Organization of Federal Volunteer Programs in ACTION: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, First Session, May 17, 1979U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979 - 217 páginas |
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Abraham Ribicoff ACTION Agency ACTION programs activities Administration on Aging assistance Association of Farmworkers believe Bonker Celeste citizens Committee on Governmental Community Services Administration concern Congress coordination Corps from ACTION decision Dick Celeste Director of ACTION disabled domestic programs domestic volunteer programs elderly executive director Executive order Farmworker Organizations foreign policy former Peace Corps Foster Grandparents funding GORDON HUMPHREY Governmental Affairs Committee groups human husband IDCA International Development Cooperation legislation NAFO National Association needs neighborhood Office Older American programs participation Peace Corps Director Peace Corps volunteers political President problems projects proposal reorganization Retired Senior Volunteer role RSVP DIRECTORS Sam Brown Sargent Shriver Senate Governmental Affairs Senator GLENN Senator LEVIN Senator Tsongas Senior Companion Senior Volunteer Program serve staff statement strengthen testimony Third World tion Tsongas U.S. Senate United Farm Workers United Farmworkers VISTA volunteers voluntarism volunteer agency volunteer service volunteerism Washington wives
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