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Box 21, Folder 35, Document 18
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- Text: THE ATLANTA AND FULTON COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAM The Atlanta and Fulton County Public Schools for the past twenty-one months have been engaged in a sound and practical endeavor which attempts to provide an educational opportunity for the entire community. Thirteen schools have participated in the program by extending the hours of the school day until ten o'clock in the evening and offering activities ‘on Saturdays. With advice from a citizens council, the activities offered provide an opportunity for each member of the family to improve himself or fulfill his leisure time with wholesome recreational activities. Each of the schools with one exception is located in an indigent community where the school has the potential to compensate for the environmental and ‘educational deficiencies that have existed for so many years. Although each community school has attempted to develop a program which would serve the needs of the community, there were several problems prevalent which were common to each community. Some of the problems most common were: 1. The image of the school was not a positive one. 2. Delinquency was common. ' 3. The dropout rate was alarming. 4. The male image was lacking in many homes. S$. Parents hesitated to participate in school programs. 6. Health problems were existent. 7. Recreational programs and playgrounds were sadly lacking. 8. The initiative on the part of the people to do anything about it was missing. Several other factors influenced the need for community education which would establish effective communications and open the doors of the school to the residents of the community. In each community the educational level of the people was quite low and their experiences in school had been unsuccessful. Many adultsneeded to master the basic skills to help them- selves and to keep up with their children. Other adults had not had the opportunity to complete high school and others had vocational interest which had never been satisfied. All of the social ills were prevalent in the community without a conserted effort to eliminate them. a mm With an awareness for the existing problem, the two boards of education implemented the Community School Program in July of 1965. Some of the purposes for implementing this program include the following: 1. To provide opportunities for school age children to participate in educational activities other than during the regular school day. This includes use of libraries; enrichment, supervised study and recreational programs during the afternoons, evening and on Saturdays, fifty-two weeks a year. 2. To provide opportunities for adults to participate in similar programs, including some pre-vocational activities, and an opportunity to improve certain saleable skills. 3. To provide an academic program for adults ranging from basic education for the illiterate and semi-illiterate to completion of high school. . 4. To make the school available for all the people in the community for programs which would develop and enhance their individual, family and community lives. 5. To provide leadership which will serve as the catalytic agent to put unity in the conmunity by bringing people together to solve their problems. Funds made available through Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. made it possible for programs to be started in the target areas in which community action programs were focusing attention. These funds will be exhausted on May 31, 1967 and will not permit the operation of the Summer Program for the youth unless other financial support can be derived. Proposed Summer Program 1967 Based on the experiences of our summer eet IR ees we anticipate Vv -hirteen communities. a program which will involve the youth in each of our With the total school facilities at our disposal, recreational and enrichment activities will be offered throughout the summer months. Some of the enrich- ment activities for boys and girls will include: afc Arts and Crafts Typing For Fun Archery Ceramics Junior Homemaking Speech and Drama Doll Making Camping Trips Leather Craft Creative Dancing Reading for Fun Arithmetic for Fun Cookouts Knitting Beauty and Charm Wood Shop Science Music (band) Recreational activities will provide the following opportunities: Pee Wee Baseball Gymnastics Tennis Weight Lifting Softball Track and Field Soccor Bicycle Hikes Swimming Basketball Baton and Cheerleading Judo Volleyball Teen Dances Under the direction of the Assistant Principal for the Community School, the preceding activities will be possible in twelve of our community schools affected by federal funding. A request to fund the operation of these schools under Title I has been made while six additional schools seek local support for their existence this summer. For the continuation of the community school $59,000 has been requested while the local support for six additional sites would total $18,000. These eighteen centers would provide a vital contribution to the recreational needs in our inner city communities. Last summer over two thousand children and youth took part each day in the program at one particular school. It would be possible for each school to accommodate approximately one thousand youth daily in the recreational and enrichment activities. ready to accept this challenge. The conmunity schools stand tt The Future The continuation of the Community School Program in Atlanta is vital to the continued growth and development of our city. The school has the potential to improve the citizens of each community and in turn, help each community become the best possible. We are hopeful that we can look forward to many successful years of community education with September, 1967 beginning our third. Financial assistance is necessary to accomplish these goals.
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Box 21, Folder 35, Document 6
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- Text: CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 October 18, 1967 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M, MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmenta! Liaison MEMORANDUM To: Dr. John Letson, School Superintendent Mr. Jack Delius, General Manager, Parks Department Miss Virginia Carmichael, Recreation Director, Parks Department From: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Subject: Transfer of Summer Recreation Programs to School System Each summer for the last several years, it has become increasingly more apparent that the development and implementation of compre- hensive recreation programs in low income sections of the City of Atlanta is absolutely essential for the reduction of obvious factors which cause problems of juvenile delinquency and social disorders. The large-scale special recreation program this summer proved conclusively the value of such an all-out coordinated effort. More than 125,000 youngsters from disadvantaged communities took part in programs provided by 33 agencies through the recreation funds made available by the Office of Economic Opportunity, the City of Atlanta and the local agencies. It was the first summer many of these boys and girls had been afforded the opportunity to participate in supervised recreation activities.. The fact that Atlanta experienced a summer of calm with a minimum of frictions which plagued other cities speaks well for this summer's activity. Page Two October 18, 1967 The truth of the matter is that anyone who wished to participate in organized recreation in Atlanta this year could do so'within his own neighborhood, All this has strengthened my firm belief that a well planned, adequately financed and staffed summer program of recreation is vital to the supervision of our young people during the long vacation period. In order to plan, finance, and operate the desired program, every existing public facility and resource must be utilized to the maximum. All available federal aids as well as private assistance must also be incorporated into such a program. There are at present 121 elementary and 26 high schools in the City School System. All of the elementary schools and all of the high schools have playgrounds or areas suitable for outdoor play adjacent to the schools. There are 15 gymnasiums and two sports stadiums included in the facilities of the school system. In addition, almost all schools have auditoriums, cafeterias and other tools which should be utilized in a comprehensive summer program of recreation. The public elementary and high school is the one community facility which most directly affects the lives of the greatest number of people in a community. Virtually all youngsters between the ages 6 - 18 are under the supervision of teachers, coaches and/or other school officials for nine months of the year. It seems to me that a summer recreation program which is oriented to the school facilities would provide for an orderly and meaningful extension of supervision for a full twelve months. To place direct responsibility for summer recreation with the schools would enable school officials to better coordinate year-around school and youth activities. Summer school, spet¢ial enrichment programs and other programs conducted by the schools in the summer could be a part of an overall twelve month school plan, including recreation. The purpose of this memorandum is to request that the Parks and Recreation Department and the School Department discuss the feasibility of transfer of special summer recreation programs - Page Three October 18,1967 particularly in low income areas - to the School Department. The special committee now preparing a five-year plan for public recreation in the City of Atlanta might also be asked to consider the potentialities of this proposal. IAJr:fy
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Box 21, Folder 35, Document 8
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- Text: CITY OF ATLAN TA * August 22, 1967 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison Dear Fellow Citizen: According to the school system records, I see that you may not be planning to return to school this fall. I hope that this is not the case. As chairman of the Metropolitan Atlanta Youth Opportunity Campaign, I am inter- ested in you and your future. Our City needs you. But even more, your education is improtant to you and the skills you can develop. To stop school now is a cruel form of self-punishment. If you get a skill or receive a high school diploma, it will not only mean more money in your pocket, it will mean a better life for you. If you are not interested in going to regular academic day classes, you can attend evering or day vocational - technical classes or go to evening academic or evening training classes. For your own good -- for money in your .pocket -- it is necessary that you learn a skill or get a high school diploma. There are many jobs available right now if you have the skills needed to do them. I urge you to reconsider your decision to quit school. Problems, whatever they may be, should not keep you out of school. If you need help or guidance or if you need answers about the school programs you can get, call the Atlanta School System.at 761-5411, Ext. 220 or the Atlanta Youth Council at 522-4463, Ext. 437. No matter what you may now feel about continuing school,’ I strongly urge you so seriously consider one of the vocational or academic programs available to you. Think of yourself and take advantage of the opportunities available to you. To quit is to be left behind. By the way, the Atlanta Braves and_I would like to invite you to be our guest at a special "Back-to-School" game to be/held on Labor Day, Monday, September 4. Two tickets for the night game with PhiZadelphia are enclosed and I hope that you and a friend will attend. very Arruly, Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Chairman Metropolitan Atlanta Youth IA:psh Opportunity Campaign Enclosures (2)
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Box 21, Folder 35, Document 5
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- Text: Office of the Mayor ATLANTA, GEORGIA ROUTE SLIP ro: Dap (eee. FROM: Dan E. Sweat, Jr. [_] For your information [_] Please refer to the attached correspondence and make the necessary reply. [_] Advise me the status of the attached. FORM 25-4-S
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Box 21, Folder 35, Document 33
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- Text: Clubs’ Aid | Asked for Recreation Crime Panel Chief Talks to Kiwanians The executive director of the Metropolitan Atlanta Crime Comission appealed to Civic “clubs Tuesday equip support play lots and ; other summer ~ recreation pro- grams for youngsters in 7 slum areas. iN James L, A AN y McGovern, who ‘ ‘ 3 heads the -siteettcm pe rmanent metropolitan commission that grew out of the Atlanta Crime Commission's lengthy study and report last year, said the City Parks department will attempt to operate the play lots out of the regular budget if no fed- eral funds can be found, but said that city funds are not adequate for the program. He told the Atlanta Kiwanis Club that Sears Roebuck and Co. had donated four portable pools for the summer program, and urged them to consider fi- nancing a $170 filter system for one of the pools as a club proj- ect. McGovern said that if they will support the program, there are enough civic clubs in At- lanta, if each took a small proj- ect, to provide playground equip- ment for some of the lots and provide chartered buses for special trips, such as to the z00. “We're entering the summer. You are aware of the conditions last summer, and the unrest,” McGovern told the club. “You have a vested interest in elim- inating the conditions and. the federal money that was made available on an emergency basis last year is not available this year.” The new crime commission official, who was an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 26 years, added, “We tend to think of crime only in terms of the courts and law enforce- ment agencies, rather than as a portrait of the failure of society, a lack of employment opportun- ity and education, of disease and! misery.” “Every survey I've ever read | recognizes crime breeds in de-| pressed areas,’ he said. “To eliminate it, we must eliminate | depressed conditions. We must also have adequate enforcement by qualified personnel and we must pay for it. Anything that is going to bring crime under control is going to cost money. It’s a community problem and every member of the communi- ty must give his support—both services and financial.” He also urged the club mem- bers as employers to consider whether their employment prac- tices should ‘arbitrarily’ elim- inate all with past criminal rec- ords and urged them to ‘“be- come individual crime prevent- ers.”
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Box 21, Folder 35, Document 32
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- Text: Fight Poverty, Slum Areas To Ease Crime--McGovern By DAVID NORDAN The new director of the re- vised Metropolitan Atlanta Com- mission on Crime and Juvenile Delinquency has called on At- lantans to help alleviate pov- erty and slum conditions which he said are at the root of the city’s crime problem. James L. McGovern, an FBI veteran who was named to head the commission in January, said that any crime fighting efforts are futile unless these condi- tions are altered. He made his remarks at a meeting of the Atlanta Kiwanis Club which he urged to join with other civic groups to help provide recreational facilities in areas of the city where riots occurred last summer. Mr. McGovern reported that 21 play lots were erected in deprived areas of the city after the outbreaks last year but that the Atlanta Parks Department does not have a budget large enough to maintain and improve therm. HE SAID the recreational areas were built with the help of federal funds, but the funds are not available this year. The commission director cited Sears Roebuck for donating four portable swimming pools for the areas and urged the Kiwanians to consider financing the filter- ing system for at least one of the pools as a project. “The crime problem is a por- |: trait of a failure on the part of society,” Mr. McGovern said. “Tt breeds not in a vacuum but in a cess pool—poverty, the lack -| crime.” of opportunity, poor health and so forth,” “Remove these conditions,” he said, ‘‘and you will reduce MR. McGOVERN said he spent 26 years with the FBI, but that only recently, after becom- ing director of the crime com- mission, did he really become fully aware of the importance of preventive measures in fight- ing crime. He lauded the work of the par- ent of the Metropolitan Commis- sion, the Atlanta Crime Com- mission, which he said delivered the same conclusions as the President's Commission on Crime and Delinquency several months before the national study group made its report. He also urged the EKiwanians, almost 100 percent employers, to reconsider hiring policies and not arbitrarily refuse to employ a man who has a criminal rec- ord. He said they and other citi- zens could do much to combat crime individually through small | efforts such as locking automo-j| biles, doors, reporting offenses | to police and making themselves | available to police as witnesses when needed.
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Box 21, Folder 35, Document 39
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- Text: ae As of nt April 4, 1967 Weronc to: Dan Sweat From: PB Regarding meeting yesterday with FEB, I discussed the possibilities with Jack and Virginia and here are the areas of agreement: (Memo from Jack will follow) £5 They will prepare Operation Champ program for submission to HEW for possible funding under family;and children services. Jack will contact you for names and titles of contacts. 2. I will ask Community Relations Commission and Community Council to provide feed-back that will be pertinent to the need for above program during summer of 1967. Please advise if you want me to do this. Sie Since personnel and equipment are the big needs to Operate the Neighbornood Playlots erfectively, Jack and Virginia will review: a. Their personnel requirements to determine if they can use additional personnel through NYC, etc. I don't think we can get summer help through AIEP (USEP) since this program is to develop tong-term job opportunities, : b. Their equipment needs for such items as Oe euars ise chests, portadle shelters (tarpaulins), etc. that are needed on Playlots. A They will explore how Playlot program can be further enhanced to provide more of a day-camp experience, with more arts, crafts, etc. In connection with this, I am contacting Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Camp Fire Girls and asking each to develop a schedule to have a team visit each Playlot one or more times during the summer for the purposs: of talking to boys and girls about their programs and putting on meaningful demon- strations of opportunities available in their programs, They seem interested in doing something like this. Fs They seem enthusiastic about possibly having a summer development program at the undeveloped Allatoona site to: a. era" preparing this site for use as a campsite in 1905, b. Provide employment opportunities through the NYC (here again I doubt if the AIEP could be used here, unless the jobs lead on to something more permanent). e. In addition, by providing outdoor employment, this could be a meaningful camping substitute for these young people.
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Box 21, Folder 35, Complete Folder
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- Text: ATLANTA, GEORGIA
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FORM 25 -4- R
�2 Year Progress Report
101 MAR!El'TA STREET , N . W, , ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 ., . T ELEP HONE: AREA CODE ( 404) 525-4262
C. 0. Emmerich
Ex e cutiv e Adminisbrator
OPPORTUNITY IN ATLANTA
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Durin g the p as t t wo y e a r s Atl a nt a's
Community Acti on Erogr am h as move d
with grea t spee d . Th o u sands of citi zen s
and ma ny agen ci e s a nd organizati on s
have partici pa te d in pl a nn in g , deve lopin g a nd fin an c ing th is multi- servic e opportun i ty pr.ogra m fo r Atl a nta's low- inco me citizens.
In two years:
14 Multi-service Neighborhood Service
Centers have been es tab Ii shed,
More than 20,000 adults and youths have
been placed in jobs and job training,
Nearly 39,000 individuals have participated in basic, remedial and enrichment
education courses, and
More than 55,000 individuals have received family services.
Due to Cong res s iona l red uctio n s i n
the 1967 Economi c Opportuni ty budge t
for the na tion, Atla nt a's progra m h as
s uffered a 40% r,edu ction in £unds p lu s
the de letio n of s i x services. E .O .A. is
now seeking loca l reso ur ces co he lp restore these vita l services and re bui ld
its program.
E.O .A. s ervices can be d ivided i nt o
s ix ca cegor,ie s :
OPPORTUNITIES FOR:
A. Neighborhood Services through 14
Neighborhood Service Centers
8. Employment and Job Training
C. Education
D. Social Services
E. Research
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and :
F. Discontinued Programs
Each proj ec t or conbracled se rv ic e
of E. 0 . A . is su,ppo,ted by a citizens
adv isory counc i l of w hioh at leaJs t
J/ 3 mus t be peoe le servec/J by th e
program .
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A. OPPORTUNITIES FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES
1. NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES
ORGANIZATION
(Not e : All figur es in this repor rep resen t
up to two ye ars work, de pending on how
long th e rP rojec ha.s been es tab lis hed.)
All E .O.A. servic es a re brought co
low-inc ome fa mili es th ro ug h 14 Ne ig hb o rhood Service Ce ocer,s locate d in p over.cy
ar.eas. A s ma ll s ta ff loca ted a t 101 Marietta St r,eet , N. W. , p la ns an d d irec ts th e
progra m a nd coo rdi na tes services with
loca l age ncies .
All 14 Cen te rs were es ta bli s hed
du rin g th e firs t cwo year,s. Scaff membe rs
a t th ese ce nt e rs have condu cted 33, 049
i nte rv iews. H eadqua rc er,s : 101 Ma ri e tta
Str,ee c, N. W., Telephone 525-4262, Mr.
H aro ld E. Barr e tt , Dirsector.
CENTERS IN OPERATION
ATLANTA AND FULTON COUNTY
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�East Centra l Neighborhood Service Center
486 Dec atur, Street, S. E.
Mt. Geonge Dodd , iDiue ctor
Telephone: 577-17 ~5
Edgewood Neighborhood Service Center
1723 Boulevard Duive , S.E.
Mr. Sa muel Russell , Diirecto r,
Telephone : 378-3643
NASH-Washington Neighborhood Ser. Cen .
247 Ashby Stteet , N . W.
Mr. William A. Fowlkes, Ditector,
Telephone: 52 4-2084
North Fulton Neighborhood Service Center
27 Oak Street , Roswell , Georgia
Mr. J . W. Stone , Director
Teleph one : 993 -3795
No rthwest (Perry Homes) Neighborhood
Service Center
1927 Holl ywood Ro ad, N. W.
Mr. Robert Btaonin g, Director
TelephoAe: 799-9322
Pittsburg Neighborhood Service Ce nt e r
993½ 1 le Da niel Street, S. W.
Ir. Levj Tetrill , Directo r
Telephone: 523 -1 511
Price Ne ighborhood Serv ic e Ce nte r
1127 Capitol Avenue, S. E.
Mr. Geoffrey Heard, Acting Diuector
Te lephone: 522-5792
So. F ulton Neighbo rhoo d Se rvi ce Ce nter
2735 East Point St. , East Point, Georgia
Mr. Clint Rodgers, Director
T e lephon e: 767-7541
Sum mer hi lt-Mechanic s vi lie Ne ighbo rhood
Servi c e Center
65 Georgia Ave nue , S. E .
Mrs. Omie Dixon, Acting Director
Telephone: 577-1351
Gwinnett County Offi c e
Pike and Clay ton Stree t s
Lawrenceville , Geo rgia
Mr. Gene Johnson , Coordinator,
Telephone: 963 -9700
Ro c kdale-Co nyer s Office
929 Commercial St. , Conyers , Georgia
Mr. Sidney Herring , Coordinator
Telephone: 483 -9512
ELECTIONS: One of the most important opportunities E .O.A . offers is
that of resident participation. For the
fiust time low-income citizens ha ve come
together in neighborhood orga niz a tions ,
block clubs and adv isory councils to
consider their need s and to assi s t E.O .A.
in planning programs to help meet the se
needs.
