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Dewees, Sarah; Velazquez, Jose A. – Journal of the Community Development Society, 2000
In a West Texas community that is 70% Hispanic, school-based community services build solidarity and contribute to well-being. The school provides social services, a community clinic, and service learning opportunities for students. This model is successful because it is self-initiated and self-organized. (Contains 43 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Clinics, Community Development, Community Services, Hispanic Americans
Jobes, Patrick C. – 1979
Satisfaction with one's community is an elusive quality related to a variety of physical and social factors. As changes in the community become imminent, levels of satisfaction may also change. Residents of two communities were periodically questioned as their personal satisfaction, (happy place, suitable size), satisfaction with services…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Agents, Community Attitudes, Community Change