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CITY HALL
J anu a ry 3 0, 196 7
ATLANTA, C A . 30303
Tel. 522·'-4Gj f\rea Code t,04
IVAN ALLEN, J R., MAYOR
R. Ef,RL LANDERS, Admir.i strat,ve Assi_stan t
MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary
DANE. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison
MEMORAN DUM
o : Participants of t h e January 4 , 1967
Pro g r am':P lanni n g C onference at C ity H a ll
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O n Janua ry 4 , y o u m e t with me and other local , S tate and
F ederal G overnment officials and private agency repres e ntatives
to di scu ss the need and d es ir e to pr epa r e a summe r program
for the employment and recreation of young p e~ple , particularly
i n Atlanta ' s l ow i ncome neighborhoods .
At that time we di s cu s s ed the various fa c e ts o f p r eparation
of such a program and assigned the coordination to the
Atlanta Youth C ouncil.
The Atlanta Youth Council is in the process of effecti ng change s
in its a dministrative organiza tion and a n e w E x ecu tive Dir e ctor
will be employed with in a few days. Fo r thi s r eason, th e re
might have be en s o me d e l ay in following up on ou r initial
meeting.
Many individuals and groups have g one forward with their
indepe ndent investigations a nd conside r a tions of how they
might best be able t o participate in such a program and I w ould
urge that this be continued p e ndi ng the e mployment o f the
E x ecutive Dir ector of the Youth C ouncil.
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J an u a r y 3 0, 19 6 7
I n the n-i.c a n t i 1n e , any r c c ornmcndations, sugges ti o ns , q u esti on s
or othe r inf o r rnati o n w hic h you would like to p a ss a long y ou m ay
feel fre e to fo rwa rd to th e Youth C ouncil i n Room 120 1 - B i n C ity
H a l l.
We w ill t ry t o maintai n so rn.e follo w u p i'.n t h e i n t e r im.
T h ank s agai n for your co nc e i·n a nd h e lp . ·
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CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 20303
January 30, 1967 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404
IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR
R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant
MAS, ANN M, MOSES, Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison
MEMORANDUM
To: Participants of the January 4, 1967 :
Program'Planning Conference at City Hall
From: Dan Sweat f , \ =
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On January 4, you met with me and other local, State and
Federal Government officials and private agency representatives
to discuss the need and desire to prepare a summer program
for the employment and recreation of young people, particularly
in Atlanta's low income neighborhoods. :
At that time we discussed the various facets of preparation
of such a program and assigned the coordination to the
Atlanta Youth Council.
The Atlanta Youth Council is in the process of effecting changes
in its administrative organization and a new Executive Director
will be employed within a few days. For this reason, there
might have been some delay in following up on our initial
meeting.
Many individuals and groups have gone forward with their
independent investigations and considerations of how they
might best be able to participate in such a program and I would
urge that this be continued pending the employment of the
Executive Director of the Youth Council.
Page Two
January 30, 1967
In the meantime, any recommendations, suggestions, questions
or other information which you would like to pass along you may
feel free to forward to the Youth Council in Room 1201-B in City
Hall. We will try to maintain some follow up in the interim.
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Thanks again for your concern and help.
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April 4, 1967
Dan Sweat
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Regarding meeting ~sterday with FEB, I discussed the
possibilities with Jack and Virginia and here are the
areas of agreement: (Memo from Jack will follow)
1.
They will prepare Operation Champ program for submission
to HEW for possible funding under family yand children
services. Jack will contact you for names and titles
of contacts.
2.
I will ask Community Relations Commission and Community
Council to provide feed-back that will be pertinent
to the need for above program during summer of 1967.
Please advise if you want me to do this.
3.
Since personnel and equipment are the big needs to
operate the Neighborhood Playlots effectively, Jack
and Virginia will review:
a.
Their personnel requ irements to determine if they
can use additional personnel through NYC, etc. I
don't think we can get summer help through AIEP
(USEP) since this program is to develop mong-term
job opportunities.
b.
Their equipment need s for such items as portabl e
ise chests, portable shelters (tarpaulins), etc.,
that are needed on Playlots.
4.
They will explore how Playlot progra m can be further
enhanced to provide more of a day-camp experience,
w1th mo re a rt s , c raft s , et c . In connect 1 on with this ,
I am contacting Boy Sc outs, Girl Scouts and Camp Fire
Girls and asking each to develop a schedule to have a
team visit each Playlot one or more times during the
summer for the purpos _ of talking to boys and girls
about their prog rams and putting on meaningful demonstrations of opportunities available in their programs .
