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Seider, Scott C. – Journal of College and Character, 2016
This past winter, the third student-run homeless shelter in the United States came into being. Two recent Harvard graduates, Sam Greenberg and Sarah Rosenkrantz, who had volunteered at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter as college students, saw a need within the Boston and Cambridge communities for a homeless shelter serving young adults. Drawing…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Emergency Shelters, Young Adults, Undergraduate Students
Wisconsin Public Television, Madison. – 1996
When community members volunteer for young people, they forge pathways of knowledge and compassion, and gain a better understanding of the mission and challenges of the schools. Youth service-learning programs that give high school and middle school students the chance to work with younger students or on community projects also leave lasting…
Descriptors: Guides, Outreach Programs, Program Development, Resource Materials
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Dolan, Brien – Adolescence, 1995
Analyzes the development and implementation of a teen hotline that utilizes skilled student volunteers. A comprehensive and meaningful training program combined with a high level of acceptance among the general youth population resulted in a valuable service for both the client callers and the student volunteers. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counseling Services, Crisis Intervention, Hotlines (Public)
Meacham, Louisa B.; Schwartzberg, Beverly – 1990
This guide is written for college students, faculty, administrators, and staff who would like to get involved in literacy work. Following an introduction, chapter 2 provides basic information about literacy in the United States. Chapter 3 uses a question and answer format to tell how to start a campus program. Chapter 4 discusses how to work with…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Basic Skills, College Role
New York State Univ. System, Albany. – 1977
Suggestions are presented for the improvement of current educational programs in the state of New York through student involvement in "recycling" available local resources and the generation of new resources that may be used in cooperative programs involving the entire school and the local community. Benefits of the suggested approach…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Educational Improvement, Enrichment Activities, Leadership Training