Briefly presented are problems which frequently arise in community programs where local persons serve as staff. While such programs should include local residents the quality of the services must not be sacrificed too greatly lest the objectives become unattainable. The recommendations are offered to utilize more effectively those special talents…

A three-year war on litter is in effect in the Portland, Maine, area, as a result of the University of Maine's enlisting the county extension service to help the local Model Cities program clean up the inner city. Article details problems and progress in meeting the objectives. (PD)

Successful drug education programs have common features: involvement of all segments of the community, involvement of youth in drug education programs, and informed school personnel to deal with youth. (KJ)

This paper describes the evolution of the community mental health training program at Harvard Medical School and the ways in which it has attempted to retain its commitment to the principles of relevance and flexibility. Some of the issues affecting future directions are highlighted. (Author)

A number of projects undertaken by school psychology students are reviewed in this paper. These activities have helped demonstrate that students in a training program in school psychology can combine their talents with the needs of the school district to aid in implementing the educational objectives of our society. (Author/KJ)

Steps in establishing a community-supported foster group home are described. Efforts to begin the group home, now in its fifth year of existence, included community education, community organization, and work with individual community members. (Author/DB)

Describes a project developed to create a comprehensive training program for adults who had no previous technical training. The program is applicable to community energy conservation needs and usable in communities in a variety of geographical regions. (CT)

A study to assess the long-term effects of participation in a high school community service project during the years 1945 to 1949 is described in terms of reconstruction of the original program, methodology, results, and finally, suggested hypotheses and methodological recommendations. (Author/MLF)

Discusses a shoplifting prevention campaign organized and conducted by a group of distributive education students. Includes suggestions for selecting a theme, capitalizing on news coverage, creating community awareness, and conducting community service programs. (JOW)

The National Education Association has designed projects to help make better use of children's viewing time. Projects involve use of special television programs, reading projects, critical television viewing skills curriculum, and parent, teacher, and community workshops. (CJ)