The study compares public sector and private sector comparable worth litigation. Findings suggest that private sector organizations use the job classification method less than public sector employers in the litigated cases. Pay and promotion were focal points in public cases; lack of training opportunities was more prevalent in the private sector.…

Discusses demographic characteristics of the homeless and considers the causes of homelessness. Reviews programs, services, and recent federal and local government attempts to solve this problem. Calls for a comprehensive service system for the homeless, which would include emergency shelter and crisis intervention, transitional community…

Presenting the revised "Statement of Understanding" (1976) signed by the directors of the Office of Native American Programs, the Agency on Aging, and four other agencies entering into an interagency agreement, this paper details agency role as stipulated by Objectives one through four incorporated in the Statement re: improved services…

Discusses the new problems faced by voluntary agencies as patterns of financial support change. Decreasing general contributions, limitations of United Way campaigns, and aspects of purchase of service are considered. (DP)

This article discusses the problem of creating ethical standards for the counselor without guaranteed impact on standards of the agency, the degree of professional independence a counselor might enjoy within an agency setting, and suggested recourses when a counselor finds himself confronted with ethical and professional conflicts. (Author)

The internal structure of the United Nations and its array of agencies dealing with population are reviewed together with the types of information available from the different sections. A diagram of the structure as it relates to population activities is drawn. (BL)

The role of religious, business, political, labor, and women's organizations is discussed, as is the Ceylonese adaptation of the Indian Sarvodaya Movement. (SP)

Data show that, despite philosophical opposition on the part of human service professionals, proprietary firms have become successful and apparently satisfactory providers of public child welfare services. Several attitudinal and administrative adjustments that could make contracting for services a less ideological and more effective procedure are…

An overview of selection criteria and sources for the acquisition of gerontological materials is supplemented by a list of selection sources and a list of suppliers (non-federal and federal agencies) of free or low cost materials. Eight references are cited. (EJS)

Moving from a school system to an educational system requires collaboration among community agencies and individuals to serve the needs of students, including gifted and talented students. (CL)

Describes the work of the Youth Serving Agency Program designed to provide young people with accurate and age-appropriate sexual information through the informal education systems (youth agencies) in which they participate. (Author/CM)

An interagency collaborative project trains those who supervise and advise volunteers in community organizations to assist volunteers in career development and life planning. (SK)