There have been 2,672 nei ghborh ood
meetings . Average monthly attendance
for a ll E.O .A. advi s ory committees is
2, 250 peop le.
In 1966 elections were held for the
first time to choose representatives of
low-incom e ar eas to serve on neighborhood and city-wide E.O.A. advisory committees . New Elections for 1967 represe nta ti ves have just been completed in
11 Neigh borh ood Center areas . (N. Ful ton is s t ill being organized) . 194 lowinc o me neigh borhood block organizations
a nd 11 ,528 people have participated in
the 1967 elections . More than 500 lowincome citizens are serving a s bl ock
cap t ai ns and elected represent a tives .
We s t End Nei ghborhood Serv ic e Cent er
725 L awton Street , S. W.
Mr . Jame s Hester , Director
Telephone: 753 -6101
Each block organi zation chose one
representative to serve on its Neighborhood Center's advisor y comm i ttee . THE
CITIZENS EIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY
COUNCIL. Each CNAC selected three
representatives to serve on a city-w ide
committee , THE CITIZE NS C ENTRAL
ADVISORY COUNCIL , plu s one repre s entative to serve on the E .O.A . BOARD
OF DIRECTORS. This gives 12 repres entatives of the po or , 1 3 of the total
members hip . o n the Bo a rd o f Directors.
ADJOINING COUNTIES
J. H. Calh oun . As s i s ta nt Directo r
for Communitr De vel opment , 10 1 Marietta St ., N. W. , T e leph one : 525 -4262.
West Central Neighborhood Se rvice Center
2193 Verbena Street, N- W.
Mr. A. A. Frnmholtz , Director
Telephone: 799-0331
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Neighborhood Serv ice Areas
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A. WEST END
G. EDGEWOOD
B. NASH-WASHINGTON
H. NORTHWEST (P. H.)
C. PRICE
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J. CENTRAL CITY
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E. SUM-MEC
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L. NORTH FULTON
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(Gwinnett County ond Rockdale County
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NEIGHBORHOOD AIDES: E. o. A.
has tr ained and e mploy ed indigenous
residents of low-income neighborh oo ds
to assis t wi th center , age ncy a nd c ommun ity work. Aides have vis ited ove r
10 3,225 homes i n doo r-to-door c ase- find i ng a nd have ser ved over 37, 049 ind ividua l s on a conti nu in g basis .
4. NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH
CORPS (In-School)
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. A dome s t i c P eace Corps pro vidi ng
a 1de s , teache r s , co un s e l ors a nd a dv isors
for, th e War on P o ve rty . Hea dq ua rte r s a t
01 Ma rie tta Stre e t , N. W. , Mr. Da v id
Damman n , Dinec tor , VIST A Volunteens ,
Te l ephone: 525 -4262 .
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ACTION : 5 Vo lunte e r s ha v e been
a ss ign ed to Atla nta fo r, one y ear. 25 of
th e s e a re pres e ntl y work in g i n E. O .A .
tanget a re a s . 1"h e o th er 29 a re e xp e cted
during th e next few mo nth s. 11. as t year
Atl a nt a h a d 32 Vl ST A Vql un teers .
B. OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT AND JOB TRAINING
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On e Manp ower Coun se lor, is l oc a te d
in ea ch Ne i ghborh ood S ervi ce C en ter to
pnov id e jo b p la c ement a nd referral s to
oth er, se r vices. Adm ini s te re d by Georg ia
Sta te Empl oy me nt Service , 101 Marietta
Sn eet , N . W. , Telep hone: 525-4262 .
Ma np ower P rog ra m Spec i a list , Mr. Don
Brya nt .
ACTION : 33,627 i ndiv idu a ls h ave
rece ived e mp lo yme nt c oun se lin g.
87%
of th ese we re un emp l oy ed a t th e time of
coun sel in g a nd mos t of th e remaining
13% we re under-empl o yed. 6, 16 1 ind ividu a ls have beem p la ced in job s . Hundr eds o f othe rs h a ve bee n pl a c e d in
E .0. A. tra mm g programs for yo ut h s.
Th e r, e mai nd e r a re receiv in g tr,a ining ,
educ atiio n , co un s eling o r oth e r s e rivice s
in preparat ion for empl oyme nt o r a re m
the proce ss of bein g p la ced.
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T rain in g a nd empl oy me nt of tow- i ncome high ,s ch oo l y outh s in the .t} tl a m a F ul ton Co unty Sch ool Systems to pro vide wori k experience a nd mon e y to
e nable them to nem a in in sch oo l. /4. dminis tered by t he Atla nt a a nd Fulton
C ounty Bo ar-ds of Ed uc a tion a t 10 1 Mari e tta Stre e t , N . W. , T e) epb o ne : 525 -1886;
Mns . Alice Washin g ton , Coo rdi nato r.
ACTION: 650 s tude nt s now e mpl o yed in th e pub li c s chools .
Mo re t han
2, 500 yo uth s hav e p a rt ic i pa ted si nc e
th e beginni ng .
5. NEIGHBORHOOD YOUT H
CORPS (Out-of-School)
A job tra in in g and e mpl oy me nt pro gram
£o r out-of-sc hool
un e mplo ye d
yo uth s aged 16 th ro ugh 21. 57 ubli c
a nd non-prnfi t Atl anta a genc ies pro vide
150 wo rk lcx:atio n s and 620 pos itions.
Return t o s ch oo l is e n co l!l raged. Ofiface
a t 68 Spri ng S treet , N . W. " Telephone :
577-1 904 , Mr. He nry F a c e , Dire ct or, .
ACTION: 62 0 posi ti on s, an e avail a ble .
6 10 yo u th s a re em pl oy e d . 3-;'5
have returned to s ch oo l. 224 have acNearl y
c epted full -time e mplo yme nt .
3, 000 y ou ths have part ic i pa ted since the
beginning .
6. YOUTH OPPORTUNITY CENTER
Opera ted by the Georgia S ta te Employment Serv ic e to conc e ntriate on the
employ ment ne eds of y outh s aged 16'
th ro ug h 21, with e mpha sis o n co unsel ing , tes tin g , a nd re ferral t o other agen cie s for remedia l edl'lcat ion or tr aining .
522 Wes t Pe a chtree Street . Mr. A . \\, _
Seag ers , Dire c tor . T e lep hone : 8 -09 ~L
ACT ION : 82, 000 have been ii nter\(ie w ed. 5, 735 yo uths hav e b eer.J p~ace a
in full -time jo b s . 30,000 ha ve been re "
fe rred to jo b s a nd ot her agen c ies .
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tere d by Senio r Citizen Serv:i c e-s of
Mettop olita n Atla nta, Inc. , 120 Marie tt a
Stree t, N. W. , Room 7 19 , Te lephone :
577 -2474, Mrs. Caro lyn F r ench , P roj ec t
Director.
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A center co s creen prospec ti v e l oan
appliic atio n s a nd to pro vide assis ta nc e
in the man a g e ment and de ve lopment of
sm a ll busi ness e s . 101 Mariett a Street ,
N . W. , Te lephone: 577 -33 15 , Dr. Merl e
C . P a tterson , Director.
ACTION : 850 individual s ha ve been
inter vie wed or counseled. 33 loans to talli ng $ 322,000 hav e been approv e d and
gra nte d .
3 eight-week semi na r s ha ve
bee n c onducted in l ow-income n ei ghborho ods .
8. COLLEGE WORK STUDY
PROGRAM
P art time empl oyme nt t o ke e p youth s
from l ow-in come fa milies in c ollege..
ACTION : Program approved fo r eigh t
co lleges : Clark College, 60 pre s eml y
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position s available ; Emory University,
69 pre s ently employ ed , 14 pre viously
employed , 20 avai lable pos1tions ; Georgi a State College, 25 presentl y e mpl oy ed, 21 prev iously employ ed, 12 pos ition s
avada bl e; Georg ia Institute of Technologr, 28 presently emplo ye d , 10 previously empl oy ed , 30 po s i t ion s ava il able ; Morehouse College, 201 pre s ent.Ly
employed , 192 pre vious ly empl oy ed , 15
positions availa ble ; Morr i s Brown College, 134 presently employed, 125 previously employ e d , no po s ition s avail able ; Og lethorpe Univers ity, 35 pre se ntly employed, 20 previous ly employ ed , no
positions available; a n d Spelman College, 40 presently employed , 100 pre viously employed , no posit.ions available .
9. FOSTER GRANDPARENTS
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
A program to provide children in ins titution s with adult affection and comnion s hip while al s o giving older citize n s a cha nce to be employ ed in a us eful , person a lly sati s fying job . Adminis -
ACTION : 36 men and wo men , plus 4
s ubs ti tutes, tra in ed a nd serv in g a t Grady
Hospita l (3 0), F ul to n C ounty J uveni le
Court (4) a nd Catrie-Stee le :Pitt s Hon:i e
(2).
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OLDER WORKER (50 plu s)
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Co uncil of Je wis h Women , 793 Piedmont
Ave nue , 1N. E . , Te leph on e: 875 -944 3,
Mrs . Naomi Met zger , Exe cutive Dir:.e c to r.
ACTION : 969 indiv id ua l s ha ve bee n
pl a ced in jobs. There ha ve be en 1,740
jo b applic at ions and 3, 028 reque s ts fo r
app licants from busin e s ses.
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The Ma npower Dev elopmen t a nd
Tr a ining Act of 196 2 pFovides jo b traJnin g for ne e ded ski ll s . Ad mini s tered by
th e Gemg ia State Employ me nt Seuvic e
and he Atla nta Boa rd of E duc a ti on .
Office s at Atl a nt a Indu s tria l E mployment
Offi c e , 61 Trinity Avenue , S. W. , T e leph one : 524 -24 11.
ACTION : 5, 104 in di v idua l s ha v e
been tra ined. A new Contract has bee n
re ceived to tra in 200 peo ple be twee n
F ebruary 13, 1967 a nd March 31 , 1968
in group s o f 45 in 8 oc 12 week train ing
programs . Anoth e r 100 experienced bu
une mp loyed workers will rec eive On 'il;he
Jo b tra in in g . MOTA classes wi.rn tra in
fot s uch jobs as hos tess, waitress, waiter , bus boy , bus g:id, chef , short order
grill man , specialist cook , combinatjon
cook , salad girl , kitchen helpeu and
snack bar hoste ss. Additiona l training
contracts are expected soon .
Classe s now in progress are welding (20), bfrick layiing (20), production
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re fr esher course for regiscened nurses
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Renewed Employment)
An eml?loyment service for the o lder
worker (50 and above) . Administered by
the Georgia Sta te Employ ment Service .
136 Marietta Street, N. W. , Su.ice 200,
Teleph one: 524-6844 , Mr,s. Mal L. Dna ke ,
Dire c tor.
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Employment Service since August 1 ,
1966. (For,merly under auspices of Golde n Age Emp loyment Service.)
217 individuals h ave been p laced ,
761 have been counse led , 684 have been
re ferred to jobs.
13. MEN ' S JOB CORPS
J ob tra iAin g for out-of-school , un·
employ ed boys aged 16 through 21.
E.O . A . is resp on s ible for recruiting and
sc reeni ng Job Corps applicants for At·
lama , Fulton , Cobb , Clayton, Fayette,
Douglas , DeKalb , Rockdale a nd Gwinnett
Counties . He adq ua rters at 118 Marietta
Street , Telephone : 577 -2855 , Mr. Sam
Bax tt:r , J ob Cor,p s Coordin a tor.
ACTION : 1, 210 boy s sen t to train ing centers throughout the country . 87
proce ssed appLicant s awa itin g assignments . 6 1 boys have grad u ated . A new
recruitin g quota of 1,400 boys has been
recei ved .
14. WOMEN 'S JOB CORPS
Job training for o ut-of- s chool , unemployed girls aged 16 through 21. Recruitin g handled by WICS , 136 Mar:ietta
Street, N. W. , 3rd Fl oor , Telephone :
524-540 3, Mrs . Je a n Wea ver , Project
Director.
ACTION : 75 girl s are in training
centers through out the Unit ed St ate s .
16 have graduated .
15. ATLANTA EMPLOYMENT
EVALUATION AND SERVICE
CENTER
A centralized service , the first of
its kind in the country , to diagnose and
evaluate work potential and tra ining
needs of difficult cases a nd to follow up
job progr.ess. It serve s all agencies cooperating m E.O. A. programs. The Vocational Reh a bilita ti on Division operates
the Center at 1599 Memorial Drive , S.E. ,
Telephone: 378 -7591 , Mr. Cantey Gordon ,
Director.
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1, 008 c ases have been referred to th e
Centers.
621 admitted for evaluation.
249 persons have been evaluated . 132
already plac ed in jobs .
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PROGRAM
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An education program t o serve the
entire fa mily usin g neighborhood public
school facilities around the clock . Adminis tered by the Atlanta Board of Educa tion , Instructional Servi ces Building ,
2930 Forrest Hill s Drive , Telephone:
76 1-54 11 , Mr. Alan Koth , Dire ct or.
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in 12 schools.
Approxima tely 10 ,000
more have participated in programs . The
Community School budget has been reduced 82 % bec ause of Congre s s ion al
budget cuts .
Brown High School, 764 Pee p les Street.
S. W., Telephone: 758-5050 , E d New by ,
Assistant Principa l.
Price H igh School, 167 0 C a pitol Avenu e ,
S. W. , Te lephone: 622- 80 24 , Carl Hu bbard , Assistant Princip al.
Wash ington High School , 45 White House
Drive , S. W. , Teleph one : 755 -77 21 , J oe
Drape r , As si sca nt Pr incipa l.
South Fulton High School, 605 South
Baya rd Street , E as t Point , Georgia ,
T ele ph one : 76 1-3584 , Harold Madison ,
Assis ta nt Prin ci pa l.
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Archer High School, 2250 P erry Boulevard , N . W., Telephone : 794-1567 , Arvella L. Farmer , Assista nt Principal.
Howard High School, 551 Houston Street,
N. E . , Telephone : 522-5096 , Bennie C.
Wil liams , Assistant Principal.
Park s Jr. High School , 1090 Wi ndsor
Street , S. W. , Telephone: 7 53 -6125, Robert J. Still , As sistant Principal.
West Fulton High School , 1890 Bankhead
Avenue , N . W. , Telephone : 799-31 77 , E .
C. Norma n , Assistant Principal.
Bethune Elementary School, 198 Norths i de Driv e , N . W. , Telephone: 524-6854,
Norri s L. Hogan , Assi s ta nt Principal.
Capitol Avenue Elementary School , 81i
Capitol Avenue , S . W., Teleph one : 5238696 , Oba diah Jordan , Jr. , Assis ta nt
Prin cipal.
We sley El ementary School, 186 We s ley
Avenue , N . E . , Teleph one: 378-4393 ,
Aaron L. Wat son , Assi s ta nt Principal.
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS FINANCED
BY NON-EOA FUNDS
Dykes H igh School, 4360 P ower s F erry
Road, N . W. , Telephone : 255 -5236 , J ack
Glasgow, Assistant Principal.
Grant Park El ementary School, 75 0 Kalb
Avenue, N. E . , Telephone: 627-5741,
James Chk-Vers, Assistant Principal.
17. PROJECT HEAD START
An enrichment program for culturally
deprived pre-school c hildren operat ed by
the Atlanta School Sys te m and seven
private agencies . An applicati on is now
being prepared for an 8 week program for
3,000 children to be held next summer.
5,989 c hildren have a ttended in 2 s ummers .
Atlanta Board of Education , Instructional Servic..es Building, 2930 Forrest Hill s
Drive ,
Telephone:
76 1-5411,
Mis s
Frances Cox , Director. 4,609 have a ttended in 2 summers.
Rockdale County's Head Start Program 40 attended last s ummer .
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240 attended last summer.
Wheat Street Day Nurser:y' s Mead Start
Program - 200 have a ttended i n 2 summers .
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Program - 260 have attended in 2 summers .
Hinsley Temp le Day Nurser:y's Hea d
Start Program - 120 have a ttended in 2
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In s truction in reading and wri ting
for adtdts over 18 yea rs of age who are
unable t o function on an eighth grade
educational level , to improve their: employment potenti al. Administered by vhe
Atlanta Board of Educa tion , 2930 Forrest Hill s Drive, Telephone: 76 1-5411,
Ext. 206, Mr. Alan Koth a nd Dr. Cuntis
Hen s on , Coordinator s .
ACTION: 48 classe s for 900 parti1, 27 3 p eople
c ipa nt s a re in s e ss ion.
have already pa rticipated.
19. UPWARD BOUND
A pro ject to re duc e th e drop -out rate
of 11th a nd 12th gra ders with a bility by
pro viding remedi a l a nd interest cl as se s
and encouragin g them to s et goa ls for
further education a ft er high s ch ool.
ACTION :
Morehouse College, 223 C hestn ut Stree t ,
S . W. , Te lephone: 577- 150 5, Dr. Ar thur
Ban ks , Director. 150 enro ll e d a t pr esent ,
228 las t year.
Emo ry University, Emory Universi ty
Campus , Emory Uni versity, Te leph one:
377-24 11 , Ext. 7546, Mr. Louis Becker:,
Director. 49 e nrolled at present, 50 last
year.
Morri s Brown Coll ege, 642 Hunter St.,
N. W. , Telephone : 577 -2628, Mrs. Vivian
McGee , Director. 91 enrolled at present ,
100 last year.
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During the winter , s tud e nts par t1c1pate in Saturday morning cl asses a t the
colleges and a re tutored by f.?rogram assis ta nts. During the summer , s tude nts
live a nd s tudy on the college campuses .
Morris Brown a nd Morehouse held 8 week
programs a ncl J;: mory held a 6 week pr,ogram last s ummer. SimilaF programs a re
pla nned for next year.
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Three years ago , a pre-coLlege demon s tration project , one of six in the
country, was conducted by Moreh ouse
Co llege for 370 s tudents. Results from
chis project helped pave th e way for the
na tionwide program , Project Upwa rd
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20. SOCIAL SERVICES
Social Ser, vice Supervisor, s a nd sta ff
are located in each Neighborhood Service
C enter to provide help w ich hea lth , education a nd famil y problems.
ACTION: Counselors ha ve held
33 ,049 interviews at the Neighborh ood
Servic e Cente rs.
21 . DAY CARE SERVICE
Sup e rvi s e d c a re for children in ord er to re lease pare nt s fo , jo b tFa inin g a nd
,job opportuni ti es .
10 pro,j eccs are rn o p erat ion c a nng
for 7 10 ch~ldre n .
An t ioch ...North Day Ca re Ce nter (50) 540 K e nnedy Street , N . W., Tel e phone:
523 -4861 . Mr s . Mary Ray , Direc t or.
Bowen Homes D ay Care C e nt e r (G a te
C ity Association) (100) - 1060 Wi l kes
Cir,cle , N .W. , Tel e phone: 799 -11 70 , Mrs.
Fnance s Wy att, Direc tor.
Co ll ege P a rk C i vic & E duc a tiona l Cen fil (35) - 407 Wes( Harvard Strieec, C ollege P a rk , Geo,gia , Telephone: 766-4456 ,
Mrs. Elois e Thoma s , Director.
C hildren ' s C enter o Metropolitan .A clanca Eamily D a y Car.e (35) - 725 L a wto n
Street , S. W., Telephone : 75 3-6101 , Mrs.
Dori s Ha rtle y , Cas e Worker .
