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YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, IL. Career Options Research and Development (CORD). – 1970
The Social Service Aide Project for the training and education of paraprofessionals is a part of the Career Options Research and Development project of the Young Men's Christian Association of Chicago. These materials from the Phase II Final Report include: (1) Fourth Quarterly Progress Report (July-September 1970)," (2) "Systems…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Ladders, Career Opportunities, College Credits
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
Community Service Society of New York, NY. – 1984
This report summarizes and assesses Project REAL (Return to Employment and Learning), which attempted to attack the high rate of youth crime by focusing on youth offenders who, because they committed repeated serious offenses, were likely to become career criminals. Following a brief introduction, the report describes typical Project REAL clients…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Computer Assisted Instruction, Crime Prevention, Criminals
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
Brown, Harry T., Jr. – 1993
Three objectives were developed to help school districts deliver effective educational services to homeless children at two suburban elementary schools in Pinellas County, Florida. The strategies included an individualized tutorial approach to increase daily school attendance among targeted homeless children, a teacher inservice training program…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Attendance, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems
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
Kershaw, James T., Ed. – 1977
One of several products developed for a comprehensive program of career development (kindergarten through university) for vocational education in Florida, this manual, consisting of two parts, contains a public relations program to introduce occupation specialists to key publics. Part 1 delineates the procedure for making contacts with the key…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration, Community Information Services
Child Welfare League of America, Inc., New York, NY. – 1968
Published as a preliminary statement, rather than as standards, the document outlines the development of social work service for children in their own homes and provides a definition of the service. Further information is presented on social work practice in providing the service, and on intake, continuing services for parents, working with the…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Organization, Community Involvement, Community Programs
Becker, Emma – 1980
The study described in this report was conducted at Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC) to assess the needs of area senior citizens and to develop programs in response to those needs. The report first summarizes the results of a series of interviews with representatives of area social agencies conducted to identify met and unmet needs of the…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation, Career Change, Career Planning
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, IL. Career Options Research and Development (CORD). – 1970
The Social Service Aide Project for the training and education of paraprofessionals is a part of the Career Options Research and Development Project of the Young Men's Christian Association of Chicago. These materials include: (1) "A Report of Pilot A Social Service Aide Program: Phase I and II (September 1969-August 1970)," (2)…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Ragan, Mark – 2003
Service integration attempts to provide coordinated service delivery systems for the uncoordinated mix of programs such as income support programs (food stamps, Medicaid, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) and employment, child care, child welfare, and training programs that exist at the local level throughout the United States by…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems, Employment Programs
Chomor, Karen; And Others – 1974
In developing a project to increase the effectiveness of service delivery systems to ethnic minority groups, the cultural orientation and needs of the minority community must be addressed. Cultural and historical barriers to service delivery exist in the Japanese American community which result in under-utilization of services. To meet this…
Descriptors: Blindness, Career Guidance, Communication Skills, Community Organizations
Dunlap, Glen; And Others – Journal of the Division for Early Childhood, 1988
This paper describes a center- and community-based training program for autistic preschool-aged children, their families, and community-based service providers in a traditionally underserved section of Appalachia. The program's team training approach focuses on early identification, comprehensive assessment, intensive individualized training,…
Descriptors: Autism, Community Involvement, Community Services, Delivery Systems
National Commission on Resources for Youth, Inc., New York, NY.
Suggestions for starting or improving youth participation projects are presented for staffs in a broad range of agencies--Red Cross, YMCA/YWCA, Boy and Girl Scouts, alternative community-based programs, and government agencies dealing with youth. Two central concerns are greater involvement of young people already in contact with youth-serving…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Education, Community Involvement, Community Problems
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
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