446 20 10383 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/29cead423f77a08e0cd1aac476288d58.pdf 931a27e775d12d8c76338f8c19cd84de Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Economic Opportunity At a 101 Marietta Street Bldg . ., ,\tl,rnt a, Ge o rgia 30303 ., nc . 5 2 5-6 854 T. M. P arham Ex ec uti v e Administrat o r M9 rch 7, 1969 Mr. Dav id C. Cowl ey , Di rector Human Relations Commission Ann Arbor, Michigan Dear Mr. Cowl ey : nhis is .1.n reply to your letter of February 24, f or inf ormation - 143.215.248.55 13:10, 29 December 2017 (EST)ain~ chi ld c are plans for l ow-income arid working mothers. 1·he Community Ac tion Agen c y , Economic Opportu n ity At-l an t a , Inc._was fac e::! ., j th this di l e mma a t the ve ry be yinr1ing of th e program sin e.~ At l anta h a s a l arge n umber o f lo,.1- i nsome working m0thers who a~e h eads o f ho useho l ds. We began by going to voJ.untary agencies , c hurche s, civic organization s , etc ., which were b a sed i n l ow income ar eas and asking these organi za tions to co nsider organizing cay c are c enters f0r l ow-ii:i~ome far..c3 lies. We are now co ntra cti ng with te n (1 0) autonomous ag ~nr i e~ which are und er c ontract ~o run eleven (11) centers carina f" or 715 children b etiveen the ages of six months to nine ye ar s . ~inety per143.215.248.55t ' 90%) of the ch J.ldren are b e tween the ages o f 3-6 y 0~ . - Originally , we were ru~ning as s~r a ight day ca re ag enc i es and ch arg e d a f ee pe r f a mil _,r ~ .as-2d on f am:i.ly _income . About fifte en · p er c en t (15%) o f our i ncomP wa s d er i ve d from fe es. Twenty per c ent ( 20%) c ame f rom th e c ommun ity in the fo r m of volunt ary s er vic es o r in-kind c ontr ibu tions .. Th e rest of our income c ame from Of fice of Economic Opportunity (OEO ) fund s . It is to b e noted that we may rent at only on e f ac ility, th e r est of our hou sing is d onated. We are us i ng f a cilitie s in fi ve churche s~ t hree hou s ing pr.e j e cts, two re mo d e led h ouses a nd on e warehouse. The cost per · child i s from $75 to $90 pe r month. �Mr. David C. Cowley Page 2 March 7, 1969 About t wo and one-hal f or thre e year s ago, we were incorp ora te d into full-year, el even hou r , he a d st a rt. The ma jor c hanges were in the i mp r oved ratio of adult to child and e x te n ded medical s erv ic e s . As of Apri l 1 968 , OEO h a d us disc o nt i nue ch a r ging fees. Our pres e nt str uc tu r e c o n s ist of a c o ordinating he a dquart e rs s t a f f including a dir ec to r , assista n t dire~tor , progr a m coordinator, v ~lun t eer coordin a t o r, and p r og ram e v aluator. Ther e is , r , 0 v er a J 1 Po licy Adv i s o r y Comm itt ee co ns isting· of pare nt s , p arent xepres e nt a tives , inte res ted prof e ssion a l s and me mbe r s o f ·LLe loc al conmmnity. Each Child De v e lopme nt Center is s e par ate ly j n c o r por a ted as an autonomous a gency with its own boar d and staff . With i n the guid e lines as s e t fc rt h in the Head Start. Ma nu a l, each boa r d s et s its own pr ogram of -i n s tructio n , personne l policies , p a r e nt or gani zat io n , e t c. Each must rais e it s t wen ty pe r c ent ( 20%) c ommunity c ont ribut ion. We h ave h ad c ent ra l recruitment a 11d t ra ininc o f volu n t eers . · We _h andl e pur ch asing a n d f inan c e c entra lly th rough th e Commun i "!::.y Acti on Agency. Al s o each prog r am is r ev i ewed c entra lly f or 1 quality c o n tro a nd i mproveme nt o f o pera tio n . We h a v e ava il ed ou rse l ves exten. i ve l y o f s L :-1. :cL -!: ra i n i ng o pport.-c·,n it ies a ff orded u s t hrough OEO. We a : so : ~~u r~gu l ar i n - servi ce t ra i n i ng. We were f aced wi t h many seriou s prob ems f rom the outset, many o f wh i ch are sti ll n o r c'f' O] vcd . Because o ur l oca l boards were made up l arge l y o f thE' poor with li ttle o r n o community e xperience , many errors i n j uJgment were made i n h and l ing funds , s taff se l ec t ion , and socia l seryices. Time and experience h as h e l ped somewhat but we s t ill h ave a l ong way t o go. Another a rea o f c oncern is the lack o f q ualif i ed staff. Ou r s tate offers n o c ert i fication for pre-schoo l t eachers and there i s very li ttle t raining _through t he l ocal c o ll eges, a l though t he Atlanta Board of Education ha s i naugurated an e x tensive program of evening classes for people i n day c are on a non-credit, l ow f ee basis. Perhaps ou r greatest handicap i s ins uffic i ent funds �7 Mr. David C . Cowl ey Page 3 March 7, 1969 to att ract top quality staff and to e x tend our services. The estimate is th at 10,000 low-income children need d ay c are and we are providing for only 715. I hope our e xpe rience has been us efu l to you . in your enterprise. I wis h you wel l Yours t ruly , (Mrs .) Gl oria S. Gross Co ns ultant in Child Development ---.. GSG/ j m cc: ' I Mr . T. M. Parh ::JPMr. Dan Sweat 1 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. O A\ 101 Marietta Street Bldg. e Atlanta, Georgia 30303 e 525-6854 T. M. Parham Executive Administrator March 7, 1969 Mr. David C. Cowley, Director Human Relations Commission Ann Arbor, Michigan Dear Mr. Cowley: his is isn reply to your letter of February 24, for information roge.dince child care plans for low-income and working mothers. Yhe Community Action Agency, Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. was faced with this dilemma at the very beginning of the pro- gram since Atlanta has a large number of po ewe working mothers who ave heads of households. We began by going to voluntary agencies, churches, civic organi-- zations, etc., which were based in low-income areas and asking. these organizations to consider organizing Cay care centers for low-income families. We are now contracting with ten (10) autonomous ageneies which are under contract to run eleven (11) centers caring for 715 children between the aces of six months zo nine years. Ninety percent ‘90%) of the ch:.ldren are be- tween the ages of 3-6 yours. ‘ Originally, we were running as straight day care agencies and charged a fee per family based on family income. About fifteen “percent (15%) of our income was derived from fees. ‘Twenty per- cent (20%) came from the community in the form of voluntary ser- vices or in-kind contributions. , The rest of our income came from Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) funds. It is to be noted that we may rent at only one facility, the rest of our housing is donated. We are using facilities in five churches, three housing projects, two remodeled houses and one warehouse. The cost per child is from $75 to $90 per month. Mr. David C. Cowley Page 2 March 7, 1969 ‘ About two and one-half or three years ago, we were incorporated into full-year, eleven hour, head start. The major changes were in the improved ratio of adult to child and extended medical services. As of April 1968, OEO had us discontinue charging fees. ; Our present structure consist of a coordinating headquarters staff including a director, assistant director, program coordi- nator, volunteer coordinator, and program evaluator. There is an overall Policy Advisory Committee consisting of parents, parent representatives, interested professionals and members of the local community. Each Child Development Center is sepa- rately incorporated as an autonomous agency with its own board and staff. Within the guidelines as set forth in the Head Start Manual, each board sets its own program of -instruction, personnel policies, parent organization, etc. Each must raise its twenty percent (20%) community contribution, We have had central recruitment and training of volunteers. We handle purchasing and finance centrally through the Community Action Agency. Also each program is reviewed centrally for quality contro? and improvement of operation. We have availed ourselves extensively of stafi’ training opportunities afforded us through OFO. We also have regular in-service training. We were faced with many serious problems from the outset, many of which are still not resolved. Because our local boards ‘were made up largely of the poor with little or no community experience, many errors in judgment were made in handling funds, staff selection, and social services. Time and experience has helped somewhat but we still have a long way to go. Another area of concern is the lack of qualified staff. Our state offers no certification for pre-school teachers and there is very little training through the local colleges, although the Atlanta Board of Education has inaugurated an extensive program of evening classes for people in day care on a non-credit, low fee basis. Perhaps our greatest handicap is insufficient funds Mr. David C. Cowley Pagé 3 March. 7, 1969 to attract top quality staff and to extend our services. The estimate is that 10,000 low-income children need day care and we are providing for only 715. I hope our experience has been useful to you. I wish you well in your enterprise. Yours truly, (Mrs:) Gloria S. Gross Consultant in Child Development GSG/jm ec: Mr. T. M. Parham Mr. Dan Sweat  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 17, Document 91 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c6d939eb10607f1576a75a2737ea904b.pdf dedecbcbd6cf855a736147b059d30527 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 28, 1969 Mr. Carl P ul City Personnel Dep rtinent City Hall Ann x A tl ntat Georgia Dear Carl : You will r c 1 that we met on April 15, to discu s the Atl nt B autific tion Corpa and the possibiliti s of finding fulltime City mployment foi- m.cmber of this organization. It w e agr d t that meeting that Personnel ould revi w the health and personnel record of 1 members of the ABC C o rp to determine those th t could me t mlnirnwn st nd rds for City mploym nt and those who could not. Mr. F a l'row w to attempt to pl c thos p opl tarting t th top ho h d qualification in City job slots wh re po aible nd to r fer tho t the bottom with no kills nd .no q lific:atione to EOA o th t th y might att mpt to get th m . m a slat ce. Tim is rapidly running out to complet thi chor and l ho t t h ve m d aom progre long th s Unea. It i my und ret nding tall xc pt 23 of th employ ar •ch dul s to be termin t d May 1. I bop that have b en bl to plac a numb r of the e peopl by th t de dlin • Sincer ly yours, Dan Sw DS:ty bee: Mr. Clint Rodgers t � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document eee eee April 28, 1969 Mr. Carl Paul City Personnel Department City Hall Annex Atlanta, Georgia Dear Carl: You will recall that we met on April 15, to discuss the Atlanta Beautification Corps and the possibilities of finding fulltime City employment for members of this organization. It was agreed at that meeting that Personnel would review the health and personnel records of all members of the ABC Corps to determine those that could meet minimum standards for City employment and those who could not. Mr. Farrow was to attermpt to place those people starting at the top who had qualifications in City job slots where possible and to refer those at the bottom with no skills and no qualifications to EOA so that they might attempt to get them seme assistance. Time is rapidly running out to complete this chore and I hope that we have made some progress along these lines. It is my understanding that all except 23 of the employees are schedules to be terminated May 1. I hope that we have been able to place a number of these people by that deadline. Sincerely yours, Dan Sweat DS :fy bec: Mr, Clint Rodgers ie ahi creel  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 17, Document 90 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7f57ab49d7fa0dcf4aab9278f5428384.pdf 46ff9ee8bfe3a82cfda70a86587364ac Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. t ( • •' Exc:erot fror;1 Rev:..sed C::s? Handbook (T his .portion reviewed and ipproved -.y the ~-thite House on 9/25/68) ~. 550 RelaUonshi ns Beti..re~n CE? 2. :1d Y0de 1 Ci t j es The City DemonstratioE Age::ncy , or CDA, is the sponsoring age ;1 cy for t r, c:, lv'.odel Ci ti es pr0 gram in tr.ose cities selected for fodel CJ.ties .:\::., d:.. ,.i . The V..odel Ci ties prograL", is administered by the Depart;aent o:~ Ho'..l.si n ;:, and Urban Developme nt (HUD) in cooperation with other Federal uge;1cics administering programs focusing on urban problems. This program call::; for a comprehE::nsive attack on the social, economic and physical prob-t8~G. in seh,cted slum::; and blignted areas through conccnt. r atio n ar.d coordi n.s.t.ic::-. of both public a:-ic. r,r:..v&te , Fei e ral, State and local efforts. A, Bai:-!kr<-ro unrl Th r~ St!crr-::tary of Eousir,g and Urban Development is authoriz ed to m.s.ke grants to, and to contract with, city demonstration agencies only if h ~1 h,ij d,~t c r mined that th1:: r e exists-- all relEJ.t ed planning of loca l a gen cies canoe ·nchi e ved. 11 �• L . \ - 9 - "evidence that necessary cooperation of local agencies engaged in related local planning can be obtained. 11 ~ 11 administrative machinery ••• at the lo cal J.eve: for ca:c:ryi~c out the program on a consolidated and coordinated basis ..• 11 B. Poljcy on Role of Local Chi ef Execut ives Therefore, it is the policy of tLe federal government that ~he chief·executives of the cities (and counties, where applic~ble) should be encouraged to play a major role in coordi~ati~g v.a~pow~r , as well as other programs, in the ~odel neighbo~hoods. ihis ~ll require that the U.S. Departme~t of Labor in the course of initial planning and annual renegotiation consult with the local chief executive in regard to the following issues as they affeGt the conc entrated e~ployment programs: 1. Sponsorship of the CEP. 2. The area boundari e s of the CEP. 3. The cititen participation structure associated with the CEP. In order to r:.eet these stat u-c,o ry tests, the c::nnmuni ty must :-,P.ve ar, effective mechanism for coordi~ating CEP planning and action components with other V~del Cities plans and activities. This agreement among the Departments of Labor and Hou.sing and Urcar. Development 13.nd the(-Office of Econor.J.c Opportunity is intended to complement other agreerr.ents re gardi ng local coordination re ached by DOL, OED, HUD, and H...,T.'1,4. r • r. �- [ ( •' 10 A major empha sis gh ,.ori ori. . ty__. ._of Ci s .•_:nr Of!:Ca.::-,_ I, is __.. ,,_....,..and _ _ _ti _____ _,_ , ____ _ - •.-t ..he ...... .,,. Vi:ide ,_.~ , ,_.. ._,l, ..,..,., ,. ti ° .._..e __..,.._ _ ,--,,. • · · - ::. • ' J __ , - -alleviating t h e proOlens of t :le lli~ e~nloyed in each c:i.ty. '-'---.-..::___ ;;._ .... _ ____, _ ., .,. . ., ,. . . ___ , . ... _ . ,t,.._. _ _ _•. _~-- --- · :..:- - _ _ _____ __ _ , __ _.,,_. T:1e ..-: •;--1 - - - ~.... Department of Labor is tully co::r...- ;utt ed to the i--:')de l Citi (; S p:..~oz{:~a ::;, - - - - · -·- -· · _..,_ •.ra-,_ •. • ··- - ~ . ...., ....- . . ~-- --· ' ·- - - - - ·- _ _ .,. -. . ..... ..... · - - ---~ ·- - - -· · - - • . and CEP is the primary vehicle for providing re sourc e s ar.d s e ::--vico!': · - · -- -· - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -- - " ' " · " -- -.. - to. support the Model CHies effort. ~ ~ -~-- ,c. ~-:-.~ .-.~ ..._,...;_-:~ -.: ":1 ~ -.-. - ·- · - -: : · ~ - - -- - · · , . - - .-r-. ..- - • ~ - ........_ _ _ _.,.._ ___ _ , _ ,:,.- - ··· - -.J , • .. ~ ·· - · - . _ _ .,. CEPs have been (or wi ll b e,) installed in as many selected V.ode l Cities a s r e so-..irce s As: means: of a ssuring max i m.u.11 tie-in with Y.o_de l Cit ie s t oper;;,tio r,s, -- instructions to prospecti VE: CEP spon sors require t h.s.t t he CE? :..a :-~c:,t area encompass the proposed V~del City target area. ~ ---.. .,. ._. -·---J._--.. . .-- ... _,,_, ,..- - - --·· .. ··- ------.--·~-- -··--- ·--··-:-- ~ This :nea:is t11a t . ,-- all Model City t a r get area r e sident s will b e eligi b l e for CE.P ... ~~---- ~---.-···- -, --··· ·:- ......,, ,..,.. __, . . ..,,._. ,.,...._ :-- · - ···· manpowe r s e rvice s. In those s electe d Mod e l Citie s whe r e a CEP _has b een ( or will o e) - - - - -- ---- -~=-·,---·- - .....,:,.,.~, -:- ___,._... ,:··-..,. .. ,....•·.-.... __,.~., . . - in.s talled , the CEP soor.so r will be oper a t ional coo r c.i,,ator fo r J. _ '----------~-------·- ~----..·~ ______ _., _ __ .. _ _ , ...- . : .•• .:..- : - · - - · -- ______..... - --.,. •• • • - man~owe r service s and programs f or Vnd el Cities' areaJ th~s .,,._,,__._. . ................. avoiding J h~_est _~ ?~.2:3~'9...~-?.£~--~o mp_ t~! ~~.:..~?.~ ? ~~-i ?ati v e manpowe r agenci e s •. Overall coordinatio n a nd planni :-ig of manpowe r act i v ities in cor:.nc:;\'.t, ie,,. wit.h CEP and Model Ci t ie s must b e accompli shed ut i li zi ng t r.c CA.tv.?3 ~ -. . ; : - ._,. ~ - - ·- ·· a r ea coordinating corr.rnittee . ..- ,..,,._ .. _ .(_ • .J· ~·t:1.· • .., ...._ · ~ - - - - _ . , _- - i ~--- HUD, which is a sien;i_ture agency to t h e· inter-de partmental CP..i'1? S agreement , has info rmed CD As of the n ecess ity of working clo sel y wi t h the l oca l CA.JV:PS COIT'u-;1itt ee . A:n·a coordinating committees h a ve been established in all cities select ec as Model Cit ies and mayors h ave b een encouraged to r,,ssu.T.e leadership -- • �L ( •' - :1.1 in the cstablish:nent and structuring of these corrJid. tte e s in order to -- ·1=)-ro.vidc direct local government input for CEP/l'l.odel Cities planning . • In. addition to the role mayors have in the CAMPS mecnanism, the fb1llowing avenuE:s for cooperative participation on the part of the ma1,or will be provided in cormection with CEP: l.. Target P..rea ·The: CEP target area will be selected by the prime sponsor i::. consultation with the CDA and the local chief executive . W}1r2r~ the· CE? is located in a Xodel City, the policy shall be that the CEP target area embrace the ~~de1 Neighborhood area • ....._ 2.. Sn:.rnsor The prime sponsor of the CEP is the CAA. Howev er , wnere a .Ct:.? is. located in a ~~del City, it shall be the policy of IDL to cc,n.sult the local chief executive r egarding sponsorship of -th f., CEP •. 'When. the sponsorship is dis puted by the Mayor , the ,.Regior,nl Manpower Administrator will consult with the Regional Direct.ors or· O:ED, HUD, and HEW be.fore making a decision. Cooperative effo.rt.s should be made by the Regional Jvl'.odel Cities Coo r d i no.t ir. £ Committee to consili at e l ocal differences . J.. Pl,mrd ng The P..'l.npower .Administratio;i f i r-' ld r epr e s ent ati v es (MAR) are - - - - - .-r-..-. - ·~ ....-.•-,..,-....,......---.... a • •., • • _r--=----.-.>"-~ '--·"'· •.,.-c!, ..,i:.,"4 ""'..r-,.- . - ~... ~u - .. , inst ructed to brin g to gether representati w ·s of the CDA , CAA - - ~ - - - - - . . , . _ _ _.._ _ _ _ _ , . . . ; _ . _ _. ... _ • ..,_,,._. - ~,,~..- - ·,... • • _,.,_ -:._ ..... .c.. , ,o.·,.\. .... ..., _. .., ~- a nd ES when making his i niti a l cont a ct in a city in connectic~ ..._,__ _ _.....__..._...,..;...- - i ; o ~ ~r-.·~~ ·-·- : l >a....,., :..•- n . ,._.._, _ ...1'-ti,__•_··-.-....r.-,, _.,_ ._ ,_ f �. • ' ( - 12 - with the develo pment of a CEP. --. ---- opportunity . to de si gnate a The Y.a.yor will be provided U-,e representative to p~rticipate in tte .. ~ pre-operational pla!1:1ing and structuring o.f the CEP. P..ny existing municipal manpower corr~Qttees should also be consult ed . The .t:".iayor•s office will be provided the opportunity to review the final CEP plans to assure their consistency and continuity with the ¥~del Cities plans . ~- Ope rational Phase Any· major operational restructuring required during the life of the CEP cont ract will be brought to the att ention of tne 1/~yorrs office to assure such change will not conflict with ~bde l Cities 1 pr:)gra..'4:'ling. 5.. Commu."1-aty Part.icio2.t ion The Mayor is encouraged to play a major role in promotir,g tr.e. CEP program and in obtaining the needed cooperative support of citirens, t h e business community, labor, and both public and priv.ate agencies of the city. It shall be the policy of 001 that citizen participation a::::-rangements 1,:i th r eg.qrci to CEP programs be integrated with overall YDdcl Cities citizen participation arrangements in a manner prescrib ed by local agreement. The si~e and sco pe of a CEP project within each ~Ddel Ci ty will, of' course, depend ·upon the availability of Dcpa.rt rr,ent of Labo r funding.. In most instances sufficient financi al resources will nat. be available to accommodate the complete manpower pror,rarr.minc L �. •' I ( 13 sBt forth in the llidel Cities plan. In such cas8s it ffiay be possible --.. --~·~ to augment the CEP with V.odel Citie s funding. In addition, it is also likely that there will be a considerable nu.T.ber of !·~d~l C:±ties, whi ch will not receive any CEP :r:esources. In these ca ses, the Labor Department will make every e ffort to tailor _its s c-para t0 p:.rograms .funded undC::r both the MDTA and Economic Opportunity Ac:+.. to: the needs o f :tvbdel Cities target area re s idents. The first generation of Kodel Cities applications submitted by d t,J gpv.ernrnents included many potentially effective, as well as innovative, manpower p rojects. ...,_ Such locally conceived projects could greatly,, e nrich the CEP operations and multiply the potential for se:::-ving 0 greater numbers of disadvantaged residents . These efforts should oo.t be abandoned b e caus e a CEP operation has b een initiated . The th.rust of the Model Cities l egislation is fo r increased conc er,trc.t io:-. . cr>:ordination a.."ld coope ratio~ of local, State and Fed e ral efforts; t:-.'= Mode l Ci ties program provides an ex celle nt opport U."li ty;i .for E::xpan.:'iir,r: the. CE.P potential for pr.,)viding improved and expanded services, particufa:rly the much needed supportive 3ervic es . Is-sues growing out of implementati on of the above policies whi ch cannot. be re solved at the region.::i.l level will be r eferred to the Washington offices -of t he r e spectiv e agenci es for decision . � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Excerpt from Revised CEP Handbook (This portion reviewed and approved ny the White House on 9/25/68) Relationships Between CEP and Model Cities The City Demonstration Agency, or CDA, is the sponsoring agency f Model Cities program in those cities selected for Model Cities Trundingz. The Model Cities program is administered by the Department of Hou a wo be hg and Urban Development (HUD) in cooperation with other Federal agencies administering programs focusing on urban problems. This program calis for a comprehensive attack on the social, economic and physical problema in selected slums and blighted areas through concentration and coordination of both public and private, Feceral, State and local efforts. A, Background The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to make grants to, and to contract with, city demonstration agencies only if he has determined that there exists-- “administrative machinery through which coordination of all related planning of local agencies can be achieved," o* toe 2 Oe “evidence that necessary cooperation of local agencies engaged in related local planning can be obtained." a "administrative machinery...at the local level for carrying out the program on a consolidated and coordinated basis..." Policy on Role of Local Chief Executives Therefore, it is the policy of the federal government that the chief executives of the cities (and counties, where applicable) should be encouraged to play a major role in coordinating manpower, as well as other programs, in the model neignborhoods. This will require that the U.S. Department of Labor in the course of initial planning and annual renegotiation consult with the local chief? executive in regard to the following issues as they affect the concentrated employment programs: 1. Sponsorship of the CEP, 2. The area boundaries of the CEP, 3. The citizen participation structure associated with the CEP, 6 In order to meet these siatutory tests, the community must have an effective mechanism for coordinating CEP planning and action components with other Model Cities plans and activities. This agreement among the Departments of Labor and Housing and Urban Development and the:-Office of Economic Opportunity is intended to complement other agreements regarding local coordination reached by DOL, OHO, HUD, and HEW. ca¥ Department of Labor is sully committed to the Model Cities pr ; oY 836% A major emphasis and high priority of the Model Cities progran is iin = a te ee ree ee ate he ... alleviating the probiems of the unemployed in each city. The ae ee et ee ee an he — me toe oa A tee a a a ern me a mm OT me ee and CEP is the primary vehicle for providing resources and services et ee a en a ae Rate ER ee mare SNR cae ES at wt iat mi acon to support the Model Cities effort. CEPs have been (or wiil be) wag ache Ta ~ i et . ah installed in as many selected Model Cities as resources will pe As means of assuring maximum tie-in with Model Cities’ operation Oo ~ instructions to prospective CEP sponsors require that the CEP target ——- a. Sy Os EEE ee te ce area encompass the proposed Model City target area. This means that. all Model City Benge area TeBSien hs will be eligible for CEP —, < eee a ee St OP ay Se a Spas Sees fn ah: manpower services, ee a In those selected Mode Cities. where a CEP has been ( or will be) — as wth rah tenmniiten Teyaate wie eT NED! eae ee a gre Ve oy installed, the CEP sponsor will b be operational coordinator for a ~ manpower services and programs for Model Cities' area, thus ad een eee avoiding the establishment of competitive or duplicative manpower a a rr er oe ates cee Nee RS een — agencies,. te NT re ay, & Overall coordination and planning of manpower activities in connection with CEP and Model Cities must be > accomplished utilizing the CAMPS ee Sane SE eS RR tie reed eran ne seitinariam area coordinating committee. HUD, which is a signature agency to the inter-departmental CAMPS agreement, has informed CDAs of the necessity of working closely with the local CAMPS committee. Area coordinating committees have been established in all cities selected as Model Cities and mayors have been encouraged to assume leadership — : ye ae Aires in the establishment and structuring of these committees in order to s provide direct local government input for CEP/Model Cities planning. a In. addition to the role mayors have in the CAMPS mechanism, the following avenues for cooperative participation on the part of the mayor will be provided in connection with CEP: Le nN, : Targot Area The CEP target area will be selected by the prime sponsor in fy consultation with the CDA and the local chief executive. Where the CEP is located in a Model City, the policy snall be that the CEP target area embrace the Model Neighborhood area, Sponsor The prime sponsor of the CEP is the CAA, However, where a CEP is Iocated in a Model City, it shall be the policy of DOL to consult the local chief executive regarding sponsorship of the CEP. When the sponsorship is disputed by the Mayor, the Regional Manpower Administrator will consult with the Regionai Directors of OBO, HUD, and HEW before making a decision. Cooperative efforts should be made by the Regional Model Cities Coordinating Committee to consiliate locai differences. Planning The } Manpower Administration field representatives (MAR) are A TL ee SN a TE Me ee er RR eT TER MINE ee mc et a ee instructed to bring together representatives of the CDA, CAA A ha ne ee me Sennen Ss eR ae at ae wee OL et and ES when making his initial contact in a city in connection at er a at om ch i I mr mT are ar 6 amy LM eo = re we Rt rt : — -12- with the development of a CEP. The Mayor will be provided the opportunity. to designate a representative to participate in the pre-operational planning and structuring of the CEP, Any existing municipal manpower committees should also be consulted, The Mayor*s office will be provided the opportunity to review the final CEP plans to assure their consistency and eon Sunitey with the Model Cities plans. Ace Operational Phase Any major operational restructaring required during the life of the CEP contract will be brought to the attention of the Mayor's office to assure such change will not conflict with Model Cities! prvgramiing. 