They seem interested in doing some thing like this.
5.
They seem enthusiastic about possibly having a summer
development program at the undeveloped Allatoona site to:
a.
Be~in preparing this site for use as a campsite in
b.
Provide emp loyment opportunities through the NYC
(here again I doubt if the AI EP could be used here,
unless the jobs lead on to something more perma nent).
c.
In addition, by providing outdoor employment, this
could be a meaningfu l camping substitute for these
young people.
1908.
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As of
nt April 4, 1967
Weronc to: Dan Sweat
From: PB
Regarding meeting yesterday with FEB, I discussed the
possibilities with Jack and Virginia and here are the
areas of agreement: (Memo from Jack will follow)
£5 They will prepare Operation Champ program for submission
to HEW for possible funding under family;and children
services. Jack will contact you for names and titles
of contacts.
2. I will ask Community Relations Commission and Community
Council to provide feed-back that will be pertinent
to the need for above program during summer of 1967.
Please advise if you want me to do this.
Sie Since personnel and equipment are the big needs to
Operate the Neighbornood Playlots erfectively, Jack
and Virginia will review:
a. Their personnel requirements to determine if they
can use additional personnel through NYC, etc. I
don't think we can get summer help through AIEP
(USEP) since this program is to develop tong-term
job opportunities, :
b. Their equipment needs for such items as Oe euars
ise chests, portadle shelters (tarpaulins), etc.
that are needed on Playlots.
A They will explore how Playlot program can be further
enhanced to provide more of a day-camp experience,
with more arts, crafts, etc. In connection with this,
I am contacting Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Camp Fire
Girls and asking each to develop a schedule to have a
team visit each Playlot one or more times during the
summer for the purposs: of talking to boys and girls
about their programs and putting on meaningful demon-
strations of opportunities available in their programs,
They seem interested in doing something like this.
Fs They seem enthusiastic about possibly having a summer
development program at the undeveloped Allatoona site to:
a. era" preparing this site for use as a campsite in
1905,
b. Provide employment opportunities through the NYC
(here again I doubt if the AIEP could be used here,
unless the jobs lead on to something more permanent).
e. In addition, by providing outdoor employment, this
could be a meaningful camping substitute for these
young people.
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CITY OF .ATLANTA
CITY HALL
April 4, 1967
ATLANTA, GA. 30303
Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404
IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR
R. EARL LANDERS, Admini strative Assist ant
MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Li aison
MEMORANDUM
T o: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
From:
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Dan Sweat f;r{_
Y ou can see from the attached memo from Pe ggy Baker
. that we a r e exhausting every possibility for assistance in
m eeting our summer r ec r eation needs.
I w ill keep you advised on the progress we are making.
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CITY OF ATLANTA
CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303
April 4, 1967 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404
IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR
R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant
MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison
MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
From: Dan sweat PCC
You can see from the attached memo from Peggy Baker
.that we are exhausting every possibility for assistance in
meeting our summer recreation needs.
I will keep you advised on the progress we are making.
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Atlanta I s Urban Beautification Program
Summary
Total Cost of Activities - 1967
Grant ~equested
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$1,696,750.00
762,891.00
Application filed March 31, 1967.
Letter of Consent authorizing the City to make expenditures for any activity
identified in its Urban Beautification Application received April 3, 1967.
Main points of five year Urban Beautification Program, 1967-1971:
1.
Renovation and development of twe nty six parks. Special emphasis was
placed on park playgrounds and spray pools in or adjacent to poverty areas.
2.
Private downtown street beautification programs will be executed by
Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. and the Peachtree Center Association.
3.
Street tree planting proposals are included for most of Atlanta's major
thoroughfares as well as code enforcement areas.
4.
The Atlanta Housing Authority will plant street trees and shrubs for
screening at Capitol Homes, Grady Home s, Carver Homes and Perry
Homes.
5.
Development of two Civil War memorial sites will be built to commemorate
the Battle of Ezra Church and the Battle of Atlanta. These will be similar
to the Peachtr ee Battle M emorial on Collier Road.
6.
Lands cap e development and ground s renovation around public buildings ,
such as C ity Hall, Fire Stations, Libraries, Reservoirs and Pumping
Stations is also included in the program
7.
The School Department w ill initiate a n ew program of landscape renovation
which will eventu ally improve the g r ounds of every school in the Atlanta
Public School Sys t e m.
