The fifth of nine volumes (EC 114 401-409) on recreation for the handicapped examines special recreation in rural areas. The following 11 papers are included: "Recreational, Cultural and Leisure Services for the Handicapped in Rural Communities in Iowa" (D. Szymanski); "Recreation for Handicapped in Rural Communities" (J. Nesbitt); "Programming…

PUBLISHED BY VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA (VISTA), THIS JOURNAL ISSUE CONSISTS OF FOUR ARTICLES WHICH DESCRIBE LIFE AMONG THE URBAN AND RURAL POOR. THE ARTICLES DISCUSS (1) A SLUM AREA IN MIAMI, FLORIDA, (2) GHETTO GANGS, (3) AN ORGANIZATION OF ARCHITECTS AND LAWYERS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING SLUM HOUSING CONDITIONS IN NEW YORK CITY AND TO…

THIS STUDY (1) IDENTIFIES MAJOR COLLEGE COMMUNITY SERVICES, (2) DEFINES THE AREA SERVED BY A COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND (3) MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INITIATING AND OPERATING THESE SERVICES IN PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGES. DATA FROM INTERVIEWS WERE USED TO DESIGN A QUESTIONNAIRE SENT TO 90 PUBLIC 2-YEAR COLLEGES ACROSS THE NATION. TABLES DISPLAY THE REPLIES,…

The aim of the project was to demonstrate a deliberate effort to reach illegitimately pregnant teenage girls, using the period before and after birth to help the girl achieve a future pattern of behavior that would meet her needs constructively. The period before the birth of the baby was used to reduce immediate life pressures, to provide a…

A hearing before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the House Committee on Education and Labor is transcribed. A discussion is presented which centers on H.R.12146, whose purposes are: (1) to establish a program for developing networks of community-based services to prevent initial and repeat pregnancies among adolescents; (2) to provide care…

Presented is the final report of the Family Center Project, a program designed to increase the number of reported cases of suspected child abuse and neglect and increase the services for abused and neglected children and their families in Adams County, Colorado. Three chapters which address the goal of increasing child abuse referrals focus on…

The third report of the greater Milwaukee area career education project documents the phase 3 activities and accomplishments of the project, from October 1974 to July 1975. The following objectives were accomplished. Contact persons have been established in each district to promote career education. Three one-week workshops, two adult career…

The University-Urban Interface Program at the University of Pittsburgh is a program that has been in operation since 1969. The program had several goals at the outset dealing with (1) minority and community services; (2) campus development; (3) communications; (4) the long-range Pittsburgh goals project; and (5) university governance for community…

This monograph discusses the developmental stages of career education in Michigan, and describes eight local-level career education projects in the state. Some of the specific programs in operation in Michigan include: (1) a placement project which finds jobs for students and graduates of a vo-tec center; (2) a career-oriented curriculum project…

This was the first of a series of working papers to assist administrators develop community service programs. Relevant community service programs that combine college and community resources to solve the problems of unrealized potentials and unmet needs in the community are concerned with personal as well as community development. Three aspects of…

The major purpose of this convention is to examine how community resources and the modeling of correctional programs after realistic community patterns can be used as the vital element in restoring the offender to productive citizenship. This report includes the major presentations of guest speakers. Also included are sections dealing with the…

Women offenders have needs that can be met through concerted action by individuals or community groups. To familiarize community groups with the problems of women offenders and to describe some programs to assist them, the booklet begins with a brief description of the criminal justice process and describes the place of women offenders in this…

This report describes an experimental project called the New York City Interaction Umbrella Project, which puts into action communities' creative response to educational problems. The 46 pilot programs operating between schools and their communities are grouped into four categories, each being controlled by an Umbrella Board. The particular focus…

The Comprehensive Early Childhood Education Network is designed to encourage increased community support and influence in schools by providing information about existing early childhood programs to community members and school staffs. Information dissemination, observation of ongoing programs, and project monitoring are planned and supervised by…

The School Volunteer Program has made a significant contribution toward enriching and expanding the instructional opportunities available to the Miami public schools' students. During the period from September 15, 1971 to June 15, 1972, 1,237 volunteers contributed 48,358 hours to the students in 35 schools in three districts. The goals of the…