5. Commmity Participation The Mayor is encouraged to play a major role in promoting the CEP program and in obtaining the needed cooperative support of citizens, the business community, labor, and both public and private agencies of the city. It shall be the policy of DOL that citizen participation arrangements with regard to CEP programs be integrated with overall Model Cities citizen participation arrangements in a manner prescribed by local agreement. The size and scope of a CEP project within each Model City will, of course, depend upon the availability of Department of Labor funding. In most instances sufficient financial resources will not be available to accommodate the complete manpower programming a] o* +13 set forth in the Model Cities plan. In such cases it may be possiole toa augment the CEP with Model Cities funding. In addition, it is a also likely that there will be a considerable number of Model Cities hich ai not receive any CEP resources. In these cases, the Labor Department will make every effort to tailor its separate programs funded under both the MDTA and Economic Opportunity Act to the needs of Model Cities target area residents. s The first generation of Model Cities applications submitted by city governments included many potentially effective, as well as innovative, manpower projects, Such locally conceived projects could greatiy. enrich the CEP operations and multiply the potential for serving greater numbers of disadvantaged residents. These efforts should not be abandoned because a CEP operation has been initiated, The thrust of the Model Cities legislation is for increased concenitraticr, coordination and cooperation of local, State and Federal efforts; ths Model Cities program provides an excellent opportunity*for expanding the CEP potential for providing improved and expanded services, partic- ularly the much needed supportive services. issues growing out of implementation of the above policies which cannot. be resolved at the regional level will be referred to the + Washington offices -of the respective agencies for decision.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 17, Document 89 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/3e88eb94a099e0f7e80ac7efa7d2a7b4.pdf 7ed0fdfd2de66f880fc69e23ff76cb63 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ' I I I MEMO TO: Dan Sweat FROM: DATE: January 30, 1969 Clint Rodgers # - SUBJECT: CEP Model Cities Manpower Coordination Attached is an excerpt from the revised CEP Handbook which was reviewed and approved by the White House January 25, 1968. I would like to discuss some issues and ideas relative to the Mayor's involvement after you have read it. CR:caa Attachment � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document MEMO TO: Dan Sweat DATE: January 30, 1969 FROM: Clint Rodgers Ape SUBJECT: CEP Model Cities Manpower Coordination Attached is an excerpt from the revised CEP Handbook which was reviewed and approved by the White House January 25, 1968. I would like to discuss some issues and ideas relative to the Mayor's involvement after you have read it. CR: caa Attachment  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 17, Document 88 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f1aec3308d542aae00494083a01ba660.pdf f188fcfd9a0d72547ea979161d14f0e2 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Economic pportunity Atl~inta, Inco 101 Mar ietta Street Bldg. • Atl Gn ta , Georg ia 30303 • T. M. Parh am E xec:.:ti ve Admi ni s trat o r February 26, 1969 Miss 'i-Iartley Campbell Department 0:!: J-l.:;using & Urba n Devel opment Office of Ur ban Trans p c r.~a tioi-. T)evelopment Washington, D. C. 204 :0 This letter i:::; ~ -: iniorm you '.J d 2velopment s regarding the demonstration transp0~tation proposal since our last conversation. L. On your recommendati0n we contacted the City of Atlanta to discuss th e poss ibilit y of th eir· assuming the project ma n age me nt . . It was suggest2 d t h at EOA continue to s erve as proj ec t mana ger with . the coope ration o f the city and other agenc i e s ' such &s the Atlanta T~ans it System. currently we are prepa~ing a le tter 01 application joint ly . Thi s will b e a propo~al for a fou r (4 ) month p:ann ing gr ant . It is ant icip a ted tha t EOA will prov ide one f·c.111 tirae staf f person to the proj ec t. The city has agr eed to coope r a t e within the limits of their own ob l igations . The At l anta Tr ansit System i s b e ing i nvolved . The -::ity has re commende d that the Atlant a Transit Sy ste m ' s transport a tion consulta nt b e c0ns idered for the p r oj e ct. Also we h a v e h a d cont a ct with Urba n Resear c h a nd Deve lopme n t As soci a t es . It is anticipa t e d that the planning gr a nt applic a tion will b e comple t e d the fir s t o f March and should b e in y our office tha t week. �\ February 25, 1969 Miss Hartley Campbell -2- Thank you again for your assistance and interest. s7.cerely, ic L (~ ,ci t~ (_,-_ _ William W. Allison . Deputy Administ~ator WwA:jj j CC: Mr . T. M. Parha m ..., l"Ir . Dan Sweat / Mr. Collier Gladin ·" � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. O A 101 Marietta Street Bldg. e Atlanta, Georgia 30303 o T. M. Parham : Executive Administrator February 26, 1969 Miss “Hartley Campbell Department of Housing & Urban Development + Office of Urban Transportation Development Washington, D. C. 20410 Dear Miss Cam oe! > This letter is *c inrorm you 9. developments regarding the dem- onstration transportation proposal since our last conversation. On your recommendation we contacted the City of Atlanta to discuss the possibility of their: assuming the project manage- ment.. It was suggested that EOA continue to serve as project Manager with the cooperation of the city and other agencies such as the Atlanta Transit System. Currently we are prepaiing a letter wut application jointly. This will be a proposal for a four (4) month planning grant. It is anticipated that EOA will provide one full time staff person to the project. The city has agreed to cooperate within the limits of their own obligations. The Atlanta Transit System is being involved. The city has re- commended that the Atlanta Transit System's transportation consultant be considered for the project. Also we have had contact with Urban Research and Development Associates. It is anticipated that the planning grant application will be completed the first of March and should be in your office that week. Miss Hartley Campbell February 25, 1969 Thank you again for your assistance and interest. Sincerely, u William W. Allison Deputy Administmator WWA:ji5 cc: Mr, T. M. Parham Mr. Dan Sweat— _ Mr. Collier Gladin  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 17, Document 87 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/847a9634e0d2937de788136c09e5b809.pdf ca2c3e68426a0ad0769daa83096c2c99 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Economic Opportunity Atlanta., Ince 101 Marietta Street Bldg . • t\ t bn ta, Georgia 30303 • Telephone: 525-4262 T. M. Parh am Ex ecut ive Admin is trator contact: -Mrs. Mitchell or Mrs. Mason For immediate release March 11, 1969 For the first time in Atlanta, and perhaps the nation, residents of poverty areas have taken over . the task of teaching the more affluent about poverty. Since they began their STAR'J:. ~OW ATLAN'I':... c cwipn.i': n two months ago the poor have schedule · . s lutn tours , for mor2 than . 2,000 Atlantc.:.1 1.2. ' . They also have spoken to numerous clubs and organizations and have appeared on radi0 and TV programs. The ?OOr have enlisted 202 Atlantans ~s volunteers fo r -- ~ : . Econ omic Oppo rtunity Atlanta, th'; city' s anti-poverty age11r:y . Thi s month they are planning a special -t:on:i · for lawyer s a r :i one for docto rs , at the reque3 i' o f the profess i onal o rgani- - ~2tions for both groups. 'I'he 23 pov_e rty area rcsi.dents who have led the cami::aign call themselves v. I. P . 's or Volunteer Information People . Since they initiated their program Janu ary 10,they hav e completed tours for 1,400 of the 2,000 schedulE;:!d . will be completed duri ng the next month. The remainder �-2- -I ~ Indications are that the tours are really two-way streets; as one V.I.P. put it, . 11 They learn from us and we learn from them. r- - ' Those taking the tours are young, middle age·d , old. ' tour by foot, by car, by bus. They They are lawyers, business men, doctors, social workers, club women, church members, journalists, visitors to Atlanta, the already concerned, and those not-sosure- about-it-all. They c.:c , ' is in greatest number from Metro- politan :Atlanta, but also fiJm various parts of the United States and from countries ov€r the world. t The 202 'volnnteers are working in a variety of projects, including Big_ 8 is t.er pro~rams, story hours, adult literacy classes, tutorial programs, and marionette shows • .•_# I::, In addition, f our white chu r r:h es have formed partnerships with black churche s , 2 college f ~<-:t erni ties a.re -.v0rking in volunteer p rojects and some 200 college st d e ::-. ~s are c ond·.icting f a comprehensive consume r surv e y in one low- ·nco me area. Tours, speaker s and the volunteer program ~ri l l continue . The Atlanta Dogwood Festival will feature poverty area tours ' led by the v; r. P. •,s on 'April 8 and 12 . To volu nteer , to arr ange a tour for individua l s or g r oups , or to get a speaker o r a pane l , call 5 2 5 -4 262. 11 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. Ow oA 101 Marietta Street Bldg. © Atlanta, Georgia 30303 e Telephone: 525-4262 T. M. Parham . io eer Executive Administrator ‘ Contact: ‘Mrs. Mitchell or Mrs. Mason For immediate release | March ll, 1969 For the first time in Atlanta, and perhaps the nation, residents of poverty areas have taken over the task of teaching the more affluent about poverty. Since they began their START. NOW ATLANTA cauupaica two months ago the poor have schedulea slum tours for more than 2,000 Atlantans. They also have Beaken “eG numerous clubs and eneiee ies and have pean ee on radio and TV programs. The pearitade enlisted 202 Atlantans 2s volunteers for “Réonomic Opportunity Atlanta, th2 city's anti-poverty ee This month they are planning a special tow: for lawyers and one for doctors, at the requesi of the professional organi- zations for both groups. The 23 poverty area reat@anes who have led the campaign call themselves v. I. P.'s or Volunteer Teexmation people. Since they initiated their program January 10,they have completed tours forl1,409 of the 2,000 scheduled. The remainder will be completed during the next month. Indications are that the tours are really two-way streets; as one V.I.P. put it,. "They learn from us and we learn from them." Those taking the tours are young, middle aged, old.’ They tour by foot, by car, by boy They are lawyers, business men, doctors, social workers, club women, church members, journalists, visitors to Atlanta, the already concerned, and those not-—so- ‘sure-about-it-all. They cco.e in greatest number from Metro- politan Atlanta, but aiso from various parts of the United States and from countries over the world. ~i The 202 volunteers are working in a variety of projects, ‘including Big Sister programs, story hours, adult literacy classes, tutorial programs, and marionette shows. < . ' fuels, In addition, four white churches have formed partnerships with black churches, 20 college freternities are working in volunteer projects and some 200 college studenis are conducting a comprehensive consumer survey in one low-income area. Tours, speakers and the volunteer program will continue. The Atlanta Dogwood Festival will feature poverty area tours led by the V.1:P. 4s on April 8 and 12. To volunteer, to arrange a tour for individuals or groups, or to get a speaker or a panel, call 525-4262.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 17, Document 86 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/42970651d4cdfe2ba85b672ce4203cd1.pdf a0df609bcdc4d31ec1f52efc4ad8a307 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Fe:: f' E L;j CC r.r.::;r'. £.:.:- S.F_' ur cN I:E!..!V'· 1· Y TO T':<E CF T:-'..r_ 'j r- 11; .. F O F FICE OF [ nm FED H.UARY l'J, 1%9 -·r }. 'l'F,~ WHI T E H OU~E FRESS SECRETARY THE WHITE HOU.SE TO THE CO NGRESS OF THE UNITE D STATES : E c ono mic Cppo::-tunity A ct The blight of poverty r e qu i res priori t y attention . It engages. ou:r hearts and challenges OU'r in t z lii ger.c e. It cannot and w ill n o.t be treated lightly or· indifferently, or withou t the m ost sear chin g e x 2.rn inati-o.n of how best. to marshal the res ou rces avaiL,bl~ to th e Fede r a l Govern ment for comtiatting it. At my d ire c tion , t h e U rtan Affairs Council h a s b e en co-nducting an intensive s tudy o f the n a tion ' s a n t i- pove rty prog r a ms , o f the way the· antipoverty effort is o rgani z e d and admini st>:,red, a nd of w ays in which it might b 'e made more e ffe c ti ve , That study i s· cont i nuing. However, I c a n n ow annom1ce· a number of steps I i ntend t o ta\<e , as well as spelling out some of the- consid'e·rationstha t w i ll guide my fut u re r e c ommendations . The Economic Oppor t u nit y Act of 1964 i s n ow sch e duled to expire on June 30, lS7C. The present authorizati o n for app rop r i ations for the Office of E conomic C ppor tu;1ity runs on ly u ntil June 30, 1969. I will ask Congres s that this authori zati on for appropriations b e ext e nded for another year . ~rior to the end of t h e Fiscal Yea r , I w i ll send Con g ress a comprehensive p ro p o s a l fo r t he future of the pov e rty pro g r a m , including r e c omme n d a t i ons fo r revising and e,:tending the Act itse lf b e yond it s schedul ed 1970 exp i ::-ation , H ow the w o rk begu n by OEO can best be carried forwa rd is a subj-ect on which man y view s d eserve to be heard -- both fr o m within Co ng r ess, a nd among thos e ma n y ot h ers who are interested o r a ffect e d, including e s pecially t he poor t hems e l v e s, Ey sending my proposal s w ell befo r e the A ct's 1970. expi r a t ion , I intend t o p rovide time for full de b a te and d i scus s.ion. In the maze of a nti - poverty efforts, precedents ar,, weak and knowle dg e uncertain. T hese p a st y ears oI increasing Federal involv ement have begu n to make c l ear how vast is the range of what we d o n o t ye t know, and how fra g ile are pr ojections based on partial underst a nding . But we have learne d some le s s ons about what works and what does not. The c hang es I propose w ill b e b ased on those lessons and those d i s cove ries , and r ooted i n a determinatio n t o press ahead with anti-poverty e fforts e v e n though indi vidual e x p e riment s have ended in disappointment . From the expe r ience of OEO, we have learned the v alue o f hav ing i n th e F ede r al Gover nment an agency whose special concern is t h e p o or. 'v'f e ha ve l earn e d the need for flex ibility, responsivene ss , and continuin g i nnovati on. We have l earned the need for manage m e nt effectiv eness. Even those most t h orc.,ughly committed to th.- goals of the a nti - pove r ty e ffo r t recogni z e now t hat much that has bePn tried has not work e d. T:1. e O:SO :-,a::; 1.:eea 2. ·1 2.lu.2.'::·b,fount of i c1ea:i and enthui;ia s m , b ut it has s uffere d from a confusio n of roles. MORE �- 2 OEO's greatest value i s as an init iat i n r, agency -- devising new pr o gra ms to help the poor, .ind sez- ·,1in'.5 a:::; ,tn "incu ba tor" for these programs dur i n[: their initial, experimc•1tal 1:,;ia!:,~3. On e of my aims is to fre e OEO it:; d f to perform these func tions more effe cti vel y, by providing for a greater conc cntra~ion of it s energies on its inno vative role, Last y ear, Congres s di:.e ct e d that sp ecial studies be made ·by th e Executive 2ranch of whether Head S tart and the Job Corp s should continue to be administered clirc c tiy b y OEO, or whether responsi!:lility should be oth erwise ass ign e d. Section 309 o f the Vocational Ed ucation .Ame ndments of 1968 pro v ides: "The Fresiclent sha ll make a special s t udy of w h ether th e responsi bilit y for administering the Head Start p r ogram e s t ab lis!-ied under the Economi c Opportunity A ct of 1964 should co ntinue to be vested in the Dir e ctor of the Office of Economic Opportunity, should be transferred to another agency of the Government, or should be dele gat ed to another su ch agency pursuant to the provision s of s e c tion 602 (d) of the aforementioned Econ omic Op portu nity P. ct of 1964, and sha il submit the fin din g s of this stud y t o the C ongress not later than Ma rch 1, 196 9. " I have today submitte d this stuµy to tne Cong res s. Meanwhile, under the Execu:cive authority provi ded by the Economic Opportunity Act, I have --directed tha t preparations be mad e for t h e delega tion of Head Start to the Depar tment of Healt :1, Educ a tion and Vi elfare, VJ hether it should be actua lly transferred is a question I will take up in my later, comprehen sive message, along w ith my proposals for a pe rmane nt status and organizational st ructure for OEO, Fending a final deci si on by the S e cretary of HEW on where wi thin the d epartment responsibility for He ad Start would be lodged, it will be located directly within t he Office of the Secretary. In o r der to provide for orderly preparation, and to ensure that there is no interrupti o n 01 p rogram s, I ha v e directed that this delegation be made effect i ve July 1, 1969. By then the summer programs for 1969 will all have been funded, a nd a new cy cle w ill be beginning. I see thi s delegation as an importa nt elen1ent in a new national commitment to the cruc ia l early years of life,_ Head Start is still experimental . Its effect:; are simply not known -save of course w here medical care and similar services are involve d. The results of a major national evaluation of th e program w ill be available this Spring. It must be said, howeve r, that preliminary repo rts on this study confirm w hat many have fear ed : t he l o ng term effect of Head Start appears to b e extremely weak. · This must not d is courag e us. To the contrary it only demonstrates the immense contribution the Head Start program has made simpl y by ha~ing rai sed to prominence on the national agenda the fact -- known for some time, but never w i dely recogn ized that the children of the poor mostly ar rive at school age se ri ously deficient in the ability to profit from formal education, and already s ignificantly behind t h eir contemporaries , It also has been made a bundantly clear that our s chools as they now exist are unable to overcome this deficiency. In this context, the Head Start Follow-Through Frogram already delegated to HEW by OEO, assumes an e ven greater importance, MORE �- 3 - In recent year s, f' nor m ou s advan ce s ha ve been ma de in the understanding of human development . W e have learned th a t intelligence· is not fixed at birth, but i::; larzcly for,·n e d !:.y the envi::-onmental influences of the early formative years. It develops rapidly at first, and then more slowly; as nmch of that development takes place in th e first fo 1.tr y ears as in the next thi:c-~een. Y.'e i1avc le:::?.;:ne::l further th at env i1·onmcnt ha:; its grc~tc::;t impact on t!1.e dcvelop,·,1cfli: of intelligence v111en il,at .:le v clopment is proceeding rr. o::;t r2.pidly -- that is. in those earliest years. This means that many of the problems of poverty are traceable directly to early childhood experience - - and that if we are to make genuine, longrange progress, we must focus our efforts much more than heretofore on those few years which may determine how far, throughout his later life. the child can r e ach. Recent scientific developments have shown that this process of early childhood development poses more difficult problems than had earlier been recognized -- but they also promise a real possibility of major breakth~oughs soon in our understanding of this process. Ey placing Head Start in the Depc>.rtment of HEW, it will be possible to strengthen it by association with a -wide range of ot!1er early development programs within the department, and also with the research programs of the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of lVIe ntal Health, and the National Institute of Child He2.lth and Human D e velopment. Much of our know ledge is n~w . But we are not on that ground absolved from the responsibilit y to r e spond to it. So crucial is the 1natter of early growth that w e must make a national commitment to providing , a:ll .American childr e n an oppor t unity for healthful and stimulating development during the first five years of life. In delegating Head Start to the Department of HE Vv , I ple dg e myself to that comm it m e nt. The Voca tional Education Ame nd me nts of 1968 dir e ct ed the Commissioner of Educat ion to study the Job C orps i n re lat ion to state v ocational education prog ram s. I have d ir e ct e d the Se cr eta ri es oi Labor a nd of Health, Education, and W elfare, and t:he As s i stant Se cretary of L a bor for Manpower, to work w ith the Acting Commis s i on e r o f Educati on i n p re pa r ing such a r e po r t for submi ssion to Cong r ess at t he e a r liest op po rtunit y . One of th e priority aims of the n ew A dminist ration is the deve lopment by th e Depa r tment of Labo r of a c·omp re he n siv e ma n p ower pr o gram, design e d to make ce ntrally a va ila ble to the unemployed and the underemplo y ed a full range of Federal job tra ining and plac e m ent services. Tow a r d t his e nd, it i s e s se ntial that the m any Federal manpow er pr ograms b e i n te gr