East J? oinc Child Care Center (24) H 47 Calhoun Avenue , East P oint , Georgi a , Telephone: 767-4404 , Mrs. · De Vern
Howell , Directo r. .
South Side Day Ca re Cen ter (120) - 80 2
I/P ryor Street , S.W . , Telephone: 577-2640 ,
Mr. Hlenry J.. Furlow, Directo .
Grady Homes
1':Iomes Tenant
Bell Stree t , S.
Mr,s . Elizabeth
Day Care Center (Grady:
Associ a tion) (90) - 100
E. , Telephone : 522-1595,
R. Carcei; , Di r,ector.
Gate Ci ty at St . Paul ' s (Gate C i ty Association) (36) - . 15 40 P ryor Ro ad , S. W. ,
Tele phone: 622-97 11 , Mrs . Barbar,a Marcin , Direc tor.
Fort Street K iddie Korner 000 ) - 572
!Boulevard , N.E . Telephone: 876-9 279
Mis s Yhonn a Career , Directo r .
Tabern a cle Ba pt.ist CbuF..C ( 120) - 47 5
Boulevard , N. E., Tele ph on e: 8 76-1779
Mrs. Mattie Bruce , Di rector.
22. LEGAL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
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A centra l Legal A s sis t ance C e nte r
£ina nc ed by E.O .A. , is pre s ently ope.,rating in the F ulton Co un ty C ourt ffi ous e .
2 additio nal c enters a re planned for lowinc ome neighborhoods. All lega l c as e s
fo r E.O .A. target are as will be r,eferne d
to ome of th ese thr,ee centers . The progr,am wi ll handle civil ca ses a d provide representa tion a nd coun s e li ng fo.Ir
preliminary criminal hea rin gs . Admi n i s tere d by the Legal Aid Soci ety: of Atlan·
ta , 136 Pry or St., S.E. T e l. 524-5811
Mrs . Nancy Cheves , General Coun s e l.
ACTION : Under the pre viou s E .O . A.
Lega l As sis ta nce Progra m, Lega .A id
la wyers work ed i n Ne ighborhood ervice
Centers part- ti me . L egal A'd lawyers
s erved a tota l of 17, 324 cases a nd dosed 2,376 court cas e s.
23. CRIME PREVENTION
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Po lice work in e a ch Neighborhood
Ser vi ce C ente r to become friends with
re s id en ts and hel uhem with t heir, probl e ms . T hi s progra m was developed by
nh e Atla nta Police Depart ment following
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a rec ommendatio n o f th e Ctime Co mmi s sion. It is th e first program 0£ i t s kind
in th e c ountry . Atlanta P olic e Department , 82 Dec a tur Street , Tel e phone:
522-7363 , Lt. C. E. Wrig ht and Lt. C.
Dixon , Offi cer s in C harge .
ACTION: Sin c e Ja nua ry, 1966, poli c e officers have been worki ng in E . 0 .
f · _ eighborhood Service C ente rs . T hey
have communicacred with ov er 90, 000
people .
These off ic ers a ttended 176
me e tings on o ff-duty tim e , go t 306 drop outs back .in school and h e lped 58 har,d sh ip cas es . Th e y supervise numer;ous
yo uth act1v1t1es an d d ubs a nd get
youths i nvolved in Neighbo rhood Yo uth
Corps, Job Corps , Communi ty Schoo)
and Req:eation Programs .
11he office,rs and their Centers a re :
Officer Gambell , NASH-Washington ;
Offace.r Lyons , Price and Sum-Mee;
Officer. Cardell , Central City;
Officer J ob nson , Northwes t
( Perty Homes);
Officer Nello ms, Edgewood ;
Officer Graham, Northeast;
O{f~cer Owens, West End.
24. PLANNED PARENTHOOD
Fam,ily planning servic e administereel by the p Qanned Parentb ood .Associatio n of the Atlanta Area, 31 08 Piedmont
Rioad , N. E . , Telephone: 233-4493 , Mrs.
J ulian Freedman Acting Director.
ACTION : Over 2,193 individua l s
served . 3 Family '.Planning Clin ics in
operation: Be~hlehem Community Center
Clinic , 9 McDonough Boulevard , Telep hone: 627-0176 (Mo nda y evenings),;
PeFI;y Homes Clinic,, 1660 Drew Drive,
N . W., Apartment 756, Telepho ne: 355 '8 278 (Wednesday evenings); and John 0 .
Ohiles Homes, 435 Ashby £tree S . W.,
Te~ephone: 755-4228, (Thursday even ii;igs) .
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foe . , 120 Ma rietta Stre et , N . W. , T e le ph one : 77-3828 , Mr. A . . Horvath , Di rect or .
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ACTION : A r:oca l of l , 794 famil y
uni t s aue being serv ed in the A ntione
Graves C e nter , 126 Hilli ard Street , N. E . ,
Telephone : 577 -li9 0; the J oho 0. Chi les
Cent er;, 43 5 As hby Street , S. W., Teleph on e : 753-4084; and the P almer Hous e ,
43 0 T ech wood Drive , N . W. , Te lephone:
873-3453 .
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and Recrea tion i s providi ng r,ec.reatio n
speciatiists under contract to provide
co mpreh ensiv e rec rea tio n progra ms. T h e
Fl!l lton Cou nty Departmer;ic of Family a nd
Children Seuvices provides a fuU-cime
rep resentative i n ea c h Cen t er by agi;.ee menc. The Fulton County I?ubl~c Rea.1th
Departmen t provides a health ma intena nce program i n each Cen ter by agreement .
26.PROJECT ENABLE
Gr.o l!lp education ,fo low-inc ome parents to i.ncuea se motivacion for se lf -hel p .
Commun ity a nd pensooal problems ate
identified a nd become th e ta rget for a c tion. Administered by the Atlanta Ur. ban
League, Inc . , 239 Auburn Avenue , N.,E . ,
Mrs. Lillian Clark Director , Telephone:
52 2-8839 .
ACTION : Seven groups wi th a tota l
o 167 parents have comp l e rred their dis c ussio ns . There have been 238 referra ls to other agei;i ies fo r ~e~p . 1,069
people have been interviewed . A. leadership traiQing phase wiU s ta!t soon .
27. VOLUNTEER TASK FORCE
A pro<>:.im co provide tnaining and
supervisio n of local volu nteers who supplement services of the E.0 .A. professional staff. VoJuoceens a re drawn from
all a reas oF the c ~cy, inclrudin
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Glenn [B uilding , 120 Marietta Strieet, N.
W. , Jfelephone: 577-2250 , Mrs. Elinor
Metzger, Director.
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ACTION: 46 volunteers trained and
ser,ving.
Volunteers are placed in
Neighborhood Service Centeris, Community Schoo.lis , Communiuy Centers , Planned
Parench,ood Centers , St. Joseph's Hospital, Senior Citizens Centers , and Day
Care Centers. Volunteer,s include both
men a nd women.
lnte ues ced persons
shou ld call the above number. New class
of 33 co s tart in January will las e 6
weeks (4 weeks cl ass es plus 2 weeks
on-job-training).
Next cl ass starics
March 20th.
E. RESEARCH PROGRAMS
Training and work e xperience for
500-700 hard-core , unempl oyed ouc-0£school yo uths per year, in workshop
situations . Administered by BE.ES-BIZ ,
Inc. , a non-profit , private organization.
570 Peachtree Street, Telephone: 8735653 , Mr. Joseph Minecci , Director.
ACTION : 233 were enrolled during
the program.
31. PROJECT UP-LI FT
Job training for, unemployed parents
of dependent children operated by Fulton
County Department of Family a nd Children Services at 50 Whitehall Street ,
Mrs . Willie Thompson , Director , Telephone: 572-2155.
ACTION : Program will end by February 28th. 227 individuals are now in
training. 387 have completed the course .
28. EVALUATION PROGRAM
An eighteen month evaluation of
Atlanta's Community Action Program.
Administered by Emory Universi ty , Telephone: 377-2411 , Exe. 517, Dr. John
Doby , Di.rector; Dr. Fred R. Crawford ,
Principa l Inve stigator.
ACTION : Prelimin a ry research underway.
29. ELECTRONIC DATA
PROCESSING PROGRAM
E.O.A. was selected for a n O .E .O .
Pilot study to design and implement a
data processing system to a utoma te ac counting a nd fin a nc ial wo rk.
The pro ject de s igned procedures for da ta ga therin g from the Neighborhood Service Centers. Administered by Electronics Data
Systems Corpora ti on, Room
8 17, 101
Marietta Street, N . W. , Te lephon e: 525 4262, exr.5 8, ·Mr. Davis Ham lin , Director.
ACT ION : E .O.A.'s bud getary and
payroll acco untin g department is now
automated a nd usin g computers .
F. DISCONTINUED PROGRAMS
30. BEES- BIZ
32. PUBLIC HEAL TH
Public Health Nurses for Neighborhood Service Centers . Administered by
Fulto n County Department of Public
Health , 99 Bueler Street, S . E. , Telephone: 572-2927 , Mrs . Gla d ys L. Garland , Coordinator.
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ACTION : 4 nurses worked with the
Neighborhood Service Ce nters .
33. HOMEMAKER SE RVICES
Substitute h omemakers assumed re sponsibility for households in low-income
areas during emergenc y situa ti ons. Ad ministered by Visiti ng Nurse Associa tion of Atla nt a , 1270 Techwood Drive.
Telephone: 873-2683, Mrs. Mary Caldwell , Coordinator.
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522 homes , a nd made 13,436 visits .
34. RECREATION CONDUCTED
BY NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE
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ACTION : The Recreation Technician and staff of the Neighborhood Service Ce nter s organized and supervised
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teen clubs and adult activities in lowincome a reas.
s ummer of 1966 . Plans for 1967 indefin ite.
38. MEDICARE ALERT
35. SUMMER RECREATION
E.O.A. fin a nced summer recreation
in 1966. Total attendance was 277 ,000 .
The programs were administered by the
City of Acla nta, (Parks a nd Recrea tion
Department) , 10 United Appeal agencies
a nd 3 priva te agencies.
Agencies a nd depa rtments w ere:
Atla nta Parks a nd Recreation Dept .
Butler Street YMCA
Wesley Ho use Centers
Sal va tion Army
Warren Memorial Boys' Club
Wes t End Boys ' Club
Grady Homes Boys ' Club
George Washin gton Carver Boys' Club
Atla nta Co uncil of Camp Fire Girls
Grady Homes Girls ' Club
Apt Academy
Atlanta Urban League
Vine City Council
36.HOME MANAG EMENT
TRAININ G
E.O.A . Home Ma nage ment Techn icians a nd a ides working in Neighborhoo d
Service Center s taugh t residents c ooking , sewing , housekeeping, bud ge ting ,
child care , hygiene, consu mer buyi ng ,
and facts about loans and installment
buying .
G. OTHERS
37. SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM
A program to provide schol arsh ips
fo r primary and s econdary students foom
under-pri viledged home s to allow them
to attend s ummer school.
Admini stered
by the Atla nta and Fulton C ounty Boards
of Education. Dr. John Ma rtin , Ass i s tant
Superintendent for Instruction , 2930
Forr e s t Hill s Dr. , Telephone: 761-54 11.
ACT ION : 6, 500 youths attended the
E.O .A . fi nanced program during the s umme r of 1965 . Program did not operate
A two month proguam. 10,697 citizens 65 y ears and o lde r were contac ted .
110 paid workers, o l der people from l owin come areas , and 117 voluntee rs explained heal th and hospital be nefits
available under the new Medicare legislation and helped people app ly before
the March 31, 1966 deadline.
SUMMARY
EOA ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS
Multi-SeFv.ice Neighborhood Centers
Neighborhood Youth Corps
( our-of-school progra m)
Sma ll Bu s ine ss Devel o pment Center
Men's Job C orp s (Recruitin g )
VISTA (Volunteers in Se rvice to
America) Placement and Supervision
Medicare Alert
EOA PROGRAMS
CONTRACTED TO OTHER AGENCIES
Community Schools (Atl a nt a P ub l ic
Sch oo ls)
Head Sta rt Project s (Atlant a Public
Schools and 7 pri va te org a ni za tion s )
Day Care Center s (private organizations)
Summ er Recreation Program s (Ci ty o f Atla nta, 10 Uni ted Appeal Agencie s , 3
ot h ers)
P roject BEES- BIZ (pri va te no n-profit
organization)
Manpower Pl ace ment Cente rs
(Georgia State Employ ment Service)
Emp loyment Evaluation and Service
Center (Voca tion a l Rehabili ta tion)
Lega l Service (Lega l Aide So ciety )
Plan ned Paren th ood (P la m1ed Parenthood Association of Atla nt a)
Mult i-Service Ce nters fo r th e Aged
(Senior C iti ze ns of Metropo lit a n
Atl an t a, Inc.)
Volunteer Task Force (Community
Counc il )
Fos ter Grandparents (Senior Citizen s of
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Neighborhood Youth Corps (fn-School)
(Atlanta and Fulton County Public
Schoo ls)
Project nable (Urban League)
Public Health Services (Fulton County
Health Department)
Homemaker Services (Visitin g iNmse
Association of Atlanta)
Summe School (Atlanta ublic Schools)
COOPERATING
INDEPENDENT PROGRAMS
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Youth Opportunity Center (Sta te £mployment Service)
Col lege Work Study Programs (8 colleges)
J?rojec t Upward Bound ( 3 co ll eges)
Womens' Job Corps (WICS - Women in
Community Service)
Cr.ime Prevention (Atlanta Police Dept.)
Manpower Developmen t and ]i'r;aining Act
ofr 196;1 (Georgia tare Employment Ser,v.ice and Atlanta Board 0£ Education)
Project Hir,e (Help Initiate Renewed
Employ ment) (Georgia Scace Employment Service)
Golden Age Employment Service ( Atlanta Secti on Na tion a l Council 0£ Jewis
Wo men)
Adu le- B as ic Educati o n (Atl a nta Boa rd of.
E duca ti on~
N o longer; in operation
1966 E.O.A. BOARD OF
Mr. Bo i sf.e uillet Jones , Chairm an
Mrs . W. H. . (L uc y) Aiken
Mr. Har,old Ben son
Mrs . A. L . Benton
Mr. Wi lli am L. Ca~loway
Mr. Rober,t Dobbs
Mr . George L. Edwards,
Mr. Melvin Grantham
Mr . John W. Greer
Rev . Joseph L. Gr,,igg
Mr . John S . Herndon
Mt. Jesse Hill
Rev . M. L. King , Sr.
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Mr,. W. M. Montague , Sr.
Mr. Carl P lunkecc
Mr. 1ulian Sharpt;on
M . A. H. Sterne
Mr. Erwin Stevens
MFs. Nancie Stowers
Dr,. Paul D. West
Mrs . LeKoy (Ann) Woodward
Mrs . Mamie Wynn
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Note: The 196i EOA Board ofr Directors
wim be expanded to 36 members , including 12 represen tatives of thos @ served
by EOAi (one elected by each Neighborhood Advisory Council) , 12 representatives appointed by public age ncies whic hi
serve the poor , and 12 represen;tat,i ves
ai;ipointed by other commun ity grioups .
The re presentatives ofr chose served
by EOA have already been elected . They
are mar,ked ** below.
12 CITIZENS NEIGHBORHOOD
ADVISORY COUNCILS ( 1967)
C entral City
Mrs. Doroth y Buown
Mrs. Katie Brown
Mrs. He len Tayl or
Mrs. Annie ack son
Mr. Harold Ra ine s
&tr. L . L . Turner
Mrs. Ros ie f-:loJc
Mr. T ommy Gri tfin
Mr. Spen ce r Blou nt
Mrs . Betty Pool
Mr. Jam e s Aus tin
Mrs . Nora Keyros
Mus . Eve ly n Brown
Mr;. Alonzo Watson
Center Director Nom i nees:
Mrs. Ethel Cox
Mrs . Bertha Jackson
Mrs . Oneda Seay
Mr . B . A. (Kitchens
Mr. D. A. Coley
Eas t Cent ral
Mrs .
Mrs .
Mr s .
Mr - .
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Annie B . Chamber s
Beatric e Wil s on
ather.ine Gane
Margaret Gr ;;at
Sustie LaBord
�Mrs . Grace Pullum
Mrs . Petronia Hall
Mrs. Clide Anderson
Mrs. Ruby Whitfield
Mrs. Ida Hermon
Mrs. Pearl Williams
Mrs . Willie Lewis
Miss Doris Mathews
Mrs. Johnnie Mosley
Mr. Lewis Holmes , Sr.
Mr. James Gilbert
Mr. Emmitt Sowell
Mrs. Fannie Woods
Center Director Nominees:
Mrs. Annie L. Hill
Lt. L arry RePass
Mrs. Mildred Perry
Rev. Clarence Maddox
Edgewood
Mrs. Ruby N. Heard
Rev . W. C. Hill
Mr. Lorenzo John son
Mrs. Dorothy Harris
Mr. J ul ius White
Mrs . Mary Mobley
Mrs . Fletch er Walk er
Mr. Columbus Maddox
Mr. Leroy Dobbs
Mrs. Maggie McMullen
Mr s . Lizzie Stephens
Mr. Thomas Carlton
Mrs. Chari ty Smith
Mrs . Cleta Mitchell
Mrs . M. B. White
Mrs . Mi11 ie Acree
Mrs. Dorothy Adam s
Mt . F red Co x
M . IRoss Douthard , al ternate
C enter Direc tor Nominees:
Mr.
Mr.
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Rufus Favons
Charles Turner
J ohn Gaither
J ohn Cos by
NASH-Wa shington
Mts . Ruby McDowell
Mrs . Dornth y P yrom
Mrs . Do ri s Davis
Mrs . Annie Sewel]
Mrs . Mary Avery
Mr. Ot is Cochtan
Mr. James Marsh all
Mrs . Joyce Burn ey
Mrs.
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Mrs.
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Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Margaret Knight
Alice Dixon
Parialee FaulknGeneva Mack
Lillian Hunt
Elizabeth Harvey
Jessie Miller
Katie Jones
C. M. Wolfe
Carrie Porter
Cynthia Hampton
Verna Kirkland
Center Director Nominees:
Mrs. Dorothy Bolden Thompson
Mrs . Maggie Moody
Mr. Jame s Gardner
Dr. Elsie Edmondson
North Fulton
Being organized
Northwest - Perry
Mrs. Ruby Hawk
Mr. John Sla ton
Mrs. F lo ssie Zac kery
Mrs. Shirley Dowdell
Mrs. Odessa Wheeler
Mrs. Arie Shelm on
Mr. R ay mond Morr,is
Mr. Richard Feagin
Mrs . Loretta Gres ha m
Mrs . Vera McCoy
Mrs. Margie Freeman
Mrs. Bernice Hou seworth
Mrs . Delores Mitchell
Mr . Jessie Gascon
Mrs . Garaldine Hughes
Mrs . Barba ra Davis
Rev. David Middlebrook
Center Director Nominees:
Mr. Robe rt Dobbs
Mr. Bob Shaw
Mrs. J osie Wynn
Mr. Carey F l eming
Pittsburg
Mrs .
Mrs.
Mrs .
Mrs .
