The Multidisciplinary Interagency Core Evaluation Project coordinates general and specialized services existing in rural communities of New Hampshire to serve the needs of visually handicapped infants and young children who otherwise face a confusing array of services or none at all. Project operation and replication procedures are considered. (CL)

School and city officials in Pomona (California) have saved money by cooperating on a number of programs. These include building new schools, placing public parks next to schools, purchasing a computer, and sharing recreational programs. (MLF)

Describes the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy's entry into continuing education on a voluntary basis for its members, the organization's cooperation with other mental health professional groups, and mentions the strong role that consumer protection plays in encouraging continuing education for professional persons. (Author)

The Art Learning Resource Center provides a concentrated art experience for fifth graders in the Omaha Public Schools. The program utilizes collections of the Joslyn Art Museum, community resources, and guest artists as motivation for the awareness, appreciation and production of art. A sample lesson on Greek art is included. (Author/SJL)

The Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare discusses the importance of effective relationships between government to public needs. (RW)

An adversary relationship seems to exist in states where no formal structure has been set up to relate to multidistrict agencies. (Author/IRT)

Written in Spanish and English, this article briefly reviews the bilingual picture in New Mexico. If New Mexico is to succeed in attracting Federal monies for bilingual education, it must strive for unity in its efforts and objectives. (NQ)

The benefits of child support enforcement programs collaborating with law enforcement include the timely identification of fraudulent cases and increased information access. Welfare reform legislation allows funding to assist law enforcement agencies that provide child support enforcement services. The creation of a Criminal Child Support…

Service coordination from the perspective of 226 caregivers whose children have serious emotional disabilities was examined. Although complexity of services was not related to service coordination, severity of the children's problems was inversely related and family participation was positively related to service coordination. Service coordination…

Considering the many problems affecting today's children, school-based family services represent a caring, comprehensive model for addressing the needs of students and their families. Examines the rationale for this evolving model, the need to streamline administrative procedures, and the leadership skills required of school administrators seeking…

Describes Project ESTEEM, a program to help single mothers on welfare become self-sufficient. It combines one course--banking and finance--with the basics of how to look for and find a job. (JOW)

Argues for the growing theme of collaboration between nursing practice and education. Describes the relationship between the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Nursing and its community. (JOW)

Investigates the coordination of services for children with developmental disabilities among state agencies. Results suggest that a substantial number of children with developmental disabilities and their families receive services from child welfare agencies and that service coordination among agencies relies heavily on formal interagency…

Reliance on the "delegation model" in public education has created a fundamental gap between families and schools. The Accelerated Schools Project has helped two poverty-afflicted, minority-populated elementary schools in the San Francisco Bay Area enlist parents and mobilize community agencies to achieve shared improvement goals.…

Explores the processes through which unemployment groups were established and the significance of their activities. Self-help groups were joined by community development workers and the outcome was an integration of educational, individual, and community needs. (JOW)