a ted and c oordinate d . There fo re, a s a firs t step toward better pr ogra m manage me nt , the Job Cor ps will b e d elegated t o the Department of La b o r. For the Departm ent, this will add another i mpo rtant manpower s e r v ice component. Fo r the Job C o rpsmen , it w i ll m ake a v a ilabl e addit i ona l training and servi c e opp ortunities . From the s tandpoint of prog r a m management, it make s it possible t o c oordinate the Job Corps w i t h oth er manpow er serv ice s , espec i ally v ocatio n al educat i on, a t the point o f delive ry . T he Depart me n t of Labo r a lr eady is deeply involv ed in the recruit m e nt, counseling a n d placement of Job C o r ps me n . It refer s 80 pe r cen t of a ll male and 45 p er cent of a ll f emaie enrolle es ; it provides job market info r m ation, a n d h elps l ocate Job Corpsme n in the a r eas o f g r e a test opportunity. MORE �I - 4 - This d clc[;3tion w ill a lso be made effective on July 1, 1969; and the Departincnts of Jntcr·io r a nd l, g r i"cultu.rc will con, i nue to_ have op e rating responsibility for t!1e Jo'b Corps centers conc2 :rncd primarily with con !l e rvation. I have d ire c te d t:ha·~ p:reparati onn be made for the transfer of two other progrc:.m::: from C·E ·c: co the ::..:::partment of Eecilth, :Sdl'.cation, and Vi elfarc: Comp re h en s ive Eealt.4 Centers , which provide health service to the residents of poor nei.c:;!1borhoods, and Foster Grandparents program. In my judgment , these can be better administered at present, or in the near fut_ure , within the structure of the Department. In making these changes, I recognize that innovation costs money -and that if OEO is to continue i.ts effectiveness as an innovating agency, adequate funds must be made available on a continuing basis. Moreover, it is my intent that Com1nunity Action .Agencies can continue to be involved in the operation of programs such as Head Start ·at the local level, even though an agency other than CEO pas received such programs, by delegation at the national level. It also is my intent that the vital Community Action Frograms will be pressed forw ard, and that in the area of economic development CEO will have an i mportant role to play, in coopera tion with other agencies, · in fo ste ring community-based business development . One of the principal aims of the Administration's continuing study of the anti-poverty effort will be to improve its management effectiveness. When poverty-fund monies are stolen, those hurt most are the poor -whom the monies were meant to help. When programs are inefficiently administered, those hurt most again are the poor. The public generally, and ~he poor especially, havri a right to demand effective and efficient management • . I intend to provide it. I . expe ct that impo rtant economies will result from the delegation of the Job Co rps to the Department of Labor, a nd we shall continue to strive for g::sater efficiency, and espec ially for greater effectiveness in Head Start. A Co n centrated M.anagement Improvement Program initiated in OEO will be intensified • . Under this program selected Community Action .Agencies will be requir ed ~o take step s to devise improvements in such areas as organizat ional !ltructu re , financial and a ccounting systems, personnel training and work scheduling. Standa rds w ill be applied under the "management improvement programto evaluate the operations of Community Action Agenci es. We intend to monitor these pr ograms actively in order to ensure that they are achieving high-level effectiveness and that they are being administered on an orderly bas'is. In the past, problems have often arisen over the relationship of State, county and local gove.nments to programs administered by OEO. This has particularly been the case where the State and local officials have wanted to assume greater responsibili ty for the implementation of the programs but for various reasons have been prevented from doing so. I have assigned special responsibility for working out the se problem s to the newly-cr·eated Office of Intergovernmentc1-l Relations, under the supervision of the Vice President. I have directed the Urban .Affairs Council to keep the anti-poverty effort under constant review and evaluation, seeking new ways in which the various departments can help and bette r ways in which their efforts can be . coordinated. My comprehensive recommendations for the future of the poverty program will be made after the Urban Affair s Council's own initial study is completed, · and after I have reviewed the Comptroller ·General's study of OEO ordered by Congress in 1967 an<l dn .. fcu· eubmi ssic>n next month. �- 5 Meanwhile, I would stress this final thought: If we are to make the most of experimental programs, we must frankly recognize th.c ir experimental nature and frankly acknowledge whatever shortcomings they develop. To do so _is not to belittle the expe riment, but to advance its essential purpose: · that of finding new ways, b e tter ways, of making progress in areas still inadequately understood. We often can learn more from a program that fails to achieve its purpose than from one that succeeds. If we apply those lessons, then even the "failure" will have made a significant contribution to our larger purposes. I urge all those involved in these experimental programs to bear this in mind-- - and to rememcer that one of the primary goals of this Administration is to expand our knowledge of how best to make real progress against those social ills that have s o stubbornly defied solution. w·e do not pretend to have all the answers. W e are determined to find as many as we can. The men and women who will be valued most in this administration will be those .who understand that not every experiment s ucceeds, who do not cover up failures but rather lay open problem s, frankly a nd construc tively-, so that next time we will know how to do better. In this spirit, I am confident that we can pla ce our a nti -poverty efforts on a secure footing -- and that a s we continue to gain in understanding of how to master the difficulties, w e c a n m ove forward at a n a cce lerating pace. RICHARD NIXON THE WHITE HOUSE, February 18, 1969. '* #' � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document FCr PELRASE UCN DELIVE FY TO TEE FEDRUARY 19, 1969 CCNGRES! CF Tin SMITEL OTATF. OFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE FRESS SECRETARY THE WHITE HOUSE TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Economic Cpportunity Act The blight of poverty requires priority attention. It engages our hearts and challenges our intelligence, It cannot and will not be treated lightly or indifferently, or without the most searching examination of how best to marshal the resources available to the Federal Government for combatting it. At my direction, the Urban Affairs Council has been conducting an intensive study of the nation's anti-poverty programs, of the way the anti- poverty effort is organized and administered, and of ways in which it might be made more effective. That study is continuing. However, I can now announce a number of steps I intend to take, as well as spelling out some of the considerations that will guide my future recommendations. The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 is now scheduled to expire on June 30, 1$7¢, The present authorization for appropriations for the Office of Economic Cpportunity runs only until June 30, 1969. I will ask Congress that this authorization for appropriations be extended for another year. Frior to the end of the Fiscal Year, I will send Congress a com- prehensive proposal for the future of the poverty program, including recommendations for revising and extending the Act itself beyond its scheduled 1970 expiration, How the work begun by CEO can best be carried forward is a subject on which many views deserve to be heard -- both from within Congress, and among those many others who are interested or affected, including especially the poor themselves. Fy sending my proposals well before the Act's 1970 expiration, I intend to provide time for full debate and discussion, In the maze of anti-poverty efforts, precedents are weak and knowledge uncertain, These past years of increasing Federal involvement have begun to make clear how vast is the range of what we do not yet know, and how fragile are projections based on partial understanding. But we have learned some lessons about what works and what does not, The changes I Propose will be based on those lessons and those discoveries, and rooted in a determination to press ahead with anti-poverty efforts even though individual experiments have ended in disappointment. From the experience of OFO, we have learned the value of having in the Federal Government an agency whose special concern is the poor. We have learned the need for flexibility, responsiveness, and continuing innovation. We have learned the need for management effectiveness, Even those most thoroughly committed to the goals of the anti-poverty effort recognize now that much that has been tried has not worked. The CEO has teen a valuetis,fount of ideas and enthusiasm, but it has suffered from a confusion of roles, <2 = OEO's greatest value is as an initiating agency -- devising new proyrams to help the poor, and serviny as an "incubator" for these programs during their initial, experimental phases. One of my aims is to free OEO itself to perform these functions more effectively, by providing for a greater concentration of its energies on its innovative role. Last year, Congress directed that special studies be made by the Executive Eranch of whether Head Start and the Job Corps should continue to ke administered directiy by OEO, or whether responsibility should be otherwise assigned, Section 309 of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 provides: "The Fresident shall make a special study of whether the responsibility for administering the Head Start program established under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 should continue to be vested in the Director of the Cffice of Economic Cpportunity, should be transferred to another agency of the Government, or should be delegaied to another such agency pursuant to the provisions of section 602(d) of the aforementioned Econornic Opportunity Act of 1964, and shail submit the findings of this study to the Congress not later than March 1, 1969," Ihave today submitted this study to tne Congress. Meanwhile, under the Executive authority provided by the Economic Opportunity Act, Ihave ~directed that preparations be made for the delegation of Head Start to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Whether it should be actually transferred is a question I will take up in my later, comprehensive message, along with my proposals for a permanent status and organizational structure for CEO, Fending a final decision by the Secretary of HEW on where within the department responsibility for Head Start would be lodged, it will be located directly within the Office of the Secretary. In order to provide for orderly preparation, and to ensure that there is no interruption of programs, I have directed that this delegation be made effective July 1, 1969. By then the summer programs for 1969 will all have been funded, and a new cycle will be beginning. I see this delegation as an important element in a new national commitment to the crucial early years of life, Head Start is still experimental, Its effects are simply not known -- save of course where medical care and similar services are involved. The results of a major national evaluation of the program will be available this Spring, It must be said, however, that preliminary reports on this study confirm what many have feared: the long term effect of Head Start appears to be extremely weak. This must not discourage us. To the contrary it only demonstrates the immense contribution the Head Start program has made simply by having raised to prominence on the national agenda the fact -- known for some time, but never widely recognized -- that the children of the poor mostly arrive at school age seriously deficient in the ability to profit from formal education, and already significantly behind their contemporaries. It also has been made abundantly clear that our schools as they now exist are unable to overcome this deficiency. In this context, the Head Start Follow-Through Frogram already 4 delegated to HEW by OFO, assumes an even greater importance, MORE hs In recent years, enormous advances have been made in the understanding of human development. We have learned that intelligence is not fixed at birth, but is largely formed ty the environmental influences of the carly formative years. It develops rapidly at first, and then more slowly; as much of that development takes place in the first four years as in the next thirteen. YV'e have learned further that environment has its grestest impact on the development of intelligence when ihat development is proceeding most rapidly -- that is, in those earliest years. This means that many of the problems of poverty are traceable directly to early childhood experience -- and that if we are to make genuine, long- range progress, we must focus our efforts much more than heretofore on those few years which may determine how far, throughout his later life, the child can reach. Recent scientific developments have shown that this process of early childhood development poses more difficult problems than had earlier been recognized -- but they also promise a real possibility of major breakthroughs e0on in our understanding of this process. Ey plecing Head Start in the Department of HEW, it will be possible to strengthen it by association with a wide range of other early development programs within the department, and also with the research programs of the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Much of our knowledge is now, But we are not on that ground absolved from the responsibility to respond to it. So crucial is the matter of early growth that we must make a national commitment to providing all American children an opportunity for healthful and stimulating development during the first five years of life. In delegating Head Start to the Department of HEW, I pledge myself to that commitment. The Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 directed the Commissioner of Education to study the Job Corps in relation to state vocational education programs. I have directed the Secretaries of Labor and of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Manpower, to work with the Acting Commissioner of Education in preparing sucha report for submission to Congress at the earliest opportunity. One of the priority aims of the new Administration is the development by the Department of Labor of a comprehensive manpower program, designed to make centrally available to the unemployed and the under- employed a full range of Federal job training and placement services. Toward this end, it is essential that the many Federal manpower programs be integrated and coordinated, Therefore, as a first step toward better program management, the Job Corps will be delegated to the Department of Labor. For the Department, this will add another important manpower service component. For the Job Corpsmen, it will make available additional training and service opportunities. From the standpoint of program management, it makes it possible to coordinate the Job Corps with other manpower services, especially vocational education, at the point of delivery. The Department of Labor already is deeply involved in the recruitment, counseling and placement of Job Corpsmen. It refers 80 percent of all male and 45 percent of all female enrollees; it provides job market information, and helps locate Job Corpsmen in the areas of greatest opportunity, MORE -4- This delegation will also be made effective on July 1, 1969; and the Departinents of Interior and Agriculture will coniinue to, have operating responsibility for the Job Corps centers concerned primarily with conservation. I have directed that preparations be made for the transfer of two other programs from GEC to the Department of Eealth, Education, and Welfare; Comprehensive Health Centers, which provide health service to the residents of poor neighborhoods, and Foster Grandparents program. In my judgment, these can be better administered at present, or in the near future, within the structure of the Department, In making these changes, 1 recognize that innovation costs money ~~ and that if CEO is to continueits effectiveness as an innovating agency, adequate funds must be made available on a continuing basis. Moreover, it is my intent that Community Action Agencies can continue to be involved in the operation of programs such as Head Start’at the local level, even though an agency other than CEO has received such programs, by delegation at the national level. It also is my intent that the vital Community Action Frograms will be pressed forward, and that in the area of economic development CEO will have an important role to play, in cooperation with other agencies, in fostering community-based business development. One of the principal aims of the Administration's continuing study of the anti-poverty effort will be to improve its management effectiveness. When poverty-fund monies are stolen, those hurt most are the poor -~- whom the monies were meant to help. When programs are inefficiently administered, those hurt most again are the poor. The public generally, and the poor especially, have a right to demand effective and efficient management, I intend to provide it. I expect that important economies will result from the delegation of the Job Corps to the Department of Labor, and we shall continue to strive for grater efficiency, and especially for greater effectiveness in Head Start. A Concentrated Management Improvement Program initiated in OEO will be intensified, Under this program selected Community Action Agencies will be required to take steps to devise improvements in such areas as organizational structure, financial and accounting systems, personnel training and work scheduling, Standards will be applied under the "management improvement program'to evaluate the operations of Community Action Agencies, We intend to monitor these programs actively in order to ensure that they are achieving high-level effectiveness and that they are being administered on an orderly basis. In the past, problems have often arisen over the relationship of State, county and local governments to programs administered by OEO. This has particularly been the case where the State and local officials have wanted to assume greater responsibility for the implementation of the programs but for various reasons have been prevented from doing so. I have assigned special responsibility for working out these problems to the newly-created Office of Intergovernmental Relations, under the supervision of the Vice Fresident. I have directed the Urban Affairs Council to keep the anti-poverty effort under constant review and evaluation, seeking new ways in which the various departments can help and better ways in which their efforts can be coordinated. My comprehensive recommendations for the future of the poverty program will be made after the Urban Affairs Council's own initial study is completed, and after I have reviewed the Comptroller General's study of OEO ordered by Congress in 1967 and due for sulsmission next month, ° a 5 a Meanwhile, I would stress this final thought: If we are to make the tmiost of experimental programs, we must frankly recognize thcir experimental nature and frankly acknowledge whatever shortcomings they develop. To do so is not to belittle the experiment, but to advance its essential purpose: that of finding new ways, better ways, of making progress in areas still inadequately understood. We often can learn more from a program that fails to achieve its purpose than from one that succeeds, If we apply those lessons, then even the "failure" will have made a significant contribution to our larger purposes, I urge all those involved in these experimental programs to bear this in mind--- and to remember that one of the primary goals of this Administration is to expand our knowledge of how best to make real progress against those social ills that have so stubbornly defied solution. We do not pretend to have all the answers. We are determined to find as many as we can. The men and women who will be valued most in this administration will be those who understand that not every experiment succeeds, who do not cover up failures but rather lay apen problems,frankly and construc- tively, so that next time we will know how to do better. In this spirit, I am confident that we can place our anti-poverty efforts on a secure footing -- and that as we continue to gain in understanding of how to master the difficulties, we can move forward at an accelerating pace, RICHARD NIXON THE WHITE HOUSE, February 18, 1969, Hae  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 17, Document 85 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/1b48c6168751c1a271b7e39910930ea3.pdf ab70509f3a72703128884fee8c1caf6e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PR ESIDENT OFFICE OF ECONOMIC WASHIN GTON , D.C. 20506 CJllll(Jl~TlJNITY February 20, 1969 MEMORANDUM FROM BERTRAND M. HARDING ACTING DIRECTOR I'm sure that by now you have all seen news reports on the President's long-awaited statement regarding the future of the. Office of Economic Opportunity. I believe all of us at OEO, the operators of our programs in the field, our supporters among the general public and most of all the poor_ whom we seek to serve should be gratified at the course charted by the Administration's newly announced anti-poverty policy. President Nixon's statement to Congress of February 19 represe·nts in every important aspect an endorsement of much of the work OEO has -done over the past 4 years. But, of even greater significance, is the President's recognition that a major effort still lies ahead to redeem the lives and hopes of America's poor . As the President put' it: "From the experience of OEO , we have learned the value of having in the Federal Government an agency whose special concern is the poor . We have learned the need fo r fle x ibi lity, responsiveness , and continuing i nnovation. We have learned the need for m anagement eff ect i ven ess. " As I s ee it the key poin t s i n the Pres i de n t 's m es sage ar e these : 1. OEO will continue , unde r th at name a n d within the Executive Office of the P res ident. The Pr e side nt will pr opo se t o C o ngr e ss t h at OEO's autho rization fo r appr op riatio ns be exte nded for one year to J une 3 0 , 19 7 0 . 2 . Later this year, the President will send to Congress a "comprehensive proposal for ·the future of the poverty program" which he will propose to become effective July 1, 1970. �-23. Head Start will be delegated to the Office o f the Secre t ary of the Department of Health, Education a n d We lfar e, effective July 1, 1969. 4. Job Corps will be de le gated t o the Department of Labor e ffective July 1, 1969, with the Departments o f Interior and Agr iculture retaining ope r ating responsibilit y fo r conse rvation cente rs. 5. Preparat ions w i ll be made for the eventual t ransfer of the Comprehens ive Health Centers a nd Fo ster Grandparents progr ams to HEW . 6. The "vital" Community Action Prog ram will be pressed fo rward, and C AAs will c ontinue to b e involved in the ope ratio n of programs at the local level, even though such progr ams may be delegated to other Departments at the natio nal level. There will, of course, be difficulties as we seek to carry out the administ ra tive changes the President wishes, a s Congres s performs its legi slative duties a nd even as we at OEO meet our continuing responsibilities to the poo r. Thes e, however, are difficulties inherent in the t ransition process , rathe r than difficulties of substance affecting the c o ntinuation of p r ograms and their impact on the poor. As such they are difficulties I am confident can be effectively resolved. The overriding questi o n for the past few of OE0 1 s mandate to help the po<;>r out of hand and I think all of us concerne d with heartened and ready to pus h forward our months h as been the continua tio n p ov~r t y. That mandate is now in the pli ght of America's poor are common cau se. During the past four yea rs OEO has made major strides toward erasing poverty . But some 22 million poor remain with us, so there is much s t ill to be done. In essence we now have the Presidential support to get on with the job. • � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF ECONOMIC WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506 OPPORTUNITY February 20, 1969 MEMORANDUM FROM BERTRAND M. HARDING ACTING DIRECTOR I'm sure that by now you have all seen news reports on the President's long-awaited statement regarding the future of the Office of Economic Opportunity. I believe all of us at OFO, the operators of our programs in the field, our supporters among the general public and most of all the poor whom we seek to serve should be gratified at the course charted by the Administration's newly announced anti-poverty policy. President Nixon's statement to Congress of February 19 represents in every important aspect an endorsement of much of the work OEO has done over the past 4 years. But, of even greater significance, is the President's recognition that a major effort still lies ahead to redeem the lives and hopes of America's poor. As the President put it: "From the experience of OFO, we have learned the value of having in the Federal Government an agency whose special concern is the poor. We have learned the need for flexibility, responsiveness, and continuing innovation. We have learned the need for management effective- ness," As I see it the key points in the President's message are these: 1, OFO will continue, under that name and within the Executive Office of the President. The President will propose to Congress that OFO's authorization for appropriations be extended for one year to June 30, 1970. Zz. Later this year, the President will send to Congress a "comprehensive proposal for ‘the future of the poverty program" which he will propose to become effective July 1, 1970. its 3. Head Start will be delegated to the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, effective July 1, 1969. 