F lorence Alexan der
Nettie Bl anton
C arrie Wright
Anni e Evan s
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Mr:. John Tolbert
Mrs . Marion Hood
Mr. N. HI. Scott
Mrs . Mammie Fleming
Mr. Clarence Smith
/** Mrs. Beatrice Garland
Mrs. H. H. Dyer
Mr. Ben Jen kins
Mrs . Willie P. Tbonncon
Mrs . Leonie Mester
Center Director Nominees:
Mrs. Sl ini a Sears
Mrs . Sallie Billin gs le y
Rev . Calvin Mouscon
Price
Mrs . Christine Bea s on
Mrs. Mary F uller
Rev . L. W. Hope , Sr.
Mrs . Gra ce Ba r:k s dale
Mrs . Olli e P owell
Mrs. N eerie Bennett
Mr s . Lois Wil li a ms
Mr. Cha rles Da ndeo
Mrs . Lena Owe ns
Mr. Melvin 'B a rn es
Mrs. C. M. Martin
Mns . Mary F. O'Neal
Rev . H . F . Gne e n
Mrs. E ula ne Hous eworth
Mrs . Evelyn Ba ttle
Mrs . France s Th o mpson
Mrs . Arthur Williams
Mrs . Ru th Coffer
Mr. George Bru mfi eld
Mr. Gabrie l McCrary
Center Director Nominee s:
Mr. He nry Ph ipps
Mrs . Loui se Watl ey
Mr. Robert Barnes
Mr. Wil liam Merritt
South Fulton
Mrs . Mary Lemons
Mrs . Lucy Willi s
Mr. J ohn Walton , Jr.
Mrs . Louvenia Will iams
Mrs . Alyce Price
Mr. Ronald Bridges
Mrs . Julie Chaney
Mr. William John s on
Mrs . Myrtic e Rowe
/ **Mr. W. T. Brooks
Mrs . Susie Perkins
Center Director Nominees:
Mrs. Elizabeth Huggins
Mr. Al fredo Callejas
Mr. Milo Fisher
Summerhill -Mechanicsvil Ie
Rev. J . B. Mai;cin
Mrs. Rosa Burney
Mr. Edward J oho so n
Re v . L. C. Clack
Mr. Lewis Peters
Mrs . Alice Hudson
Mr. J oho Gresha m
Mrs . Curtis McWorcher
Mr. Hudson Whitsett
Mrs. Evelyn Burri ss
Mr s. Ann L. Childs
Mr . Andrew Broo ks
Mr s. Annie By rd
Mr s . Li zz i e J e nnings
Mr . Edward Moody
Mr. Edward Grimes
Mr. C. L. Walton
Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson
Mrs . Dori s Gaston
Mr s . Mattie a n s l ey
Center Director No minees:
Mrs .
Mrs .
Mrs .
Mrs .
Gu ssie L ewi s
Ca therine Co lbert
Leila Hancock
A. L. Benton ( e l e c ted in 1966 fo r
2 year term co Board)
West C entral
Mr s . Doro thy Patterson
Mr s . Leola Perry
Mr. Walter Burton
Mr. Wilkie A . Jordan
Mr . Nathaniel Walker
Mr . Lewis Evans
Mrs . Mary Hall
/ **Mr. Edward Yo ung
Mrs . Laura Willis
Mr. John Dixon
Mr. Elisha Piers
Mrs . Corine Smith
Mrs . Frankie Kendri ck
Mi ss Nedra L. Reid
Rev . K. M. Dunlap
Mrs . Nellie Price
Mrs. E velyn Perdu e
Re v . R . Johnson
�IC enter D irect o r Nom inees:
fr s . WilJie Perki os
Rev . Elli s L. Green
".\fr. Charl e s B. Ha rt, J r.
West End
Mr. B. F. Wa ldorn
Mr. Ben Bens on
\ !rs . Peg Brady
,\,fr. Willi am Killings wor th
Mrs . Emma Jordan
Mr. A. R. Phil lips
Mr. F red Youn g
Mrs . Gertrude McLennan
Mrs . E l izabeth God bee
Mrs . Maxine Abbo tt
Mrs . Edna Mayo
Mr . Roy Harwell
Mr. Alvi n Barne r
.\,!rs . Bertha Stewart
.\1rs . Roxie Lipford
Mr. R . C. Chinn
M,s . Lucy Cas tell
Mrs . D. L. Stovall
Mr. Coleman Smith
.\1rs . Beatrice Henderson
,\,!rs. M. U. Barnette
\Jr. J. C. Dietrich
,\,!rs . Sue Bradley
Mrs . C. B . Cole
Mr . Jack Bagwell
'-Ar. Robert Rice
.\Jr . F . H. Pound
\!rs . Gene John son
Mrs . Ann Miller
Mr . Roswell Jackson
.\frs. Mary Chandler
\!rs . Mary Morton
C enter D irector Nominee s:
~\fr . H. D. Wi ley
.\,lrs . George Longino
• \lrs . Mam i e Wvnn
.\!rs . Gladys Bradley
Rev . Carol Tinsley
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ADVISORY COUNCIL (1967)
Executive Administrator Nominees
!rs . Annie Laurie Pace
.\ fr . Ralph Long
Rev R . B Shorts
Mr. Robe rt Blount
M, s . L e nnie He s te r
Mrs. Mary Morton
TECHN ICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Mr. James H. Aldredge
Miss Dori s Alexa nder
Honorable Iva n Allen , gr.
Dr. Wa llace M. Als ton
Mr. Harold N . Arnold
Dr. Sa nford At wood
Dr. Warren D. B ache li s
Dr. P aul R . B eall
Mr . Duane W. Beck
Mr. G lenn E. Bennett
Mi ss Catheri ne Boling
Dr. J a mes J? . Brawle y
Dr. R ufus E . C le men t
Mr . C larence D. Cole man
Mr. J ack C. Deliu s
Mr. Wellborn R . Ell i s
Mr. Arn o ld D. Elli son
Mr. R ic ha rd Forbe s
Mr. J a mes F urniss
Mr. Collier B . Gladin
M, . Herma n B . Guinn
Mr . Joseph F . Haas
Dr. James F . Ha c kney
Arch bi s hop P aul J. Ha !Jina n
Dr. Edwi n Harri son
Mr. Richard C. Hicks
Miss Re becca Ho ll ings worth
Honorable Lloyd Elmo Holt
Mr. William S. Howland
Mr . William E . Inmon
Mr. John H . J aco bs
Dr. A. P . Jarrell
Mr. Herbert T . Jenkin s
Mr. Ma lco lm D. Jone s
\fr . A Ia n F. K iepper;
Mc John F . Kiser
Mr. R . Earl L anders
Dr . Noah Langdal e , Jr.
Dr. John W. Letson
Major George Marsha ll
Dr. Albert E . Man ley
Mr. Sam Mas se ll, Jr .
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays
Mrs . Frances McKay
Mr . J . 0 . Moore
Mr. Jack P . Nix
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Mr. A. B. Padgett
Mr. J . W. Pinkston
Dr. Claude Purcell
Mr. William Ray , Jr.
Mr. M. B . Satterfield
Mrs . Bruce Schaefer
Mr. Opie Shelton
Mr. Robert E. Shrider
Mr. Robert Sommerville
Mr. Douglas W. Str,onbehn
Dr. Herman L . Turn er
Dr. John Venable
Dr. Paul 0. West
Rev. Samue l W. Williams
Mr. Marion Williamson
Mr. John C. Wilson
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
ATLANTA, INC.
Mr. C. 0. Emmerich
Executive Director
Mr. Harold E. Barrett
Associate Administrator for Operation s
(and Director o f Neighborhood Services
Organization)
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FORM 25- 4-S
�CITY HALL
October 1~, 1967
ATLANTA, GA. 30303
Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404
IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR
R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant
MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmenta: liaison
. MEMORANDUM
To:
Dr. John Letson, School Superintendent
Mr. Jack Delius, General Manager, Parks Department
Miss Virginia Carmichael, Recreation Director, Parks
Department
From:
Subject:
Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
Transfer of Summer Recreation Programs
to School System
Each summe r f o r the last several years, it has b e come increasingly
more apparent that the de ve lopment and implementation of comp re hensive recreation programs in low income sections of the City of
Atlanta is absolutely essential for the reduction of obvious factors
which cause problems of juvenile delinquency and social disorders.
The large-scale special recreation program this summer pro ve d
conclusively the v alue of such an all-out coordinated effort. More
than 125, 000 youngste rs from disadv ant a g e d commun iti e s took part
in programs prov ided by 33 agencies through th e recr e ation funds
made available by th e Office of Economic Opportunity, the City of
Atlanta and the local ag e ncies .
It was the first summer many of these boys and girls had been
afford e d the opportunity to p a rticipate in sup e r v is e d r e cr e ation
acti v ities.· The fact that Atlant a' exp e ri e nced a summe r of calm
w ith a minimum o f frictions w hich plagued other citie s spe aks we ll
for this summe r's acti v ity .
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October 18, 1967
The truth of the matter is that anyone who wished to participate
in organized recreation in Atlanta this year could do so within his
own neighborhood.
All this has strengthened my firm belief that a well planned, adequately
financed and staffed summer program of recreation is vital to the
supervision of our young people during the long vacation period.
In order to plan, finance, and operate the desired program, every
existing public facility and resource must be utilized to the maximum.
All available federal aids as well as private assistance must also be
incorporated into such a program.
There are at present 121 elementary and 26 high schools in the City
School System. All of the eleme ntary schools and all of the high
schools have playgrounds or areas suitable for outdoor play adjacent
to the schools.
There ar e 15 gymnasiums and two sports stadiums include d in the
facilities of the school system. In addition, almost all schools have
auditoriums, cafeterias and other tools which should be utilized in
a comprehensive summer program of recreation.
The public elementary and high school is the one community facility
which most directly affects the lives of the greatest number of
people in a community. Virtually all youngsters between the ages
6 - 18 are unde r the supervision of teachers, cQaches and/or other
school officials for nine months of the year.
It seems to me that a summer recreation program which is orie nted
to the school facilities would pro v ide for an orde rly and m e aningful
e x tension of supe rvision for a full twelve months. To place dir e ct
responsibility for summe r recreation w ith the schools w ould ena ble
school officials to b e tt e r coordin at e y e ar-around school and youth
activities . _Summe r school, spei!ial e nrichme nt p r ograms a n d other
programs conducte d by the schools in the summer could b e a part of
an overall t w elve month school plan, including r e creation .
The purpos e of this m e morandum is to request that the Park s a n d
Recr e a t ion D e pa r tme nt and th e School D e partme nt discuss th e
feasibilit y of t r a n s fe r of sp e cial summe r re creation p r ograms -
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October 18, 1967
particularly in low income areas - to the School Department. The
special committee now preparing a five -year plan for public
recreation in the City of Atlanta might also be asked to consider
the potentialities of this proposal.
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CITY HALL
August 21, 1967
ATLANTA, GA. 30303
Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404
IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR
R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assis tant
MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison
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To: Mr. Jack Delius
Miss Virginia Carmichael
From: Dan S we.9-t
Subject:
· ~m~ ov1e - President's Commission
The President's Commission on Youth Opportunity will have a
photo grapher in on Wednesday to shoot pictures of the Atlanta
program. The movie is actually being put together by International T e l ephone and Telegraph.
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Neal Gr ego ry, from the Vice Preside nt's Offic e , requested that
we assist the photo g rapher in getting the necessary shots and
that if we had any color slides to be made available to the producer
. for pas sible inclusion in the movie it would be h elpful.
Neal had attempted to call Virginia but this was the time that she
was in New York at the Summer Games .
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They will l e t one of u~_ know who the photographer will be and
. what time h e is expected i n.
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August 22, 1967
CITY HALL
ATLANTA, GA. 30303
Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404
IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR
R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant
MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental liaison
Dear Fellow Citizen:
A~cording to the school system records, I see that you may not be planning to
return to school this fall. I hope that this is not the case.
As chairman of the Metropolitan Atlanta Youth Opportunity Campaign, I am interested in you and your future.
Our City needs you. But even more, your education is improtant to you and the
skills you can develop. To stop school now is a cruel form of self-punishment.
If you get a skill or receive a high school diploma, it will not only mean more
money in your pocket, it will mean a better life for you.
If you are not interested in going to regular academic day classes, you can
attend ever.ing or day vocational - technical classes or go to evening academic or
evening training classes.
For your own good -- for money in your .pocket -- it is necessary that you
learn a skill or get a high school diploma. There are many jobs available right
now if you have the skills needed to do them.
I urge you to reconsider your decision to quit school:
they may be, should not keep you out of school. If you need
you need answers about the school programs you can get, call
System . at 761-5411, Ext. 220 or the Atlanta Youth Council at
Problems, whatever
help or guidance or if
the Atlanta School
522-4463 1 Ext. 437.
No matter what you may now feel about continuing school ,' I strongly urge you
so seriously consider one of the vocational or academic programs available to you.
Think of yourself and take advantage of the opportunities available to you. To
quit is to be left behi nd.
By the way, the Atlanta Braves and I would like to invite you to be our guest
at a special "Back-to-School" game to be held on Labor Day, Monday, September 4.
Two tickets for the night game with Pihi adelphia are enclosed and I hope that you
and a friend will attend.
ruly,
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Mayor I van Allen, Jr.
Metropolitan Atlanta
Opportunity Campaign
�HELP THEM HELP TJ.lfMSELVE-S
YOUTH OPPORTUNITY CAMPAIGN 1967
FOR GREATER ATLANTA
ATLANTA YOUTH COUNCIL, 68 MITCHELL ST., S. W., ATLANTA 30303
Telephone 522-4463, Ext. 437
May 16, 1967
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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ATLANTA TO EXPAND PLAYLOT PROGRAt,,1 FOR 1967
(First of a series of announcements on summer recreation programs)
The Neighborhood Playlot program, begun last summer by the City of Atlanta
Parks and Recreation Department, will be more than doubled for summer 1967.
This
announcement was made today by Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., who stated:
"We are convinced that the Playlot program was our single most successful NevJ
effort in providing meaningful recreation opportunity for our boys and girls last
summer.
The Playlots were available to large numbers of children within easy
walking distance of the ir homes,
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experience d personnel with outstanding assistance and support f rom youth and
adults f rom the ne i ghbor hoow themse lves ."
This announcement from Mayor Allen came a s the f irst in a series of inf ormation r eleases on programs to be operated by public and private agencies in the
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$3,700.
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hoped that contributions, loan of physical facilities and volunteered time
from private citizens, business f irms, religious and civic organizations will enable the
City to add these innovations and enrich the recreation opportunities available to
thousands of young Atlantfans.
Interested parties are asked to contact the Youth
Opportunity Campaign at 522-4463 , extension 437.
As an important phase in the Youth Opportunity Campaign for 1967, a simple
directory of summer learning, recreation and camping opportunities for youngsters,
deigned for each quadrant of the City, will be distributed through the Atlanta schools,
recreation centers, private agencies and Neighborhood Centers prior to the close of school.
�CITY OF .ATLANTA
IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR
R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant
MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Sec retary
DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governm ental Li aison
NEWS RELEASE
CITY HALL
ATLANTA, GA. 30303
Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404
Special News Release
Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
John Cox, Executive Director, Atlanta Youth Council
Jack Delius, G e neral Manager, Atlanta Parks and
Recreation Department
For Immediate Release
May 17, 1967
Atianta to Expand Playlot Program for 1967
(First of a Series of Announcements on Summer Recreation Programs)
The Neighborhood Playlot program, begun last summer by the City of Atlanta Parks
and Recre~tion Department will be more than doubled for summer 1967. This
announcement was made today by Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., who stated:
We are convinced that the Playlot program was our single most successful new
effort in providing meaningful recreation opportunity for our boys and girls last
summer. The Playlots were available to large numbers of children within easy
walking distance of their homes, and they offered varied types of recreation
opportunity for children of all ages under experienced personnel with outstanding
assistance and support from youth and adults from the neighborhoods themselves.
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This announcement from Mayor AHen came as the first in a series of information
releases on programs to be operated by public and private agencies in the youth
recreation field, with the coordination of the Youth Opportunity Campaign for 1967.
The Playlot progra~, begun last June and financed substantially with funds from
the Office of E conomic Opportunity, included nine sites at the close of last summer.
These w e re located in low-income neighborhoods, ofte n on vacant lots which were
leased for token rental, cleared, equipped and staffed by the Parks and Recreation
Department and neighborhood volunteers.
An average of ?St>' children participated in the Playlot program each of 66 days
last summe r, and that number is expected to reach at leas t 2,000 per day as the
pr ogram is expanded to more than 25 sites during the summer of 1967. Of some
26 sites that have already been selected, three have buildings which will insure
all-weather operation.
T he City has been locating these lots during the last sev eral months and is nearing
com ple tion of the initial development of most of the Playlots. The amount and type
of e quipme nt on e ach site will vary according to the size of the lot, but e quipment
will include water fountains, portable t oilets, climbing towers, swings, · slides,
s a n d boxes, basketball goals and nets, and games and athletic equipment of many
t ype s.
The Playlot s will b e ope n from 10 a. m. until dark, six days a week, from June 1st
throu gh L a bor Da y, S e pte mber 4th. With the advent of Daylight Savings Time ,
recre ation p rogra ms can be continuous until 9 or 9:30 p. m. during the summer
and children will be encoura ged to return during the e v ening hours and bring their
parents to p a r ticipate in games of interest to adults as well as children.
Most of the Pla ylot s w ill b e provi d e d with sprinkle r h e ads which transform a water
hydrant into a cool shower treat for hundreds of childre n. Playlots are a l ready
developed or hav e b een planned at the following locations:
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Rhodes Street between S unset and Vine
Merritts and Bedford
Wylie and Tye
Connally Street near Richardson Street
Gilliam Park on Wade Avenue
373 Thurmond Street
M agnolia and Maple
McDaniel at Georgia Avenue
Haygood and Crew Street
255 Dodd .Avenue (Indoor Facilities)
Windsor near Richardson Street
Park P..venue a nd Lansing, S. E.
Arlington Cir.cle, N. W .
533 Central Avenue , S. W.
Ladd Street off Oakland, N. W.
196 Savannah Street, S. E. (Indoor Facilltjes)
141 Walnut Street, N. E. (Indoor Facilities)
Harper Park Site - Poole Creek Road, S. E.
Daniel Stanton Park Site (Martin-Boynton, S. E.)
Perry Boulievard and Lively
H uff Road near Booth, N. W.
Butler and Vernon Place, N. E.
University and Hubbard, S. E.
Vernon and Fort, N. E.
Habershal at Perry Boulevard
Daniel between Edgewood and DeKalb Avenue
The first four sites above will have portable swimming pools, made possible by a
$28, 500 donation from the Rich Foundation. The pools are steel supported,
filtered, properly drained and will include showers and other necessary equipment. Supervis ed swimming and swimming instruction will be available seven
days a week, from 10 a. m. until 7 p. m. on weekdays and from 1 p. m. until 7 p. m.
on Sundays. Tentative plans are to relocate thes e pools in school basements
during the winter months, thus providing the schools with an opportunity for yearround swimming instruction.
The cost of equipping and operating one Playlot for the summer is estimated at
$3,700. A portion of this cost will be fund e d by a grant assured from the Office
of Ec;onomic Opportunity. The City will b ear the remaining cost. At the same
time, the City hopes to acquire additional Playlot sites before the end of the
summer and also introduce some innovations into the existing Playlot program.
