AN EXPERIMENT WAS CONDUCTED IN MOBILIZING COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR SUMMER ASSISTANCE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY PROGRAMS. APPROXIMATELY 100 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS WERE CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE ON THE BASES OF THEIR STABILITY, MATURITY, ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE, AND DEDICATION. THEY WERE PLACED IN SIX AREAS WHERE COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY ACTION…

The Stage Life was a participatory arts programme for people attending a day services provision in Nottinghamshire. The uniqueness of this programme was that it was provided in a local disused cinema acquired by the local authority for community-based activities amongst disadvantaged groups. The Stage Life aimed to build the community arts…

Various characteristics of and information about the area comprising the Plainedge School District in Nassau County, New York, are compiled in this survey. The information is collected in the following categories: census data, history, school district, other educational facilities, the library, community groups, recreation, other governmental…

Community services programs for the Foothill Community College District are described and statistics indicating their level of activity for 1970-71 are presented. This progress report also includes a 5-year budget projection and future program plans. The recreation program includes structured and unstructured athletic and recreational events. A…

The ideas and the information in this handbook illustrate the experiences of local recreation and education agencies that started cooperative programs in the face of declining resources and increasing demand for improved services. Funding distribution in California usually gives schools financial latitude in facilities and transporation, while…

A Pilot Project Proposal, presented to the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Service, was carried on from June 15, 1970 to September 5, 1970. The proposal contained a design for an action research program to be conducted among black teen-age males of the South Park Area in Tucson, Arizona. The purpose of the project was to gather data…

YOUTH SERVICES IS A SCHOOL-CONNECTED RECREATION PROGRAM WHICH EXTENDS THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS INTO THE RECREATIONAL SETTING. ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE AFTER SCHOOL, ON WEEKENDS, AND ON HOLIDAYS. THEY INCLUDE ARTS AND CRAFTS, CAMPING, CIVIC EXPERIENCES, CLUBS, MUSIC, PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND SPORTS. THE PROGRAM SERVES ADULTS,…

Information is given to help program planners develop strategies for community sports programs for disabled individuals. Suggestions on funding, participant identification, training procedures, transportation, and mainstreaming are discussed. (DF)

A survey of 30 major U.S. cities indicates a decline in the share of tax dollars for leisure services in the period 1964-74 in nineteen cities and a rise in priority status in eight. Alternate sources of potential funds are investigated. (MJB)

Discusses seven factors that impact upon the establishment/support of recreation/leisure services in rural environments: scale, recreation economics, community customs/traditions, work cycle, program delivery, focus on family, attitudinal variances. Examines how each factor has been used to justify limiting recreational opportunities and provides…

In the planning of school plants to serve the educational, social, civic, recreational, and cultural needs of the entire community, factors which receive special consideration are location of facilities, heat distribution, zoning, storage space, and special appointments and service features. (RH)

A committee has been formed in response to the belief that education and park and recreation agencies can coexist peacefully. (SK)

Cultural change is reflected in the decreasing use and funding of municipal recreation parks and the growing popularity of "Theme Parks" such as Disneyland. (JD)