4, Job Corps will be delegated to the Department of Labor effective July 1, 1969, with the Departments of Interior and Agriculture retaining operating responsibility for conservation centers. 5. Preparations will be made for the eventual transfer of the Comprehensive Health Centers and Foster Grandparents programs to HEW. 6. The "vital'' Community Action Program will be pressed forward, and CAAs will continue to be involved in the operation of programs at the local level, even though such programs may be delegated to other Departments at the national level. There will, of course, be difficulties as we seek to carry out the administrative changes the President wishes, as Congress performs its legislative duties and even as we at OFO meet our continuing responsibilities to the poor. These, however, are difficulties inherent in the transition process, rather than difficulties of substance affecting the continuation of programs and their impact on the poor. As such they are difficulties I am confident can be effectively resolved. The overriding question for the past few months has been the continuation of OFO's mandate to help the poor out of poverty. That mandate is now in hand and I think all of us concerned with the plight of America's poor are heartened and ready to push forward our common cause. During the past four years OFO has made major strides toward erasing poverty. But some 22 million poor remain with us, so there is much still to be done. In essence we now have the Presidential support to get on with the job. ABtwnd %, bhoand—a  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 17, Document 84 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/5d193f28a3fe713c043442b87abdfd21.pdf 548ecdab0cc6d075155ae72796c9b86e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. JOHN F. STANDRIDGE DR. JOHN W. LETSON Atlanta Public Schools VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL & ADULT EDUCATION SUPT. OF SCHOOLS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2930 Forrest Hills Dr. S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30315 MEMORANDUM TO: Fulton Coun.ty Delegation Advisory Committee Members Other Interested Parties FROM: John F. Standridge, Executive Director Vocational-Technical and Adult Education February 20,1969 ~-;,;t:/~ In order to meet the needs of students as well as the needs of business and industry, it is necessary to provide Vocational Education in various fields where the needs occur. More funds are needed in Vocational Education to help meet these needs. Programs which have rbeen authorized nationwide by the new 1968 Vocational Edu.cation Amendments and other Vocational Acts for the Fiscal Year 1970 amounts to $773,661,455. The President in his Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 1970 requested only $286 , 377,455 which is $487,284 , 000 less than the authorization. Some of the programs that will be affected by this cut includes the Work Study Program, which provides needy students with part-time jobs while they are going to school. This program was completely eliminated from an authorization of $35,000,000. The Cooperative Educa tion Programs were cut from $35,000 , 000 to $14, 000,000. Programs for Students with Special Needs were completely eliminated from an authorization of $40,000,000 and Construction of Residential Vocational Schools was eliminated from an authorization of $55,000 , 000. These are just four of several programs that received cuts. However , these four programs are most significant if we are to eliminate the problems of unemployment and proverty in Atlanta and Fulton County. We are again asking your continued support of Vocational Education and that you enlist the support of Congressman Fletcher Thompson and Senators Richard Russell and Herman Talmadge requesting that they vote for the full appropriation. We understand that Congress will finalize the Budget Proposal shor tly after the first of March so time is fle eting. We must have action now! JFS : pf � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document DR. JOHN W. LETSON JOHN F. STANDRIDGE SUPT. OF SCHOOLS Atlanta Public Schools EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VOGATIONAL-TECHNICAL & ADULT EDUCATION 2930 Forrest Hills Dr. S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30315 MEMORANDUM February 20,1969 TO: Fulton County Delegation Advisory Committee Members Other Interested Parties FROM: John F. Standridge, Executive Director 7 Vocational—-Technical and Adult Education ‘ In order to meet the needs of students as well as the needs of business and industry, it is necessary to provide Vocational Education in various fields where the needs occur. More funds are needed in Vocational Education to help meet these needs. Programs which have ‘been authorized nationwide by the new 1968 Vocational Education Amendments and other Vocational Acts for the Fiscal Year 1970 amounts to $773,661,455. The President in his Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 1970 requested only $286,377,455 which is $487,284,000 less than the authorization. Some of the programs that will be affected by this cut includes the Work Study Program, which provides needy students with part-time jobs while they are going to school. This program was completely eliminated from an authorization of $35,000,000. The Cooperative Education Programs were cut from $35,000,000 to $14,000,000. Programs for Students with Special Needs were completely eliminated from an authorization of $40,000,000 and Construction of Residential Vocational Schools was eliminated from an authorization of $55,000,000. These are just four of several programs that received cuts. However. these four programs are most significant if we are to eliminate the problems of unemployment and proverty in Atlanta and Fulton County. We are again asking your continued support of Vocational Education and that you enlist the support of Congressman Fletcher Thompson and Senators Richard Russell and Herman Talmadge requesting that they vote for the full appropriation. We understand that Congress will finalize the Budget Proposal shortly after the first of March so time is fleeting. We must have action now! JES: pf Serving the Atlanta and Gulton County School Systems  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 17, Document 83 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/7738af117df7a2073dded175b0cf374d.pdf 00fb9820ce4a60530a629cc2a15865ea Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Rerea11 Seve11tlt :Da!I Adventist e1t11rclt 312 HIGHTOWER ROAD, N.W. • PHONE: 799-7288 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 303 18 Office Of: February 26, 1969 Dear Friends : The first of our community awareness forums and vesper services will be held Sunday, March 2, 1969, at the Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church, 312 Hightower Road, N. W., at 5:JO P. 11. This t~eek I s program spotlights EOA: What is it--What has it done-What is it now doitig in the area of economic opportunity in Atlanta? Mrs. Patrici.:t Mason, Public Relations Represent2.tive of EOAJ will be the speaker. It tdll also feature volunteer benefactors of the program a."ld their particular experiences with the EOA. You are cordially invited to attend the program which promises to be informative and enjoyable in as much as you will be able to ask questions and join the discussion if you so desire. You 1-J ill not want to miss this phase of the program nor the vesper services designed to make the e vening complete. Do come , Hon I t you? CDH/e b � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Berean Seventh Day Adventist Church 312 HIGHTOWER ROAD, N.W. PHONE: 799-7288 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30318 Office Of: February 26, 1969 Dear Friends: The first of our community awareness forums and vesper services will be held Sunday, March 2, 1969, at the Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church, 312 Hightower Road, N. W., at 5:30 P. M. This week's program spotlights BOA: What is it--What has it done-- What is it now doing in the area of economic opportunity in Atlanta? Mrs. Patricia Mason, Public Relations Representative of EOA, will be the speaker. It will also feature volunteer benefactors of the program and their particular experiences with the BOA, You are cordially invited to attend the program which promises to be informative and enjoyable in as much as you will be able to ask questions and join the discussion if you so desire. You will not want to miss this phase of the program nor the vesper services designed to make the evening complete. Do come, won't you? community , CDH/eb  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 17, Document 82 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/5e77766470384dc23ffa529ee316f497.pdf 5c6e43e10d43b67d1004619853d1cffc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. 101 Marietta Street Bldg. • t\tbnta , Georgia 30303 • Telephone: 525-4262 T . M. P arham Executive Administrator TO: Mro }Jan Sweat FROM: Mary Lu Mitchell SUBJECT: Billboards DATE: February 10, 1969 The attached suggestions are hereby submitted to the BILLBOARD BOARD for serious consideration. Art work or photographs will be supplied by EOA o Choos~ one. �,-· ,. - .-..- ·-- -• -=:- - - -:..- _:: ., "WE CAN'T DO ANY BETTER UNTIL WE GET TOGETHER" JOIN AN EOA BLOCK CLUB I \._ / CALL YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER _i - -- - _ ,. _,..,. ___ ·-·--~---·--·- -.- ..,_,.--,.-- ,~-- - J "/ ,~-'/; { _.. .J I / ' . / / r l~c'":-o · -·"-" ' I / ,- - .. �WHY NOT? JOIN AN EOA BLOCK CLUB CR.LL YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER r . ~,· \,'~ · - ~ _.;;_;,: ~- .. . .-:.:. · ,'. ,.J"'~ '\ · .. · _ - - ·' _, ~~ �PULL 1DGETHER JOIN AN EOA BLOCK CLUB CALL YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER --~ -~ / _,- ~ ,---~ ·_, . __,_7. �WANT TO HELP? 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Parham Executive Administrator TOs Mr. Ban Sweat FROM: Mary Lu Mitchell SUBJECT: Billboards DATE: February 10, 1969 The attachéd suggestions are hereby submitted to the BILLBOARD BOARD for serious consideratione Art work or photographs will be supplied by EQOA. Choose onee *T DO ANY BETTER UNTIL WE GET TOGETHER" “WE CAN ‘JOIN AN EOA BLOCK CLUB. CALL YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER 2 tee eet WHY NOT? JOIN AN EOA BLOCK CLUB CALL YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD CEN TER PULL TOGETHER JOIN AN EOA BLOCK CLUB CALL YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD CEN TER WANT TO HELP? JOIN AN EOA BLOCK CLUB Call your neighborhood center  START SOMETHING BIG JOIN AN EOA BLOCK CLUB CALL YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER Aang oe i. tp er aaa i ' i eS RS Tr gate sayin St  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 17, Document 81 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/1bfc4c29c71a2e8c343fa1e43102a57f.pdf 6830fb4c0ba2ec8401fbc1af846cfcae Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. February 12, 1969 M r . Louis Hertz Louis Hertz A dvertising Agency, Inc . 23 Third Street, N . W . Atlanta, Georgia Dear Lou: Sorry that we have been unable to communicate in the past several we eks . I£ p ossible~ we would like to use an EOA message on our signboards for the m onths of Ma rch a nd April and then shift to summer program advertising early in May. Mary Lu Mitchell has sketched out s ev ral id as to publicize th EOA block club movement . We are open to your uggestions and advic . Sincerely yours, D n Swe t DS :fy Endo urea � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document February 12, 1969 Mr. Louis Hertz Louis Hertz Advertising Agency, Inc. 23:-Third Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Lou: Sorry that we have been unable to communicate in the past several weeks. If possible, we would like to use an EOA message on our signboards for the months of March and April and then shift to summer program advertising early in May. Mary Lu Mitchell has sketched out several ideas to publicize the EOA block club movement. We are open to your suggestions and advice. Sincerely yours, Dan Sweat DS :fy Enclosures  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 17, Document 80 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/342762c0f5f5e3c8babcfb8d8e793ac5.pdf fb7186973aec0ccbc5150d836d6f4cca Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I JOHN OR. JOHN W. F. STANDRIDGE LETSON DIRECTOR Atlanta Public Schools VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL & ADULT EDUCATION SUPT. OF SCHOOLS 2930 Forrest Hills Dr. S. W. AUanta, Georgia 30315 ~EMORANDUM TO: Janu ary 13,1969 Those in Atte:nda!lce a.t the Job Co P~ Skill Center Meeting on January 7 .· 1969 , at Atlanta Area Technical School FROM: Mr. John F. Standridge, Executive Director, Vocational- Techn.' c al and Ad·: .;lt Edu·~ati on 2. / ·--J -YIU,( v" g /ht a P/tvt-4. - -/ ~ AE you r ecall , I indicated i,O th group that we wo send copi es of t he j ob description of,. the diffe rer:t key positions for the Job Corps Skill Cente r Staff. We have not been b .k to complet e these job descriptions as of t hi date . I though t I would let you know thar, we had n ot f orgotten to do this . .As soon as t he job de-s cr:Lptions have been c ompleted , we will a.t that time send you copie s . If you k mv of any .i ndivi dual that you would like to recorrrrnend f or di f :'ercnt posit.ion'>, you might submit resumes to me for later consj.deration. A'> soon aE a ny additional word is known about t h e funding of this program, we will let you know . JFS:pf � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document JOHN F. STANDRIDGE Dr. JOHN W. LETSON Supt. OF SCHOOLS Atlanta Public Schools DIRECTOR VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL & ADULT EDUCATION 2930 Forrest Hills Dr. S. W- Atlanta, Georgia 30315 MEMORANDUM January 15,1969 TO: Those in Attendance at the Job Comps Skill Center Meeting on January 7, 1969. at Atlanta Area Technical School PROM: Mr. John F. Standridge, Executive Director, 7 ee f Lah ‘ . Yliig Fe fe Vocational—-Technical and \dult Education As you recall, I indicated to the group that we wottld send copies of the job description of the different key positions for the Job Corps Skill Center Staff. We have not been able to complete these job descriptions as of this date. J thought I would let vou know that we had not forgotten to do this. \s soon as the job descriptions have been completed, we will at that time send you copies, If you know of any individual that you would like to recommend for different positions, you might submit resumes to me for later consideration. As soon ag any additional word is known about the funding of this program, we will Tet you know. iv ~ Sercing the Atlants and Gultors Connly School Systems  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 17, Document 79 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c1d1105bc52841d9c88c41e69de3246f.pdf 88545ebabbe8dce72b3eb1856b4c32de Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. - - -,;;;;.-============--=======;;,;;,.~~""""~........,-~---·------- ----------------~----BRIEF HISTORY OF EOA . EOA PROGRA~.1S THE COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM ATLANTA CONCENTRATED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM On August 20, 1964, the President of the United States signed the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, (Public Law 88-452). This act mobilized the human and financial resources of the entire country to help the nation's poor help themselves by giving them OPPORTUNITIES - opportunities for education and training, for employment, and for better methods of living in present day America. While this legislation was still pending, Atlanta and Fulton County officials began making plans to ensure prompt action for over 160,000 underpriviledged citizens in this area. The result was a joint resolution passed on August 19, 1964, by th.e Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta and the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Fulton County, creating a community action board to receive and administer federal Economic Opportunity funds. Because of this timely planning, Atlanta and Fulton County received one of the first OE~ to an urparrarea on Noyember 23, 1964. .:C M <-v+, ~ ..., eJ h o c.,,J, /.ach year thousands of people move to Atlanta from farms and villages. Many are unequipped to cope with the demands of urban living. These new arrivals, as well as thousands of families already living here, are trapped by the cycle of poverty, unemployment, disease, ignorance and public dependence. Many who most need the help offered by public and private organizations concerned with their welfare are not aware of the services or are not able to take the basic steps necessary to obtain them. Often they are unable to read street or bus signs, fill out applications or follow written instructions. In short, they are unable to help themselves. To reach these people and help them become self-sufficient, EOA has established neighborhoord service centers in 14 lowincome areas of Atlanta and Fulton, Gwinnett and Rockdale Counties. Through these 14 centers EOA provides employment counseling, social services and numerous self-help programs. Seventeen local agencies help administer these programs, under contract to EOA. Other agencies, though not funded by EOA, also place representatives in EOA neighborhood centers or cooperate by providing services to individuals referred to them by EOA. Residents of areas served by the 14 centers participate in planning EOA programs through 200 neighborhood block clubs, 14 Citizens Neighborhood Advisory Councils, A Citizens Central Advisory Council and the EOA Board of Directors, one t hird of which is composed of low-income representatives. Through this participation, people learn to identify common problems. As new leadership emerges, they assume responsibility for finding solutions to many of these problems. Representatives to EOA committees are elected once a year through democratic elections held in the neighborhoods. More than 12,000 people voted for 1968 representatives in 200 neighborhood block elections. In 1967, 11,500 people voted in 194 block elections. In 1966, the first such elections, 2,000 people voted in 11 polling places. EOA is not a financial aid program. It offers opportunities, a hand up instead of a hand out. It is an experimental program, searching for new approaches to old and complex problems. Acting as a catalyst, it has brought numerous changes in old methods and attitudes. The success of these changes will be measured by the continued development of a se lf-sufficient, aware and responsible citizenry, so essential for the growth and survival of Metro olitan Atlanta. Statistics in this report cover the period from January 1965 through December, 1967. Administering Agency: Address: Telephone: Director: EOA 101 Marietta Street, N.W. 688-1494 Mrs. Doris C. Bridges A comprehensive manpower program to recruit, train and place 2,500 hardcore unemployed and underemployed persons in permanent employment. Persons included in the program reside in the following five target areas: Sum-Mee, Pittsburgh, West End, Price and NASHWashington. From August 14 through December 1967, 704 people were placed in orientation and pre-vocational training programs and 687 people were placed on jobs or in on-the-job training programs. ACTION: ATLANTA EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION AND SERVICE CENTER Administering Agency: Address of Program: Telephone: Director: Georgia Department of Education, Vocational Rehabilitation Division 1599 Memorial Drive, S.E. 378-7591 Mr. Cantey Gordon A centralized service to diagnose and evaluate work potential and training needs of difficult cases and to follow up job progress. It serves all agencies cooperating with EOA programs. From May, 1966, through December, 1967, 1,983 people were accepted for evaluation, 1,452 completed the evaluation phase and 605 finished training and were employed. ACTION: DAY CARE - FULL YEAR HEAD START Administering Agency: Address: Telephone: Director: EOA 101 Marietta Street, N.W. 525-4266 Mrs. Gloria S. Gross Ten day care centers provide supervised care, enrichment and education for 725 children of working parents. The centers are open 11 hours a day, five days a week, all year. Approx imately 1,759 ch ildren have attended day care centers si nce the first one began operation in April 1965. DAY CARE - FULL Y EAR HEAD START CENTERS Antioch North Day Care Center (50 children) 540 Kennedy Street, N.W. Telephone: 523-4862 Director: Mrs. Mary Ray Bowen Homes Day Care Center (Gate City Association ) (100 children) 1060 Wilkes Circle, N.W. Telephone: 799-1170 Director: Mrs. Frances Wyatt 3 "--~-~---~---~~-~------~-~~-~~---·--------------------:---------l �College Park Civic & Educational Center (35 children) 407 West Harvard Street, College Park, Georgia Telephone: 766-4456 Director: Mrs. Eloise Thomas A program to provide children in institutions with adult affection and companionship while also giving older citizens a chance to be employed in a useful, personally satisfying job. East Point Child Care Center (24 children) 1147 Calhoun Avenue, East Point, Georgia Telephone: 767 -4404 Director: Mrs. DeVern Howell ACTION: Forty-one men and women over sixty years of age are employed to work with children at three institutions. Each grandparent is responsible for two children. Since February 1966, 196 older people have participated in the program. Fort Street Kiddie Korner (100 children) 562 Boulevard, N.E. 876-9279 Telephone: Director: Mrs. Yhonna Halcomb INSTITUTIONS Carrie-Steele Pitts Home Fulton County Juvenile Court Grady Memorial Hospital Gate City at St. Paul's (Gate City Association) (36 children) 1540 Pryor Road, S.W. Telephone : 622-8951 Director: Mrs. Barbara Martin HEAD START - SUMMER Grady Homes Day Care Center (Grady Homes Tenant Association) (90 children) 100 Bell Street, S. E. Telephone: 522-1595 Director: Mrs. Elizabeth R. Carter Administering Agencies: Address: Telephone: Director: South Side Day Care Center (120 children) 802 Pryor Street, S.W. Telephone: 577-2640 Director: Mr. Henry Furlow Head Start classes have provided cultural enrichment for a total of 8,989 children during the last three summers. Vine City Child Development Center (50 children) 168 Griffin Street, N.W. Telephone : 525-4419 Director: Mr. Joseph Gross EMPLOYMENT SERVICE Address: Telephone: Director: EOA and Georgia State Employment Service 101 Marietta Street, N.W. 688-9491 Mr. Aaron Alderman One Georgia State Employment Service Manpower Counselor is located in each Neighborhood Service Center to provide job placement and referrals to other services. ACTION: Since March 1965, employment counselors located in neighborhood centers have placed 9,891 individuals on jobs; 6,218 individuals in training programs such as MOTA, Job Corps and Neighborhood Youth Corps, and made 21,356 referrals. Counselors have conducted 37,859 initial interviews and 102,615 total interviews. Of all individuals coming to EOA neighborhood centers, 72% wanted jobs. Address: Atlanta Public Schools 761-5411 Ext. 233 6,909 children have attended in 3 summers. Berean Junior Academy 758-4831 360 children have attended in 3 summers. Free For All Day Nursery 525-6371 360 children have attended in 3 summers. Gwinnett County Public Schools 963-9248 480 children have attended in 2 summers. Hinsley Temple Day Nursery 524-8146 180 children have attended in 3 summers. Rockdale County Public Schools 483-4713 80 children have attended in 2 summers. Sullivan - Mitchell Academy 799-1261 90 children have attended in 1 summer. Wheat Street Day Nursery 525-4621 300 children have attended in 3 summers. JOB CORPS - MEN'S Administering Agency: Address: Telephone: Director: FOSTER GRANDPARENTS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Administering Agency: Eight (see below) 101 Marietta Street, N.W. 525-4266 Mrs. Gloria S. Gross A summer enrichment program for culturally deprived preschool children operated by the Atlanta School System and seven private agencies. Tabernacle Baptist Church (120 children) 475 Boulevard, N. E. Telephone: 876-1779 Director: Mrs. Mattie Bruce Administe ring Agency: 577-2474 Mrs. Georgie 0. Miller Telephone: Director: EOA 101 Marietta Street, N.W. 577-2855 Room 313 Mr. Wilbert Solomon Job training for out-of-school, unemployed boys aged 16 through 21. EOA is responsible for recruiting and screening male Job Corps applicant s from Atlanta and Fulton , Cobb, Clayton, Fayette, Douglas, DeKalb, Rockdale and Gwinnet t counties. Senior Citizen Services of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc. 120 Marietta Street, N. W. 4 I �Antione Graves Center ACTION: Since January 1965, 2,012 boys have been sent to training centers throughout t he country. 