Including 66 focused snapshots of outreach in action, this resource reflects the creative solutions of librarians searching for new and innovative ways to build programs that meet customer needs while expanding the library's scope into the community. This contributed volume includes: (1) A huge array of program options for partnering with other…

This review traces the evolution from 1971 to the present of a national technical assistance (TA) program to support the creation, expansion, and improvement of services for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with special needs. From its beginning as a TA resource for demonstration projects, to linking outreach projects' expertise with state…

Explores the processes through which unemployment groups were established and the significance of their activities. Self-help groups were joined by community development workers and the outcome was an integration of educational, individual, and community needs. (JOW)

This guide is intended to help consumer and provider organizations develop programs to find and assimilate individuals with disabilities. The guide has five sections. Section 1 overviews the components of an effective outreach plan including timelines, a calendar of events, the media, success factors, problem prevention, and budgeting. Section 2…

Intended for planners, administrators, and advocates of services to young handicapped children, the casebook is designed to create awareness of the key dimensions of interagency coordination; to describe practices that are replicable or adaptable to other settings and which may facilitate linkages; and to provide a framework for planning…

The article suggests a model and plan of action designed to combat child abuse and neglect, utilizing extension education working with county agencies in developing programs to reach the target population. Community perspective, interprogram cooperation, and ways to implement programs are considered. (MF)

To support community efforts to reach out to African American youth confronted with high-risk environments in the cities, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention has launched the Urban Youth Public Education Campaign. This campaign targets 9- to 13-year-old African American youth in high-risk inner-city environments. The campaign is designed to…

Intended primarily for state and local health and education staff, the guide considers using the school setting as one resource in the Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Program. Chapter I introduces the EPSDT program and describes its services to Medicaid eligible children. The chapter also sets forth school health goals as…

The Urban Youth Public Education campaign was a Center for Substance Abuse Prevention initiative that embodied the concept of targeted programming in terms of cultural sensitivity and community participation. The Campaign, which began in 1990, targeted inner-city African American children, youth, and families in 14 initial sites. Other sites were…

Community-Based Educational Counseling for Adults (CBECA) is a program operated through the University of Wisconsin--Extension. CBECA explores educational options and adjustments for returning adult students, intending to help them overcome personal barriers to continued education and to assist them in making the what, how, when, and where of…

This Texas state plan presents proposals for provision of services to people with autism. It is noted that less than 25 percent of the estimated 8,500 persons with autism in Texas are currently receiving services. Preliminary sections look at the nature of autism, the numbers of Texans with autism, the responsibilities of the Interagency Council…

Project LIFE, which began in October 1987, was a model program that involved a coalition of community agencies in addressing the problem of adult illiteracy in a community college setting, enhancing participants' employability, and providing them with career adaptability. To improve outreach efforts, program planners made heavy use of commercial…

This guide is intended to help schools develop linkages with the federal Medicaid program, particularly the Early and Periodic, Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program, a comprehensive and preventive health care system for Medicaid-eligible individuals up to age 21. The guide aims to: (1) acquaint schools with State Medicaid agencies…

With much to offer rural girls as well as much to learn from them, Girl Scouting is trying to reach more girls and adults in rural areas. The challenges include economic setbacks for farming, unemployment, isolated populations, and changing rural culture. Along with the challenges are the many resources of rural areas and the congruence between…

Project STEPS (Sequenced Transition to Education in the Public Schools) was a federally funded demonstration grant to develop a community-wide interagency process for the transition of children with disabilities from preschool to the public schools. Participants were the local public schools and seven programs serving preschool children with…