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Daro, Deborah; Huang, Lee Ann; English, Brianna – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2009
The Duke Endowment launched its Child Abuse Prevention Initiative in 2002 by funding two program sites, the Durham Family Initiative in Durham, North Carolina, and Strong Communities in Greenville, South Carolina. Both sites aimed to reduce rates of child abuse, improve parenting practices and behaviors, strengthen community service systems, and…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Prevention, Organizational Change, Comparative Analysis
Rodgers, Frederick A. – 1970
This document reports on an evaluative study of New York City's community education centers. Initiated in 1968, the Community Education Centers (CEC) Program is designed to coordinate and concentrate educational services for disadvantaged persons with low educational achievement and restricted social mobility. By involving citizens in…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Annual Reports, Community Control, Community Cooperation
Steilacoom Prisoners' Support House, WA. – 1975
The report evaluates a project to stimulate dialog between staff and inmates of a Federal penitentiary and members of a nearby community. The purpose was to bring prison and community people together to begin discussion of crime, punishment, rehabilitation, and recidivism in an atmosphere of informed, reflective thought. Nearly 500 people…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Community Relations
Bisard, Michael W. – 1974
This final report contains an overall assessment of progress toward goals, a listing of positive and negative results, estimates of total project costs, man-years, and future, and an evaluation of the six project components for a comprehensive youth determined program in South Carolina, the Youth Service Agency. This program is said to have been…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Programs, Community Relations, Community Services
Ward, Pat, Ed. – 1991
This document provides information from the National Family Day Care Project (NFDCP) for those interested in developing a family day care project in their community. The NFDCP was designed to provide examples of quality projects for community-based organizations to replicate. The project has also identified successful methods for designing,…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Advocacy, Agency Cooperation, Child Caregivers
Jones, G. Brian; And Others – 1983
This monograph was written to motivate and provide initial orientation for community leaders who are committed to seeing that comprehensive career guidance programs are established to serve the career planning and development needs of all citizens. The monograph is divided into two parts. Part A, containing four chapters, gives suggestions for how…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Development, Career Guidance, Career Planning
Allen, Lili – 2002
Although communities are making progress in establishing comprehensive systems for serving youth, they still face challenges. Enabling conditions that have allowed innovative youth councils to develop systems of youth development, education, and employment include: (1) youth opportunity grants; (2) established intermediary organizations; (3)…
Descriptors: Business, Case Studies, Colleges, Community Cooperation