Parents can play a variety of roles in the life of a child care center. These roles are limited only by the time and interests of parents and the openness and creativity of the center staff. This guidebook, one of a series on the subject of military child care centers, discusses ways to effectively involve parents and other volunteers in the child…

A study was undertaken to describe the experience of older volunteers in intergenerational programs in schools and to investigate the relationship between these volunteers' experience and life satisfaction. A cross-sectional design was used to analyze data collected from 350 senior citizen volunteers from three different sites. Data were collected…

While research usually emphasizes the decrements of older persons, increases in human relations skills may be among the observable gains of aging. The present study, conducted in the Counseling Center of the Andrus Gerontology Center, evaluates the potential of using older volunteers as peer counselors. Subjects were 11 persons from a larger pool…

This module is one of a set prepared in conjunction with the Title I "Project to Train Volunteer Leaders to Conduct Consumer Education Courses." It is designed to be a basic text for use in making a one-hour presentation on personal money management. Topics include reasons for having a budget and guidelines for successful budgeting, elements of a…

This pamphlet provides guidelines for hospital play and recreation programs for children. A rationale for providing play activities for hospitalized children is developed and an administrative perspective on play in the hospital setting is Presented. A hospital play program initiated in 1957 by the Play Schools Association at an initial equipment…

U.S. Commissioner of Education Allen, in an address to a group united in their effort to eliminate reading failure in the United States, said that volunteers are needed to sustain the additional person-to-person, specialized help that will determine the ultimate success of the Right to Read program. Brief mention was made of various roles…

Several different approaches have been taken to cross-cultural training in Peace Corps Training programs. Three of these might be referred to as the intellectual model (consisting of lectures on the host country culture), the area simulation model (placing the trainees in a surrounding which in some way resembles the country in which they will be…

This report describes an educational program designed to utilize community volunteers to relieve school staff of nonprofessional duties, to reinforce the instruction of teaching staff with volunteers trained for particular service, to offer individual help to children to stimulate their interest, to enrich the educational program by making…

This booklet discusses an ancillary guidance program, staffed by volunteers, which provides a college and career information service within high schools. Making assistance readily available to students, counselors, teachers, and parents, these volunteers provide information on college programs, financial aid, admission selection procedures,…

The Washington Metropolitan Area 1971 workshop was sponsored by Project VOICE for administrative and supervisory personnel from cooperating schools in the District of Columbia and adjacent Maryland and Virginia counties with volunteers in education programs. This report covers activities of the workshop including sessions of central administration…

In the Marin County Regional Occupation Program (ROP), in the school year 1976-77, 15 trained volunteers taught job seeking skills to over 1500 students; the total cost was $5,600. (Author)

An extension of the service role for college student volunteers in nursing homes is advocacy, representing the interests of those unable to obtain their rights. The article describes various student advocacy programs and suggests resources for action on nursing home complaints. (MF)

This manual provides background information about the Senior Citizen School Volunteer Program (SCSVP) and describes the program model that has been developed and implemented by the staff of Generations Together in more than 75 schools. The SCSVP develops intergenerational programs by involving older people as volunteers in elementary and secondary…