This is a report on the first year's operation of a major job-readiness and job placement program in an "urban fringe" area near the San Francisco Bay. It includes contractor's categories and full information on types and numbers of placements. Also included are narratives of successful programatic breakthroughs and descriptions of areas which…

A 3-year demonstration project focused on the vocational rehabilitation rehabilitation of selective service rejectees in a five-county area in Central South Carolina. In 1962, over 50 percent of South Carolina's young men who were examined for military service were rejected for failure to meet physical and/or mental requirements. Of 1,450…

The second of two final reports covering the second phase of a research program designed to maximize social and occupational adjustment of rural youth presented baseline data gathered for use in a future (February 1974) evaluation of program effectiveness. A model program for rural youth in the North Central States, the results of previous…

The document comprises the final evaluation report and the fourth quarterly progress report of Operation Breakthrough, an experimental demonstration project to upgrade Spanish-speaking workers in entry-level factory jobs. Ten classes at six sites with a total of 133 students were held; 53 attended at least 50 of the total 150 hours. Classes were…