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Harvard Educational Review, 2009
Jacques Bwira arrived in Uganda in 2000, having fled the violent conflict in his native country, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Though he had trained and worked as a teacher in Congo, he feared that speaking only French would prevent him from making a living in his new home. The police officer who interrogated Jacques on arrival in the capital…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Interviews, Community Organizations
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Closson, Rosemary B.; Kaye, Sylvia B. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2012
The Baha'i Faith, which was founded in 1863, holds as its purpose the awakening of humanity to invisible possibilities, providing humankind with conscious direction and hope vis-a-vis the challenges and perplexities of time (Rosen, 2010). The Baha'i writings explain that spiritual forces are the foundation of reality and that the Word of God is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religion, Tutors, International Education
President's Committee on Mental Retardation, Washington, DC. – 1969
Workshop participants and staff members of the President's Committee on Mental Retardation are listed, and contributions of participants are presented for each day of the meeting. Discussions consider the Model Cities Program, the problems of the disadvantaged, mental retardation, environmental influences, community involvement, inclusion of the…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Organizations, Community Programs, Community Services
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Holdsworth, J. K.; Winkley, B. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
Establishing community-based rehabilitation projects for visually impaired populations in developing countries in the South Pacific presents challenges in communication, logistics, security, and other factors. Program development must consider differences in geography, population distribution, resources, cultural and religious values, and needs.…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1984
Second in the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families' national child care initiative, this hearing explored the entire range of issues surrounding child care in order to develop a set of specific recommendations for Congress. Appearing before the committee were representatives of corporations and voluntary agencies in Texas that have…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Certification, Child Caregivers, Citizen Participation
Bertram, Susan; Sidford, Holly. – 1977
A demonstration project, called the Cultural Voucher Program, was implemented through support from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education of The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The project enabled cultural institutions to reach a new public, develop new educational programs specifically suited to the needs of new…
Descriptors: Arts Centers, Community Education, Community Organizations, Community Programs
Bridge, Gary; Blackman, Julie – 1977
A demonstration project, called the New York City Cultural Voucher Program, was implemented through support from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The project was designed to expand the kinds of audiences that use cultural institutions and expand the range of services that…
Descriptors: Arts Centers, Community Education, Community Organizations, Community Programs
Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC. – 1979
A consumer product safety monthly planning guide for community organizations is provided. The material is organized into suggested monthly topics with seasonal emphasis. Each section highlights selected information about how to identify potential hazards associated with categories of products. Each section also includes recommendaitons of ways to…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Community Education, Community Organizations, Community Programs
Conrad, Dan; Hedin, Diane – 1987
This guidebook was developed to provide assistance to persons wishing to begin, expand, or promote programs of youth community service. It features examples of what young people already are doing and practical, down-to-earth ideas for designing, organizing, running, promoting, and supporting youth service programs. Special attention is given to…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Organizations, Community Programs, Community Services
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Brown, Michael J. – Social Policy, 1993
The author's experiences in community service at a Quaker summer work camp 30 years ago taught him more about himself than about the community in which he helped. National service needs to include an organizing orientation that allows the strengths of both participants and community members to flourish. (SLD)
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Programs, Experience, Individual Development
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Leake, Robin; Green, Sheridan; Marquez, Christine; Vanderburg, Janine; Guillaume, Sara; Gardner, Veronica A. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2007
Organizational capacity refers to the ability of nonprofit organizations to fulfill their missions in an effective manner. Through the JVA Consulting Colorado Compassion Initiative, a comprehensive, capacity-building program was developed and provided for faith- and community-based organizations. This study examined faith-based organizations'…
Descriptors: Program Development, Program Evaluation, Nonprofit Organizations, Technical Assistance
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Lyden, Fremont James; Lee, Lawrence K. – Social Work, 1973
Evaluating a federal agency's success in stimulating and broadening the program efforts of community organizations present a challenge to social science researchers. The authors describe a methodology developed and used effectively in one metropolitan area to measure program change. They identify and utilize the findings to show how greater change…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Organizations, Community Programs, Evaluation
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Schulberg, Herbert C.; Baker, Frank – Community Mental Health Journal, 1970
The rapid expansion of community mental health programs calls for exploring the primary task, the nature of inputs and outputs, environmental conditions, and subsystem interactions as they affect a community mental health program. The differences between programs organized according to a medical practice model and a human services model are also…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Community Programs, Health Programs, Human Services
Clague, Barbara; Clague, Michael – 1985
For almost 20 years, from 1917 to the 1930s, the traveling Chautauqua circuits and festivals brought education, inspiration, and entertainment to remote and not-so-remote communities. Now in the 1980s, emphasis is once more being placed on the value of local community life, on self-reliance and mutual help with respect to the social, cultural, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Art Activities, Community Cooperation, Community Education
North Carolina State Dept. of Human Resources, Raleigh. Div. of Mental Health Services. – 1977
The manual presents policies and guidelines for planning and developing group homes for developmentally disabled and mentally retarded adults. Procedures are outlined for agencies involved in developing a group home, including the area mental health program, non-profit board, regional mental health office, regional facilities serving the mentally…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Organizations, Community Programs, Developmental Disabilities
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