Michigan's Friend of the Court system performs various duties, including making recommendations regarding child custody, child support and visitation, and enforcing the court's orders with respect to these. The office is also in an excellent position to provide additional social services otherwise unavailable. (Author)

This comprehensive action plan addresses eight areas important to the development of county-wide cooperative library service: the utilization of total library resources and services, accessibility of library service, organization, financing, special services for special needs, short range action plans, and long-range planning. Additional sections…

Aspects of cooperative services considered in this final report include the concept of total library service, the concept of universal access, organization, planning, basic library services, staffing, community resources, library facilities, funding, staff training, and public information. Special services to meet special needs (such as library…

Describes services, programs, and funding for the various senior centers in Frankin County, New York, which has a predominately rural, low-income population. Services include bus transportation, nutrition programs, health and financial assistance, and social events. (MF)

This annual report cites activities of the Montgomery County Commission for Women during 1976 which aimed at decreasing sex discrimination practices and serving women's social needs. The document is presented in six sections. Section I presents an overview of the counseling and information services provided by the Commission in areas such as…

Project 2142 was a multi-phase effort to discover and mobilize for dissemination to rural decision-makers various information and findings pertaining to the quality of life experienced by rural people. The initial research phases involved design of a conceptual framework that placed some parameters on the variety of social phenomena studied.…