8.
The Tree O r dinanc e , a propose d Underground Utility O r dinance and Sign
and Billboard O rdinance are included in the Urban Beautification P rogram
to encourage the r e moval of ugly featur e s which would impair the City's
Urban B e autific ation Prog ram.
9.
T h e City will b e res p ons ible fo r the increase d maint enance c ost of t he
Beautification Program as w e ll as developing a maintenance program.
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Atlanta's Urban Beautification Program
Summary
Total Cost of Activities - 1967 $1,696, 750. 00
Grant Requested 762, 891.00
Application filed March 31, 1967.
Letter of Consent authorizing the City to make expenditures for any activity
identified in its Urban Beautification Application received April 3, 1967.
Main points of five year Urban Beautification Program, 1967-1971:
1. Renovation and development of twenty six parks. Special emphasis was
placed on park playgrounds and spray pools in or adjacent to poverty areas.
2. Private downtown street beautification programs will be executed by
Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. and the Peachtree Center Association.
3. Street tree planting proposals are included for most of Atlanta's major
thoroughfares as well as code enforcement areas.
4. The Atlanta Housing Authority will plant street trees and shrubs for
screening at Capitol Homes, Grady Homes, Carver Homes and Perry
Homes.
5. Development of two Civil War memorial sites will be built to commemorate
the Battle of Ezra Church and the Battle of Atlanta. These will be similar
to the Peachtree Battle Memorial on Collier Road.
6, Landscape development and grounds renovation around public buildings,
such as City Hall, Fire Stations, Libraries, Reservoirs and Pumping
Stations is also included in the program
7. The School Department will initiate a new program of landscape renovation
which will eventually improve the grounds of every school in the Atlanta
Public School System.
8. The Tree Ordinance, a proposed Underground Utility Ordinance and Sign
and Billboard Ordinance are included in the Urban Beautification Program
to encourage the removal of ugly features which would impair the City's
Urban Beautification Program.
9. The City will be responsible for the increased maintenance cost of the
Beautification Program as well as developing a maintenance program.
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School vacation is but eight weeks away,
so it is heartening to learn that this year
Atlanta isn't likely to be caught flat-footed
in providing recreation for children in poverty neighborhoods.
We remember that last summer a crash
program was needed after schools were out
and that it wasn't until well into the summer before even minimum recreation programs were under way in many of these
areas. But this year we've got a head start.
City Parks Director Jack Delius plans to
operate 21 "playlots," three times as many
as last summer.
However, he is going to have a hard time
staffing these small playgrounds and operat-
..
ing other programs becau~e federal antipoverty funds that helped support them last
year have run out. If these funds aren't restored, the problem addresses itself to local .
government, churches, private businesses and 1
civic groups.
Already there are encouraging signs that 1
our c:ommunity will answer this challenge.
More churches are giving money and time to
impoverished neighborhoods. The Rich Foundation made a generous contribution for <
portable swimming pools. The Atlanta Variety Club has opened an area at Lake Allatoona for use by slum children.
Other groups are helping and more help
will be needed.
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‘School “Will Soon Be Out
School vacation is but eight weeks away,
so it is heartening to learn that this year
Atlanta isn’t likely to be caught flat-footed
in providing recreation for children in pov-
erly neighborhoods.
We remember that last summer a crash
program was needed after schools were out
and that it wasn’t until well into the sum-
mer before even minimum recreation pro-
grams were under way in many of these
areas. But this year we’ve got a head start.
City Parks Director Jack Delius plans to
operate 21 “playlots,” three times as many
as last summer.
However, he is going to have a hard time
staffing these small playgrounds and operat-
Re
ing other programs because federal anti-
poverty funds that helped support them last
year have run out. If these funds aren't re-
stored, the problem addresses itself to local
government, churches, private businesses and
civic groups.
Already there are encouraging signs that
our community will answer this challenge.
More churches are giving money and time to
impoverished neighborhoods. The Rich Foun-
dation made a generous contribution for
portable swimming pools. The Atlanta Vari-
ety Club has opened an area at Lake Alla-
toona for use by slum children.
Other groups are helping and more help
will be needed.
