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Smith, Beverly J.; Carl, Linda S. – 1985
This report describes the formation of the Literacy Coalition of Harrisburg, which sought to allow for the pooling of resources, elimination of service duplication, and establishment of a referral system. Chapter I focuses on activities prior to submitting a grant proposal and includes correspondence. Chapter II covers writing and submitting the…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation, Illiteracy
Download full textSuhanin, William R. – 1987
This guide for administrators provides a model for linking adult basic education (ABE) programs--ABE, general educational development (GED), and English as a second language (ESL)--with a broad range of human service agencies. The linkage model depicts a process that is divided into three phases. Three chapters discuss in detail these phases.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Cooperative Programs, High School Equivalency Programs, Human Services
Grasso, Anthony J., Ed.; Epstein, Irwin, Ed. – 1993
This book describes Boysville's 5-year effort to design, implement, and evaluate an agency-based computerized management information, program evaluation, and clinical decision-making system, BOMIS (Boysville Management Information System). The goal of BOMIS is the integration of the four intervention programs, through the collection, analysis,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Welfare, Computer Software Development, Family Programs
Greenblatt, Sadelle T. – 1988
Little Brothers--Friends of the Elderly is a non-profit, non-sectarian federation of agencies devoted to meeting the needs of the elderly poor, those poor not merely in worldly goods, but in love. The organization examined how it might more effectively spread its services and assure the establishment throughout the United States of programs with…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Needs Assessment, Nonprofit Organizations, Older Adults
Schalock, Robert L.; Kiernan, William E.; McGaughey, Martha J. – 1992
Targeted to mental retardation/developmental disability (MR/DD) and vocational rehabilitation agencies, developmental disabilities councils, consumer and advocate groups, and protection and advocacy programs, this manual is designed to assist in the development of state-level data systems responsive to current accountability requirements. It also…
Descriptors: Adults, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Database Design
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1985
This handbook focuses on the distinguishing characteristics, variations, advantages, and disadvantages of family day care services. Following a brief description of family day care, the following three sections provide specific information for parents, caregivers, and agencies: (1) "What Parents Should Look for in Selecting a Family Day Care Home…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Responsibility, Agency Role, Child Caregivers
Molina, Frieda; Nelson, Laura C. – 2001
The Neighborhood Jobs Initiative (NJI) began in 1998 in five cities (Chicago, Fort Worth, Hartford, New York, and Washington, D.C.) in 1998. The NJI targets high-poverty urban neighborhoods, attempting to connect residents to employment opportunities nearby and in the urban periphery by providing training, supporting interpersonal networks, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Development, Cooperative Planning, Demonstration Programs
Naylor, Harriet H.; And Others – 1980
The initiation, implementation, and successes of 13 older adult volunteer programs are traced in these descriptive essays focusing on: (1) the Educational Growth Opportunities project at San Diego State University (CA); (2) the Retired Volunteer Service Corps at the University of Maryland; (3) the Displaced Homemakers Program at Valencia Community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Services, Consultants, Consultation Programs