301 have been processed and are awaiting assignments. 277 boys have graduated. A new recruiting quota of 1,560 boys has been received for the current year. l\ddress: Telephone: Health maintenance, adult education, recreation, transportation, counseling, information, referrals and volunteer services for 764 individuals living in three high rise apartment buildings for the elderly constructed by the Atlanta Housing Authority, plus approximately 3,000 elderly individuals who live in the neighborhoods where the facilities are located. (See also "Job Corps - Women's" page 8 .) LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Administering·Agency: Address: Telephone: Project Director: General Counsel: The average daily attendance is 389. The Atlanta Legal Aid Society 136 Pryor Street, S. E. 524-5811 Mr. Michael D. Padnos Mrs. Nancy S. Cheves NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTERS Administering Agency: Address: Coordinator of Inner City Centers Coordinator of Outer City Centers NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICES Bellwood Legal Services Center Address: Telephone: Managing Attorney: Assistant Attorney: 717 Marietta Street, N.W. 523-2528 Mr. Eugene Taylor Mrs. Evelyn Fabian 1839-C Hollywood Road, N.W. 799-8336 Mrs. Colquitt McGee Mr. Samson Oliver Sum-Mee Legal Services Center Address: Telephone: Managing Attorney: Assistant Attorney: 65 Georgia Avenue, S.E. 524-7982 Mr. Robert B. Newman Mr. Howard Simmons Emory Neighborhood Law Office 486 Decatur Street, S.E. Telephone: Director: All legal cases from EOA target areas are referred to t he downtown office or one of the four neighborhood centers. The program also offers legal education and includ es a research and reform unit and a special litigat ion unit. Two additional neighborhood offices will be opened in 1968: 872-2445 Mr. Edd ie Neyland Edgewood Neighborhood Service Center 1723 Boulevard Drive, S.E. Telephone: Director: Extension Area Manager: MUL Tl-SERVICE CENTERS FOR THE AGED 378-3643 Miss Charlene Wharton Mr. Coll ins Hastings Gwinnett County Neighborhood Service Center 225 Perry Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia Telephone: 963-9700 Director: Mr. Gene Johnson Senior Citizen Services of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc. 577-3828 Mr. A. E. Horvath NASH-Washington Neighborhood Service Center 247 Ashby Street, N.W. Telephone: Director: John 0 . Chiles Cent er 435 Ashby Street, S.W. 755-577 1 524-2084 Mr. William A. Fowlkes Eagan Homes Extension Area Center Palmer House Center Address: Telephone: 577-1735 Mr. George Dodd East Side Community Extension Center Since July 1965, attorneys have served 29,738 cases and have reopened 1,301 cases. 6,175 cases were completed after court act ion. Address: Telephone: 873-6759 Miss Margaret Ajax Mrs. Lucy Guthrie 547 Hunt St reet, S.E. Telephone : Extension Area Manager: ACTION: Telephone: Executive Director: Mr. George Williams-873-6759 East Central Neighborhood Service Center 447 Parkway Drive, N.E. 874-1948 Frederick S. LeClercq Administering Agency: Mrs. Sujette Crank-522-5792 Central City Neighborhood Service Center 840 Marietta Street, N.W. Telephone: Director: Extension Area Manager: Another legal services center is operated by Emory University. Address: Telephone: Director: EOA 101 Marietta Street, N.W. All EOA services are brought to low-income families through 14 neighborhood service centers located in poverty areas. Employment counseling,social services and a variety of self-help programs are available at the centers. In addition, staff members help residents form neighborhood block organ.izations, deal with neighborhood problems and develop leadership ability. Each year, residents of EOA target areas vote in neighborhood elections to choose their representatives to EOA committees and the EOA Board of Directors. Northwest Branch Legal Services Center Address: Telephone: Managing Attorney: Law Clerk: 126 Hilliard Street, S.E. 577-1793 97 Chestnut Street, N.W. Telepho ne: Extension Area Manager: 430 Techwood Drive, N.W. 873-3453 5 523-3186 Mr. Maurice Pennington �Vine City Extension Area Center 141 Walnut Street, N.W. Telephone: 523-5137 Extension Area Manager: Mr. Maurice Pennington ACTION: 440 work posit ions are provided. Since Augu st 1965 4,033 have participated in the program. I See also Neighborhood Youth Corps (In-School program) page 8 . North Fulton Neighborhood Service Center 27 Oak Street, Roswell, Georgia 993-3795 Telephone: Acting Director: Mr. George Ad ams PARENT AND CHILD CENTER Northwest (Perry Homes) Neighborhood Service Center 1927 Hollywood Road, N.W. Telephone: 799-9322 Mr. Howard Jefferson Director: Administering Agency: Address: Telephone: Act ing Director: Pittsburgh Neighborhood Service Center 993½ McDaniel Street, S.E. Telephone: 523-1577 Director: Mr. Sam Baxter EOA has received a planning grant to design an A t lanta Parent and Ch ild Center. It is a pilot demonstration project designed to provide services to low-income families in t he Edgewood area w ith children under three y ears of age or those expecting a baby. Price Neighborhood Service Center 1127 Capitol Avenue, S.W. 522-5792 Telephone: Director: l)/lrs. Paul ine M. Clark One of t hirty-six such projects throughout t he country, the PPC program emphasizes planned parenthood, household skills, parent-child relationships and the use of commu nity facilities. Rockdale-Conyers Neighborhood Service Center 929 Commercial Street, Conyers, Georgia Telephone : 483-9512 Director: Mrs. Sarah M. St arr PLANNED PARENTHOOD South Fulton Neighborhood Service Center 2735 East Point Street, East Point , Georgia Telephone: 767-7541 Director: Mr. James Callan Extension A rea Manager: Mr. Hubert Murray Administering Agency: Address: Telephone: Director: r Summerhill-Mechanicsville Neighborhood Service Center 65 Georgia Avenue, S.E. Telephone: 577-135 1 Director: Mr. Daniel Brand Extension A rea Managers: Mrs. June Sammons Mr. Richard Rembert The Planned Parenthood Association of the Atlanta Area 118 Marietta Street, N.W. 523-6996 Mrs. Julian Freedman Bet hlehem Community Center Clinic 9 McDonough Boulevard T elephone: 627-0176 (Thursday evenings 6- 9 p.m.) Downtown Clinic 118 Mar ietta Street, N.W. Telephone: 523-6996 (Friday evenings 6- 8 p. m.) West Central Neighbrohood Service Center 2193 V erbena Street, N.W. Telephone: 799-0331 Mr. A mos Parker Director : Extension Area Manager: Mr. Oscar T rent Vine City Clinic 558 Magnolia St., N.W. T elephone: 523-8 112 (Friday evenings 6- 9 p. m.) East Point Clinic 2735 East P.o int Street Telephone: 767-7541 (Tuesday evenings 6- 9 p.m.; 2nd and 4th Saturdays in the month, 10-12 a. m.) West End Neighborhood Service Center 727 Lawto n Street, S.W. 753-610 1 Telephone: Mrs. Sarah Z im merman Director: Extension Area Manager: Miss Penny A. Blackford John 0. Chiles Homes 435 Ashby Street, S.W. 753-4228 Telephone: (Thursday evenings 6- 9 p.m.) NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS (Out-of-School program ) Administering Agency: Address of program: Telephone: Director: EOA 101 Marietta Street, N.W. 525-4266 Miss Anne Ingram Perry Homes Cl inic 1660 Drew Drive, N.W., Apt. 756 T elephone: 355-8278 (Monday -Wednesday evenings 6- 9 p.m. ) EOA 101 Marietta Street, N.W. 688-6232 Mr. Henry Pace A fam ily planning service. A job training and employment program for out-of-school, unemployed youths aged 16 through 21. 146 public and nonprofit Atlanta agencies provide 154 work locations and 440 positions. Return to school is encouraged. ACTION : The program, under contract with EOA, has served 6,231 individuals from January 1966 through November 1967. Five · neighborhood family planning clinics plus the downtown clinic are in operation. 6 �PRICE AREA HEAL TH CENTER PARTICIPATING COLLE~ES: Fulton County Medical Assoc. Emory Univ. School of Medicine 1070 Washington Street, S.W. Temporary Address: 688-1350 Telephone: Dr. William Marine Directors: Dr. Calvin Brown Permanent address will be 1039 Ridge Avenue, S.W. Clark College Emory University Georgia State College Georgia Institute of Technology Morehouse College Morris Brown College Oglethorpe University Spelman College Administering Agencies: A new health center will provide complete medical services, except hospitalization, f or 22,000 low-income people living in the Price neighborhood . The Fulton County Medical Society is the delegate agency and Emory University will operate the program. The program will cooperate with all other health and planning agencies within Metropolitan Atlanta , COMMUNITY SCHOOLS Temporary services will be available June 1, 1968. Full operation will begin on November 1, 1968. · Agency: Address: Telephone: Director: SUMMER RECREATION The Atlanta Board of Education 2930 Forrest Hills Drive, S.W. 761-5411 Mr. Alan Koth An education program to serve the entire family using neighborhood public school faciliti es around the clock . The program was financed by EOA until the 1967 budget reductions. Call Mr. Harold Barrett at 525-4266 for information. City-wide recreation programs were conducted in the summers of 1966 and 1967 by EOA, the City of Atlanta, 10 United Appeal Agencies and 14 other private agencies. The total 1966-67 attendance at summer recreation programs was 377,000. A large 1968 program is planned. Eleven Community Schools are still in operation. Five (Brown, Price, Washington, Archer and Howard) offer academic credit toward a High School diploma. Credit courses are also offered at Bass High School. VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA (VISTA) Administering Agency: Address: Telephone: Director: EOA 101 Marietta Street, N.W. 577-3195 Mr. Johnny Popwell, Jr. Archer High School, 2250 Perry Boulevard, N.W. 794-1567 Telephone: Arvella L. Farmer, Assistant Principal Bethune Elementary School, 220 Northsid e Drive, N. W. 524-6854 Telephone: Norris Hogans, A ssist ant Principal A domestic Peace Corps of volunteers assisting low-income neighborhood residents with education, community organization, recreation, counseling, health, legal assistance, employment and other specialized programs. Brown High School , 764 Peepl es St reet, S. W. Telephone : 758-5050 Stephen Vernarsky, Acting A ssistant Principal ACTION: Fifty-four VISTAs are currently working with EOA neighborhood centers and other agencies. Since July 1965, 101 VISTAs have worked with EOA. Capitol Avenue Elementary School. 811 Capitol Av enu e, S.W. 523-8696 Telephone: Obadiah Jordan, Jr., Assistant Pr incipal COOPERATING INDEPENDENT PROGRAMS Sammye Coan Middle School, 1550 Boul evard Dr ive, N.E. Telephone: 377-1748 Aaron Watson, A ssist ant Prin cipal ADULT BASIC EDUCATION Agency: Address: Telephone: Directors: The Atlanta Board of Education 2930 Forrest Hills Drive, S.W. 761 -5411 Ext. 206 Mr. Alan Koth Mr. Joe Fuller Dr. Curtis Henson Dykes High School, 4360 Powers Ferry Road , N .W. Tel ephone: 255-5236 Jack Glasgow, A ssistant Pri ncipa l Grant Park Elementary School , 750 Kalb Av enu e, N .E. Telephone: 627 -5741 James Chivers, A ssistant Pr incipal Instruction in reading, wri t ing and arithmetic for adults over 18 years of age who are unable to function on an eighth grad e level , to improve their employment potential. Howard High School, 551 Houston Street, N .E. T elephone: 522 -5096 Joe l Din k ins, Ac t in g A ssista nt Pri ncipal COLLEGE WORK ST UDY PROGRAM Price High School, 1670 Capito l A ven ue, S.W. T elephone: 758-8024 Carl Hubbard , A ssistant Prin cipa l Part-time employment progra m t o k eep y ouths from low- income families in college. 7 �Washington High School, 45 White House Drive, S.W. MOTA Telephone: 755-7721 Robert H. Wilson, Assistant Principal Agencies: West Fulton High School, 1890 Bankhead Avenue, N.W. Telephone: 799-3177 E. C. Norman, Assistant Principal ·Address of program: Telephone: Director: 875-0971 Mr. Lloyd Groover The Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 provides job training for needed skills. CRIME PREVENTION BUREAU Agency: Address: Telephone: Officers in Charge: The Georgia State Employment Service and the Atlant a Board of Educat ion 522 W. Peachtree St., N.W. The Atlanta Police Department 82 Decatur Street, S.E. 522-7363 NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS On-School) Capt. 0. W. Jordan Lt. C. Dixon A. A. Harris Agencies: Address of program: Telephone: Director: Policemen work in each EOA neighborhood service center to become friends with residents and help them with their problems. The program, the first of its kind in the count ry, was developed by the Atlanta Police Department. All new policemen are assigned to the program for their first few months of duty. Atlanta and Fulton County Boards of Education 101 Marietta Street, N.W. 524-7886 Mr. Eugene Wimby Training and employ ment of low-income h igh school youths in t he Atlanta-Fulton County School Systems t o provide work ex perience and money to enable them t o remain in school. ACTION: Since January 1967, officers have made over 162,800 contacts, attended 339 meetings on off-duty time, and helped 176 hardship cases. 654 students are now employed in the public schools. 3,867 youths have participated since the beginning. ACTION: The supervising officers and their centers are: NASH -Washington Price and Pittsburgh Central City Northwest (Perry Homes) Edgewood East Central West End Su m-Mee West Cent ra l TEN CITIES Officer Gambell Officer Davenport Officer Cardell Officers Smith and Bolton Officer Steed Officer L. Coggins Off icer Owens Officer Lyons Office r Johnson Agency: Address of program: Telephone: Director: Program offers the human relations approach to gaining and maintain ing ernploy ment. It is under t he Manpower Development and Training Act. EMO RY EVA LUATION PROG RAM Agency: Address: UPWARD BOUND Emory Universit y Clark College 309 Thompson Hall Address: Telephone: Director : Emory Universit y Telephone: Dire'ctor: 377-3504 Emory University Add ress: Telephone: Director: ACTION: First annual report has been filed with OEO in Washington. Emory University Campus, Emory Univ. 377-2411 Ext. 7546 Mr. Louis Becker Morehouse College Address: Telephone: Director: JOB CORPS - WOMEN'S Address: Telephone: Director: 240 Chestnut St reet, N.W. 525-5293 Dr. Carson Lee Dr. Fred Crawford An eighteen month eval uation of Atlanta's Community Action Program. Agency: The Atlanta Board of Education 756 West Peachtree Street, N.E. 876-1571 Mr. Thomas W. Hinds Women in Community Service, Inc. (WICS) 730 Peachtree Street, N.E. 223 Chestnut Street, S.W. 577-1505 Mr. Mac A. Stewart Morris Brown College Address: Telephone: Director: 526-3297 642 Hunter Street, N.W. 577-2628 Mrs. Vivian McGee Mrs. Lois Baldwin A project to reduce the dropo ut 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. Job training for out-of-school, unemployed girls aged 16 through 21. At present, 208 girls are in training center-s throughout the United States and 63 have graduated. 8 �YOUTH OPPORTUNITY CENTE R MEDICA RE ALERT I) Administering Agency: Address: Telephone: Director: A two month program . 10,697 citizens 65 y ears and older were con tact ed. 110 paid w ork ers, old er people from low income areas, and 117 volunteers ex plained health and hospital benefi ts availab le und er th e new Medicare legislation and helped peopl e apply before the March 31 , 1966 deadlin e. Ga. State Employment Service 522 West Peachtree Street, N.W . 875-0971 Mr. Forrest Humphries A program which concentrates on the employment needs of youths aged 16 through 21, w it h emphasis on coun se ling, testi ng and referral to other agenci es for remedial education or t raining. PUBLIC HEAL TH Four Public Hea lth Nurses worked with neighborhood service centers. Admini st ered by Fulton County Department of Public Health DISCONTINUED EOA PROGRAMS BEES - BIZ Training and work experience for 500-700 hard -core, unemployed out-of-school youths per year, in w orkshop situations. Administered by BEES-BIZ, Inc., a non-profit private organi zation. 233 were enrolled during the program. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS A center to screen prospective loan applicants and to provide assistance in the management and development of small businesses. An education program, form erly financed by EOA, to serv e the entire family using neighborhood public school faciliti es around the clock . Now administered by the Atlanta Board of Education. See page 7 . From October 1965 through July 1967 the center interviewed and counseled 850 low-income businessmen and approved loans total ing $326,225. Administered by EOA. 20,964 w ere enrolled in 12 school s. Approximately 10,000 more partici pated in programs while financed by EOA. SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM PROJECT ENABLE In 1965, scholarships were provid ed for 6,500 primary and Group education for low- income parents w hose children are enrolled in Head Start cl asses, to increase motivation for se lf-help. Commun ity and personal probl em s were ident ified and became the target for action . The project w as administered by th e A t lanta Urban Leagu e, Inc. second ary students from under-privil edged homes to allow th em to attend summer school. Administered by the Atlanta and Fulton County Boards of Education. ACTION : El even groups w it h a total of 295 parents have com pl eted th eir discussions. Th ere have been 424 referr als to oth er agencies fo r help. 1,836 peopl e have been interview ed . 60 persons have been involved in lead ersh ip t raining. The program ended on December 31st. VOLUNTEER TASK FORCE A program to provide t rain ing and supervision of loca l vo lunteers who suppl ement ed services of th e EOA professi on al st aff. Volunt eers were drawn fro m all areas of the city , inc luding EOA target areas. Th e progra m was ad m inistered by t he Community Counci l of t he Atlanta Area, Inc. du r ing it s demo nstratio n year. HOME MAKE R SE RV ICES Subst itute homemakers assumed responsibil it y for households in low-i ncome areas during emergency sit uations. Admin istered by V isiting N urse A ssociation o f A t lanta. 28 ho mem akers served 522 ho mes and made 13,436 visits. ACT ION: A ppro xi mately 250volun t eerswere recruited, t rained and placed. Seven cl asses were held, both daytime and evening. The volunteers worked fo r at least six months in neighborhood service cen t ers, ch ild development centers, summer head start programs, planned parenthood clinics, senior citi zens centers and community schools. HOME MANAGEMENT TRAINING EOA Home Management Technicians and aides worked in Neighborhood Service Centers, taught residents cooking, sewing, housekeeping, budgeting, child care, hygiene, consu mer buying, and facts about loans and installment bu yi ng. 9 �TARGET AREA POPULATION AND BOUNDARIES Centers 0 Street Bounderies Census Tracts Population Central City N- Southern Railway E-W. Peachtree S-Jet Street W-L&N RR F-6, F-7, F-8. F-9 F-10, F-20, F-21 20,304 East Central N-North Ave. E-Moreland Ave. S-Memorial Dr. W-Williams St. F-17, F-18, F-19, F-27, F-28, F-29, F-30, F-31, F-32, F-33 39,589 Edgewood N-c·of Ga. RR D-5, D-6 12,782 E-Rogers St. S-Memorial Drive W-Moreland Ave. 'Gwinnett County Entire county Nash-Washington N-Bankhead Ave. E-Elliot Street S-Greensferry Ave. & Westview Dr. W-Ashby Street F-22, F-23, F-25, F-26, F-36, F-37, F-38, F-39, F-43 38,334 North Fulton N-Fulton-Cherokee County Line E-Fulton-Forsyth County Line S-Northside Drive to W. Wieuca Rd. to Nancy Creek, Fulton-DeKalb line to Chattahoochee River W-Fulton-Cobb County Line F-101, F-102, F-114, F-115, F-116 42,943 Northwest Perry N-Marietta Boulevard E-Marietta Boulevard & Louisville&Nashville RR S-Proctor Creek W-Chattahoochee River F-87, F-88 14,134 Pittsburg N-Cont'd W-Whitehall E-Southern Railway S-Atlanta&W. Point 'R R W- W. Whitehall F-57, F-58, F-63 10,559 Price N-Atlanta Ave. E-Hill Street S-Lakewood Ave. W-South Expressway F-67 F-558 * F-55A F-56 ' 21,548 Rockdale County Entire county South Fulton N- E. Cleveland Ave. E-Sylvan Road S-Thomas Avenue W-A&W.P. RR (S. Main St.) F-104, F-105, F-106, F-107, F-109, F-110, F-112 60,037 Sum-Mee N-Memorial Drive E-Primrose & Kelly Streets S-Atlanta Ave. W- Southern Railway F-44 F-45 F-46 F-47 F-48, *F-55A *F-56 ' ' ' 22,975 West Cent ral N-Proctor Creek, Gun Club Road, Eugenia Pl. & North Ave. E- L&N RR , Ashby St. S- Atlant ic Coast Line RR , & Hunter St. W- Chattahoochee River F-24, F-83, F-84, F-86 33,449 53,800 15,700 10 I. �West End N-Harris Homes Project E-Whitehall Street S-L&N Railroad 0 W-John White Park, S. Gordon Street F-41, F-42, F-59, F:60, F-61, F-62 20,200 TOTAL 283,151 These Census Tracts are divided between two center areas 1968 EOA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mr. Boisfeuillet Jones, Chairman Mrs. W. H. (Lucy) Aiken Mr. Robert Barnes Mr. Harold Benson Mr. W. T. Brooks Mr. William L. Calloway Mr. J. Otis Cochran Mr. Lawrence Coleman Mr. Robert Dobbs . Mr. George L. Edwards Jr. Mr. John Gaither Mrs. Beatrice Garland Mrs. Katherine Gatty Mr. Melvin Grantham Rev. Ellis Green Mr. John W. Greer Rev. Joseph L. Griggs Mrs. Sylvia Harris Mr. John S. Herndon Mr. Jesse Hil'I Mr. T. J. Justin Rev. M. L. King, Sr. Mrs. Susie Labord Dr. John W. Letson Mr. W. H. Montague, Sr. Mr. Michael Murphy Mr. Carl Plunkett Mr. Julian Sharpton Dr. Lynn Shufelt Mr. A. H. Sterne Mrs. Nancie Stowers Dr. Paul D. West Mrs. Leroy (Ann) Woodard Mr. W. A. Edge Mr. Ralph Long Mrs. Annie Pace Mrs. Susie Perkins Reverend R. B. Shorts Mr. Robert Tibbetts CITIZENS CENTRAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Marked * below, plus the following Executive Administrator Nominees: Mrs. Gladys Bradley Mrs. Rosa Burney Mr. James Couch CITIZENSrNEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY COUNCILS Central City Center Mr. James Austin Mrs. Dorothy Brown Mrs. Evelyn Brown Mrs. Katie Brown Mrs. Ethel Cox Mr. T. J. Justus Mrs. Ethel Mc I ntyre Mrs. Tempil Owens Mrs. Ruth Palmer Mr. W. A. Reynolds Mrs. Kathryn Turner Mr. L. L. Turner Mr. Alonza Watson Center Director Nominees: Mr. Spencer Blount Mrs. Kathryn Turner Conyers- Rockdale Center Mr. Jim Baker Mr: Leroy Bigham, Chairman Reverend E. N. Brewer Mr. Bobby Brisendine Reverend William Byington Mr. George Davis Mr. George Edwards, Jr. Mr. James Finlayson Mr. Moses Green Mr. Aubrey Harvey Mrs. Olivia Haydel Mr. Willie Henderson Mr. J. T. Hicks Mrs. Merle K. Lott Mr. John Penn Mr. Frank Smith Mrs. Otis Smith Mr. Jack Turner Mrs. Dora Zachery East Central Rev. W. M. Allen Mrs. Clide Anderson Mrs. Alice Birdsong Rev. N. D. Daniel Mrs. Jean Fryer Miss Edith L. Grant Mr. James Gilbert, Sr. Mrs. Lois Harris Mrs. Ophelia Harris Mrs. Lila Hawkins Mrs. Gladys Hutchinson Mrs. Susie Labord, Chairman Mrs. Corine Lang Mr. John Mattox Center Director Nominees: Mr. Harold Hess Mr. Julius Pruitt Mr. Samuel Sheats Edgewood Center Mrs. Fred Brantley Mrs. Eliza. Brock 11 Mrs. Blanche Cox Mrs. Rosie Harris Mrs. Charity Hill Rev. C. W. Hill Mr. Lorenzo Johnson, Chairman Mrs. Maxie Lewis Mr. Columbus Maddox Mr. George Malden Mrs. Rubye Payne Mr. Julius White Center Director Nominees: Mr. Rufus Favors Mr. John Gaither Mr. Charles Turner Nash-Washington Center Mrs. Elizabeth Barker Mr. Otis Cochran Mrs. Mattie Cotton Mrs. Parialee Fau lker Mrs. Lois Ferguson Mrs. Cathrine Greer Mrs. Margaret Guest Mrs. Cynthia Hampton Rev. W. L. Houston Mrs. Geneva Mack Mr. James S. Wilson Mrs. Jesse Miller Mrs. Lena Pritchett Mrs. Carrie Porter Mrs. Annie Sewell �Mrs. Gladys Shaw Mr. M. T. Sheppard Mr. Erwin Stevens, Chairman Mrs. C. M. Wolfe Center Director Nominees: Mr. James Gardner Mrs. Mattie Hutchinson Mrs. Ruby Lundy Mrs. Maggie Moody Mrs. Dorothy Bolden Thompson North Fulton Center Rev. Paul Abernathy Mr. Royce Adkins Mr. Alonzo Allen Mr. George Barnhart Mr. Tom Bell Mrs. Ophard Buice Mrs. D6ris Born Mrs. Rupert Cartwright Mrs. Susie Day Rev. G. R. Hewatt Mrs. Clyde Lafitte Mrs. Robert McCallum Mr. Robert McCallum Mrs. Fannie Martin Mrs. Judy Metcaff Mr. Gene Poteete Mr. Lynn Shufelt, Chairman Mrs. Ed. Steele Mr. A. C. Turner Mrs. Anne Verner Mrs. Nelle Wilson Center Director Nominees: Mr. H. B. Jones Mrs. Grace Kilgore Mr. Horace McClusky Mr. W. H. Scott Mrs. Ann Standridge Mrs. Agnes Wells Northwest Perry Homes Center Mrs. Azzie Brown Mrs. Margie Freeman Mr. Isreal Grant Mrs. Beulah Hill Mrs. Ruby Hawk Mrs. Annie Mae Hoard Mrs. Pearline Johnson Mrs. Elizabeth McMillian Deacon Henry Mitchell Mrs. Mary Rowe Mr. John Slaton Mrs. Arie Shelman Mr. Albert Sm ith Mrs. Elizabeth Strong Mrs. V era Travis Mrs. Josie Wynn Center Director Nominees: Mr. Robert Dobbs, Chairman Mr. Robert Shaw Pittsburgh Service Center Mrs. Madeline Cooper Mrs. Huston F. Dyer Mrs. Annie Evans Mrs. Mamie Fleming Mrs. Beatrice Garland GSA ATLA N TA GA 68 - 355 4 Mrs. Annie B. Nelson Mrs. Rbsa Hammonds Mrs. Mary Robinson o Mr. N. H. Scott Mrs. Willie P. Thornton Mr. John W. Tolbert Mrs. Annie P. Wright Mrs. Carrie B. Wright, Chairman Center Director Nominees: Mrs. Sallie Billings Rev. Calvin Houston Mrs. Katherine. Harris Mr. Arthur L. Hodges Mr. Robert Kelly Mr. Jimmie Kennebrew, Jr. Mrs. Gussie Lewis Mr. Edward Moody Dec. Lewis E. Peters, Chairman Mrs. Doris Thomas Mrs. Eva Upshaw Mrs. Mary Vaughn Mr. Hudson Whitsett Center Director Nominees: Price Center Mrs. Grace Barksdale Mr. Melvin Barnes Mrs. Mary Benning Mr. Jessie Berry Mrs. Charlie M. Foster Mrs. Betty Hightower Mrs. Helen Lowe Mr. Gariel McCrary Mrs. Mary Marshall Mrs. Addie Moore Mrs. Elizabeth Mosley Mrs. Ceclia O'Kelley Mrs. Francis O'Neal Mrs. Mollie Parker Mr. Henry Phipps, Chairman Mrs. Christine Printup Miss Rene Respress Mrs. Marjorie Stone Mrs. Jessie Terry Mrs. Emma J. Watkins Mrs. Louise Watley Mrs. Martha Weems Mr. Willis Weems Center Director Nominees: Mr. Robert Barnes Mrs. Ollie Powell South Fulton Mrs. Tommie Anderson Mr. Ronald .Bridges, Chairman Mrs. Margaret Burnett Mr. Paul Dorsey Mrs. Maxcine Jackson Mr. Leroy Lowe Mrs. Susie Perkins Mrs. Myrtice Rowe Mr. Robert Sm ith Mr. John Walton, Jr. Mrs. Louvenia Williams Mrs. Mary Lou Williams Mrs. Lucy Willis Center Director Nominees: Mr. W. T. Brooks Mr. Milo Fisher Mr. James Maddox Mrs. Kathryn Gatty Mrs. Leila Hancock Deacon Edward James Mrs. Marie Thomas West Central Center Mrs. Katie Brown Mrs. Katie Davis Mr. John Dixon Mrs. Elizabeth Hill Mr. John Jackson Mrs. Elora Johnson Mrs. Dollie Jones Mrs. Leola Perry Mrs. Christine Phillips Mr. Elisha Pitts Mrs. Essie Powell Mr. Buster Starr Rev. H. H. Strong Mrs. Ernestine Wynn Mr. Edward Young Mrs. Marion Young Center Director Nominees: Rev. Ellis Green Mr. Charles B. Hart, Chairrnan Rev. Pozie L. Redmond, Jr. Mrs. Jaunita Scott Rev. R. B. Sutton West End Mr. Alvin Barner Mrs. Hazel Bridges Mrs. C. B. Cole Mr. James Dillion Father Edward s Mrs. Carrie Jordan Mrs. Dorothy Minter Mr. Michael Murphy, Chairman Mrs. Geneva Rushin Mr. J. A. Segars Mrs. Kathleen Stapotsky Mr. James Stewart Mr. Fred Thomas Mr. Homer Whaley Center Director Nominees: Sum-Mee Center Mrs. Lucy Alexander Mrs. Rosa L. Burney Mrs. Ann L. Childs Rev. L. C. Clark Mrs. Carri e Cox Mr. Richard Ferguson Rev. W. L. Finch Mrs. Joyce Harden 12 Rev. Marcus Bramblett Father Edwards Mr. James Dillion �Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. 