It is hoped that contributions , loan of physical facilities and volunteered time from
private citizens , business firms, religious and civic organizations will enable the
City to enrich the re creation opportunities available to thousands of young
Atlantans. Interested parties are asked t o contact the Youth Opportunity Campaign
at 522-4463, Extension 437 •
.As an important phase i n the Youth Opport unity Campaign for 1967, a simple
dire ctory of summer learning , recreation and camping opportunities for
youngsters, designed for each quadrant of the City, will b e distributed through
the Atlanta schools , recreation centers, p r ivate agencies and neighborhood
centers prior to the close of school.
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�CITY OF ATLANT.A
CITY HALL
May 15, 1967
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Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404
IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR
R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant
MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison
Honorable Richard H. Russell
United States Senate
Senate Office Building
Washington, D. C.
Dear Senator Russell:
RE:
Telephone conversation May 15, 1967,
on Summer Recreation with Bill Jordan
Enclosed is a rundown on the City of Atlanta's 1967 special
sununer recreation needs in low-income neighborhoods which
I discussed with Mr. Jordan in your absence this morning.
You will note that the proposed 1967 summer r ecreation program
budget sheet lists those projects which would b e operated by the
City Government, through its Parks and Recreation Department,
the Atlanta Public Schools, United Appeal .~gencies, the Economic
Opportunity Atlanta Neighborhood Service C enters, and the
Fulton C ounty programs.
This $570, 119 total r e presents merely those extra summer
activities which are urgently needed in the slum areas over
and above thos e programs and activities which the City and
the various agencies are able to do within the limits of their
regular budgets.
The amounts shown for the various United Appeal agencies under
the "1966 Budget" column are listed to show what these agencies
spent through the special summer program last year. Since EOA
had not received any specific proposals from these particular
agencies for this sununer 's program, these amounts were merely
include d ih anticipation that these agencies would do at least as
much as the y did in 1966.
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You will note in the other attachments that we have worked very
diligently with other public and private agencies as well as the
business and civic community in enlisting community-wide support
for our summer recreation and employment program.
We have received some help through the Rich Foundation, Sears
Roebuck, the Atlanta Labor Council, and other private business
and civic organizations.
We have also drawn funds from other critically needed programs
in order to increase our activities in the disadvantaged communities.
With the $570, 119 we have requested as a part of the $75,000,000
special summer appropriation requested from the Congress, we
'feel that we will be able to carry on a reas"Onable summer program
for more than 160,000 young people and adults who are not
economically able to provide their own.
We hope that you will lend your support to this appropriations
request for the City of Atlanta and other cities throughout the
state and nation.
Sincerely yours,
Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor
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Operation CHAMP
Neighborhood Playlot Program
Senior Citizens
Wilderness Camp
$ 89, 340
106,680
67,758
96,000
Atlanta Public Schools
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City of Atlanta
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Community Schools
60,000
United Appeal Agencies
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Metropolitan Boys Clubs
Atlanta Urban League
Butler Street YMCA
Camp Fire Girls
Grady Homes Girls Club
Vine City Council
Wesley House Centers
Salvation Army
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Neighborhood Services
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County Programs
63,043
($13,000)
($14, 000)
($ 7, 311)
($ 6, 55 3)
($ 3, 434)
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$521,821
GRAND TOTAL
$570,119
$48,298
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April 14, 196 7
ATLANTA, GA. 30303
Tel. 522-4463 Area Code ~04
IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR
R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant
MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Ex ec ut i•1e Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison
MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
From: Dan Sweat
Subject: Your Meeting with Vice President Humphrey
Cliff Henry of the U. S. Conference of Mayors telephoned me
Thursday and said that the Vice President had invited the mayors
of ten cities to meet with him in Washington to discuss summer ·
recreation needs. The Conference of M&.yors had been asked to
provide information to the Vice President's Office which would
show:
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The number of new programs scheduled by these cities for
the ghettos during summer 1967.
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How much additional local money is going into these programs.
3.
How much federal money is going into these programs.
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How much additional money is needed in order to carry out
the desired program_during the summer months in these
areas.
The following information was furnished to Mr. Henry for the
consolidated report:
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It is difficult to place a number on the programs w e anticipate .
However, we ·told Mr. Henry we would carry out a Playl ot
Program, which has been expanded from 7 to 21 Playlots, and
that we hope to have a similar program to last year's O peration
Champ provided we utilize school grounds and the larger parks
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with the elderly in the h i gh ris e public housing project and
also add to the Community School recreation program during
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We explained that we are providing $61,350 for the 'Playlot
Program by taking from other parks programs. $48,000
had to be made up· as a result of funds cut by OEO from last
year's Playlot Program. Last summer we received
$145,000 from OEO for recreation programs. We have
none of this at present.
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At the present time we have no assurances of any federal
money although we have applied for funds under Title I of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for Community
School recreation during the summer and Wf;. are looking for
other sources of federal money.
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To carry on the desired pro g ram for the summer we need
a total of $418, 778. This would include funds for th e Playlot
Program, the Sununer Recreation Program (Operatfon
Champ), recreation for the elderly, Community School
recreation, and funds to operate our proposed Wilderness
Camp at Lake Altoona.
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have and would certainly fit into the overall concept of youth
opportunity and recreation being pushed by the Vice Pre sident.
We would a n t icipate utilizing some 800 boys durin g th e surnrne r
months (100 e ach w e ek) to h e lp b e gin de v e loping our Altoona P ark
prope r ty ac cordi n g to our m as t e r pla n. The y w oul d b e p a i d for
a h alf d a y each d a y a·n d would ge t instr uction in wil dlife , camping,
hiking, be qualified as Red Cross s~immers, etc. We think
$96, 000 w ould allow us to run an adequate camp at Altoona for
two months d u ring the s umm e r.
I am attaching a Summary of Atl anta ' s Youth O pportunit i e s Campai gn
and Summe r Recreat i on Pr o gra m for 1967. I am furni s hing you with
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extra copies of this and the attzi.chments which I am sure you will
want to leave with the Vice Prc:sident and his staff. Cliff Henry of
the Conference of Mayors, who will probably be at the session,
also would like some copies.
A real interest seems to be stirring in the private secto·r with regard
to youth opportW1ity, especially in employment and recreation. The
attached newspaper clippings indicate some of this, especially the
Jaycees effort in Summerhill-Mechanicsville with which you are
familiar, and most recently the efforts of the Juvenile Delinquency
Sub-Committee of the Metropolitan Commission on Crime and
Juvenile Delinquency in cooperation with the Atlanta Youth Council
(see Mr. McGovern's remarks in recent address to Kiwanis Club).
A lot of this appeal is being made on the premise that funds
previously available from the Federal Government may not be
available this summer and that more and more we must condition
ourselves to greater financial and personal involvement and
commitment at the local level. Certainly we would not want any
announcement of emergency fed e ral grants to stifle this local
initiative, therefore, this partnership idea with the private
section should be a positive part of our .~pproach and plans.
For example:
The $59,000 grant requeste d under Title I to fund Co~munity .
School s for summer 1967 will provide programs in 12 sch~ols.
Programs are actually needed in 6 additional schools, and efforts
are being made now to secure local support from the private
sector to help in this effort.
The Neighborhood Playlot Program cannot stand still at 21 Playlots
and even if the $106, 680 sho uld b e forthcoming to fund this program,
its e x panding needs will require help from the private sector. We
are making an appeal to h e lp in providing needed equipment, noon time snacks, porta ble swimming pools, etc., for this program,
an:d there are strong indications that the private sector will
respond.
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The Wilderness Conservation-Recreation Proposal would depend
greatly upon the help and material support of public and private
agencies, business, civic clubs, etc., in providing necessary
equipment and consultant assistance.
Private citizens, groups, churches, etc., are indicating an evergrowing awareness of the tremendous need for more and better
youth programs, in hard-core slum areas and in the mor·e affluent
neighborhoods, as indicated by the project of the Wieucca Road
Baptist Church (see clipping).
To sum it up, we do not want to give the impression that we expect
Washington to solve all our problems nor do we want local support
to be squelched by the sudden availability of emergency federal
funds. We need help from both directions.
In conclusion, we should make a strong appeal that if help is forthcom_ing, let it come soon, while there is time to plan, to recruit
personnel and to develop maximum cooperation between the
various agencies involved and the private sector.
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SUMMARY OF ATLANTA'S YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES CAMPAIGN
AND SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM FOR 1967
For the third straight year and at the suggestion of the President, the City of
Atlanta has formed a Youth Opportunity Campaign Task Force, this year
spearheaded by the new Atlanta Youth Council.
Rather than confine itself to summer job opportunities, as important as these
are, Atlanta's Youth Opportunity Campaign for summer 1967 is intensely concerned with a number of areas that we conside·r of tremendous importance to
our youth. Our overall program concerns itself with employment, education,
recreation and health.
The summer opportunity campaign is already underway and will consist of:
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Intensive recruitment through high school counselors for · summer job
applicants;
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Recruitment for volunteers to work in Head Start Programs;
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Dissemination of information on summer recreation opportunities of all
types; and
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Emphasis on the importance of summer school in a youngster's summer
plans.
Of the foregoing four points of our local program, the two most important are
summer job opportunities and summer recreation opportunities. We are
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planning a real thrust into the private sector to achieve a 10% - 20% increase
in the number of summer job opportunities available and we are already
receiving considerable local support for this effort.
The second important phase of our campaign is summer recr_eation opportunities
and here we are acutely aware of difficiencies which exist in hard-core slum
areas of our community.
During the summer of 1966', through funds made available through OEO, we
were able to mount three major recreatioh programs:
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operation seven neighborhood playlots, which served an average of 89
children per lot p e r day through the summer months at a total cost of
$41, 422.
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An intensive summer recreation program - "Operation Champ" providing excursion and enrichment type recreation opportunities to
89, 000 participants throughout the summer months at a total cost of
$89, 340. Probably the most dramatic phase of Operation Champ was
an intensive swimming program which was continued on into the
schools for two weeks after the new school year began and which
was made possible partially through an additional grant of $25, 000 ·
which was made available to us. Under this program 3, 329 children
received swimming instructio,n from qualified teachers and some
600 were certified at various levels of proficiency.
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three high rise public housing comple x es for
the summer and which had a total attendance
total cost of $14, 509.
In recent months under the auspices of the City of Atlanta Community Improvement Program a survey has bee:ri made on recreation resources available to
the blighted areas of Atlanta. The first draft of this survey has been made
available to us and it pinpoints where our needs are. The foremost conclusion
that we draw from these findings is the urgency of repeating and expanding
those programs we had last summer and adding to them some new recreational
programs which are badly needed.
Since last summer our Neighborhood Playlot"Program has expanded from
seven playlots to a potential twenty-one which we hope to have in operation
for summer 1967. The estimated cost of operating our Neighborhood Playlot
______Pr_ogragi so that it offers a real "day camp" opportunity for 1, 869 children
· each day throughout the summer will be $106, 680.
To repeat the Operation Champ Program with its wide range of enrichment
opportunities for children from slum areas, we anticipate a cost of $89,340 .
In addition we feel that we cannot fail to n;ieet the very real recreation and
a vocational needs of our senior citizens . · It must be pointed out that these
n eeds do not end w ith the close of summer' as senior citizens are not
r eturning to school and other activities. Therefore, w e feel that the senio r
citizen p r ogram must be on a year - :roun:d bas i s or it ends in disappointments
at the end of the summer. We w ould like to operate this program on a year round bas i s at an estimated cost of $67 , 758.
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For some time we have hoped to develop a conservation-recreation summer
camp for the youth of Atlanta. The main object of this project would be to
provide constructive athletic camping and vocational opportunity £qr young
men ages 16 through 21. We feel that a golden opportunity is at hand for _this
project and that the project could be expanded to accomplish two other
important purposes:
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To provide a part-time employment opportunity in conjunction with
the valuable outdoor experience as a part of our summer j_ob
opportunity program; and
2.
To begin preliminary clearing and development of a 450 acre wooded
site which the City of Atlanta leases 45 miles northwest of Atlanta
and which we hope by summer 1968 to put into operation as a regular
camping facility. We envision this project would be along similar
lines to successful CCC programs of the past in both administration
and philosophy, and that it would be under the direction of a trained
professional in forestry or some similar field. We anticipate that
we can accommodate 100 boys per week for a total of 800 boys for
an eight week summer period. The estimated cost of operating this
camp would be $96,000 for 1967. We would like to point out that this
figure does not include all of the equipment and material necessary,
but we would hope to get wide-spread support from the private
sector in the procurement of necessary e·quipment and consultant
personnel.
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- hinges on continuation of our community schools as recreation r esources . Our
community school program has requested $59,000 under Title I of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act for the operation· of nineteen community schools
this summer. While in no way duplicati_ng programs offered through our
regular City P ·a rks and Recreation Department, but rather working closely
in conjunction in order to achieve the maximum potential of both, the community
schools would offer a wide range of athletic and enrichment type programs for
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The Atlanta Youth Council is serving as the task-force for this campaign .
Rather than confine this year's campaign to summer employment only, both
at the suggestion of the Vice President and because the logic of his suggestion
was already apparent to many here in Atlanta, our program will include
employment, education, recreation and in a secondary way, health.
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Because the schools provide the id e al vehicle for selling this program
to high school age youth, we have developed this program through
the high school counselors.
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April 26: Memorandum w ill go to counselors and principals
of 26 high schools outlining the program and asking for their
enthusiastic support.
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May 1: Kit going to each school will contain:
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Abbreviated employment application forms for summer
jobs through the State Departme nt of Labor's Youth
Opportunity Center, together with return envelopes
for transmitting completed _a pplications back to the
Center. This early recruitment will help eliminate
the logjam that occurs at the Center w hen school is
out; it will give the less motivated youth the guidance
of the counselor in taking this important first step;
and it will put summer paying jobs in perspective
with other types of summer opportunity.
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Colorful posters for display throughout schools will
feature a message appealing to this age group.
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Sun-burst design lapel buttons w hich use a "teaser
approach" to g e nerate interest in Youth Opportunity
Week . They· simply say "I Am" in response to the
s logan "B e a Summe r Sw ing'e r " , which appears on
the poster and other mat e rial. _
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C omic book s d ev elope d b y U . S . Depa r tment of Labo r
as par t of the Y outh Opportuni ty C a mpai gn k i t .
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available through junior and senior home-rooms and
students urged to consider the whole range of summer
opportunity - paying jobs, volunte er work with Head
Start programs, summer school and recreation
programs - and d i scuss these w ith the counsel or.
Counselors w ill have informati on on summer school
and basic recreation programs and will refer volunteers
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Neighborhood Service Centers and City recreation centers.
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News media w ill be provided with full in_f ormation, suggestions for
special programming,public serv ice announcement tapes and slides.
B.
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summer jobs - 10% to 20% more than summer 1966.
