Advocacy for child development programs is discussed in this document. Advocacy for child development programs is described as having two main components: (1) convincing the general public of the importance of early childhood development; and (2) persuading lawmakers to allocate funds needed to do the job well. Ten guidelines for effective…

Presents a definition and historical review of organized advocacy for children and families. Discusses the differences between case and class advocacy and highlights four proven strategies for successful advocacy. (SJL)

This brief pamphlet outlines a minimum number of basic steps school and police officials should take in developing a joint approach to problems of school disruption. It is also designed to be used as a checklist in preparing a memorandum of agreement relating to school disruption. The pamphlet has two sections: preventing disruptions and…

As objectives for this secondary level unit, students are to: (1) read the unit with comprehension; (2) demonstrate their comprehension of the Chicana's history by participating in an oral discussion utilizing four discussion questions; and (3) correctly answer 15 of the 20 questions on a multiple choice test. The unit consists of a brief history…

Over the last three years, religious groups and communities around the United States have become increasingly aware of the arrival in this country of large numbers of Salvadorans and Guatemalans seeking refuge from violence and persecution but instead facing arrest and deportation as illegal aliens. This guide is an attempt to mobilize, orient,…

This training manual for social action practitioners delivering direct service to older persons provides basic helping principles and concepts for carrying out such duties as giving and obtaining information, determining and evaluating various needs, locating and making use of appropriate resources, and keeping information records on older clients…

The purpose of this manual is to encourage the growth of community organization and to make the process of mobilizing a community and the skills involved known to those who participate in the organizing process. It offers practical suggestions on understanding the organizing process, diagnosing, and improving it. The manual is written with the…

This manual is intended to help citizen groups set up their own on-the-job training activities, tailored to their own individual needs, issues, learning styles, and experiences. Specifically, it discusses ways citizens or citizen groups can use the governmental processes to solve social problems and how they can develop clout to hold governmental…

This book is concerned with educating citizen leaders and public officials on matters of transportation energy, industrial and electrical energy, and residential and commercial energy usage. Also included are guidelines on developing a national energy conservation policy and mobilizing citizens for action in energy conservation concerns. A…

The 80-page handbook contains information activities, and resources for educators, students and communities, focusing on a model workshop based on experiences with over 300 workshops on sex equality in education throughout the U.S. Workshop information is practical and includes the problem as well as coping techniques for counselors with specific…

The primary purpose of this paper is to describe strategies for enhancing the health behavior of adolescents and their families through increasing the healthfulness of the media environment, particularly radio or the music industry. A second goal is to briefly describe research that would enhance understanding of the healthfulness of the media…

In recent years, parents and other citizens have lost their influence over local school boards because of increasing enrollment and district consolidation, lack of contact between board members and classroom teachers, teacher organization and subsequent veto power over boards, and the bureaucratization of educational systems. To alleviate this,…

This guide for social service organizations provides basic information concerning proposal writing and grant application procedures which could be useful to anyone beginning fund raising efforts. It is organized in three sections. Section 1 covers preparation for proposal writing and components and format of a proposal. Section 2 outlines a plan…

This manual, designed to increase citizen understanding of child advocacy, offers practical suggestions on how groups of citizens, civic clubs, and fraternal organizations can become advocates for children in a community. The booklet describes child advocacy, child service agency monitoring, and possible ways to improve community services for…

The purpose of this eight-unit course is to explore the values and issues of modern urban neighborhoods. It focuses on how community leaders can apply the broad principle of justice to problems of security, reciprocity, and fellowship that face most neighborhoods today. The course is intended for use by community leaders in building community…