Abstract
Organization of the National Association of Public Agencies for Youth, in St. Louis, Mo., in May 1961, signalized the rapid growth of public agencies in the field of delinquency prevention. This study reports on the main program features of eleven local (city and county) members of the N.A.P.A.Y. Budgets for the 1962-63 fiscal year for these organizations ranged from less than $20,000 to $6,500,000. Most of them receive their funds from more than one tax source. Over half are less than ten years old. Nearly all support programs designed to coordinate the efforts of local community councils and agencies serving youth. Most of them also support detached group worker projects and youth employment services; several make extensive use of vol unteer workers, especially in local community councils. Several provide special programs designed to serve multiproblem fami lies, frequently through "aggressive casework." Nearly all of these organizations sponsor various kinds of research projects, usually involving an evaluation of the effectiveness of the action programs.
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