-
-
In order to maximize effectiveness, prisoner reentry programs need to develop mutually beneficial relationships with their local government and community, the criminal justice system, community and...
-
Prisoner reentry programs are complex endeavors that require a well-planned model and structure, adequate services, and highly trained and professional staffing and leadership. The following...
-
Disasters of all kinds - natural, manmade, and technological - happen every day somewhere in the world. Whether disasters are close to home or in a far away place, it is not always clear what the...
-
Health care providers in rural or tribal areas encounter a wide range of clients; therefore understanding issues relating to the population can prove difficult. Reliable assessment is critical so...
-
A community gatekeeper is a nonprofit or government agency that has access to potential AmeriCorps members that are not within the Corporation for National and Community Service family. These...
-
"Neighborhood improvement and recovery is not just for the experts!" That is the motto of Neighborhood Knowledge Los Angeles, a community outreach program of UCLA's Advanced Policy Institute. NKLA...
-
The Solution Circle is a short, but powerful exercise that is effective in finding strategies to deal with many types of problems. Solution Circles are tools of "community capacity,"...
-
School administrators in Boyd County, Kentucky coordinated a multi-district method for students to promote character education and become volunteers. Middle and high school students from three school...
-
The Charitable Choice provision of the federal welfare reform law, enacted in 1996, encourages states to involve community and faith-based organizations in providing federally funded welfare services...
-
Traditionally people in low-income communities help their neighbors in times of need without consciously identifying with concepts such as "community service" or "volunteering." An awareness of this...
-
Creating an effective service project or service-learning program requires careful planning. This effective practice describes ten steps that teachers, parents, after-school providers and those who...
-
All companies and employee volunteer programs are different. Successful programs are tailored to best suit the company's culture and mission. Outstanding programs are formed on the understanding that...
-
Best Practices for Developing a Volunteer Program was designed to provide Maryland's community-based organizations with an orientation to the fundamental components of implementing a volunteer...
-
The Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service is considered the largest MLK Day of Service event in the United States. Co-chair Todd Bernstein explains how a collaboration of...
-
Scholarships awarded by the Maryland Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism provide national and community service with greater training opportunities. Scholarship recipients agree to share...
-
Public service announcements can help programs reach a large, diverse audience to recruit members and volunteers. However, getting local television and radio stations to air promotional materials can...