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inc e ntive o f a Braves b ase b all ti cke t (similar to
1966 pro gram) for each summer job mad e a v a ila ble
to youth
News r e l ease s w ill g o to A tlant a C hambe r of C omme r ce ,
b us i n ess and civi c ass oc iat ions , n e ws me dia , . e t c. ,
s p elling out t h e w h ol e c ampa ign but making special
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Three con c urr e n t s u rveys are invento rying our recreat i on res o urces
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- Tags: Box 21, Box 21 Folder 35, Folder topic: Summer program | 1967
- Record Created: April 18, 2017
- Record Updated: December 29, 2017
Box 21, Folder 35, Document 4
- Result Type: Item
- Item Type: Text
- Title: Box 21, Folder 35, Document 4
- Text: ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA, INC. 2 Year Progress Report 101 MARIETTA STREET, N.W., ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303... TELEPHONE: AREA CODE (404) 525-4262 C. O. Emmerich Executive Administrator January, 1967 OPPORTUNITY IN ATLANTA During the past two years Atlanta’s Community Action Program has moved with great speed. Thousands of citizens and many agencies and organizations have participated in planning, develop- ing and financing this multi-service op- portunity program for Atlanta’s low-in- come citizens. In two years: 14 Multi-service Neighborhood Service Centers have been established, More than 20,000 adults and youths have been placed in jobs and job training, Nearly 39,000 individuals have partici- pated in basic, remedial and enrichment education courses, and More than 55,000 individuals have’ re- ceived family services. Due to Congressional reductions in the 1967 Economic Opportunity budget for the nation, Atlanta’s program has suffered a 40% reduction in funds plus the deletion of six services. E.O.A. is now seeking local resources to help re- store these vital services and rebuild its program. E.O.A. services can be divided into six categories: OPPORTUNITIES FOR: A. Neighborhood Services through 14 Neighborhood Service Centers B. Employment and Job Training C. Education D. Social Services E. Research and: F. Discontinued Programs Each project or contracted service of E.O.A. is supported by a citizens advisory council of which at least 1/3 must be people served by the program. A. OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES 1. NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES ORGANIZATION (Note: All figures in this report represent up to two years work, depending on how long the project has been established.) All E.O.A. services are brought to low-income families through 14 Neighbor- hood Service Centers located in poverty areas, A small staff located at 101 Mari- etta Street, N. W., plans and directs the program and coordinates services with local agencies. All 14 Centers were established during the first two years. Staff members at these centers have conducted 33,049 interviews. Headquarters: 101 Marietta Street, N. W., Telephone 525-4262, Mr. Harold E. Barrett, Director. CENTERS IN OPERATION ATLANTA AND FULTON COUNTY Central City Neighborhood Service Center 840 Marietta Street, N.W. Mrs. Doris Bridges, Director Telephone: 873-6759 East Central Neighborhood Service Center 486 Decatur Street, S. E. Mr. George Dodd, Director Telephone: 577-1735 Edgewood Neighborhood Service Center 1723 Boulevard Drive, S.E. Mr. Samuel Russell, Director Telephone: 378-3643 NASH-Washington Neighborhood Ser. Cen. 247 Ashby Street, N. W. Mr. William A. Fowlkes, Director Telephone: 524-2084 North Fulton Neighborhood Service Center 27 Oak Street, Roswell, Georgia Mr. J. W. Stone, Director Telephone: 993-3795 Northwest (Perry Homes) Neighborhood Service Center 1927 Hollywood Road, N. W. Mr. Robert Branning, Director Telephone: 799-9322 Pittsburg Neighborhood Service Center 99344 McDaniel Street, S. W. Mr. Levi Terrill, Director Telephone: 523-1577 Price Neighborhood Service Center 1127 Capitol Avenue, S. E. Mr. Geoffrey Heard, Acting Director Telephone: 522-5792 So. Fulton Neighborhood Service Center 2735 East Point St., East Point, Georgia Mr. Clint Rodgers, Director Telephone: 767-7541 Summerhill-Mechanicsville Neighborhood Service Center 65 Georgia Avenue, S. E. Mrs. Omie Dixon, Acting Director Telephone: 577-1351 West Central Neighborhood Service Center 2193 Verbena Street, N. W. Mr. A. A. Fromholtz, Director Telephone: 799-0331 West End Neighborhood Service Center 725 Lawton Street, S. W. Mr. James Hester, Director Telephone: 753-6101 ADJOINING COUNTIES Gwinnett County Office Pike and Clayton Streets Lawrenceville, Georgia Mr. Gene Johnson, Coordinator Telephone: 963-9700 Rockdale-Conyers Office 929 Commercial St., Conyers, Georgia Mr. Sidney Herring, Coordinator Telephone: 483-9512 ELECTIONS: One of the most im- portant opportunities E.O.A. offers is that of resident participation. For the first time low-income citizens have come together in neighborhood organizations, block clubs and advisory councils to consider theirneeds and to assist E.O.A. in planning programs to help meet these needs. There have been 2,672 neighborhood meetings. Average monthly attendance for all E.O.A. advisory committees is 2,250 people. In 1966. elections were held for the first time to choose representatives of low-income areas to serve on neighbor- hood and city-wide E.O.A. advisory com- mittees. New Elections for 1967 repre- sentatives have just been completed in 11 Neighborhood Center areas. (N. Ful- ton is still being organized). 194 low- income neighborhood block organizations and 11,528 people have participated in the 1967 elections. More than 500 low- income citizens are serving as block captains and elected representatives. Each block organization chose one representative to serve on its Neighbor- hood Center’s advisory committee, THE CITIZENS NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL. Each CNAC selected three representatives to serve on a city-wide committee, THE CITIZENS CENTRAL ADVISORY COUNCIL, plus one repre- sentative to serve on the E.O.A. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. This gives 12 repre- sentatives of the poor, 1/3 of the toral membership, on the Board of Directors. J. H. Calhoun, Assistant Director for Community Development, 101 Mari- etta St., N.W., Telephone: 525-4262. SERS > EAN oN Re hn YF) ie OA ANE 16 \) Ss SYLVAN baneeenee, <> ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA, INC. Neighborhood Service Areas WEST END NASH-WASHINGTON PRICE SUM-MEC NORTHEAST am 9) O00 > G. EDGEWOOD H. NORTHWEST (P.H.) I. WEST CENTRAL SOUTH FULTON a: "eK L CENTRAL CITY . PITTSBURG . NORTH FULTON (Gwinnett County and Rockdale County areas not shown on map) NEIGHBORHOOD AIDES: E. oO. A. has trained and employed indigenous residents of low-income neighborhoods to assist with center, agency and com- munity work. Aides have visited over 103,225 homes in door-to-door case-find- ing and have served over 37,049 individ- uals on a continuing basis. 2. VISTA (VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA) A domestic Peace Corps providing aides, teachers, counselors and advisors for the War on Poverty. Headquarters at 101 Marietta Street, N. W., Mr. David Dammann, Director, VISTA Volunteers, Telephone: 525-4262. ACTION: 54 Volunteers have been assigned to Atlanta for one year. 25 of these are presently working in E.O.A. target areas. The other 29 are expected during the next few months. Last year Atlanta had 32 VISTA Volunteers. B. OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOY- MENT AND JOB TRAINING 3. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE One Manpower Counselor is located in each Neighborhood Service Center to provide job placement and referrals to other services. Administered by Georgia State Employment Service, 101 Marietta Street, N. W., Telephone: 525-4262. Manpower Program Specialist, Mr. Don Bryant. ; ACTION: 33,627 individuals have received employment counseling. 87% of these were unemployed at the time of counseling and most of the remaining 13% were under-employed. 6,161 indi- viduals have been placed in jobs. Hun- dreds of others have been placed in E.O.A. training programs for youths. The remainder are receiving training, education, counseling or other services in preparation for employment or are in the process of being placed. 4, NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS (In-School) Training and employment of low-in- come high school youths in the Atlanta- Fulton County School Systems to pro- vide work experience and money to enable them to remain in school. Ad- ministered by the Atlanta and Fulton County Boards of Education at 101 Mari- etta Street, N. W., Telephone: 525-7886; Mrs. Alice Washington, Coordinator. ACTION: 650 students now employ- ed in the public schools. More than 2,500 youths have participated since the beginning. 5. NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS (Out-of-School) A job training and employment pro- gram for out-of-school, unemployed youths aged 16 through 21. 57 public and non-profit Atlanta agencies provide 150 work locations and 620 positions. Return to school is encouraged. Office at 68 Spring Street, N. W., Telephone: 577-1904, Mr. Henry Pace, Director. ACTION: 620 positions are avail- able. 610 youths are employed. 375 have returned to school. 224 have ac- cepted full-time employment. Nearly 3,000 youths have participated since the beginning. 6. YOUTH OPPORTUNITY CENTER Operated by the Georgia State Em- ployment Service to concentrate on the employment needs of youths aged 16 through 21, with emphasis on counsel- ing, testing, and referral to other agen- cies for remedial education or training. 522 West Peachtree Street. Mr. A. W. Seagers, Director, Telephone: 875-0971. ACTION: 82,000 have been inter- viewed. 5,735 youths have been placed in full-time jobs. 30,000 have been re- ferred to jobs and other agencies. 7. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER A center to screen prospective loan applications and to provide assistance in the management and development of small businesses. 101 Marietta Street, N. W., Telephone: 577-3315, Dr. Merle C. Patterson, Director. ACTION: 850 individuals have been interviewed or counseled. 33 loans to- talling $322,000 have been approved and granted. 3 eight-week seminars have been conducted in low-income neighbor- hoods. 8. COLLEGE WORK STUDY PROGRAM Part time employment to keep youths from low-income families in college. ACTION: Program approved for eight colleges: Clark College, 60 presently employed, 60 previously employed, no positions available; Emory University, 69 presently employed, 14 previously employed, 20 available positions; Geor- gia State College, 25 presently employ- ed, 21 previously employed, 12 positions available; Georgia Institute of Tech- nology, 28 presently employed, 10 pre- viously employed, 30 positions avail- able; Morehouse College, 201 presently employed, 192 previously employed, 15 positions available; Morris Brown Col- lege, 134 presently employed, 125 pre- viously employed, no positions avail- able; Oglethorpe University, 35 present- ly employed, 20 previously employed, no positions available; and Spelman Col- lege, 40 presently employed, 100 pre- viously employed, no positions avail- able. 9. FOSTER GRANDPARENTS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT A program to provide children in in- stitutions with adult affection and com- panionship while also giving older citi- zens a chance to be employed in a use- ful, personally satisfying job. Adminis- tered by Senior Citizen Services of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc., 120 Marietta Street, N. W., Room 719, Telephone: 577-2474, Mrs. Carolyn French, Project Director. ACTION: 36 men and women, plus 4 substitutes, trained and serving at Grady Hospital (30), Fulton County Juvenile Court (4) and Carrie-Steele Pitts Home (2). 10. EMPLOYMENT FOR THE OLDER WORKER (50 plus) An independent program administer- ed by the Golden Age Employment Ser- vice of the Atlanta Section, National Council of Jewish Women, 793 Piedmont Avenue, N. E., Telephone: 875-9443, Mrs. Naomi Metzger, Executive Director. ACTION: 969 individuals have been placed in jobs. There have been 1,740 job applications and 3,028 requests for applicants from businesses. 11. MDTA The Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 provides job train- ing for needed skills. Administered by the Georgia State Employment Service and the Atlanta Board of Education. Offices at Atlanta Industrial Employment Office, 61 Trinity Avenue, S. W., Tele- phone: 524-2411. ACTION: 5,104 individuals have been trained. A new contract has been received to train 200 people between February 13, 1967 and March 31, 1968 in groups of 45 in 8 or 12 week training programs. Another 100 experienced but unemployed workers will receive On The Job training. MDTA classes will train for such jobs as hostess, waitress, wait- er, bus boy, bus girl, chef, short order grill man, specialist cook, combination cook, salad girl, kitchen helper and snack bar hostess. Additional training contracts are expected soon. Classes now in progress are weld- ing (20), brick laying (20), production machine (20), design technician at Lock- heed (20), licensed practical nurse (40), refresher course for registered nurses (20). 12. PROJECT HIRE (Help Initiate Renewed Employment) An employment service for the older worker (50 and above). Administered by the Georgia State Employment Service. 136 Marietta Street, N. W., Suite 200, Telephone: 524-6844, Mrs. Hal L. Drake, Director. ACTION: Program has been opera- ting under the auspices of Georgia State Employment Service since August 1, 1966. (Formerly under auspices of Gold- en Age Employment Service.) 217 individuals have been placed, 761 have been counseled, 684 have been referred to jobs. 13. MEN’S JOB CORPS Job training for out-of-school, un- employed boys aged 16 through 21. E.O.A. is responsible for recruiting and screening Job Corps applicants for At- lanta, Fulton, Cobb, Clayton, Fayette, Douglas, DeKalb, Rockdale and Gwinnett Counties. Headquarters at 118 Marietta Street, Telephone: 577-2855, Mr. Sam Baxter, Job Corps Coordinator. ACTION: 1,210 boys sent to train- ing centers throughout the country. 87 processed. applicants awaiting assign- ments. 61 boys have graduated. A new recruiting quota of 1,400 boys has been received. 14. WOMEN’S JOB CORPS Job training for out-of-school, un- employed girls aged 16 through 21. Re- cruiting handled by WICS, 136 Marietta Street, N. W., 3rd Floor, Telephone: 524-5403, Mrs. Jean Weaver, Project Director. ACTION: 75 girls are in training centers throughout the United States. 16 have graduated. 15. ATLANTA EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION AND SERVICE CENTER A centralized service, the fitst of its kind in the country, to diagnose and evaluate work potential and training needs of difficult cases and to follow up job progress. It serves all agencies co- operating in E.O.A. programs. The Vo- cational Rehabilitation Division operates the Center at 1599 Memorial Drive, S.E., Telephone: 378-7591, Mr. Cantey Gordon, Director. ACTION: Opened May 2, 1966. 1,008 cases have been referred to the Centers. 621 admitted for evaluation. 249 persons have been evaluated. 132 already placed in jobs. C. OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION 16. COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAM An education program to serve the entire family using neighborhood public school facilities around the clock. Ad- ministered by the Atlanta Board of Edu- cation, Instructional Services Building, 2930 Forrest Hills Drive, Telephone: 761-5411, Mr. Alan Koth, Director. ACTION: 20,964 have been enrolled in 12 schools. Approximately 10,000 more have participated in programs. The Community School budget has been re- duced 82% because of Congressional budget cuts. Brown High School, 764 Peeples Street, S. W., Telephone: 758-5050, Ed Newby, Assistant Principal. Price High School, 1670 Capitol Avenue, S. W., Telephone: 622-8024, Carl Hub- bard, Assistant Principal. Washington High School, 45 White House Drive, S. W., Telephone: 755-7721, Joe Draper, Assistant Principal. South Fulton High School, 605 South Bayard Street, East Point, Georgia, Telephone: 761-3584, Harold Madison, Assistant Principal. Archer High School, 2250 Perry Boule- vard, N. W., Telephone: 794-1567, Ar- vella L. Farmer, Assistant Principal. Howard High School, 551 Houston Street, N. E., Telephone: 522-5096, Bennie C. Williams, Assistant Principal. Parks Jr. High School, 1090 Windsor Street, S. W., Telephone: 753-6125, Rob- ert J. Still, Assistant Principal. West Fulton High School, 1890 Bankhead Avenue, N. W., Telephone: 799-3177, E. C. Norman, Assistant Principal. Bethune Elementary School, 198 North- side Drive, N. W., Telephone: 524-6854, Norris L. Hogan, Assistant Principal. Capitol Avenue Elementary School, 811 Capitol Avenue, S. W., Telephone: 523- 8696, Obadiah Jordan, Jr., Assistant Principal. Wesley Elementary School, 186 Wesley Avenue, N. E., Telephone: 378-4393, Aaron L. Watson, Assistant Principal. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS FINANCED BY NON-EOA FUNDS Dykes High School, 4360 Powers Ferry Road, N. W., Telephone: 255-5236, Jack Glasgow, Assistant Principal. Grant Park Elementary School, 750 Kalb Avenue, N. E., Telephone: 627-5741, James Chrvers, Assistant Principal. 17. PROJECT HEAD START An enrichment program for culturally deprived pre-school children operated by the Atlanta School System and seven private agencies. An application is now being prepared for an 8 week program for 3,000 children to be held next summer. 5,989 children have attended in 2 sum- mers. Atlanta Board of Education, Instruction- al Services Building, 2930 Forrest Hills Drive, Telephone: 761-5411, Miss Frances Cox, Director. 4,609 have at- tended in 2 summers. Rockdale County’s Head Start Program — 40 attended last summer. Gwinnett County’s Head Start Program — 240 attended last summer. Wheat Street Day Nursery’s Head Start Program — 200 have attended in 2 sum- mers. Free For All Day Nursery’s Head Start Program — 260 have attended in 2 sum- mers. Hinsley Temple Day Nursery’s Head Start Program — 120 have attended in 2 summers. Berean Junior Academy’s Head Start Program — 240 have attended in 2 sum- mers. 18. ADULT BASIC EDUCATION Instruction in reading and writing for adults over 18 years of age who are unable to function on an eighth grade educational level, to improve their em- ployment potential. Administered by the Atlanta Board of Education, 2930 For- rest Hills Drive, Telephone: 761-5411, Ext. 206, Mr. Alan Koth and Dr. Curtis Henson, Coordinators. ACTION: 48 classes for 900 parti- cipants are in session. 1,273 people have already participated. 19. UPWARD BOUND A project to reduce the drop-out rate of 11th and 12th graders with ability by providing remedial and interest classes and encouraging them to set goals for further education after high school. ACTION: Morehouse College, 223 Chestnut Street, S.W., Telephone: 577-1505, Dr. Arthur Banks, Director. 150 enrolled at present, 228 last year. Emory University, Emory University Campus, Emory University, Telephone: 377-2411, Ext. 7546, Mr. Louis Becker, Director. 49 enrolled at present, 50 last year. Morris Brown College, 642 Hunter St., N. W., Telephone: 577-2628, Mrs. Vivian McGee, Director. 91 enrolled at present, 100 last year. During the winter, students partici- pate in Saturday morning classes at the colleges and are tutored by program as- sistants. During the summer, students live and study on the college campuses. Morris Brown and Morehouse held 8 week programs and Emory held a 6 week pro- gram last summer. Similar programs are planned for next year. Three years ago, a pre-college de- monstration project, one of six in the country, was conducted by Morehouse College for 370 students. Results from this project helped pave the way for the nationwide program, Project Upward Bound. D. OPPORTUNITY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES 20. SOCIAL SERVICES Social Service Supervisors and staff are located in each Neighborhood Service Center to provide help with health, edu- cation and family problems. ACTION: Counselors have held 33,049 interviews at the Neighborhood Service Centers. 21. DAY CARE SERVICE Supervised care for children in ord- er to release parents for job training and job opportunities. 10 projects are in operation caring for 710 children. Antioch North Day Care Center (50) — 540 Kennedy Street, N. W., Telephone: 523-4861. Mrs. Mary Ray, Director. Bowen Homes Day Care Center (Gate City Association) (100) — 1060 Wilkes Circle, N.W., Telephone: 799-1170, Mrs. Frances Wyatt, Director. College Park Civic & Educational Cen- ter (35) — 407 West Harvard Street, Col- lege Park, Georgia, Telephone: 766-4456, Mrs. Eloise Thomas, Director. Children’s Center of Metropolitan Atlan- ta_Family Day Care (35) — 725 Lawton Street, S. W., Telephone: 753-6101, Mrs. Doris Hartley, Case Worker, East Point Child Care Center (24) — 1147 Calhoun Avenue, East Point, Geor- gia, Telephone: 767-4404, Mrs. DeVern Howell, Director. South Side Day Care Center (120) — 802 Pryor Street, S.W., Telephone: 577-2640, Mr. Henry J. Furlow, Director. Grady Homes Day Care Center (Grady Homes Tenant Association) (90) — 100 Bell Street, S. E., Telephone: 522-1595, Mrs. Elizabeth R. Carter, Director. Gate City at St. Paul’s (Gate City Asso- ciation) (36) — 1540 Pryor Road, S. W., Telephone: 622-9711, Mrs. Barbara Mar- tin, Director. Fort Street Kiddie Korner (100) — 572 Boulevard, N.E., Telephone: 876-9279, Miss Yhonna Carter, Director. Tabernacle Baptist Church (120) — 475 Boulevard, N.E., Telephone: 876-1779, Mrs. Mattie Bruce, Director. 22. LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM A central Legal Assistance Center, financed by E.O.A., is presently operat- ing in the Fulton County Court House. 2 additional centers are planned for low- income neighborhoods. All legal cases for E.O.A. target areas will be referred to one of these three centers. The pro- gram will handle civil cases, and pro- vide representation and counseling for preliminary criminal hearings. Adminis- tered by the Legal Aid Society of Atlan- ta, 136 Pryor St., S.E., Tel. 524-5811, Mrs. Nancy Cheves, General Counsel. ACTION: Under the previous E.O.A. Legal Assistance Program, Legal Aid lawyers worked in Neighborhood Service Centers part-time. Legal Aid lawyers served a total of 17,324 cases and clos- ed 2,376 court cases. 23. CRIME PREVENTION Police work in each Neighborhood Service Center to become friends with residents and help them with their prob- lems. This program was developed by the Atlanta Police Department following a recommendation of the Crime Commis- sion. It is the first program of its kind in the country. Atlanta Police Depart- ment, 82 Decatur Street, Telephone: 522-7363, Lt... E. Worght, and Le. C, Dixon, Officers in Charge. ACTION: Since January, 1966, po- lice officers have been working in E.O. A. Neighborhood Service Centers. They have communicated with over 90,000 people. These officers attended 176 meetings on off-duty time, got 306 drop- outs back in school and helped 58 hard- ship cases. They supervise numerous youth activities and clubs and get youths involved in Neighborhood Youth Corps, Job Corps, Community School and Recreation Programs. The officers and their Centers are: Officer Gambell, NASH-Washington; Officer Lyons, Price and Sum-Mec; Officer Cardell, Central City; Officer Johnson, Northwest (Perry Homes); Officer Nelloms, Edgewood; Officer Graham, Northeast; Officer Owens, West End. 24. PLANNED PARENTHOOD Family planning service administer- ed by the Planned Parenthood Associa- tion of the Atlanta Area, 3108 Piedmont Road, N. E., Telephone: 233-4493, Mrs. Julian Freedman, Acting Director. ACTION: Over 2,193 individuals served. 