101 MARIETTA STREET, N .W., ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 . . . T ELEPHONE : T. M. Jim Parham Executi ve Administrator F·8 2 F • 79 -- -, ' i¼.u,. 1 Neighborhood Service Areas A. B. C. D. E. F. WEST END NASH-WASHINGTON PRICE SOUTH FULTON SUM -MEC EAST CENTRAL G. EDGEWOOD H . NORTHWEST (P .H .) I. WEST CENTRAL J . CENTRAL C IT Y K. PITTSB UR G H L. NORTH F ULTON (Gwinnett and Rockdale County areas not shown on map) AREA CODE (404) 525-4262 Three Year Report 1965 - 1967 �INDEX MAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 1 HEADQUARTERS KEY STAFF MEMBERS AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS. . Page 2 BRIEF HISTORY. . Page 3 EOA PROGRAMS. . Page 2 COOPERATING INDEPENDENT PROGRAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7 DISCONTINUED EOA PROGRAMS . . . . . . . Page 9 TARGET AREA POPULATION AND BOUNDARIES . . . . . . . . Page 10 EOA BOARD OF DIRECTORS. . Page 11 CITIZENS CENTRAL ADVISORY COUNCIL . Page 11 CITIZENS NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY COUNCILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11 HEADQUARTERS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA, INC. 101 Marietta Street, N.W. NAME TITLE TELEPHONE Ex ecutive Admini strator Mr. Thomas M. Jim Parham 688-1012 Deput y Director Mr. William W. Allison 688-2033 Associate Admini strator Mr. William G. Terry 525-7023 A ssociate Admini strator for Community Services Mr. Harold Barrett 525-4266 Direct or, F inance Mr. Peter Jones 577 -3345 Direct or, Pu rchasing Mr. 0. H. Gronk e 688-3010 Chief of Manpower Servi ces Mr. George C. Rod gers 526-6347 Ch ief of Neigh borhood Services Mrs. Sujette Crank 522-5792 Unit Coord inat or Mr. Geo rge Will iams 873-6759 Chief of Ind ividua l & Fami ly Services Mrs. Ed it h A . Hambri ck 688-2033 Director, Public Information Mrs. Mary Lu Mitchell 525-4262 2 - - -· - - - - · - · - - - ~ - - - ~ - - - - - ~ ~ - - - - J � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document BRIEF HISTORY OF EOA THE COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM On August 20, 1964, the President of the United States signed the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, (Public Law 88-452). This act mobilized the human and financial resources of the entire country to help the nation’s poor help themselves by giving them OPPORTUNITIES — opportunities for education and training, for employment, and for better methods of living in present day America. While this legislation was still pending, Atlanta and Fulton County officials began making plans to ensure prompt action for over 160,000 underpriviledged citizens in this area. The result was a joint resolution passed on August 19, 1964, by the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta and the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Fulton County, creating a community action board to receive and administer federal Economic Opportunity funds. Because of this timely planning, Atlanta and Fulton County received one of the first OEO grants to an urban area on Noyember 23, 1964. ort Ny ontd ho ach year thousands of people move to Atlanta from farms and villages. Many are unequipped to cope with the demands of urban living. These new arrivals, as well as thousands of families already living here, are trapped by the cycle of poverty, unem- ployment, disease, ignorance and public dependence. Many who most need the help offered by public and private organizations concerned with their welfare are not aware of the services or are not able to take the basic steps necessary to obtain them. Often they are unable to read street or bus signs, fill out applications or follow written instructions. In short, they are unable to help themselves. To reach these people and help them become self-sufficient, EOA has established neighborhood service centers in 14 low- income areas of Atlanta and Fulton, Gwinnett and Rockdale Counties. Through these 14 centers EOA provides employment counseling, social services and numerous self-help programs. Seventeen local agencies help administer these programs, under contract to EOA. Other agencies, though not funded by EOA, also place representatives in EQOA neighborhood centers or coope- rate by providing services to individuals referred to them by EOA. Residents of areas served by the 14 centers participate in plan- ning EOA programs through 200 neighborhood block clubs, 14 Citizens Neighborhood Advisory Councils, A Citizens Central Ad- visory Council and the EOA Board of Directors, one third of which is composed of low-income representatives. Through this Participation, people learn to identify common problems. As new leadership emerges, they assume responsibility for finding solu- tions to many of these problems. Representatives to EOA committees are elected once a year through democratic elections held in the neighborhoods. More than 12,000 people voted for 1968 representatives in 200 neigh- borhood block elections. In 1967, 11,500 people voted in 194 block elections. In 1966, the first such elections, 2,000 people voted in 11 polling places. EOA is not a financial aid program. It offers opportunities, a hand up instead of a hand out. It is an experimental program, searching for new approaches to old and complex problems. Acting as a catalyst, it has brought numerous changes in old methods and attitudes. The success of these changes will be measured by the continued development of a self-sufficient, aware and responsible citizenry, so essential for the growth and survival of Metropolitan Atlanta. I ——= - ———— es; tatistics in this report cover the period from January 1965 through December, 1967. ec Pere EOA PROGRAMS ATLANTA CONCENTRATED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM Administering Agency: EOA Address: 101 Marietta Street, N.W. Telephone: 688-1494 Director: Mrs. Doris C. Bridges A comprehensive manpower program to recruit, train and place 2,500 hardcore unemployed and underemployed persons in permanent employment. Persons included in the program reside in the following five target areas: Sum-Mec, Pittsburgh, West End, Price and NASH- Washington. ACTION: From August 14 through December 1967, 704 people were placed in orientation and pre-vocational training programs and 687 people were placed on jobs or in on-the-job training programs. ATLANTA EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION AND SERVICE CENTER Georgia Department of Education, Vocational Rehabilitation Division 1599 Memorial Drive, S.E. 378-7591 Mr. Cantey Gordon Administering Agency: Address of Program: Telephone: Director: A centralized service to diagnose and evaluate work potential and training needs of difficult cases and to follow up job progress. It serves all agencies cooperating with EOA programs. ACTION: From May, 1966, through December, 1967, 1,983 people were accepted for evaluation, 1,452 completed the evalua- tion phase and 605 finished training and were employed. DAY CARE — FULL YEAR HEAD START Administering Agency: EOA Address: 101 Marietta Street, N.W. Telephone: 525-4266 Director: Mrs. Gloria S. Gross Ten day care centers provide supervised care, enrichment and education for 725 children of working parents. The centers are open 11 hours a day, five days a week, all year. Approximately 1,759 children have attended day care centers since the first one began operation in April 1965. DAY CARE — FULL YEAR HEAD START CENTERS Antioch North Day Care Center (50 children) 540 Kennedy Street, N.W. Telephone: 523-4862 Director: Mrs. Mary Ray Bowen Homes Day Care Center (Gate City Association) (100 children) 1060 Wilkes Circle, N.W. Telephone: 799-1170 Director: Mrs. Frances Wyatt College Park Civic & Educational Center (35 children) 407 West Harvard Street, College Park, Georgia Telephone: 766-4456 Director: Mrs. Eloise Thomas East Point Child Care Center (24 children) 1147 Calhoun Avenue, East Point, Georgia Telephone: 767-4404 Director: Mrs. DeVern Howell Fort Street Kiddie Korner (100 children) 562 Boulevard, N.E. Telephone: 876-9279 Director: Mrs. Yhonna Halcomb Gate City at St. Paul’s (Gate City Association) (36 children) 1540 Pryor Road, S.W. Telephone: 622-8951 Director: Mrs. Barbara Martin Grady Homes Day Care Center (Grady Homes Tenant Association) (90 children) 100 Bell Street, S.E. Telephone: 522-1595 Director: Mrs. Elizabeth R. Carter South Side Day Care Center (120 children) 802 Pryor Street, S.W. Telephone: 577-2640 Director: Mr. Henry Furlow Tabernacle Baptist Church (120 children) 475 Boulevard, N.E. Telephone: 876-1779 r Director: Mrs. Mattie Bruce Vine City Child Development Center (50 children) 168 Griffin Street, N.W. Telephone: 525-4419 Director: Mr. Joseph Gross EMPLOYMENT SERVICE Administering Agency: EOA and Georgia State Employ- ment Service Address: 101 Marietta Street, N.W. Telephone: 688-9491 Director: Mr. Aaron Alderman One Georgia State Employment Service Manpower Counselor is located in each Neighborhood Service Center to provide job placement and referrals to other services. ACTION: Since March 1965, employment counselors located in neighborhood centers have placed 9,891 individuals on jobs; 6,218 individuals in training programs such as MDTA, Job Corps and Neighborhood Youth Corps, and made 21,356 referrals. Counselors have conducted 37,859 initial interviews and 102,615 total interviews. Of all individuals coming to EOA neighborhood centers, 72% wanted jobs. FOSTER GRANDPARENTS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Administering Agency: Senior Citizen Services of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc. Address: 120 Marietta Street, N.W. Telephone: 577-2474 Director: Mrs. Georgie O. Miller A program to provide children in institutions with adult affec- tion and companionship while also giving older citizens a chance to be employed in a useful, personally satisfying job. ACTION: Forty-one men and women over sixty years of age are employed to work with children at three institutions. Each grandparent is responsible for two children. Since February 1966, 196 older people have participated in the program. INSTITUTIONS Carrie-Steele Pitts Home Fulton County Juvenile Court Grady Memorial Hospital HEAD START — SUMMER Administering Agencies: Eight (see below) Address: 101 Marietta Street, N.W. Telephone: 525-4266 Director: Mrs. Gloria S. Gross A summer enrichment program for culturally deprived pre- school children operated by the Atlanta School System and seven private agencies. Head Start classes have provided cultural enrichment for a total of 8,989 children during the last three summers. Atlanta Public Schools 6,909 children have attended 761-5411 Ext. 233 in 3 summers. Berean Junior Academy 360 children have attended 758-4831 in 3 summers. Free For All Day Nursery 525-6371 Gwinnett County Public Schools 963-9248 Hinsley Temple Day Nursery 524-8146 Rockdale County Public Schools 483-4713 Sullivan - Mitchell Academy 799-1261 Wheat Street Day Nursery 525-4621 JOB CORPS — MEN'S 360 children have attended in 3 summers. 480 children have attended in 2 summers. 180 children have attended in 3 summers. 80 children have attended in 2 summers. 90 children have attended in 1 summer. 300 children have attended in 3 summers. Administering Agency: EOA Address: 101 Marietta Street, N.W. Telephone: 577-2855 Room 313 Director: Mr. Wilbert Solomon Job training for out-of-school, unemployed boys aged 16 through 21. EOA is responsible for recruiting and screening male Job Corps applicants from Atlanta and Fulton, Cobb, Clayton, Fayette, Douglas, DeKalb, Rockdale and Gwinnett counties, ® ACTION: Since January 1965, 2,012 boys have been sent to training centers throughout the country. 301 have been pro- cessed and are awaiting assignments. 277 boys have graduated. A new recruiting quota of 1,560 boys has been received for the current year. (See also “Job Corps — Women’s” page 8 .) LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM The Atlanta Legal Aid Society 136 Pryor Street, S.E. 524-5811 Mr. Michael D. Padnos Mrs. Nancy S. Cheves Administering Agency: Address: Telephone: Project Director: General Counsel: NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICES Bellwood Legal Services Center Address: 717 Marietta Street, N.W. Telephone: 523-2528 Managing Attorney: Mr. Eugene Taylor Assistant Attorney: Mrs. Evelyn Fabian Northwest Branch Legal Services Center Address: 1839—C Hollywood Road, N.W. Telephone: 799-8336 Managing Attorney: Mrs. Colquitt McGee Law Clerk: Mr. Samson Oliver Sum-Mec Legal Services Center Address: 65 Georgia Avenue, S.E. Telephone: 524-7982 Managing Attorney: Mr. Robert B. Newman Assistant ‘Attorney: Mr. Howard Simmons Another legal services center is operated by Emory University. Emory Neighborhood Law Office Address: 447 Parkway Drive, N.E. Telephone: 874-1948 Director: Frederick S. LeClereq All legal cases from EOA target areas are referred to the down- town office or one of the four neighborhood centers. The program also offers legal education and includes a research and reform unit and a special litigation unit. Two additional neighborhood offices will be opened in 1968. ACTION: Since July 1965, attorneys have served 29,738 cases and have reopened 1,301 cases. 6,175 cases were completed after court action. MULTI-SERVICE CENTERS FOR THE AGED Senior Citizen Services of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc. 577-3828 Mr. A. E. Horvath Administering Agency: Telephone: Executive Director: John O. Chiles Center Address: 435 Ashby Street, S.W. Telephone: 755-5771 Palmer House Center Address: 430 Techwood Drive, N.W. Telephone: 873-3453 Antione Graves Center Address: 126 Hilliard Street, S.E. Telephone: 577-1793 Health maintenance, adult education, recreation, transportation, counseling, information, referrals and volunteer services for 764 individuals living in three high rise apartment buildings for the elderly constructed by the Atlanta Housing Authority, plus approximately 3,000 elderly individuals who live in the neigh- borhoods where the facilities are located. The average daily attendance is 389. NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTERS Administering Agency: EOA Address: 101 Marietta Street, N.W. Coordinator of Inner City Centers Mrs. Sujette Crank—522-5792 Coordinator of Outer City Centers Mr. George Williams—873-6759 All EQOA services are brought to low-income families through 14 neighborhood service centers located in poverty areas. Employ- ment counseling, social services and a variety of self-help programs are available at the centers. In addition, staff members help residénts form neighborhood block organizations, deal with neighborhood problems and develop leadership ability. Each year, residents of EOA target areas vote in neighborhood elections to choose their representatives to EQOA committees and the EOA Board of Directors. Central City Neighborhood Service Center 840 Marietta Street, N.W. Telephone: Director: Extension Area Manager: 873-6759 Miss Margaret Ajax Mrs. Lucy Guthrie East Central Neighborhood Service Center 486 Decatur Street, S.E. Telephone: Director: 577-1735 Mr. George Dodd East Side Community Extension Center 547 Hunt Street, S.E. Telephone: Extension Area Manager: 872-2445 Mr. Eddie Neyland Edgewood Neighborhood Service Center 1723 Boulevard Drive, S.E. Telephone: Director: Extension Area Manager: 378-3643 Miss Charlene Wharton Mr. Collins Hastings Gwinnett County Neighborhood Service Center 225 Perry Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia Telephone: 963-9700 Director: Mr. Gene Johnson NASH-Washington Neighborhood Service Center 247 Ashby Street, N.W. Telephone: Director: 524-2084 Mr. William A. Fowlkes Eagan Homes Extension Area Center 97 Chestnut Street, N.W. Telephone: Extension Area Manager: 523-3186 Mr. Maurice Pennington Vine City Extension Area Center 141 Walnut Street, N.W. Telephone: 523-5137 Extension Area Manager: Mr. Maurice Pennington North Fulton Neighborhood Service Center 27 Oak Street, Roswell, Georgia Telephone: 993-3795 Acting Director: Mr. George Adams Northwest (Perry Homes) Neighborhood Service Center 1927 Hollywood Road, N.W. Telephone: 799-9322 Director: Mr. Howard Jefferson Pittsburgh Neighborhood Service Center 993% McDaniel Street, S.E. Telephone: 523-1577 Director: Mr. Sam Baxter Price Neighborhood Service Center 1127 Capitol Avenue, S.W. Telephone: 522-5792 Director: Mrs. Pauline M. Clark Rockdale-Conyers Neighborhood Service Center 929 Commercial Street, Conyers, Georgia Telephone: 483-9512 Director: Mrs. Sarah M. Starr South Fulton Neighborhood Service Center 2735 East Point Street, East Point, Georgia Telephone: 767-7541 Director: Mr. James Callan Extension Area Manager: Mr. Hubert Murray Summerhill-Mechanicsville Neighborhood Service Center 65 Georgia Avenue, S.E. Telephone: 577-1351 Director: Mr. Daniel Brand Extension Area Managers: Mrs. June Sammons Mr. Richard Rembert West Central Neighbrohood Service Center 2193 Verbena Street, N.W. Telephone: 799-0331 Director: Mr. Amos Parker Extension Area Manager: Mr. Oscar Trent West End Neighborhood Service Center 727 Lawton Street, S.W. Telephone: 753-6101 Director: Mrs. Sarah Zimmerman Extension Area Manager: Miss Penny A. Blackford NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS (Out-of-School program) Administering Agency: EOA Address of program: 101 Marietta Street, N.W. Telephone: 688-6232 Director: Mr. Henry Pace A job training and employment program for out-of-school, unemployed youths aged 16 through 21. 146 public and non- profit Atlanta agencies provide 154 work locations and 440 positions. Return to school is encouraged. ACTION: 440 work positions are provided. Since August 1965 4,033 have participated in the program. See also Neighborhood Youth Corps (In-School program) page 8 . PARENT AND CHILD CENTER Administering Agency: EOA Address: 101 Marietta Street, N.W. Telephone: 525-4266 Acting Director: Miss Anne Ingram EOA has received a planning grant to design an Atlanta Parent and Child Center. It is a pilot demonstration project designed to provide services to low-income families in the Edgewood area with children under three years of age or those expecting a baby. One of thirty-six such projects throughout the country, the PPC program emphasizes planned parenthood, household skills, parent-child relationships and the use of community facilities. PLANNED PARENTHOOD Administering Agency: The Planned Parenthood Association of the Atlanta Area Address: 118 Marietta Street, N.W. Telephone: 523-6996 Director: Mrs. Julian Freedman Bethlehem Community Center Clinic 9 McDonough Boulevard Telephone: 627-0176 (Thursday evenings 6—9 p.m.) Downtown Clinic Vine City Clinic 118 Marietta Street, N.W. 558 Magnolia St., N.W. Telephone: 523-6996 Telephone: 523-8112 (Friday evenings 6—8 p.m.) (Friday evenings 6—9 p.m.) East Point Clinic 2735 East Point Street Telephone: 767-7541 (Tuesday evenings 6—9 p.m.; 2nd and 4th Saturdays in the month, 10—12 a.m.) John O. Chiles Homes 435 Ashby Street, S.W. Telephone: 753-4228 (Thursday evenings 6—9 p.m.) Perry Homes Clinic 1660 Drew Drive, N.W., Apt. 756 Telephone: 355-8278 (Monday-Wednesday evenings 6—9 p.m.) A family planning service. ACTION: The program, under contract with EOA, has served 6,231 individuals from January 1966 through November 1967. Five neighborhood family planning clinics plus the downtown clinic are in operation.  