In an urban/rural area with a high demand for children's services but limited resources, an outreach service using standardized treatment strategies was evaluated. The basic intervention strategies consisted of three elements: (1) establishment of specific goals; (2) use of Time-Out; and (3) use of praise and attention to increase desireable…

This is the final report of the Seattle Community Learning Center. The objectives of the project were to extend education and social outreach to members of the community not presently served in adult basic education, occupational skills, childcare, health assistance, family counseling, recreation, and social service referral. The project involved…

The major educational needs of potential students and ways these needs can be met by New Dimensions, a special component of the Los Angeles Community Colleges designed to offer new kinds of educational services, are explored. Barriers to regular college enrollment, special learning needs and interests not generally met through regular college…

The outreach development process described in this document is designed to provide a model for planning and implementing a program to extend access to educational opportunity for members of the community served by the Los Angeles Community College District. There are four steps required to initiate such a program: (1) Identification--each college…

Examples are given of the ways that the states have used funds from Title I of the Library Services and Construction Act to assist libraries in implementing outreach projects for the benefit of those who cannot easily avail themselves of ordinary service. Library outreach programs for inner-city residents; for non-English speaking persons in New…

Richland College's (Dallas, Texas) Human Resources Development Center (HRDC) offers many valuable non-instructional services to all members of the community, without requiring college enrollment. Services which have been requested have fallen into five basic categories: individual personal counseling, group counseling, family counseling,…

The directory describes services provided to migratory agricultural workers and their families, through the governmental and nongovernmental agencies interested in and responsible for their well-being. Agencies are grouped into: (1) United States government agencies, (2) North Carolina State government agencies, and (3) private organizations.…

This report presents a case study of how Hagerstown Junior College (HJC) has adjusted its curriculum to meet the challenges presented by the "new" student, the needs of the community, and the need for institutional self renewal. HJC has adopted a modularized, audio-tutorial, contractual (MATC) system of instruction. This system uses…

This document is the final report of the Community Leaders' Training in Environmental Studies Project conducted at Florida State University. The project sought to increase community environmental awareness and to expand the educational uses of the Tallahassee Junior Museum through the cooperation of museum staff, a variety of community groups, and…

El Centro de la Causa and the Chicago Public Library cooperated in a program to serve Chicago's Spanish speaking population. The project assessed needs and designed programs to meet those needs by establishing a library in El Centro's community center and some outreach programs. An active acquisitions program for Spanish language materials was…

Guidelines are given for expanding library hours so that disadvantaged adults may use library facilities and services on nights and weekends. There are discussions of cost, staffing, security problems, and publicity. Shifting library, bookmobile, and special programs to different hours; moving some programs outside the library; and special…

Presented is the final report on the first year's activities of the Ochlocknee Multi-Handicapped Outreach Project to develop services for handicapped children (0-8 years old). It is noted that the project's first goal focuses on providing demonstration and dissemination of project information, outreach support, and replication services. A second…

Presented is an evaluation of a program serving 373 disadvantaged mentally retarded children in New York City to provide services in the areas of health, physical and emotional, education, social and recreational needs. Reported are findings indicating that 94% of the Ss had 60% of or more of their unmet needs satisfied and that 65% of the Ss had…

The University of West Florida has developed a program in which students are able to serve as volunteers to agencies and schools of the community. The psychology department offers credit to any student donating so many clock hours of service per week for 10 weeks or a total or 30 hours per quarter. This paper presents a very brief course outline,…

New voluntary agencies have grown out of the social changes of the 1960s. These grass-roots organizations, such as coffee houses, legal aid societies, and community counseling centers, differ in program style and attitude from traditional social agencies and may be more effective with alienated and cynical young people. (SJL)