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Larson, Mark A.; Massetti-Miller, Karen L. – 1983
As part of a statewide campaign to increase both awareness of the problem of littering and illegal dumping, and participation in recycling activities, Humboldt County, California, began a recycling and antilittering education project in 1981. Pre- and postcampaign survey data suggest that the 9-month program, relying largely on television and…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Problems, Community Programs
Shipp, James – 1977
Some of the issues involved in promoting home ownership among blacks and investment in inner city communities are discussed in this paper. The experiences of the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation in revitalizing Bedford Stuyvesant are described. Economic barriers to prospective home ownership are identified and strategies and programs…
Descriptors: Black Businesses, Black Community, Black Employment, Black Housing
Jensen, Dennis; Griffith, Steve – 1986
What happened in the small farm community of Elk Point, South Dakota, on January 8, 1986, was unimaginable--a father shot his family and then walked to work and shot himself. Upon learning of the murder/suicide, the Elk Point School District faced the difficult questions of what teachers should say to students, how the district should deal with…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Problems, Community Programs, Counselor Role