PRICE AREA HEALTH CENTER Administering Agencies: Fulton County Medical Assoc. Emory Univ. School of Medicine Temporary Address: 1070 Washington Street, S.W. Telephone: 688-1350 Directors: Dr. William Marine Dr. Calvin Brown Permanent address will be 1039 Ridge Avenue, S.W. A new health center will provide complete medical services, except hospitalization, for 22,000 low-income people living in the Price neighborhood. The Fulton County Medical Society is the delegate agency and Emory University will operate the program. The program will cooperate with all other health and planning agencies within Metropolitan Atlanta. Temporary services will be available June 1, 1968. Full opera- tion will begin on November 1, 1968. ~ SUMMER RECREATION Call Mr. Harold Barrett at 525-4266 for information. City-wide recreation programs were conducted in the summers of 1966 and 1967 by EOA, the City of Atlanta, 10 United Appeal Agencies and 14 other private agencies. The total 1966-67 attendance at summer recreation programs was 377,000. A large 1968 program is planned. VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA (VISTA) Administering Agency: EOA Address: ; 101 Marietta Street, N.W. Telephone: 577-3195 Director: Mr. Johnny Popwell, Jr. A domestic Peace Corps of volunteers assisting low-income neighborhood residents with education, community organiza- tion, recreation, counseling, health, legal assistance, employment and other specialized programs. ACTION: Fifty-four VISTAs are currently working with EOA neighborhood centers and other agencies. Since July 1965, 101 VISTAs have worked with EOA, COOPERATING INDEPENDENT PROGRAMS ADULT BASIC EDUCATION Agency: The Atlanta Board of Education Address: 2930 Forrest Hills Drive, S.W. Telephone: 761-5411 Ext. 206 Directors: Mr. Alan Koth Mr. Joe Fuller Dr. Curtis Henson Instruction in reading, writing and arithmetic for adults over 18 years of age who are unable to function on an eighth grade level, to improve their employment potential. COLLEGE WORK STUDY PROGRAM Part-time employment program to keep youths from low-income families in college. PARTICIPATING COLLEGES: Clark College Emory University Georgia State College Georgia Institute of Technology Morehouse College Morris Brown College Oglethorpe University Spelman College COMMUNITY SCHOOLS Agency: The Atlanta Board of Education Address: 2930 Forrest Hills Drive, S.W. Telephone: 761-5411 Director: Mr. Alan Koth An education program to serve the entire family using neighbor- hood public school facilities around the clock. The program was financed by EOA until the 1967 budget reductions. Eleven Community Schools are still in operation. Five (Brown, Price, Washington, Archer and Howard) offer academic credit — toward a High School diploma. Credit courses are also offered at Bass High School. Archer High School, 2250 Perry Boulevard, N.W. Telephone: 794-1567 Arvella L. Farmer, Assistant Principal Bethune Elementary School, 220 Northside Drive, N.W. Telephone: 524-6854 Norris Hogans, Assistant Principal Brown High School, 764 Peeples Street, S.W. Telephone: 758-5050 Stephen Vernarsky, Acting Assistant Principal Capitol Avenue Elementary School, 811 Capitol Avenue, S.W. Telephone: 523-8696 Obadiah Jordan, Jr., Assistant Principal Sammye Coan Middle School, 1550 Boulevard Drive, N.E. Telephone: 377-1748 Aaron Watson, Assistant Principal 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 Chivers, Assistant Principal Howard High School, 551 Houston Street, N.E. Telephone: 522-5096 Joel Dinkins, Acting Assistant Principal Price High School, 1670 Capitol Avenue, S.W. Telephone: 758-8024 Carl Hubbard, Assistant Principal Washington High School, 45 White House Drive, S.W. Telephone: 755-7721 Robert H. Wilson, Assistant Principal West Fulton High School, 1890 Bankhead Avenue, N.W. Telephone: 799-3177 E. C. Norman, Assistant Principal CRIME PREVENTION BUREAU Agency: The Atlanta Police Department Address: 82 Decatur Street, S.E. Telephone: 522-7363 Officers in Charge: Capt. O. W. Jordan Lt. C. Dixon A. A. Harris Policemen work in each EOA neighborhood service center to become friends with residents and help them with their prob- lems. The program, the first of its kind in the country, was developed by the Atlanta Police Department. All new policemen are assigned to the program for their first few months of duty. ACTION: Since January 1967, officers have made over 162,800 contacts, attended 339 meetings on off-duty time, and helped 176 hardship cases. The supervising officers and their centers are: NASH-Washington Price and Pittsburgh Officer Gambell Officer Davenport Central City Officer Cardell Northwest (Perry Homes) Officers Smith and Bolton Edgewood Officer Steed East Central Officer L. Coggins West End Officer Owens Sum-Mec Officer Lyons West Central Officer Johnson EMORY EVALUATION PROGRAM Agency: Emory University Address: 309 Thompson Hall Emory University Telephone: 377-3504 Director: Dr. Fred Crawford An eighteen month evaluation of Atlanta's Community Action Program. ACTION: First annual report has been filed with OEO in Washington. JOB CORPS — WOMEN’S Agency: Women in Community Service, Inc. (WICS) Address: 730 Peachtree Street, N.E. Telephone: 526-3297 Director: Mrs. Lois Baldwin Job training for out-of-school, unemployed girls aged 16 through 21. At present, 208 girls are in training centers throughout the United States and 63 have graduated. MDTA Agencies: The Georgia State Employment Service and the Atlanta Board of Education ~Address of program: 522 W. Peachtree St., N.W. Telephone: 875-0971 Director: Mr. Lloyd Groover The Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 provides job training for needed skills. NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS (In-School) Atlanta and Fulton County Boards of Education 101 Marietta Street, N.W. 524-7886 | Mr. Eugene Wimby Agencies: Address of program: Telephone: Director: Training and employment of low-income high school youths in the Atlanta-Fulton County School Systems to provide work experience and money to enable them to remain in school. ACTION: 654 students are now employed in the public schools. 3,867 youths have participated since the beginning. TEN CITIES Agency: The Atlanta Board of Education Address of program: 756 West Peachtree Street, N.E. Telephone: 876-1571 Director: Mr. Thomas W. Hinds Program offers the human relations approach to gaining and maintaining ernployment. It is under the Manpower Develop- ment and Training Act. UPWARD BOUND Clark College Address: 240 Chestnut Street, N.W. Telephone: 525-5293 Director: Dr. Carson Lee Emory University Address: Emory University Campus, Emory Univ. Telephone: 377-2411 Ext. 7546 Director: Mr. Louis Becker Morehouse College Address: 223 Chestnut Street, S.W. Telephone: 577-1505 Director: Mr. Mac A. Stewart Morris Brown College Address: 642 Hunter Street, N.W. Telephone: 577-2628 Director: Mrs. Vivian McGee A project to reduce the dropout 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. YOUTH OPPORTUNITY CENTER Administering Agency: Ga. State Employment Service Address: 522 West Peachtree Street, N.W. Telephone: 875-0971 Director: Mr. Forrest Humphries A program which concentrates on the employment needs of youths aged 16 through 21, with emphasis on counseling, testing and referral to other agencies for remedial education or training. DISCONTINUED EOA PROGRAMS BEES-BIZ Training and work experience for 500-700 hard-core, unem- ployed out-of-school youths per year, in workshop situations. _ Administered by BEES-BIZ, Inc., a non-profit private organiza- tion. 233 were enrolled during the program. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS An education program, formerly financed by EOA, to serve the entire family using neighborhood public school facilities around the clock. Now administered by the Atlanta Board of Education. See page 7. 20,964 were enrolled in 12 schools. Approximately 10,000 more participated in programs while financed by EOA. PROJECT ENABLE Group education for low-income parents whose children are en- rolled in Head Start classes, to increase motivation for self-help. Community and personal problems were identified and became the target for action. The project was administered by the Atlanta Urban League, Inc. ACTION: Eleven groups with a total of 295 parents have com- pleted their discussions. There have been 424 referrals to other agencies for help. 1,836 people have been interviewed. 60 persons have been involved in leadership training. The program ended on December 31st. HOMEMAKER SERVICES Substitute homemakers assumed responsibility for households in low-income areas during emergency situations. Administered by Visiting Nurse Association of Atlanta. 28 homemakers served 522 homes and made 13,436 visits. HOME MANAGEMENT TRAINING EOA Home Management Technicians and aides worked in Neigh- borhood Service Centers, taught residents cooking, sewing, housekeeping, budgeting, child care, hygiene, consumer buying, and facts about loans and installment buying. MEDICARE ALERT A two month program. 10,697 citizens 65 years and older were contacted. 110 paid workers, older people from low- income areas, and 117 volunteers explained health and hospital benefits available under the new Medicare legislation and helped people apply before the March 31, 1966 deadline. PUBLIC HEALTH Four Public Health Nurses worked with neighborhood service centers. Administered by Fulton County Department of Public Health SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER A center to screen prospective loan applicants and to provide assistance in the management and development of small busi- nesses. From October 1965 through July 1967 the center interviewed and counseled 850 low-income businessmen and approved loans totaling $326,225. Administered by EOA. SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM In 1965, scholarships were provided for 6,500 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. VOLUNTEER TASK FORCE A program to provide training and supervision of local volunteers who supplemented services of the EOA professional staff. Volun- teers were drawn from all areas of the city, including EOA target areas. The program was administered by the Community Council of the Atlanta Area, Inc. during its demonstration year. ACTION: Approximately 250 volunteers were recruited, trained and placed. Seven classes were held, both daytime and evening. The volunteers worked for at least six months in neighborhood service centers, child development centers, summer head start programs, planned parenthood clinics, senior citizens centers and community schools.  TARGET AREA POPULATION AND BOUNDARIES Centers Bounderies Tracts Population Central City N—Southern Railway F-6n bey aconh 9. 20,304 E—W. Peachtree F-10, F-20, F-21 S—Jet Street W-L&N RR East Central N—North Ave. F-17, F-18, F-19, F-27, 39,589 | E—Moreland Ave. F-28, F-29, F-30, F-31, S—Memorial Dr. F-32, F-33 W—Williams St. | i | Edgewood N—C of Ga. RR D-5, D-6 12,782 | E—Rogers St. S—Memorial Drive | W—Moreland Ave. | ‘Gwinnett County Entire county 53,800 Nash-Washington N—Bankhead Ave. F-22, F-23, F-25, F-26, 38,334 E—Elliot Street F-36, F-37, F-38, F-39, S—Greensferry Ave. & Westview Dr. F-43 W—Ashby Street North Fulton N—Fulton-Cherokee County Line F-101, F-102, F-114, 42,943 E—Fulton-Forsyth County Line — F-115, F-116 S—Northside Drive to W. Wieuca Rd. to Nancy Creek, Fulton-DeKalb line to Chattahoochee River W—Fulton-Cobb County Line | Northwest Perry N—Marietta Boulevard F-87, F-88 14,134 | r E—Marietta Boulevard & | Louisville&Nashville RR | S—Proctor Creek | W-—Chattahoochee River | Pittsburg N—Cont'd W-Whitehall F-57, F-58, F-63 10,559 E—Southern Railway S—Atlanta&W. Point RR W—W. Whitehall | | Price N—Atlanta Ave. F-67, F-55B, *F-55A 21,548 E—Hill Street *F-56 S—Lakewood Ave. | W-—South Expressway | Rockdale County Entire county 15,700 South Fulton N—E. Cleveland Ave. F-104, F-105, F-106, 60,037 E—Sylvan Road F-107, F-109, F-110, S—Thomas Avenue F-112 W—A&W.P. RR (S. Main St.) Sum-Mec N—Memorial Drive F-44, F-45, F-46, F-47, 22,975 E—Primrose & Kelly Streets F-48, *F-55A, *F-56 S—Atlanta Ave. W-—Southern Railway West Central N—Proctor Creek, Gun Club F-24, F-83, F-84, F-86 33,449 Road, Eugenia PI. & North Ave. E—L&N RR, Ashby St. S—Atlantic Coast Line RR, & Hunter St. W—Chattahoochee River  West End TOTAL N—Harris Homes Project E—Whitehall Street S—L&N Railroad W—John White Park, S. Gordon Street *These Census Tracts are divided between two center areas 1968 EOA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mr. Boisfeuillet Jones, Chairman Mrs. W. H. (Lucy) Aiken Mr. Robert Barnes Mr. Harold Benson Mr. W. T. Brooks Mr. William L. Calloway Mr, J. Otis Cochran Mr, Lawrence Coleman Mr. Robert Dobbs . Mr. George L. Edwards Jr. Mr. John Gaither Mrs, Beatrice Garland Mrs. Katherine Gatty Mr. Melvin Grantham Rev. Ellis Green Mr. John W. Greer Rev. Joseph L. Griggs Mrs. Sylvia Harris Mr. John S. Herndon Mr. Jesse Hill Mr. T. J. Justin Rev. M. L. King, Sr. CITIZENS CENTRAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Marked * below, plus the following Executive Administrator Nominees: Mrs. Gladys Bradley Mrs. Rosa Burney Mr. James Couch Mr. W. A. Edge Mr. Ralph Long Mrs. Annie Pace CITIZENS’ NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY COUNCILS Central City Center *Mr. James Austin Mrs. Dorothy Brown Mrs. Evelyn Brown Mrs, Katie Brown Mrs. Ethel Cox Mr. T. J. Justus Mrs. Ethel Mc Intyre Mrs. Tempil Owens Mrs. Ruth Palmer Mr. W. A. Reynolds Mrs. Kathryn Turner Mr. L. L. Turner Mr. Alonza Watson Center Director Nominees: *Mr. Spencer Blount Mrs. Kathryn Turner Conyers—Rockdale Center Mr. Jim Baker Mr. Leroy Bigham, Chairman Reverend E. N. Brewer Mr. Bobby Brisendine Reverend William Byington Mr. George Davis Mr. George Edwards, Jr. Mr. James Finlayson Mr. Moses Green Mr. Aubrey Harvey Mrs. Olivia Haydel Mr, Willie Henderson Mr. J. T. Hicks Mrs. Merle K. Lott Mr. John Penn Mr. Frank Smith Mrs. Otis Smith Mr. Jack Turner Mrs. Dora Zachery East Central Rev. W. M. Allen Mrs. Clide Anderson Mrs. Alice Birdsong *Rev. N. D. Daniel Mrs. Jean Fryer Miss Edith L, Grant Mr. James Gilbert, Sr. Mrs. Lois Harris Mrs. Ophelia Harris Mrs. Lila Hawkins Mrs. Gladys Hutchinson Mrs. Susie Labord, Chairman *Mrs. Corine Lang *Mr. John Mattox Center Director Nominees: Mr. Harold Hess Mr. Julius Pruitt Mr. Samuel Sheats Edgewood Center Mrs. Fred Brantley Mrs, Eliza. Brock 11 F-41, F-42, F-59, F-60, F-61, F-62 20,200 283,151 Mrs. Susie Labord Dr. John W. Letson Mr. W. H. Montague, Sr. Mr. Michael Murphy Mr. Carl Plunkett Mr. Julian Sharpton Dr. Lynn Shufelt Mr. A. H. Sterne Mrs, Nancie Stowers Dr. Paul D. West Mrs, Leroy (Ann) Woodard Mrs. Susie Perkins Reverend R. B. Shorts Mr. Robert Tibbetts Mrs. Blanche Cox *Mrs. Rosie Harris Mrs. Charity Hill Rev. C. W. Hill Mr, Lorenzo Johnson, Chairman Mrs. Maxie Lewis Mr. Columbus Maddox Mr. George Malden *Mrs. Rubye Payne Mr. Julius White Center Director Nominees: Mr. Rufus Favors *Mr. John Gaither Mr. Charles Turner Nash-Washington Center *Mrs. Elizabeth Barker Mr. Otis Cochran Mrs, Mattie Cotton Mrs, Parialee Faulker Mrs. Lois Ferguson Mrs. Cathrine Greer Mrs. Margaret Guest Mrs. Cynthia Hampton Rev. W. L. Houston Mrs. Geneva Mack Mr. James S. Wilson Mrs, Jesse Miller Mrs, Lena Pritchett Mrs. Carrie Porter Mrs. Annie Sewell Mrs. Gladys Shaw Mr. M. T. Sheppard *Mr. Erwin Stevens, Chairman Mrs. C. M. Wolfe Center Director Nominees: *Mr. James Gardner Mrs. Mattie Hutchinson Mrs. Ruby Lundy Mrs. Maggie Moody Mrs. Dorothy Bolden Thompson North Fulton Center *Rev. Paul Abernathy Mr. Royce Adkins *Mr. Alonzo Allen Mr. George Barnhart Mr. Tom Bell Mrs. Ophard Buice Mrs. Doris Born Mrs. Rupert Cartwright Mrs. Susie Day Rev. G. R. Hewatt Mrs. Clyde Lafitte Mrs. Robert McCallum Mr. Robert McCallum Mrs. Fannie Martin Mrs. Judy Metcaff *Mr. Gene Poteete Mr. Lynn Shufelt, Chairman Mrs, Ed. Steele Mr, A. C. Turner Mrs. Anne Verner Mrs. Nelle Wilson Center Director Nominees: Mr. H. B. Jones Mrs. Grace Kilgore Mr. Horace McClusky Mr. W. H. Scott Mrs. Ann Standridge Mrs. Agnes Wells Northwest Perry Homes Center Mrs. Azzie Brown Mrs. Margie Freeman Mr. Isreal Grant Mrs. Beulah Hill *Mrs. Ruby Hawk Mrs. Annie Mae Hoard Mrs. Pearline Johnson Mrs. Elizabeth McMillian Deacon Henry Mitchell Mrs. Mary Rowe Mr. John Slaton Mrs. Arie Shelman *Mr. Albert Smith *Mirs. Elizabeth Strong Mrs. Vera Travis Mrs. Josie Wynn Center Director Nominees: Mr. Robert Dobbs, Chairman Mr. Robert Shaw Pittsburgh Service Center Mrs. Madeline Cooper Mrs. Huston F. Dyer Mrs, Annie Evans Mrs. Mamie Fleming Mrs. Beatrice Garland GSA ATLANTA GA 68=3554 Mrs. Annie B. Nelson Mrs. Rosa Hammonds Mrs. Mary Robinson *Mr. N. H. Scott Mrs. Willie P. Thornton Mr. John W. Tolbert Mrs. Annie P. Wright *Mrs. Carrie B. Wright, Chairman Center Director Nominees: “Mrs. Sallie Billings Rev. Calvin Houston Price Center *Mrs. Grace Barksdale Mr. Melvin Barnes Mrs. Mary Benning Mr. Jessie Berry Mrs. Charlie M. Foster Mrs. Betty Hightower Mrs. Helen Lowe Mr. Gariel McCrary Mrs. Mary Marshall Mrs. Addie Moore Mrs. Elizabeth Mosley Mrs. Ceclia O’ Kelley *WMirs. Francis O'Neal Mrs. Mollie Parker Mr. Henry Phipps, Chairman Mrs. Christine Printup Miss Rene Respress Mrs. Marjorie Stone Mrs. Jessie Terry Mrs. Emma J. Watkins Mrs. Louise Watley Mrs. Martha Weems *Mr. Willis Weems Center Director Nominees: Mr. Robert Barnes Mrs. Ollie Powell South Fulton Mrs. Tommie Anderson Mr. Ronald Bridges, Chairman Mrs. Margaret Burnett Mr. Pau! Dorsey Mrs. Maxcine Jackson *Mr. Leroy Lowe Mrs. Susie Perkins Mrs, Myrtice Rowe Mr. Robert Smith Mr. John Walton, Jr. Mrs, Louvenia Williams Mrs, Mary Lou Williams Mrs. Lucy Willis Center Director Nominees: *Mr. W. T. Brooks *Mr. Milo Fisher Mr. James Maddox Sum-Mec Center Mrs. Lucy Alexander Mrs. Rosa L. Burney “Mrs. Ann L. Childs Rev. L. C. Clark Mrs, Carrie Cox Mr. Richard Ferguson Rev. W. L. Finch Mrs. Joyce Harden 12 Mrs. Katherine Harris “Mr. Arthur L. Hodges Mr. Robert Kelly *Mr. Jimmie Kennebrew, Jr. Mrs. Gussie Lewis Mr. Edward Moody Dec. Lewis E. Peters, Chairman Mrs. Doris Thomas Mrs, Eva Upshaw Mrs. Mary Vaughn Mr. Hudson Whitsett Center Director Nominees: Mrs. Kathryn Gatty Mrs. Leila Hancock Deacon Edward James Mrs. Marie Thomas West Central Center Mrs. Katie Brown Mrs, Katie Davis Mr. John Dixon *Mirs. Elizabeth Hill Mr. John Jackson Mrs. Elora Johnson Mrs. Dollie Jones Mrs. Leola Perry Mrs. Christine Phillips *Mr. Elisha Pitts “Mrs. Essie Powell Mr. Buster Starr Rev. H. H. Strong Mrs. Ernestine Wynn Mr. Edward Young Mrs. Marion Young Center Director Nominees: Rev. Ellis Green Mr. Charles B. Hart, Chairrnan Rev. Pozie L. Redmond, Jr. Mrs. Jaunita Scott Rev. R. B. Sutton West End Mr. Alvin Barner *Mrs. Hazel Bridges Mrs. C. B. Cole Mr. James Dillion Father Edwards Mrs. Carrie Jordan Mrs. Dorothy Minter Mr. Michael Murphy, Chairman Mrs. Geneva Rushin Mr. J. A. Segars *Mrs. Kathleen Stapotsky Mr. James Stewart Mr. Fred Thomas Mr. Homer Whaley Center Director Nominees: *Rev. Marcus Bramblett Father Edwards Mr. James Dillion Cw Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. 101 MARIETTA STREET, N.W., ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303... TELEPHONE: AREA CODE (404) 525-4262 T. M. Jim Parham Three Year Report Executive Administrator 1965 — 1967 see PO De Ace Som OY s = < 5 Psion oN oe sae wa fexats OOH cf Revised A = o's Li Ort) o ' *F-79 RSet \ Neighborhood Service Areas A. WEST END G. EDGEWOOD B. NASH-WASHINGTON H. NORTHWEST (P.H.) C. PRICE |. WEST CENTRAL D. SOUTH FULTON J. CENTRAL CITY E. SUM-MEC K. PITTSBURGH F. EAST CENTRAL L. NORTH FULTON (Gwinnett and Rockdale County areas not shown on map) HEADQUARTERS KEY STAFF MEMBERS AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS BRIEF HISTORY EOA PROGRAMS COOPERATING INDEPENDENT PROGRAMS DISCONTINUED EOA PROGRAMS TARGET AREA POPULATION AND BOUNDARIES EOA BOARD OF DIRECTORS CITIZENS CENTRAL ADVISORY COUNCIL CITIZENS NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY TELEPHONE 688-1012 688-2033 COUNGUES ee pease cMicice cokers cs oye DER ARTs copemetres 2°) ca PMee pear ate Mathes hay ia) chee iawteraues WPS. TAGS eaere Bal cari si feta Page 11 HEADQUARTERS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA, INC. 101 Marietta Street, N.W. TITLE NAME Executive Administrator Mr. Thomas M. Jim Parham Deputy Director Mr. William W. Allison Associate Administrator Mr. William G. Terry Associate Administrator for Community Services Mr. Harold Barrett Director, Finance Mr. Peter Jones Director, Purchasing Mr. O. H. Gronke Chief of Manpower Services Mr. George C. Rodgers Chief of Neighborhood Services Mrs. Sujette Crank Unit Coordinator Mr. George Williams Chief of Individual j ‘ & Family Services Mrs. Edith A. Hambrick Director, Public Information Mrs. Mary Lu Mitchell 2 525-7023 525-4266 577-3345 688-3010 526-6347 522-5792 873-6759 688-2033 525-4262  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 17, Document 78 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/a1e8864c9deee8bb81d7b6f7a6922003.pdf ea19e6fb08787e0e3670c946942d32fd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. PLEASE POST PLEASE POST i) ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS PERSONNEL DIVISION ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCY January 30, 1969 Position: Director· Job Corps Skill Center Education: Bachelors degree required; master ' s degree preferred. Must meet State Department of Education requirements for certification in Vocational Education . Experience: Three years vocati onal teaching experience . desired . Salary Range: B.S. M.S . EDS . DR . Job Description: Plans, organizes, and directs the educational program and administrative functions of the Skill Center . Reports to the Executive Director of Vocational- Technical and Adult Education . Other Qualifications: Functional Responsibilities: Degree Degree Degree Degree Broad industrial experience $13,723 . 80 $15,360 . 60 $14,542.20 - $16,179 . 00 $15,360.60 - $16,997 . 40 $16,179 . 00 - $17,815.80 Must have extensive knowledge of the principles and methods of organization of course content, the principle~ and techniques of teaching and General school administration; knowledge of academic subjects and their place and value in a Vocational Education Program. Must have .e xceptional ability to plan, organize, and direct a school program of vocational instruction; to enlist, organize, and effectively use advisory committees. Must have considerable ability to evaluate instructional techniques, procedures, and equipment; present comments and opinions clearly and concisely; create and maintain cooperative relationships with others ; and to anticipate, to analyze, and to prepare plans to meet needs and situations. Must have ability to apply budgetary principles, and to establish effective records and report sys tems . Plans , develops and administers programs to provide educational opportunities and counseling for students . Cooperates with business , civic, and other organizations to develop curricula to meet needs and interests of students and community. Appoi nts a dvisory committee for each ma jor instructional area. Establishes procedures, i n cooperat i on with t he Job Corps and Employment Security Agencies, for the recruitment registration, and placement of students , and supervises t hes e activities. Interviews and recommends s election and placement of staff and faculty and other personnel necessary for operation of the Skill Center. Provi des inservic e training for instructors . �Supervises review and evaluation of course content and schedules, and revision as necessary to meet student and community needs. Prepares periodic budgets and determines allocation of funds within overall authorizations . Directs preparation of pamphlets, posters, news releases, and radio and television scripts to publicize and promote personnel recruitment and educational programs. Supervises collection and analysis of data from questionnaires, interviews, and group discussions to evaluate curricula, teaching methods, and community participation in Skill Center programs. Establishes procedures for preparation of records and reports; for maintenance, accountability-, and equipment, assigned to the Skill Center; and ·supervises these activities . Plans, develops, and administers physical educational program, recreational program, and student residential program. Plans work of faculty committees and di rects school safety program to include fire and emergency drills . r Statement of Interest: Interviews: RIIS/f~ Statement of Inter est should be mailed to Mrs. Ruth Satterfield, Director of Recruitment and Plac ement, Personnel Division, 224 Central Avenue, S . w. , Atlanta, 30303, no later than Friday, February 14, 1969. Applicants will be noti fied of date and time of interview. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document PLEASE POST Position: Education: Experience: Salary Range: Job Description: Other Qualifications: Functional Responsibilities: PLEASE POST ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS PERSONNEL DIVISION ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCY January 30, 1969 Director Job Corps Skill Center Bachelors degree required; master's degree preferred. Must meet State Department of Education requirements for certification in Vocational Education, Three years vocational teaching experience. Broad industrial experience desired. B.S. Degree $13,723.80 -— $15,360.60 M.S. Degree $14,542.20 - $16,179.00 EDS. Degree $15,360.60 - $16,997.40 DR. Degree $16,179.00 - $17,815.80 Plans, organizes, and directs the educational program and administrative functions of the Skill Center. Reports to the Executive Director of Vocational-Technical and Adult Education. Must have extensive knowledge of the principles and methods of organiza- tion of course content, the principles and techniques of teaching and General school administration; knowledge of academic subjects and their place and value in a Vocational Education Program. Must have exceptional ability to plan, organize, and direct a school program of vocational instruction; to enlist, organize, and effectively use advisory committees. Must have considerable ability to evaluate instructional techniques, procedures, and equipment; present comments and opinions clearly and concisely; create and maintain cooperative relationships with others; and to anticipate, to analyze, and to prepare plans to meet needs and situations. Must have ability to apply budgetary principles, and to establish effective records and report systems. Plans, develops and administers programs to provide educational opportuni- ties and counseling for students, Cooperates with business, civic, and other organizations to develop curricula to meet needs and interests of students and community. Appoints advisory committee for each major instructional area, Establishes procedures, in cooperation with the Job Corps and Employment Security Agencies, for the recruitment registration, and placement of students, and supervises these activities. Interviews and recommends selection and placement of staff and faculty and other personnel necessary for operation of the Skill Center, Provides in- service training for instructors. Statement of Interest: Interviews: RHS/fm Supervises review and evaluation of course content and schedules, and revision as necessary to meet student and community needs. Prepares periodic budgets and determines allocation of funds within overall authorizations. Directs preparation of pamphlets, posters, news releases, and radio and television scripts to publicize and promote personnel recruitment and educational programs. Supervises collection and analysis of data from questionnaires, inter- views, and group discussions to evaluate curricula, teaching methods, and community participation in Skill Center programs. Establishes procedures for preparation of records and reports; for maintenance, accountability, and equipment, assigned to the Skill Center; and supervises these activities. Plans, develops, and administers physical educational program, recrea- tional program, and student residential program. Plans work of faculty committees and directs school safety program to include fire and emergency drills. Statement of Interest should be mailed to Mrs. Ruth Satterfield, Director of Recruitment and Placement, Personnel Division, 224 Central Avenue, S. W., Atlanta, 30303, no later than Friday, February 14, 1969. Applicants will be notified of date and time of interview.