The Learning Partnership (TLP) initiated a Family and Community Engagement Strategy (FACES) initiative in three Ontario communities to foster active and responsive relationships among community partners and enhanced family engagement in transitions to school. A case study research design, grounded in participatory action research, was used to…

Intended to help various segments of the community, including parents, senior citizens, local representatives of business and industry, retired teachers, and college students in the quest for quality schooling for all children, this directory contains information on intergenerational programs located throughout the state of California. Program…

A new trend in community development is the emerging "market for jobs," in which cities and states buy jobs for residents. This phenomenon may become a more formal market as America moves into the postindustrial era. (Author)

The Santa Clara County Pre-Delinquent Diversion Program is an attempt to develop and coordinate community based alternatives to the juvenile justice system. The concept of diversion is implemented at the police level by 12 law enforcement jurisdictions, each of which has shaped a distinctive approach to the problem in consonance with the nature of…

This document is the final report of the Community Leaders' Training in Environmental Studies Project conducted at Florida State University. The project sought to increase community environmental awareness and to expand the educational uses of the Tallahassee Junior Museum through the cooperation of museum staff, a variety of community groups, and…

The booklet describes how three American communities (Orange County, California; San Antonio, Texas; and St. Joseph County, Indiana) are using grant assistance from the Youth Development and Delinquency Prevention Administration to implement Youth Services Systems, which are designed to divert youth from encounters with the juvenile justice system…

A cooperative community-school district counseling program to reduce truancy and juvenile delinquency in Inglewood, California is described. Material, in the form of official memos, is divided into four sections. Section 1 describes project funding and target students. Section 2 contains statistics related to the numbers of students served, put on…

This publication describes what approximately 100 groups around the country are doing with regard to food, housing, energy, and health to beat inflation on the neighborhood level. The book is intended as a resource for citizens wishing to take the kind of consumer action that will save them and their neighbors money. Some of the programs featured…

This book describes how the authors and other progressive-minded citizens in Floodwood, Minnesota, started a community school which literally lifted the community "by its bootstraps" from poverty and economic deprivation into one which became economically self-supporting and culturally enriched. A strong case is presented for…

This guide advocates an alliance among diverse groups for the purpose of decreasing the incidence of adolescent pregnancy and improving the outcome of pregnancies that do occur. It provides useful information for communities interested in developing pregnancy prevention activities. Statistics about adolescent pregnancies are given and the…

Describes how one of Kentucky's fastest growing counties handles growth-related problems without zoning ordinances using an innovative Development Guidance System. Discusses the origin and adoption of the system, system procedures, criteria used in granting development permits, and public reaction. (LFL)

Presented as a record of volunteer activities, this handbook is intended for the use of school administrators, teachers, and/or counselors who may wish to use volunteers in a school-community, career-guidance program. Possible activities may range from a simple vocational information center to a multi-faceted year-round program. The purpose of the…

Describes a comprehensive career education program designed to assist community students in transition from school to work. Strategies used to establish community support are reviewed. A Career Education Model used by participating school districts is described and major project accomplishments based on this model are listed. (RC)

Described are programs sponsored by the Atlanta, Georgia, community which has accepted the "community of believers" concept espoused by the Superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools. According to the concept, the community at large must believe that each student is capable of learning, our educational system can teach students, our…

A model program, Training, Rehabilitation, and Employment for Addicts in Treatment (TREAT), was conducted to coordinate the resources of community-based, employment-related services to help former drug addicts become productively employed. From 635 applications, ninety-five ex-addicts were randomly selected to receive training (experimental group)…