The site of the Cornell-OEO project in South Brooklyn is described in terms of physical characteristics, ethnic composition, family composition, age of residents, income, and other qualities. Two large housing projects in the area are described. The charging character of the neighborhoods and its impact on the residents is outlined. Tables and…

The Director of Homemaker Service at the Children's Aid Society relates the process by which paraprofessional homemakers are prepared through inservice training and continuing supervision by the professional staff. Because the homemakers' backgrounds range from five years of grammar school to some experience in college, the training program must…

Major issues concerning day care in Canada are discussed: (1) Infant Care, (2) Family Day Care, (3) Emergency Care, (4) Pluralism, (5) Children's Needs, (6) Community Based Service, (7) Parent Choice, (8) Parent Involvement, and (9) Staff Qualifications or Staff Training. The issues are considered in relation to two day care approaches that are…

If the scope of current cable television (CATV) content could be broadened to include interactive television services, it is conceivable that these new services would provide reasonable substitutes for the interactive communications that people miss when their surroundings change from a small community to a large urban community, and would thus…

This study identifies what two-thirds of the 300 members of the National Council on Community Services perceive to be the: (1) nature, purposes, and functions of the community college; (2) definitions of community service; (3) key elements of a community service program; (4) definitions of community need; and (5) nature and scope of community…

The structure and function of agencies serving handicapped persons must be geared to service encompassing the total person rather than service which focuses solely on the person's handicap. This section of the guide discusses guiding principles in agency operation which includes: (1) identification of accountability; (2) competence within the…

The cultivation and utilization of an agency's human resources is a major administrative function of agency management. The development of the standards presented for personnel administration was guided by three major principles: (1) effective services to blind persons depend on utilization of qualified personnel; (2) staff workers can give their…

This section of the guide is designed for use in the self-evaluation of an agency's operations in relation to producing reading materials in large print, recordings and braille. It is divided into five parts: (1) general policies which apply to production in all media, (2) large print materials, (3) recorded materials, (4) tactile materials and…

The Administration on Aging is developing a plan for a nationwide network of information and referral (I & R) Centers to help older people increase their knowledge and awareness of the kinds of services and programs available to them and to provide them with a linkage to these services and programs. This manual, directed toward the information…

Information-giving limits itself to the simple giving of information while referral represents the hand that assists the client in contacting the service he wishes to reach. In addition to information-giving, referral may include: directing the person to a specific agency, how to get there and whom to see; providing encouragement to the person to…

Follow-up seeks to renew contact with a person who has been informed about and/or referred to a service to determine if he has been linked successfully to the service he needs. Thus, follow-up is designed to: get services for people who did not get them the first time; make agencies more accountable for their service, secure planning information…

This manual describes a variety of approaches a college or university can take to support student volunteers. It summarizes 6 models of volunteer programs currently in use on campuses and describes in detail a seventh "comprehensive" model that allows the school to assist and give general direction but permits students freedom to run their own…

The University-Urban Interface Program (UUIP) of the University of Pittsburgh is an action-research effort designed to study the actual and potential roles of the University in the community in a time of change. Five basic projects are included within the UUIP: (1) Minority and Community Services; (2) Campus Development Impact; (3) Communications;…

The study contains the findings and conclusions of an evaluation of the effectiveness of pre- and post-enrollment services to Job Corps enrollees. The study assesses the relative effectiveness of pre- and post-enrollment services provided to Job Corps enrollees by the various organizations serving them, the effectiveness of the administrative…

The two major addresses presented before the 1970 conference of the Association of Urban Universities concerned: (1) the Office of Urban Affairs of the American Council on Education whose purpose is to encourage and assist institutions of higher education to relate their programs to urban needs; and (2) the College Level Examination Program (CLEP)…