful program models, curricula, and educational strategies among community-based groups and to help make the education, philanthropic, and corporate communities more aware of the wealth of resources available from Hispanic community-based organizations. The guide includes brief profiles of…