Interview with Mrs. Dorothy Fulcher, a teacher at the Oakland, California Parent and Child Center (PCC). Describes the Center's facility for infants. (DS)

Alternatives to the present system of specialized service agencies for the blind in Australia are suggested as ways of changing stereotypes about blind persons and providing better services to the visually handicapped. (Author/GW)

Open access to facilities and equipment, both at the college and in community centers can help to broaden the base of education in the whole community. (RN)

Identifies key ideas in the new plans for urban community control of schools that have already played a role in the controversies of the earlier era of progressive education. Suggests that those ideas, when combined with local and decentralized control of school organization, produce new dilemmas for professional educators in the present era.…

Palomar Community College (California) has used a mobile van with classroom and tutorial facilities, counseling and information services to reach Indian and Mexican-American students in the area. (RN)

Describes the incorporation of Simi Valley and its governmental structure based on human resources, environmental affairs, public services, and general services. Discusses the neighborhood safety agency and neighborhood councils and the role of the neighborhood council coordinator. (DN)

The 19 essays presented were written at Library Journal's" request to respond to the article Social Responsibility vs. The Library Bill of Rights" by David Berninghausen which appeared in the November 15, 1972 issue of LJ (p3675-81). It is recommended that readers refer back to the Berninghausen article when they read these essays.…

Begun in April, 1969, the Department of Defense Domestic Action Program's activities include: loan of equipment to Community Action Agencies; use of DOD facilities for training and recreation; assistance in technical areas; and, general aid. (JM)

The rapid growth of junior colleges is due to the accessibility and the services that they offer to the community. (MF)

This article outlines HFC goals, indicates how its focuses mark a swing from a clinical medical model to an educational model of treatment, and shows the increasing involvement of helping persons from the community, both professional and nonprofessional. (Author)

Proposes a social service model based on Community Progress, an antipoverty program in New Haven, Connecticut, aimed at helping the poor achieve upward social mobility by facilitating their use of existing opportunities in employment, housing, and education. (Author)