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Dieringer, Margaret K., Ed.
A study was done to assist the U.S. Office of Education in ascertaining whether there is the need and desire for mayor and city involvement in the area of consumer education and to assist the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) in determining whether or not its role in the promotion and establishment of priorities for consumer education for cities…
Descriptors: City Government, City Officials, Clearinghouses, Community Action
Clark, Terry A. – 1987
This paper discusses the potential of school district-based and community-wide approaches to dropout prevention, and provides a summary of the goals and expected outcomes of the Consortium on Dropout Prevention, and the Urban Dropout Prevention Collaboratives Program. The Consortium on Dropout Prevention was formed to cooperatively gather and…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Latin American Research and Service Agency, Denver, CO. – 1987
The goal of the Hispanic Agenda is to enhance the quality of life for Colorado Hispanics and all other Coloradans. Responsibility for the program rests with the Hispanic community and leadership. The Hispanic Agenda Steering Committee began work in January 1986 to develop the structure and process for the Agenda. Program components, identified…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Change, Community Development, Community Involvement
Kotler, Martin; And Others – 1986
Self-help among low-income people is vitally important. In no area is self-help more important than in overcoming poverty's burdens and energizing the escape from poverty. This document comprises an inventory of self-help and mutual-help programs that feature active involvement of members of the low-income population. The programs in this…
Descriptors: Adoption, Adult Programs, Business, Children