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 17, Document 77 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/b8c5bc44902bd6a55a50acdbc029e693.pdf 8d334cff5cc04630fc1aadfeb468ae98 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. DR. JOHN W. LETSON JOHN Atlanta Public Schools VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL & ADULT EDUCATION SUPT . OF SCHOOLS F. STANDRIDGE DIRECTOR 2930 Forrest Hills Dr. S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30315 February 4,1969 M E N Q....R A _H D U H TO: Those in i.ttendance at the Job Corvs Skill Center Meetings FROH: '. 1· l j \ ) Mr. John F. Gtandridge, Executive DirectoCvYf ,,-(,; Vocational-Technical and Adult Education v-~~ In accordance Hith our previous meeting, we are sending you a copy of the Jq.b Description for the Director of the Job Corps Skill Center. JFS:pf 2/~./68 Enclosure .e-4 Scl.ool. S'14-'e-. /5e,w<if9 U.e A~a cuul. v/-uit- t.1/ l.. (u v,' .1 {' L- , . ' � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document wr wy 25) pal GAA Dr. JOHN W. LETSON JOHN F. STANDRIDGE Supt. OF SCHOOLS Atlanta Public Schools DIRECTOR VOGATIONAL-TECHNIGAL & ADULT EDUCATION 2930 Forrest Hills Dr. S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30315 Ss Gi = o md tr | — o S aod February 4,1969 ‘ ‘ty TO: Those in Attendance at the Job Corps Skill Center wl Meetings 4 } ya FROM: Mr. John I, Standridge, Executive Directoy” \ ot yee Vocationai-Technical and Adult Education In accordance with our previous meeting, we are sending you a copy of the Job Description for the Director of the Job Corps Skiil Center, 4s other job descriptions are developed, we will send them to you, JFS: pf 2/4/68 Enclosure Serving the Atlanta and Fulton County School Systems  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 17, Document 76 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/d95de951c5d079bcfcb99bdecef9b46e.pdf 02ea6384dd0ba9c70c14b2ae9121cb24 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. l CITY OF ATLANTA @143.215.248.55 13:07, 29 December 2017 (EST) WHEREAS, Atlanta is one of the most progressive cities in the United States; and WHER EAS, 160,000 Atlantans have not shared in Atlanta's growth and economic progress; and r WHEREA S, the wasted potential of these citizens causes human suffering and severely limits Atlanta's future progress; and WHEREAS, th ese prob lem s can not be solved without the immediate help of all Atlanta's citizen s: NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ivan Allen , Jr., Mayor of the City of Atlanta, do hereby proclaim the week of January 12 as START NOW ATLANTA WEEK and do hereby urge all Atlantans to 11 Start Now 11 to invest in Atlanta's future by becoming involved in EOA 1s neighborhood information and volunteer programs. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused- the Seal of the City of Atlanta to be affixed. Ivan Allen, Mayor � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document te a fi C if i WHEREAS, Atlanta is one of the most progressive cities in the United States; and WHEREAS, 160,000 Atlantans have not shared in Atlanta's growth and economic progress; and WHEREAS, the wasted potential of these citizens causes human suffering and severely limits Atlanta's future progress; and WHEREAS, these problems cannot be solved without the immediate help of all Atlanta's citizens: NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor of the City of Atlanta, do hereby proclaim the week of January 12 as START NOW ATLANTA WEEK and do hereby urge all Atlantans to "Start Now" to invest in Atlanta's future by becoming involved in EOA's neighbor - hood information and volunteer programs. IN WITNESS WHEREOF | have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Atlanta to be affixed. Pd Ivan Allen, Jf Mayor  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 17, Document 75 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c9f7fd10274a83ddd3718e6c90faee21.pdf 2a202fef01f4109063749d41a052edcb Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. 101 Marietta Street Bldg. • Atlanta, Georgia 30303 • T . M. Parham Telephone ~ 525 - 4262 Executi ve Administra to r Contact ~ M.ary Lu Mitche ll Fo r i mmed i ate r e l e ase J·anuary 7 , 1969 Mayo r Ivan Allen J r o, h a s proclai med the week of Tanuar y 12 " S. ART NOW A LANTA WEEK e " urging al l Atlan t ans to i n v est in the ci ty 0 s fut ure by bec omi ng inv l v ed in Econ omic Oppo r t unity Atlanta 1 s neighbo rhood informati on an d v ol un t eer programs. I n his proclamation M.ayor Al l en states that e v e n though Atlanta is one o f the mo s t progre ssi v e c i ti es in the United s t ates e some r 160 11 000 citizens have n o.- shared i n A lan ta 0 s g rowth a n d p o gress. The severe problems caused by t his wasted huma n and e con o mic p oten tial c annot be solved wi thout the immediate help of all cit izens , a ccording to the Mayor . To ass i s t t h o se who wan t to . bec ome personally involved in s olving t hese pr ob lems , Economic Opportun ity At la nta e I n c ., Atlanta 0 s anti-poverty agency , is i ntroducin g two new prog ra ms du ring " START NOW ATLANTA WEEKQ 11 One progra m offe rs p over t y area tours led by residen t s of t he area and t he other offers new k i nds of volunteer jobs . I . POVE RTY TOURS . For thos e who want fir s t hand information about Atlanta 's slums , twenty-two p o verty area r es i d ents have volunteered to l e a d tours in th e ir neighborhoods t o show what pr o gress �' 4 ·~ • . ..., i . ..: ··• ~. I." ~ - 2·- •(·.~ ' they ha ve made th r ough their own efforts and wh at obs tacles they still face. They ca ll themselves V.I . P.'s o or Volunteer I nformat ion People, and are me mbers of EOA n eighborhood self - he lp groups in 1 4 low-i n come areas served by EOA neighborhoo d c enters. Groups or i n dividuals interested in arranging tours should con tact Mrs. Mary Lu Mitche11 6 EOA Public Informa t ion Director , 5 2 5 - 4262 . II . VOL UNTEERS. Fo r those who wan t to assist t he poo r in the ir self-help efforts, EOA is coordinating a n e w volunte er program. Vol u riteers will either develop th e ir own projects , work in partnersh i p wi t h block clubs in l ow-income areas, organi ze study groups in thei r own ne i ghborhoods or ac c ept specific assignments a t agencie~ or centers ; • '•' ... ~I").: ... • ~-~•~. _.: '• ". •·; •' .·, :.~ ~ .. :: ,. · I ., • The firs € t i aining program fo r volunteers wi l l be conducted o n ~anuary 22 , 23 a nd 24 . Groups o r ind i viduals i n terested in volun t eering should .c ontact Mrs. June Sammo ns, EOA Vo lunteer c o ordinato r at 525-4262. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. O A 101 Marietta Street Bldg. e Atlanta, Georgia 30303 e Diab ces Telephone: 525-4262 Contact: Mary Lu Mitcheil For immediate reiease January 7, 1969 Mayor Ivan Allen Jr., has proclaimed the week of January 12 "START NOW ATLANTA WEEK," urging all Atlantans to invest in the city’s future by becoming involved in Economic Opportunity Atlanta's neighborhood information and volunteer programs. In his proclamation Mayor Allen states that even though Atlanta is one of the most progressive cities in the United States, some 160,000 eititene have not shared in Atlanta’s growth and progress. The severe problems caused by this wasted human and economic poten- tial cannot be solved without the immediate help of all citizens, according to the Mayor. To assist those who want to. become personally involved in sol- ving these problems, Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc., Atianta's anti-poverty agency, is introducing two new programs during "START NOW ATLANTA WEEK." One program offers poverty area tours led by residents of the area and the other offers new kinds of volunteer jobs. I. POVERTY TOURS. For those who want first hand information about Atlanta's slums, twenty-two poverty area residents have volun- teered to lead tours in their neighborhoods to show what progress o they have made through their own efforts and what obstacles they still face. They call themselves V.I.P.'s, or Volunteer Information People, and are members of EOA neighborhood self-help groups in 14 low-income areas served by EOA neighborhood centers. Groups or individuals interested in arranging tours should contact Mrs. Mary Lu Mitchell, EOA Public Information Director, 525-4262. II. VOLUNTEERS. For those who want to assist the poor in their self-help efforts, EOA is coordinating a new volunteer pro- gram. Voluriteers will either develop their own projects, work in partnership with block clubs in low-income areas, organize study groups in their own neighborhoods or accept specific assignments at agencies or centers. - et. sees ad Le COS pag ’ ‘ Lo a phe” first training program for volunteers will be conducted on January 22,23 and 24. Groups or individuals interested in volunteering should contact Mrs... June Sammons, ECA Volunteer Coordinator at 525-4262.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 17, Document 74 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/55265d6de3723b828434aab0b1f3e854.pdf 4d05176d68fca2a2cea33f4d4793785e Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Economic Opportunity Atlanta, loco 101 Marietta Stre e t B ldg . • Atl a nta, Georg ia 3030 3 • T. M. Parh am Contact : Mr s. Mitchell 525 - 426 2 E xec uti ve Admini s trat o r For immediate release January 7 , 1968 In preparation for " START NOW ATLANTA WEEK "a Boisfeuillet Jones, Chairman of the Economi c Opportunity Atl anta , I n c. Board of Directors, is inviting public officials and news represen tatives to a special briefing and to ur on Friday , January 10 , 1969, beginning at 10 : 00 a. m. at the East Central EOA Neighborhood center , 486 Decatur Street S. E. at Boulevard (ba ck side of r shopping center.) Mayor Ivan Allen , Jr ., has proc laimed the week of January 12 - 18 "START NOW ATLANTA WEEK" urging " all Atlantans t o invest in Atlanta's future by becoming involved in EOA ' s neighbo rhood information and v oluntee r p r ograms ." At Friday' s briefing Mr.Jones will launch "START NOW ATLANTA WEEK" and the two new programs ment i on ed in the Mayo r's procla ma tion . He will int-:t\oduce 22 poverty area resident s c a lled V. I . P . ' s or Volunteer Information People a who f o r the first time will lead public tours through their own neighbo rhoods. He wi ll also e xplain EOA's new volunteer program . After the short briefing , on e o f the V.I. P . ' s . a p ove rty area resident , will take guests to a nea r b y s t ree t to s e e what �-2 - residents living there have done to help themselves. An early lunch will be provided for guests who wish to rema in after the tour for further discussion o According to Mr. Jones , the purpose of F riday ' s briefing a nd tour is to give public officials and news representatives a first hand look at some of the problems 6 the progress which is be i ng made and the potential for volunteer help . " I am convinced , " Mr . Jones said, "that Atlantans want to become involved . People constantly ask 'How can I know what's happening? ' and ' What ca n I do?' That is why EOA is introducing two new programs during r "·START NOW ATLANTA WEEK " to help more Atlantans find way s to become involved." � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. O A 101 Marietta Street Bldg. e Atlanta, Georgia 30303 e T. M. Parham Executive Administrator Contact: Mrs. Mitchell 525-4262 For immediate release January 7, 1968 In preparation for "START NOW ATLANTA WEEK",Boisfeuillet Jones, Chairman of the Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. Board of Directors, is inviting public officials and news represen- tatives to a special briefing and tour on Friday, January 10, 1969, beginning at 10:00 a. m. at the East Central EOA Neighbor- hood center, 486 Decatur Street S. E. at Boulevard (back side of shopping center.) Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., has proclaimed the week of January 12-18 "START NOW ATLANTA WEEK" urging “all Atlantans to invest in Atlanta's future by becoming involved in EOA's neighborhood information and volunteer programs." At Friday's briefing Mr.Jones will launch "START NOW ATLANTA WEEK" and the two new programs mentioned in the Mayor's procla- mation. He will intnoduce 22 poverty area residents called V.I.P.‘'s or Volunteer Information People, who for the first time will lead public tours through their own neighborhoods. He will also explain EOA's new volunteer program. After the short briefing, one of the V.1I.P.‘'s, a poverty area resident, will take guests to a nearby street to see what residents living there have done to help themselves. An early lunch will be provided for guests who wish to remain after the tour for further discussion. According to Mr. Jones, the purpose of Friday's briefing and tour is to give public officials and news representatives a first hand look at some of the problems, the progress which is being made and the potential for volunteer help. "I am convinced," Mr. Jones said, "that Atlantans want to become involved. People constantly ask 'How can I know what's happening?’ and ‘What can I do?' That is why EOA is introducing two new programs during "START NOW ATLANTA WEEK" to help more Atlantans find ways to become involved."  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 17, Document 73 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/356011d5c4aa56074d638d647fb1d8d9.pdf 94b69f59ad60183f18a6d0e40c1563c1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. . -~ - - - - - - - - - - -··· ·----- I(athy McGrath, Editor . P ~ USI Saturday, July 5, 1969 Service By JUDY HIPPLER College a c t i v i s t s demand m ore re'.evanc education and c i-ties desp 2rately need manpower a nd intel lig·c nce to meet urban needs . Th e Atlanta Ser. vice-Lea111ing Confc-rence m ay help solve both problems. The first meeting in a sixmonth series about student in. vol ve ment in co mmunity pr ob- · ]ems was held Monday and Tuesday. The 200 persons attending studied ways for Atlanta 's 50,000 col lege students to · receive eredi-t whPc participating in community service. Th e me eting was· sponsored by the City of Atlanta, Atlanta Urba n Corps, Economic Opportunity Atlanta (E OA)' and the Department of Health, Educa1. tion and Welfare. Also the Peace Corps, Volunteers in Service ito America (VI!::TA), Snlh e-rn Regional Edt1cation Board and Atlanta colleges and uni ve rsi lies . "These a re troubl ed times," said Bill Alli son, who will become EOA director July 16. "Our campuses are witnessing a re volutionairy response by young peopie who want to do something about ·the world they live in. What happens on cam- ...,; J pus cannot be scparatod from wha,t happens in lru•ge.r society." PEACE CORPS DEPUTY DIRECTOR ENDORSES SERVICE-LEARNING CONCEPT 'l'om Houser Speaks iMwcen Representatives of VISTA, Morehouse CoUcgc and Urban Corps �/ ,f I •. 111 . 1,p 11 I t' 011 " NC1'ds o( 1 America " at lunch Mon' ) . !le urged cooµcration be•. •;c l' . universities and govern.1 .. :- • and private agencies to ,.,:"(. mutua[ problems. ··R r c:ognition bl1at academic 1 . ..i. ·Jrger communities have a '::'<,, • wn interest is long over·r !1e said. "Now is the time r. ;· ... cm to work together. Par.::.:ip,_tion is the name ?f t~e _; . .-ii ..: and service-lear.mng 1s ,•: , ·a:; participation can be re·t , . z: . ,, -r;1[ s~rvice-learning concept _. '. .. ~ experience au-I.side the .·· _, com broadens education. · : .e Peace Corps has been in ,_ ,., 1siness of scrvi:ce-Jearning . _lJout eight years," said ..., . .-rouser, Peace Corps dep, , irec~or. "Most returning •! : ( ers say they learned, .han they gave." E CONCEPTS ·· ,\,· in VISTA are trying to .; ne the concepts of educa:.,.. , ·:,peri ence and comm~ty _:· , : e," said H. J effrey Bind a, , , · u t i v e assislait to the , . . director. The purpose 1r education-action pro·•. 1. , is to aid 1th disadv.ln_,; and do something for the ,, :... r. ecrs." tJ 1()nts can already serve in c r c di t th~m many think," claimed Bincia. A member of the School of Educa,tion's curriculum committee said Georgia State Co1lege already gives some credit for par ticipation in tutorial programs. Mrs. Sara Reale said students can tutor disadvantaged children three hours a week and receive · three hours credit. A former Tulane Un.iveristy studer.t said a new course there with academic sredit w.ill £ea- . · ture community srrvice . Yet it's :-?ot easy to persuade university administrators t o give credit. WANT RESuLTS "CurricuT.wn committees are jealous of their · courses," said Agnes Scott College graduate Tara Swarlse-J. "They're hesitant •to let students out of the ciassroom into the field unless they ::ec definite results." Mayor Allen welcomed partlcipanLs Monday to the two-day confe1·ence. Speakers inc1,uded: U.S. Commissionei· of Education James E . Alfen J r. , Atlanta d p u t y adm!nlst!'ator Dan Sweat Atlanta· Urban Corps direct~r Sam 'williams and White House speech writer Lee e a c e Jorps, VISTA, Heubner. Also, U1 ban Corps Nn• • , ... 1 ,.r Cl)rps and Urban Corps tional Development Office direc. . t , , ,ost colleges do not give tor Michael Goldstein, Georgia ·, Lciit for this service. :_ Tech president Arthur G. Han·I · much simpl~r to ,ap• • I ' , • Turn 'to ':rage ·s:L ' vu-:' I ti university' for C6urse . • ·: • 2 0 U§ Continued from Page 1-L sen and Upward Bound director Ed Ducree. Six group• semina.rs interspersed with speeches focu.sed on S"l'Vi c, l arning, curncu- Str. rf Photo-Joo MoT»l't QUESTION I HOW CAN COLLEGE COURS~S .~E MORE: ltl.-:LEVAN'r_? Service-Learning Participants Try to Fwd the · Answer J.um, finance, methods and programs and research. A play presented Mon?UY morning lllustrntc~ th service, lenrnlng co11ccp_L ·A Dr~~,d Approach lo Rapid Transi t fea 1urcd hora t:crs c,. "Vic" Lea !er, Ahle N. Willing, Mrs. - Minn Orily and 0. L. McDonald from EIElO (Environmental Inv sligo lions with Economic Impact Office). Education commissioner Allen said extending classroom theory into govqrnmen:t wcrk i~ a :;step toward re1.evant educat10n. Atlanta d e p u t y administrator Sweat stressed the need for stt: c' :nt involvement in communir.; problems, " Students of today can im) vide a valuable service io tl ,1 ommunil 1," 11 nid, "Tll,' r,i , I sources of the acac!em!c ' munity must ~e libera.te·~: 1 a support.s the scn·1c:l'·1•, · Jng eo~cept. We w::iut tu )1 part of what you':-c dolng, hope you'll be a pnrt uf we're doing1 too." The service-learning C0'1 ence wiT,l continue t 11r months with periodic mee··::~ , _ , I � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Kathy McGrath, Editor By JUDY HIPPLER College activists demand more re’evant education and cities desperately need man- power and intelligence to meet urban needs. The Atlanta Ser- _vice-Learning Conference may help solve both problems. The first meeting in a six- month series about student in- . volvement in community prob- - lems was held Monday and Tuesday. The 200 persons at- tending sludied ways for Atlan- ta’s 50,000 college students to: receive credit while participat- ing in community service. : The meeting was sponsored by the City of Atlanta, Atlanta Urban Corps, Economic Oppor- tunity Atlanta (EOA) and the Department of Health, Educa- tion and Welfare. Also the Peace Corps, Volunteers in Ser- vice {to America (VISTA), Scithern Regional Education Board and Atianta colleges and universilies. : “These are troubled times,” said Bill Allison, who will be- come EQOA director July 16. “Our campuses are witnessing a revolutionary response by young people who want to do something about ‘the world they live in. What happens on cam- pus cannot be separated from what happens in larger so- ciety.” tude! Pee - ae ou 5 fs Se og 7 ri coat RE: fei Ss slate ad PEACE CORPS DEPUTY DIRECTOR ENDORSES SERVICE-LEARNING CONCEPT ‘Tem Fouser Speaks Retween Representatives of VISTA, Morehouse College and Urban Corps EST a  vin, spoke on “Needs of 1 America” at lunch Mon- y. He urged cooperation be- ‘wee. universities and govern- cr! and private agencies to some mutual problems. “Hecognition that academic ‘id ‘arger communities have a comsion interest is long over- ne said. ‘‘Now is the time em to work together. Par- ation is the name of the ‘une and service-learning is one *’ay participation can be re- ‘he service-learning concept * .. experience outside the » com broadens education. ‘1 0@ Peace Corps has been in -© susiness of service-learning -bout eight years,” said ». douser, Peace Corps dep- “irector. “Most returning cers say they learned “nan they gave.” INE CONCEPTS “ye in VISTA are trying to i ne the concepts of educa- suc, Xperience and community -rvice,” said H. Jeffrey Binda, © ‘utive assistapt to the ' a. . director, “The purpose tr educalion-action pro- 3 is to aid the disadvan- ‘and do something for the ‘Ulunfeers,”' Students can already serve in : Peace Corps, VISTA, ./ochor Corps and Urban Corps i most colleges do not give wedit for this service, ° ‘i> much simpler to ap. ivacli @ university’ for course’ ‘* -eredit than many think,” claimed Binda. A member of the School of Education's curriculum commit- tee said Georgia State College already gives some credit for participation in tutorial pro- grams. Mrs. Sara Reale said students can tutor disadvan- taged children three hours a week and receive three hours credit. A former Tulane Univeristy student said a new course there with academic credit will fea- ‘ture community service. Yet it’s not easy to ‘persuade university administrators to give credit. WANT RESULTS “Curriculum committees are jealous of their’ courses,” said Agnes Scott College graduate Tara Swartsel. ‘They’re hesi- tant to let students out of the classroom into the field unless they cee definite results,” Mayor Ailen welcomed partic- ipants Monday to the two-day conference. Speakers included: U.S. Commissioner of Education James &, Allen Jr., Atlanta deputy administrator Dan Sweat, Atlanta) Urban Corps direcior Sam Williams and White House speech writer Lee Heubner, Also, Urban Corps Nae tional Development Offiee diree- tor Michael Goldstein, Georgia Tech president Arthur G, Han- (+ " °°" turn ‘to Page ‘5-L NEF oeS ae & e r , ee Bu sart % tines miiacesid Sha seaaade Staff Photo—Joe MoTyre QUESTION: HOW CAN COLLEGE COURSES BE MORE RELEVANT? Service-Learning Participants Try to Find the Answer 200 Push for Service Continued from Page 1-L sen and Upward Bound director Ed Dueree. Six group* seminars — inter- spersed with speeches focused on service, learning, curricu- Jum, finance, methods and pro- grams and research. A play presented Monday morning illustrated the service- learning concept. “A Broad Ap- proach to Rapid Transit” fea- tured characters C, Leader, Able N. Willing, Mrs. - Minn Ority and O. L. McDonald from EIEIO (Environmental In- vestigations with Economic Im- pact Office). Education commissioner Allen said extending classroom theory into government werk is a ‘‘step toward relevant education.” At- lanta deputy adminisirator "Vic" . Sweat stressed the need for stu ¢cnt involvement in communin problems, “Students of today can pre vide a valuable service to ils community,” he said, “The re sources of the academic + munity must be liberate... : hall supports the service-is, ing concept. We want to » part of what you're doing, hope you'll be a part of \ we're doing, too."' The service-learning con ence will continue for _ months with periodic meetin:  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 3, Folder 17, Document 72 Box 3 Box 3 Folder 17 Folder topic: Economic Opportunity Atlanta | 1969