Describes a series of seminars held by the University of Rhode Island which attempted to improve communication between local professional persons, deaf adults, and graduate students in speech pathology and audiology. (RW)

A volunteer program at El Camino College sent students to social agencies in the community. The students and participating institutions were enthusiastic about the program. (MS)

Argues that, as the new minority in the United States, parents of school-age children must actively involve themselves in the decision-making process to assure the adaptation of appropriate communal and educational services. (MP)

The Community Relations Service of the United States Department of Justice assists in the voluntary settlement of race-related disputes. The service is provided for prison administrators, private agencies, community groups, law enforcement agencies, school officials and parents organizations, business and industry leaders, and federal, state, and…

Describes North Country Community College's provision of services--from security work to press assistance to hospitality--for the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid, New York. Also discusses the college's prior involvement with skiing. (AYC)

The article describes the Project on Aging, which was undertaken by the Virginia Commission for the Visually Handicapped to avoid the institutionalization of elderly blind persons. (Author/DLS)

The authors discuss ways in which community resources can assist educational programs for gifted and talented children. (CL)

The rising costs and diminishing returns of Her Majesty's prisons prompted the British government to set up a committee on "Non-custodial and Semi-custodial Treatment of Offenders." One of its central recommendations was the introduction of community service as a constructive alternative to imprisonment. (Author)

A discussion of how legal services are becoming more responsive to the needs of the elderly with focus on job training and opportunities for lawyers, paralegals, and community service advisors (CSAs). (JT)

The job of the top administrator of a senior center (facility providing social services for the elderly) is analyzed including qualifications and training and employment outlook. (JT)

Describes community-based "wraparound services delivery" programs for at-risk special-needs students with behavioral problems to help retain them in the general-education environment of local schools. Community services are wrapped around the needs of the student based on an assessment of the strengths of the student and his or her…

Evaluation of public service programs uses language and techniques inimical to community development. Key elements of a better approach are as follows: (1) community participation; (2) emphasis on qualitative measures of success that complement the quantitative; (3) strong awareness of the importance of process goals; (4) concern with sustainable…

Investigates the impact of poor community health and maternal isolation on mothers' active engagement in a home-visiting family support program. Results showed that if the mother was living in a county that displayed poor community health, or if the mother was isolated from immediate family and friendship networks, the likelihood of actively…

Reviews major risk factors for cigarette smoking, alcohol, and other drug abuse and promising community approaches to primary prevention. Longitudinal study assigned communities to program and control conditions. Adolescent program participants exhibited significant reductions at three years in tobacco and marijuana use with equivalent reductions…