Results of a national survey of state involvement in intergenerational programs are reported. Following a preface, material is presented in three main sections. Section I, "The Landscape of Intergenerational Programs," presents an overview of the main categories of programs throughout the country. Survey responses indicate that all 50…

A classroom guide is designed for use with the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra's Young People's Concert program. Following an introduction to teachers and students, the guide is divided into six sections. Section one, "The Orchestra and Its Instruments," provides teaching activities to introduce the sections of and instruments in an orchestra.…

This document presents witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine mental health trends for treating adolescents with emotional or substance abuse problems. Committee chairman George Miller voices concern that while insurance coverage changes and third party health care reimbursements are expanding…

A study examined the attitudes of unemployed persons to a range of community-based liberal adult education courses that were organized with their involvement by the Pioneer Work project of the University of Leeds. (Since its inception in 1982, the Pioneer Work project has organized series of 8- to 10-week courses using the community,…

Testimony of parents, day care providers, and experts concerning the importance of day care is recorded in this document. The thrust of parents' testimony was that day care is a necessity, not a luxury. Providers' testimony argues that current levels of funding for day care do not allow for the delivery of high quality services. Increased federal…

This report contains oral and written testimony of persons who appeared at a hearing on amendments to H.R. 18, the American Conservation Act of 1987. The act is intended to provide jobs for youth, especially poor, inner-city youth who have dropped out of high school or who lack basic skills, while providing necessary clean-up and development…

The result of an International Reading Association committee organized to identify successful community programs that stimulate an interest in reading, this paper identifies and describes 10 selected program areas that might be used as models for other communities. Following a brief description of the project and the submission criteria, the 10…

This report describes a special, 1-year federally funded project of the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the Oklahoma City Public schools, which operated to facilitate the transition of neglected or delinquent youths from state operated institutions to locally operated educational programs. The problems specific to youths in transition…

This handbook for the Assist-A-School Program in the Jefferson County Public School District in Louisville, Kentucky, describes program goals; lists benefits, participants' responsibilities, organizational steps, and suggestions for activities; and provides sample evaluation forms. The program, a voluntary cooperative arrangement to increase…

This manual discusses how to develop emergency shelter as a short-term response to homelessness. The manual also discusses long-term goals, such as efforts to empower homeless people to live independently, and coalition-building on behalf of the homeless. The manual consists of six parts. Part 1 is entitled, "Introduction: Working on…

This document consists largely of descriptions of 15 industry-education partnerships in Massachusetts, selected on the basis of their creativity; the range of partnership organizations and activity they represent; the diversity of students, teachers, businesses, and communities they affect; and their innovative and efficient coordination and…

Because of a lack of training, most adolescent mothers are not prepared to live independently. Accordingly, a learning program was designed to improve training for adolescent mothers to better prepare them for living independently. The learning program, implemented in 10 weeks, consisted of eight training sessions geared to the areas of basic life…

This document is the interim report of a task force on drug and alcohol abuse prevention for Montgomery County, Maryland. The report emphasizes that in order to effect prevention, a partnership between business, schools, and communities is needed. These four tasks of the task force are listed: (1) to determine the extent of the problem; (2) to…

This article describes a before- and after-school day care program for elementary school children that has been operating in Arlington, Virginia since 1969. After a discussion of the need for child care before and after school hours, five areas of operation of the Extended Day Program in the Arlington Public Schools are considered: (1) funding;…

SerVermont is a volunteer program for high school students. The program stresses public service in the community and is intended to teach students the value of personal volunteer service to their local communities. During SerVermont's first year of operation, 11 high schools were awarded minigrants to be used in developing programs in which…