3 Family Planning Clinics in operation: Bethlehem Community Center Clinic, 9 McDonough Boulevard, Tele- phone: 627-0176 (Monday evenings); Perry Homes Clinic, 1660 Drew Drive, N. W., Apartment 756, Telephone: 355- 8278 (Wednesday evenings); and John O. Chiles Homes, 435 Ashby Street, S. W., Telephone: 755-4228, (Thursday. even- ings). 25. MULTI SERVICE CENTERS FOR THE AGED Recreation, social services and day care for families living in the three high- rise apartment buildings for the aged buile by the Atlanta Public Housing Authority. Program administered by Senior Citi- zen Services of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc., 120 Marietta Street, N. W., Tele- phone: 577-3828, Mr. A. E. Horvath, Di- rector. ACTION: A total of 1,794 family units are being served in the Antione Graves Center, 126 Hilliard Street, N.E., Telephone: 577-1790; the John O. Chiles Center, 435 Ashby Street, S. W., Tele- phone: 753-4084; and the Palmer House, 430 Techwood Drive, N. W., Telephone: 873-3453. The Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation is providing recreation specialists under contract to provide comprehensive recreation programs. The Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services provides a full-time representative in each Center by agree- ment. The Fulton County Public Health Department provides a health mainten- ance program in each Center by agree- ment. 26. PROJECT ENABLE Group education for low-income par- ents to increase motivation for self-help. Community and personal problems are identified and become the target for ac- tion. Administered by the Atlanta Urban League, Inc., 239 Auburn Avenue, N.E., Mrs. Lillian Clark, Director, Telephone: 522-8839. ACTION: Seven groups with a total of 167 parents have completed their dis- cussions. There have been 238 refer- rals to other agencies for help. 1,069 people have been interviewed. A leader- ship training phase will start soon. 27. VOLUNTEER TASK FORCE A proeram to provide training and supervision of local volunteers who sup- plement services of the E.O.A. profes- sional staff. Volunteers are drawn from all areas of the city, including E.O.A. target areas. Administered by the Com- munity Council of the Atlanta Area, Inc., Glenn Building, 120 Marietta Street, N. W., Telephone: 577-2250, Mrs. Elinor Metzger, Director. ACTION: 46 volunteers trained and serving. Volunteers are placed in Neighborhood Service Centers, Communi- ty Schools, Community Centers, Planned Parenthood Centers, St. Joseph’s Hospi- tal, Senior Citizens Centers, and Day Care Centers. Volunteers include both men and women. Interested persons should call the above number. New class of 33 to start in January will last 6 weeks (4 weeks classes plus 2 weeks on-job-training). Next class starts March 20th. E. RESEARCH PROGRAMS 28. EVALUATION PROGRAM An eighteen month evaluation of Atlanta’s Community Action Program, Administered by Emory University, Tele- phone: 377-2411, Ext. 517, Dr. John Doby, Director; Dr. Fred R. Crawford, Principal Investigator. ACTION: Preliminary research un- derway. 29. ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM E.O.A. was selected for an O.E.O. Pilot study to design and implement a data processing system to automate ac- counting and financial work. The pro- ject designed procedures for data gather- ing from the Neighborhood Service Cen- ters. Administered by Electronics Data Systems Corporation, Room 817, 101 Marietta Street, N. W., Telephone: 525- 4262, ext.58, Mr. Davis Hamlin, Director. ACTION: E.O.A.’s budgetary and payroll accounting department is now automated and using computers. F, DISCONTINUED PROGRAMS 30. BEES-BIZ Training and work experience for 500-700 hard-core, unemployed out-of- school youths per year, in workshop situations. Administered by BEES-BIZ, Inc., a non-profit, private organization. 570 Peachtree Street, Telephone: 873- 5653, Mr. Joseph Minecci, Director. ACTION: 233 were enrolled during the program. 31. PROJECT UP-LIFT Job training for unemployed parents of dependent children operated by Fulton County Department of Family and Chil- dren Services at 50 Whitehall Street, Mrs. Willie Thompson, Director, Tele- phone: 572-2155. ACTION: Program will end by Feb- ruary 28th. 227 individuals are now in training. 387 have completed the course. 32. PUBLIC HEALTH Public Health Nurses for Neighbor- hood Service Centers. Administered by Fulton County Department of Public Health, 99 Butler Street, S. E., Tele- phone: 572-2927, Mrs. Gladys L. Gar- land, Coordinator. ACTION: 4 nurses worked with the Neighborhood Service Centers. 33. HOMEMAKER SERVICES Substitute homemakers assumed re- sponsibility forhouseholds in low-income areas during emergency situations. Ad- ministered by Visiting Nurse Associa- tion of Atlanta, 1270 Techwood Drive. Telephone: 873-2683, Mrs. Mary Cald- well, Coordinator. ACTION: 28 homemakers served 522 homes, and made 13,436 visits. 34. RECREATION CONDUCTED BY NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTERS ACTION: The Recreation Technic- ian and staff of the Neighborhood Ser- vice Centers organized and supervised sports, tutorial programs, children’s ac- tivities, swimming, basketball, baseball, teen clubs and adult activities in low- income areas. 35. SUMMER RECREATION E.O.A. financed summer recreation in 1966. Total attendance was 277,000. The programs were administered by the City of Atlanta, (Parks and Recreation Department), 10 United Appeal agencies and 3 private agencies. Agencies and departments were: Atlanta Parks and Recreation Dept. Butler Street YMCA Wesley House Centers Salvation Army Warren Memorial Boys’ Club West End Boys’ Club Grady Homes Boys’ Club George Washington Carver Boys’ Club Atlanta Council of Camp Fire Girls Grady Homes Girls’ Club Apt Academy Atlanta Urban League Vine City Council 36. HOME MANAGEMENT TRAINING E.0.A. Home Management Technic- ians and aides working in Neighborhood Service Centers taught residents cook- ing, sewing, housekeeping, budgeting, child care, hygiene, consumer buying, and facts about loans and installment buying. G. OTHERS 37. SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM A program to provide scholarships for primary and secondary students from under-priviledged homes to allow them to attend summer school. Administered by the Atlanta and Fulton County Boards of Education. Dr. John Martin, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction, 2930 Forrest Hills Dr., Telephone: 761-5411. ACTION: 6,500 youths attended the E.O.A. financed program during the sum- mer of 1965. Program did not operate summer of 1966. Plans for 1967 indefin- ite. 38. MEDICARE ALERT A two month program. 10,697 citi- zens 65 years and older were contacted. 110 paid workers, older people from low- income areas, and 117 volunteers ex- plained health and hospital benefits available under the new Medicare legis- lation and helped people apply before the March 31, 1966 deadline. SUMMARY EOA ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS Multi-Service Neighborhood Centers Neighborhood Youth Corps (out-of-school program) Small Business Development Center Men’s Job Corps (Recruiting) VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) Placement and Supervision *Medicare Alert EOA PROGRAMS CONTRACTED TO OTHER AGENCIES Community Schools (Atlanta Public Schools) Head Start Projects (Atlanta Public Schools and 7 private organizations) Day Care Centers (private organizations) *Summer Recreation Programs (City of At- lanta, 10 United Appeal Agencies, 3 others) *Project BEES-BIZ (private non-profit organization) Manpower Placement Centers (Georgia State Employment Service) Employment Evaluation and Service Center (Vocational Rehabilitation) Legal Service (Legal Aide Society) Planned Parenthood (Planned Parent- hood Association of Atlanta) Multi-Service Centers for the Aged (Senior Citizens of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc.) Volunteer Task Force (Community Council) Foster Grandparents (Senior Citizens of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc.) Neighborhood Youth Corps (In-School) (Atlanta and Fulton County Public Schools) Project Enable (Urban League) *Public Health Services (Fulton County Health Department) *Homemaker Services (Visiting Nurse Association of Atlanta) *Summer School (Atlanta Public Schools) COOPERATING INDEPENDENT PROGRAMS *Project Uplift (Fulton County Depart- ment of Family and Children Services) Youth Opportunity Center (State Employ- ment Service) College Work Study Programs (8 colleges) Project Upward Bound (3 colleges) Womens’ Job Corps (WICS — Women in Community Service) Crime Prevention (Atlanta Police Dept.) Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 (Georgia State Employment Ser- vice and Atlanta Board of Education) Project Hire (Help Initiate Renewed Employment) (Georgia State Employ- ment Service) Golden Age Employment Service (Atlan- ta Section, National Council of Jewish Women) Adult Basic Education (Atlanta Board of Education) *No longer in operation 1966 E.0.A. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mr. Boisfeuillet Jones, Chairman Mrs. W. H. (Lucy) Aiken Mr. Harold Benson Mrs. A. L. Benton Mr. William L. Calloway Mr. Robert Dobbs Mr. George L. Edwards, Jr. Mr. Melvin Grantham Mr. John W. Greer Rev. Joseph L. Griggs Mr. John S. Herndon Mr. Jesse Hill Revs Mol. King, Sr. Dr. John W. Letson Mr. W. H. Montague, Sr. Mr. Carl Plunkett Mr. Julian Sharpton Mr. A. H. Sterne Mr. Erwin Stevens Mrs. Nancie Stowers Dr. Paul D. West Mrs. LeRoy (Ann) Woodward Mrs. Mamie Wynn Note: The 1967 EOA Board of Directors will be expanded to 36 members, includ- ing 12 representatives of those served by EOA (one elected by each Neighbor- hood Advisory Council), 12 representa- tives appointed by public agencies which serve the poor, and 12 representatives appointed by other community groups. The representatives of those served by EOA have already been elected. They are marked **below. 12 CITIZENS NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY COUNCILS (1967) Ceniral City Mrs. Dorothy Brown Mrs. Katie Brown Mrs. Helen Taylor Mrs. Annie Jackson *Mr. Harold Raines *Mr. L. L. Turner Mrs. Rosie Holt Mr. Tommy Griffin Mr. Spencer Blount Mrs. Betty Pool Mr. James Austin Mrs. Nora Keyros Mrs. Evelyn Brown *Mr. Alonzo Watson Center Director Nominees: **Mrs. Ethel Cox Mrs. Bertha Jackson Mrs. Oneda Seay Mr. B. A. Kitchens Mr. D. A. Coley East Central Mrs. Annie B. Chambers Mrs. Beatrice Wilson Mrs. Catherine Gant Mrs. Margaret Grant * /**Mrs. Susie LaBord Mrs. Grace Pullum Mrs. Petronia Hall Mrs. Clide Anderson Mrs. Ruby Whitfield Mrs. Ida Hermon Mrs. Pearl Williams Mrs. Willie Lewis Miss Doris Mathews Mrs. Johnnie Mosley *Mr. Lewis Holmes, Sr. Mr. James Gilbert *Mr. Emmitt Sowell Mrs. Fannie Woods Center Director Nominees: Mrs. Annie L. Hill Lt. Larry RePass Mrs. Mildred Perry Rev. Clarence Maddox Edgewood Mrs. Ruby N. Heard Rev. W. C. Hill *Mr. Lorenzo Johnson Mrs. Dorothy Harris Mr. Julius White Mrs. Mary Mobley Mrs. Fletcher Walker Mr. Columbus Maddox **Mr. Leroy Dobbs Mrs. Maggie McMullen Mrs. Lizzie Stephens Mr. Thomas Carlton Mrs. Charity Smith Mrs. Cleta Mitchell Mrs. M. B. White Mrs. Millie Acree Mrs. Dorothy Adams Mr. Fred Cox *Mr. Ross Douthard, alternate Center Director Nominees: Mr. Rufus Favors Mr. Charles Turner *Mr. John Gaither Mr. John Cosby NASH-Washington Mrs. Ruby McDowell *Mrs. Dorothy Pyrom Mrs. Doris Davis Mrs. Annie Sewell Mrs. Mary Avery *Mr. Otis Cochran Mr. James Marshall Mrs. Joyce Burney * /** Mr. Erwin Stevens Mrs. Lena Pritchell Mr. Edgar Hillsman Rev. L. W. Strickland Mrs. Alma Pool Mrs. Margaret Knight Mrs. Alice Dixon Mrs. Parialee Faulkner Mrs. Geneva Mack Mrs. Lillian Hunt Mrs. Elizabeth Harvey Mrs. Jessie Miller Mrs. Katie Jones Mrs. C. M. Wolfe Mrs. Carrie Porter Mrs. Cynthia Hampton Mrs. Verna Kirkland Center Director Nominees: Mrs. Dorothy Bolden Thompson Mrs. Maggie Moody Mr. James Gardner Dr. Elsie Edmondson North Fulton Being organized Northwest — Perry Mrs. Ruby Hawk Mr. John Slaton *Mrs. Flossie Zackery Mrs. Shirley Dowdell Mrs. Odessa Wheeler Mrs. Arie Shelmon Mr. Raymond Morris *Mr. Richard Feagin Mrs. Loretta Gresham Mrs. Vera McCoy Mrs. Margie Freeman Mrs. Bernice Houseworth Mrs. Delores Mitchell Mr. Jessie Gaston Mrs. Garaldine Hughes Mrs. Barbara Davis Rev. David Middlebrook Center Director Nominees: **Mr, Robert Dobbs Mr. Bob Shaw Mrs. Josie Wynn *Mr. Carey Fleming Pittsburg Mrs. Florence Alexander Mrs. Nettie Blanton *Mrs. Carrie Wright Mrs. Annie Evans Mrs. Rosa Hammonds Mr. John Tolbert Mrs. Marion Hood Mr. N. H. Scott Mrs. Mammie Fleming Mr. Clarence Smith */**Mrs. Beatrice Garland Mrs. H. H. Dyer Mr. Ben Jenkins Mrs. Willie P. Thornton Mrs. Lennie Hester Center Director Nominees: Mrs. Slinia Sears *Mrs. Sallie Billingsley Rev. Calvin Houston Price Mrs. Christine Benson Mrs. Mary Fuller Rev. L. W. Hope, Sr. *Mrs. Grace Barksdale Mrs. Ollie Powell Mrs. Nettie Bennett Mrs. Lois Williams Mr. Charles Darden Mrs. Lena Owens Mr. Melvin Barnes Mrs. C. M. Martin *Mrs. Mary F. O’Neal Rev. H. F. Green Mrs. Eulane Houseworth Mrs. Evelyn Battle Mrs. Frances Thompson Mrs. Arthur Williams Mrs. Ruth Coffer Mr. George Brumfield Mr. Gabriel McCrary Center Director Nominees: Mr. Henry Phipps *Mrs. Louise Watley **Mr. Robert Barnes Mr. William Merritt South Fulton Mrs. Mary Lemons Mrs. Lucy Willis *Mr. John Walton, Jr. Mrs. Louvenia Williams Mrs. Alyce Price Mr. Ronald Bridges Mrs. Julie Chaney Mr. William Johnson Mrs. Myrtice Rowe * /**Mr. W. T. Brooks Mrs. Susie Perkins Center Director Nominees: Mrs. Elizabeth Huggins Mr. Alfredo Callejas *Mr. Milo Fisher Summerhill-Mechanicsville Rev. J. B. Martin *Mrs. Rosa Burney Mr. Edward Johnson Rev., L. GC. ‘Clack Mr. Lewis Peters Mrs. Alice Hudson *Mr. John Gresham Mrs. Curtis McWorther Mr. Hudson Whitsett Mrs. Evelyn Burriss Mrs. Ann L. Childs Mr. Andrew Brooks Mrs. Annie Byrd Mrs. Lizzie Jennings Mr. Edward Moody Mr. Edward Grimes Mr. C. L. Walton Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson *Mrs. Doris Gaston Mrs. Mattie Ansley Center Director Nominees: Mrs. Gussie Lewis Mrs. Catherine Colbert Mrs. Leila Hancock **Mrs. A. L. Benton (elected in 1966 for 2 year term to Board) West Central Mrs. Dorothy Patterson Mrs. Leola Perry Mr. Walter Burton *Mr. Wilkie A. Jordan Mr. Nathaniel Walker Mr. Lewis Evans Mrs. Mary Hall */**Mr. Edward Young Mrs. Laura Willis Mr. John Dixon Mr. Elisha Pitts Mrs. Corine Smith Mrs. Frankie Kendrick Miss Nedra L. Reid Rev. K. M. Dunlap Mrs. Nellie Price Mrs. Evelyn Perdue Rev. R. Johnson Center Director Nominees: Mrs. Willie Perkins Rev. Ellis L. Green *Mr. Charles B. Hart, Jr. West End Mr. B. F. Waldorn *Mr. Ben Benson Mrs. Peg Brady *Mr. William Killingsworth Mrs. Emma Jordan Mr. A. R. Phillips Mr. Fred Young Mrs. Gertrude McLennon Mrs. Elizabeth Godbee Mrs. Maxine Abbott Mrs. Edna Mayo Mr. Roy Harwell Mr. Alvin Barner Mrs. Bertha Stewart Mrs. Roxie Lipford Mr. R. C. Chinn Mrs. Lucy Castell Mrs. D. L. Stovall Mr. Coleman Smith Mrs. Beatrice Henderson Mrs. M. U. Barnette Mr. J. C. Dietrich Mrs. Sue Bradley Mrs. C. B. Cole Mr. Jack Bagwell Mr. Robert Rice Mr. F. H. Pound Mrs. Gene Johnson Mrs. Ann Miller Mr. Roswell Jackson Mrs. Mary Chandler *Mrs. Mary Morton Center Director Nominees: **Mr. H. D. Wiley Mrs. George Longino Mrs. Mamie Wynn Mrs. Gladys Bradley Rev. Carol Tinsley 1 CITIZENS CENTRAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (1967) Marked * above Plus Executive Administrator Nominees Mrs. Annie Laurie Pace Mr. Ralph Long Rev. R. B. Shorts Mr. Robert Blount Mrs. Lennie Hester Mrs. Mary Morton TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Mr. James H. Aldredge Miss Doris Alexander Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Dr. Wallace M. Alston Mr. Harold N. Arnold Dr. Sanford Atwood Dr. Warren D. Bachelis Dr. Paul R. Beall Mr. Duane W. Beck Mr. Glenn E. Bennett Miss Catherine Boling Dr. James P. Brawley Dr. Rufus E. Clement Mr. Clarence D. Coleman Mr. Jack C. Delius Mr. Wellborn R. Ellis Mr. Arnold D. Ellison Mr. Richard Forbes Mr. James Furniss Mr. Collier B. Gladin Mr. Herman B. Guinn Mr. Joseph F. Haas Dr. James F. Hackney Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Dr. Edwin Harrison Mr. Richard C. Hicks Miss Rebecca Hollingsworth Honorable Lloyd Elmo Holt Mr. William S. Howland Mr. William E. Inmon Mr. John H. Jacobs Dr. A. P. Jarrell Mr. Herbert T. Jenkins Mr. Malcolm D. Jones Mr. Alan F. Kiepper Mr. John F. Kiser Mr. R. Earl Landers Dr. Noah Langdale, Jr. Dr. John W. Letson Major George Marshall Dr. Albert E. Manley Mr. Sam Massell, Jr. Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Mrs. Frances McKay Mr. J. O. Moore Mr. Jack P. Nix Mr. A. B. Padgett Mr. J. W. Pinkston Dr. Claude Purcell Mr. William Ray, Jr. Mr. M. B. Satterfield Mrs. Bruce Schaefer Mr. Opie Shelton Mr. Robert E. Shrider Mr. Robert Sommerville Mr. Douglas W. Stronbehn Dr. Herman L. Turner Dr. John Venable Dr. Paul D. West Rev. Samuel W. Williams Mr. Marion Williamson Mr. John C. Wilson ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA, INC. Mr. C. O. Emmerich Executive Director Mr. Harold E. Barrett Associate Administrator for Operations (and Director of Neighborhood Services Organization) Mr. William W. Allison Associate Administrator for Planning Mr. William G. Terry Associate Administrator for General Services (and Director of Merit System) Mr. Luther A. McLendon, Jr. Director of Finance Mrs. Wade T. Mitchell Director of Information ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA, INC. 101 MARIETTA STREET BLDG. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 nn,
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- Text: SUMMARY OF ATLANTA'S YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES CAMPAIGN AND SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM FOR 1967 For the third straight year and at the suggestion of the President, the City of Atlanta has formed a Youth Opportunity Campaign Task Force, this year spearheaded by the new Atlanta Youth Council. Rather than confine itself to summer job opportunities, as important as these are, Atlanta's Youth Opportunity Campaign for summer 1967 is intensely con- cerned with a number of areas that we consider of tremendous importance to our youth. Our overall program concerns itself with employment, education, recreation and health. The summer opportunity campaign is already underway and will consist of: 1, Intensive recruitment through high school counselors for summer job applicants; 2. Recruitment for volunteers to work in Head Start Programs; 3. Dissemination of information on summer recreation opportunities of all types; and . 4, Emphasis on the importance of summer school in a youngster's summer plans. Of the foregoing four points of our local program, the two most important are summer job opportunities and summer recreation opportunities. We are planning a real thrust into the private sector to achieve a 10% - 20% increase in the number of summer job opportunities available and we are already receiving considerable local support for this effort, The second important phase of our campaign is summer recreation opportunities and here we are acutely aware of difficiencies which exist in hard-core slum areas of our community. During the summer of 1966, through funds made available through OEO, we were able to mount three major recreation programs: l. The Neighborhood Playlot Program in which we cleared and put into operation seven neighborhood playlots, which served an average of 89 children per lot per day through the summer months at a total cost of $41, 422, Page Two 2. Anintensive summer recreation program - ''Operation Champ" - providing excursion and enrichment type recreation opportunities to 89,000 participants throughout the summer months at a total cost of $89, 340. Probably the most dramatic phase of Operation Champ was an intensive swimming program which was continued on into the schools for two weeks after the new school year began and which was made possible partially through an additional grant of $25, 000 which was made available to us, Under this program 3, 329 children received swimming instruction from qualified teachers and some 600 were certified at various levels of proficiency. 3. Equally important was the recreation program for senior citizens which we conducted in three high rise public housing complexes for the elderly throughout the summer and which had a total attendance of 36,000 citizens at a total cost of $14,509. In recent months under the auspices of the City of Atlanta Community Improve- ment Program a survey has been made on recreation resources available to the blighted areas of Atlanta. The first draft of this survey has been made available to us and it pinpoints where our needs are. The foremost conclusion that we draw from these findings is the urgency of repeating and expanding those programs we had last summer and adding to them some new recreational programs which are badly needed. Since last summer our Neighborhood Playlot Program has expanded from seven playlots to a potential twenty-one which we hope to have in operation for summer1967. The estimated cost of operating our Neighborhood Playlot Program so that it offers a real 'day camp" opportunity for 1, 869 children each day throughout the summer will be $106, 680, To repeat the Operation Champ Program with its wide range of enrichment opportunities for children from slum areas, we anticipate a cost of $89, 340. In addition we feel that we cannot fail to meet the very real recreation and avocational needs of our senior citizens, It must be pointed out that these needs do not end with the close of summer, as senior citizens are not returning to school and other activities. Therefore, we feel that the senior citizen program must be on a year-round basis or it ends in disappointments at the end of the summer, We would like to operate this program on a year- round basis at an estimated cost of $67, 758. Page Three For some time we have hoped to develop a conservation-recreation summer camp for the youth of Atlanta. The main object of this project would be to provide constructive athletic camping and vocational opportunity for young men ages 16 through 21. We feel that a golden opportunity is at hand for this project and that the project could be expanded to accomplish two other important purposes: l. To provide a part-time employment opportunity in conjunction with the valuable outdoor experience as a part of our summer job opportunity program; and 2. To begin preliminary clearing and development of a 450 acre wooded site which the City of Atlanta leases 45 miles northwest of Atlanta and which we hope by summer 1968 to put into operation as a regular camping facility. We envision this project would be along similar lines to successful CCC programs of the past in both administration and philosophy, and that it would be under the direction of a trained professional in forestry or some similar field. We anticipate that we can accommodate 100 boys per week for a total of 800 boys for an eight week summer period. The estimated cost of operating this camp would be $96,000 for 1967. We would like to point out that this figure does not include all of the equipment and material necessary, but we would hope to get wide-spread support from the private sector in the procurement of necessary equipment and consultant personnel. Another very important phase of our overall recreation hopes for this summer hinges on continuation of our community schools as recreation resources. Our community school program has requested $59,000 under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for the operation of nineteen community schools this summer. While in no way duplicating programs offered through our regular City Parks and Recreation Department, but rather working closely in conjunction in order to achieve the maximum potential of both, the community schools would offer a wide range of athletic and enrichment type programs for both boys and girls of elementary and high school ages. Total cost of recreation needs for 1967 - $418,778.
