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Kashen, Julie – Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success, 2014
The Benefits Access for College Completion (BACC) initiative funds innovative approaches to increase the number of students earning postsecondary credentials by connecting students to public benefits in seven community and technical colleges across the country. BACC was launched in September 2011 to help colleges develop and institutionalize…
Descriptors: Guides, Student Financial Aid, College Students, Colleges
Mott-McDonald Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1982
This report examines Federal government activities undertaken to support adult female victims of spouse abuse in 1979 and 1980, summarizes issues that must be resolved to improve national, State, and local responsiveness to the problems of spouse abuse, and suggests legislative, regulatory, and administrative changes. The needs of victims of…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Community Involvement, Employment, Family Problems
Hager, Ronald M. – Employment and Disability Institute, 2004
This is a continuation of "Funding of Assistive Technology to Make Work a Reality" (Work and AT), Article # 3 in this Policy and Practice Brief Series. This article will review the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), with a particular emphasis on how the ADA can be used to ensure that a person with a disability has…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Assistive Technology, Legal Aid, Financial Support
Tomas Rivera Center, Claremont, CA. – 1989
This report is based on the findings of the Los Angeles County Latino Assessment Study (LACLAS), which consulted with Latinos to determine the priorities, programs, and strategies for meeting the needs of their community in Los Angeles County (California). The study's main objective was to obtain information to assist governmental and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Census Figures, Citizen Participation, Crime
LAZAR, IRVING; AND OTHERS – 1967
A MULTI-PURPOSE CENTER WAS ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE PSYCHOTHERAPY AND SOCIOPSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES TO A COMMUNITY. INITIALLY A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY DETERMINED THE SERVICES THAT WERE NEEDED. THE STAFF FOR THE PROJECT WAS SELECTED FROM THE RANKS OF PROFESSIONALLY EDUCATED WOMEN WHO WERE NOT WORKING, RETIRED PROFESSIONALS, COLLEGE…
Descriptors: Activities, Autoinstructional Aids, College Students, Community Action
Godfrey, Tricia M., Ed. – 2000
Noting that Connecticut has an extensive network of resources that can support families and the early childhood community, this guide is designed to assist early care and education providers in their efforts to enhance the services to families in their programs and link families with the Connecticut network of resources. The booklet contains…
Descriptors: Certification, Child Advocacy, Community Resources, Early Childhood Education