Introduces the special issue by providing information on what community learning centers and after-school programs provide, what impact they have on youth and their communities, the outlook for continued funding, and the relationship between after-school programs and community education. (Contains 20 references.) (JOW)

In December 1994, the American Indian Community House celebrated 25 years of offering services to Indians living in the New York City area or just passing through. Services and activities include health services, prevention education, job training and placement, transitional housing, cultural activities, and support for the arts. (SV)

Objective: Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) are designed to improve the community collaborative response to child sexual abuse and the criminal justice processing of child sexual abuse cases. CACs, in existence for 16 years, now have standards for membership developed by the National Children's Alliance (NCA) that include nine core components. And…

Colvin Adult Learning Center (CALC) is a learning center where adults from different cultures, age groups, and different countries come together to address their educational weaknesses in order to work towards their life goals. It enjoys an excellent reputation in the community due to its history of providing quality instruction and assistance in…

This study seeks to gain a holistic understanding of how older Korean-American adults' socio-demographic factors affect their attitudes toward the computer. The research was guided by four main questions: (1) What do participants describe as the consequences of their using the computer? (2) What attitudes toward the computer do participants…

This article takes a look at WritersCorps, a program that aims to provide opportunities for youth to discover, develop, and share their writing. The program's success depends on contracting with teaching artists who have the skills, knowledge, and heart to encourage youth to write well. All its teachers are published writers, active community…

This "Afterschool Action Kit" contains tips on what the community can do to support afterschool programs. The kit is a useful tool for parents, community members or practitioners, and gives advice on finding or starting a quality program, identifying program needs and what resources to tap for help. The kit notes that Americans agree that…

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES SEEM TO BE CLOSELY INVOLVED WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BOTH IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND IN THE ACTUAL OPPORTUNITIES POSSIBLE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE TIME IS RIPE FOR THE ORIGIN AND/OR DEVELOPMENT OF ONE OR MORE NEW AGENCIES WITH THE INTERESTS AND NEEDS OF MODERN YOUTH AS THE LEVER FOR THEIR BEGINNING. TO…

To provide information on Comprehensive Health Services projects, this annotated bibliography, arranged alphabetically by author, contains 40 speeches, papers, and periodical articles describing projects located in eight states and an additional 27 annotations which provide background information on the purposes and nature of the program. Besides…

Visits a successful community education center whose future is threatened. (Editor)

Discusses the development of crisis centers in the community and their role in organizing and coordinating community services for more optimal usage by people experiencing distress. (Author/RK)

The design of this new community school-facility in Clumbus, Indiana, involved parents, students, administrators, and faculty. Illustrated. (Author/MLF)

Revised version of a speech delivered at the Arizona State Library Association Convention (Tucson, 1968).

Discusses the points that need attention if education for all American children is to be improved. (JB)

Presents information about the topics and discussion sessions of the Kiel Conference organized by the Commission for Biological Education (CBE) of the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS). Outlines the status of biological education for community development in different parts of the world and summarizes project proposals accepted by…