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- Text: Fis ght Po Poverty ty, Slum Areas te Ease Crime--McGovern By DAVID NORDAN The new director of the re- vised Metropolitan Atlanta Com- mission on Crime and Juvenile Delinquency has called on At- lantans to help alleviate pov- erty and slum conditions which he said are at the root of the city's crime problem. James L. McGovern, an FBI veteran who was named to head the commission in January, said that any crime fighting efforts are futile unless these condi- tions are altered. He made his remarks at a meeting of the Atlanta Kiwanis .Club which he urged to join with other civic groups to help provide recreational facilities in areas of the city where riots occurred last summer. Mr. McGovern reported that 21 play lots were erected in deprived areas of the city after |: the outbreaks last year but that the Atlanta Parks Department does not have a budget large enough to maintain and i improve them. HE SAID the recreational areas were built with the help of federal funds, but the funds are not available this year. The commission director cited | Sears Roebuck for donating four portable swimming pools for the areas and urged the Kiwanians to consider financing the filter- ing system for at least one of the pools as a project. “The crime problem is a por- trait of a failure on the part of society,” Mr. McGovern said, “Tt breeds not in a vacuum but in a cess pool—poverty, the lack of opportunity, pane health and: so forth,”” “Remove these conditions,” he said, “and you will reduce crime.” . MR. McGOVERN said he spent 26 years with the FBI, but that only recently, after becom- ing director of the crime com- mission, did he really become fully aware of the importance of preventive measures in fight- ing crime. He lauded the work of the par- ent of the Metropolitan Commis- sion, the Atlanta Crime Com- mission, which he said delivered the same conclusions as the President's Commission on Crime and Delinquency several months before the national study group made its report. He also urged the Kiwanians, almost 100 percent employers, to reconsider hiring policies and not arbitrarily refuse to employ a man who has a criminal rec- ord. He said they and other citi- zens could do much to combat crime individually through small! efforts such as locking automo, biles, doors, reporting offenses ' to police and masing themselves | available to police as witnesses! when needed.
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- Text: CITY OF ATLANTA. CITY HALL ATLANTS, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 April 20, 1967 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison MEMOR AN DUM TO: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. FROM: Johnny H, Robinson SUBJECT: Meeting With Area O Community Club (Boulevard Area) The meeting revolved around the idea of better police protection for this area, The citizens of this area were complaining about the way the teen-agers were conducting themselves in this neighborhood, by doing such things as loafing, gambling on the street, loud cursing, mugging and robbing. It was explained to them that they had a responsi- bility to the community by assisting the rolice Department in preventing these kind of things by trying to work with the parents of these kids in an effort to curtail this situation. Lieutenant Perry and Officer Graham assured them that they would offer all the assistance they could, but the idea of a walking police- man at this time would be impossible, due to the shortage of manpower. The conclusions the citizens reached are as following: 1. To inform the police officials when froups were loafing on the street during school hours, 2. Try to work with parents of these teen-arers by pointing up their responsibilities to them. 3. Assist the E.0.A, Center in recruiting those 16 - 21 years of age for Neishborhood Youth Corps and Job Corps,
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- Text: COMMUNITY SCHOOLS Archer Community School 2250 Perry Blvd., N. W. Bethune Community School 220 Northside Dr., N. W. Brown Conmunity School 765 Peeples St., S. W. Capitol Avenue Community School 811 Capitol Ave., S. W. Dykes Community School 4360 Powers Ferry Rd., N. W. Grant Park Community School 750 Kalb St., S. E. Howard Community School 551 Houston St., N. E. Parks Community School 1190 Windsor St., S. W. Price Community School 1670 Capitol Ave., S. E. South Fulton Community School 605 South Bayard, East Point, Ga. Washington Conmunity School 45 White House Dr., S. W. Wesley Community School 187 Wesley Ave., N. E. West Fulton Community School 1890 Bankhead Ave., N. W. Arvella L. Farmer, Assistant Principal 794-3256 Norris L. Hogans, Assistant Principal 524-6854 Edward Newby, Assistant Principal 758-5050 Obadiah Jordan, Assistant Principal 523-8696 Jack Glasgow, Assistant Principal 255-8696 James Chivers, Assistant Principal 627-5741 - Bennie Williams, Assistant Principal 522-5096 Robert Still, Assistant Principal 753-6125 Carl Hubbard, Assistant Principal 627-1331 Harold Madison, Assistant Principal 761-3584 Joseph Draper, Assistant Principal 755-7721 Aaron Watson, Assistant Principal 378-4393 E. ‘°C. Norman, Assistant Principal 799-3177 SUGGESTED SITES FOR SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM Murphy High School Roosevelt High School Sylvan High School Turner High School Bass High School O'Keefe High School jw-4/13/67
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Box 21, Folder 35, Document 12
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- Text: PROPOSED 1967 SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM April 26, 1967 GRAND TOTAL $570,119 SPONSOR AMOUNT (1966 Budget) 1. City of Atlanta a. Operation CHAMP $ 89, 340 b. Neighborhood Playlot Program 106, 680 c. Senior Citizens 67, 758 d. Wilderness Camp 96, 000 2. Atlanta Public Schools a. Community Schools 60, 000 3. United Appeal Agencies a. Metropolitan Boys Clubs 63, 043 b. Atlanta Urban League ($13, 000) c. Butler Street YMCA ($14, 000) d. Camp Fire Girls ($ 7,311) e. Grady Homes Girls Club ; ($ 6, 553) f. Vine City Council ($ 3, 434) g. Wesley House Centers ($ 4,000) h. Salvation Army 5,000 4, Neighborhood Services 24, 000 5. County Programs 10, 000 TOTAL $521, 821 $48, 298
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- Text: Office of the Mayor ATLANTA, GEORGIA ROUTE SLIP L \ wD he ve be FROM: Dan E. Sweat, Jr. (For your information {_] Please refer to the attached correspondence and make the necessary reply. {_] Advise me the status of the attached. FORM 25-4-S
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- Text: Atlanta's Urban Beautification Program Summary Total Cost of Activities - 1967 $1,696, 750. 00 Grant Requested 762, 891.00 Application filed March 31, 1967. Letter of Consent authorizing the City to make expenditures for any activity identified in its Urban Beautification Application received April 3, 1967. Main points of five year Urban Beautification Program, 1967-1971: 1. Renovation and development of twenty six parks. Special emphasis was placed on park playgrounds and spray pools in or adjacent to poverty areas. 2. Private downtown street beautification programs will be executed by Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. and the Peachtree Center Association. 3. Street tree planting proposals are included for most of Atlanta's major thoroughfares as well as code enforcement areas. 4. The Atlanta Housing Authority will plant street trees and shrubs for screening at Capitol Homes, Grady Homes, Carver Homes and Perry Homes. 5. Development of two Civil War memorial sites will be built to commemorate the Battle of Ezra Church and the Battle of Atlanta. These will be similar to the Peachtree Battle Memorial on Collier Road. 6, Landscape development and grounds renovation around public buildings, such as City Hall, Fire Stations, Libraries, Reservoirs and Pumping Stations is also included in the program 7. The School Department will initiate a new program of landscape renovation which will eventually improve the grounds of every school in the Atlanta Public School System. 8. The Tree Ordinance, a proposed Underground Utility Ordinance and Sign and Billboard Ordinance are included in the Urban Beautification Program to encourage the removal of ugly features which would impair the City's Urban Beautification Program. 9. The City will be responsible for the increased maintenance cost of the Beautification Program as well as developing a maintenance program.
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- Text: ‘School “Will Soon Be Out School vacation is but eight weeks away, so it is heartening to learn that this year Atlanta isn’t likely to be caught flat-footed in providing recreation for children in pov- erly neighborhoods. We remember that last summer a crash program was needed after schools were out and that it wasn’t until well into the sum- mer before even minimum recreation pro- grams were under way in many of these areas. But this year we’ve got a head start. City Parks Director Jack Delius plans to operate 21 “playlots,” three times as many as last summer. However, he is going to have a hard time staffing these small playgrounds and operat- Re ing other programs because federal anti- poverty funds that helped support them last year have run out. If these funds aren't re- stored, the problem addresses itself to local government, churches, private businesses and civic groups. Already there are encouraging signs that our community will answer this challenge. More churches are giving money and time to impoverished neighborhoods. The Rich Foun- dation made a generous contribution for portable swimming pools. The Atlanta Vari- ety Club has opened an area at Lake Alla- toona for use by slum children. Other groups are helping and more help will be needed. Sy a
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- Text: THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL utere learning + lang meet everything which concerns the weltare of its children and families a: = OUTDOOR EDUCATION conservation f community beautification. | COUNSE ING + GUIDANCE | omé calls youth work programs _ pre-school program , home beautification Senior citizens’ programs community + school park and recreation planning PTA, programs community + school fund-raising projects dental care =, community councils programs for underprivileged + accelerated conferences — works lintes field trips hops ‘ HOBBY _AND_INTEREST GROUPS RECREATION + PHYSICAL EITNESS bird watchers baseball rock hounds bourlin ; garden clubs bike clubs. . chess and checkers gymnastics stamp collectors nS qancen lati flower arrangers VS roller Ske ing _Eptice mens ciubs basket Fall olice-pal clu Swimm + fat i tnectere clubs os intra-mur service club jamborees INDUSTRIAL+ HOME ARTS THE Ss. auto mechanics ramatics electronics cratts homemakin drawtn business. educator STUDIES paintin communi al ocal musi par constr SATE ing Wasanon % sastrumahiGe music at ' mercia charm schoots tem geet reading ballet eee Sclences ; library study sesscons adult ‘education
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- Text: COMMUNITY SCHOOLS Archer Community School 2250 Perry Blivd., N. W. Bethune Community School 220 Northside Dr., N. W. Brown Community School 765 Peeples St., S. W. Capitol Avenue Community School 811 Capitol Ave., S. W. Dykes Conmunity School 4360 Powers Ferry Rd., N. W. Grant Park Community School 750 Kalb St., S. E. Howard Community School 551 Houston St., N. E. Parks Conmunity School 1190 Windsor St., S. W. Price Community School 1670 Capitol Ave., S. E. South Fulton Community School - 605 South Bayard, East Point, Ga. Washington Community School 45 White House Dr., S. W. Wesley Community School 187 Wesley Ave., N. E. West Fulton Conmunity School 1890 Bankhead Ave., N. W. Arvella L. Farmer, Assistant Principal 794-3256 Norris L. Hogans, Assistant Principal 524-6854 Edward Newby, Assistant Principal 758-5050 Obadiah Jordan, Assistant Principal 523-8696 Jack Glasgow, Assistant Principal 255-8696 James Chivers, Assistant Principal 627-5741 Bennie Williams, Assistant Principal 522-5096 Robert Still, Assistant Principal 753-6125 Carl Hubbard, Assistant Principal 627-1331 Harold Madison, Assistant Principal 761-3584 Joseph Draper, Assistant Principal 755-7721 Aaron Watson, Assistant Principal 378-4393 E. °C. Norman, Assistant Principal 799-3177 SUGGESTED SITES FOR SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM Murphy High School Roosevelt High School Sylvan High School Turner High School Bass High School O'Keefe High School jw-4/13/67
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- Text: SUMMARY OF ATLANTA'S YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES CAMPAIGN AND SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM FOR 1967 For the third straight year and at the suggestion of the President, the City of Atlanta has formed a Youth Opportunity Campaign Task Force, this year spearheaded by the new Atlanta Youth Council. Rather than confine itself to summer job opportunities, as important as these are, Atlanta's Youth Opportunity Campaign for summer 1967 is intensely con- cerned with a number of areas that we consider of tremendous importance to our youth. Our overall program concerns itself with employment, education, tecreation and health. The summer opportunity campaign is already underway and will consist of: 1. Intensive recruitment through high school counselors for summer job applicants; 2. Recruitment for volunteers to work in Head Start Programs; 3. Dissemination of information on summer recreation opportunities of all types; and 4. Emphasis on the importance of summer school in a youngster's summer plans. Of the foregoing four points of our local program, the two most important are summer job opportunities and summer recreation opportunities. We are planning a real thrust into the private sector to achieve a 10% - 20% increase in the number of summer job opportunities available and we are already receiving considerable local support for this effort. ’ The second important phase of our campaign is summer recreation opportunities and here we are acutely aware of difficiencies which exist in hard-core slum areas of our community. During the summer of 1966, through funds made available through OEO, we were able to mount three major recreation programs: 1. The Neighborhood Playlot Program in which we cleared and put into operation seven neighborhood playlots, which served an average of 89 children per lot per day through the summer months at a total cost of $41, 422. a Page Two 2. Anintensive summer recreation program - "Operation Champ" - providing excursion and enrichment type recreation opportunities to 89, 000 participants throughout the summer months at a total cost of $89,340. Probably the most dramatic phase of Operation Champ was an intensive swimming program which was continued on into the schools for two weeks after the new school year began and which was made possible partially through an additional grant of $25,000 which was made available to us. Under this program 3, 329 children received swimming instruction from qualified teachers and some 600 were certified at various levels of proficiency. 3. Equally important was the recreation program for senior citizens which we conducted in three high rise public housing complexes for the elderly throughout the summer and which had a total attendance of 36,000 citizens at a total cost of $14, 509. In recent months under the auspices of the City of Atlanta Community Improve- ment Program a survey has been made on recreation resources available to the blighted areas of Atlanta, The first draft of this survey has been made available to us and it pinpoints where our needs are. The foremost conclusion that we draw from these findings is the urgency of repeating and expanding those programs we had last summer and adding to them some new recreational programs which are badly needed, ‘Since last summer our Neighborhood Playlot’ Program has expanded from seven playlots to a potential twenty-one which we hope to have in operation for summer 1967. The estimated cost of operating our Neighborhood Playlot ___Program so that it offers a real 'day camp" opportunity for 1, 869 children each day throughout the summer will be $106, 680. To repeat the Operation Champ Program with its wide range of enrichment opportunities for children from slum areas, we anticipate a cost of $89, 340, In addition we feel that we cannot fail to meet the very real recreation and avocational needs of our senior citizens. It must be pointed out that these needs do not end with the close of summer, as senior citizens are not returning to school and other activities. Therefore, we feel that the senior citizen program must be on a year-round basis or it ends in disappointments at the end of the summer. We would like to operate this program on a year- round basis at an estimated cost of $67, 758. Page Three For some time we have hoped to develop a conservation-recreation summer camp for the youth of Atlanta. The main object of this project would be to provide constructive athletic camping and vocational opportunity for young men ages 16 through 21. We feel that a golden opportunity is at hand for this project and that the project could be expanded to accomplish two other important purposes: 1. To provide a part-time employment opportunity in conjunction with the valuable outdoor experience as a part of our summer job opportunity program; and ~# 2. To begin preliminary clearing and development of a 450 acre wooded site which the City of Atlanta leases 45 miles northwest of Atlanta and which we hope by summer 1968 to put into operation as a regular camping facility. We envision this project would be along similar lines to successful CCC programs of the past in both administration and philosophy, and that it would be under the direction of a trained professional in forestry or some similar field. We anticipate that we can accommodate 100 boys per week for a total of 800 boys for an eight week summer period. The estimated cost of operating this camp would be $96,000 for 1967. We would like to point out that this figure does not include all of the equipment and material necessary, but we would hope to get wide-spread support from the private sector in the procurement of necessary equipment and consultant personnel. Another very important phase of our overall recreation hopes for this summer —hinges on continuation of our community schools as recreation resources. Our _ community school program has requested $59,000 under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for the operation of nineteen community schools this summer. While in no way duplicating programs offered through our regular City Parks and Recreation Department, but rather working closely in conjunction in order to achieve the maximum potential of both, the community schools would offer a wide range of athletic and enrichment type programs for both boys and girls of elementary and high school ages. Total cost of recreation needs for 1967 - $418,778.
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