Sy
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$270,000
To '\lVieuco.1 C~ ~J rcl1
An anonymous donor has giv- 11961 , has a full schedule of recen the Wieuca Road B a p t is t Ireational activities at tl~e church
Church of Atlanta $230,GOO to which attracts hundreds of peobuild _an activities_~uilding and I pie each week.
has give~ an add1~10~al $40,000 A graduate of Sylvan High
to establish schola1sh1ps ~o e?u- sch O O I, Mr. Ward attended
cat~ _young m~n considermg Southern Tech and the UniverChnst1an _recreat10n as a career. sity of Georgia and was grad~The W1euca Church Wednes- ated from G e o r g i a State
day night voted to accept the College.
gift which came from a wealthy 1
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Christian layman of Atlanta who / The Rev. _Mt. Self sa,? Thut _srefuses to be id entified.
?ay th ~t his people Will begin
. 1 t· th t th b .1d. b 1mmcd1ately to draft buJ!drng
St 1pu
a 1ng a e u1 mg c I
f . ti1
t . H dd d
named for Robert Ward , direc- Pans
ot . c _cen eL e a \,
tor of Christian Recreation at that the e_1 ect10n of the b~11ldm~
r.ot m any way · de,er ot
th e Secon d-P once de Leon Bap- will
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"d h" mter,erc w,t
1e c1urc s
t~o 50 ~;\~ve iee~n~t~g~~ed
pl ans already under _way ~o
the recreation al program at the erect a sanctuary, which m!l
' Second-Ponce de Leon Church seat a!mos~ 2,000 peo_ple, and a
which already has an activities new educat10nal bu1ldrng._
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building.
The church, started m 19v4
as a mission of the Second
HE SAID it was his apprecia- Ponce de Leon Church, expects
tion for Mr. Ward which led him the entire building program to
to make th e gift to the Wieuca cost about $2 million.
Road Church.
Rev. William L. Self. pastor
o'i th e \Vieuca Road Church, said
the donor said he hoped to per- 1
petuate this kind of ministry. ,
He had suJgested that as so.on
as it is fin ancia lly able , the 1
Wieuca Ro;:id Church s h o u I d
build a similar recrea tion center for some other church in the
Atlanta area .
. Mr. Ward , 33-year-old nat ive
I Atlanta n who came to the Second-Ponce de Leon Church from
1
Capitol View Baptist Church in
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$270.000
To Wieuc
An anonymous donor has giv-|
en the Wieuca Road Baptist!
Church of Atlanta $230,000 to
build an activities building and |
has given an additional $40,000 |
to establish scholarships to edu-
ealte young men considering
Christian recreation as a career, |
The Wieuca Church Wednes- }
day night voted to accept the |
gift which came from a wealthy |
Christian layman of Atlanta who |
refuses to be identified.
Stipulating that the building be |
named for Robert Ward, direc-|
tor of Christian Recreation at
the Second-Ponce de Leon Bap-
tist Church, the donor said his
two sons have been engaged in
the recreational program at the
Second-Ponce de Leon Church
which already has an activities
building.
HE SAID it was his apprecia-
tion for Mr. Ward which led him
to make the gift to the Wieuca
Road Church.
Rev. William L. Self, pastor
oi the Wieuca Road Church, said
the donor said he hoped to per-
petuate this kind of ministry.
He had suggested that as soon |
as it is financially able, the’
Wieuca Road Church should
build a similar recreation cen-
ter for some other church in the
Atlanta area.
Mr. Ward, 33-year-old native
|Atlantan who came to the Sec-
ond-Ponce de Leon Church from
Capitol View Baptist Church in
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Wlyven
a Church
1961, has a full schedule of rec-
reational activities at the church
which attracts hundreds of peo-
ple each week,
A graduate of Sylvan High
{School, Mr. Ward attended
Southern Tech and the Univer-
sity of Georgia and was gradu-
ated from Georgia State
College.
The Rev. Mr. Self said Thurs-
day that his people will begin
immediately to draft building
plans for the center. He added
that the erection of the building
will mot in any way deter or
interfere with the church's
plans already under way to
erect a sanctuary, which will
seat almost 2,000 people, and a
new educational building.
The church, started in 1954
as a mission of the Second
Ponce de Leon Church, expects
the entire building program to
cost about $2 million.
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SMALL SUMS CAN DO A LOT
At ford, Do-Goode i's cm the Assembly lim:i
By REESE CLEGHORN
OUT AT THE Ford plant in Hapeville, John W. Brown and
seven of his buddies on the assembly line are earning more
than they have ever made before, and they are thinking they
ought to help some others who have been left behind.
Their average pay is about $137 a week. Before he got this
job three years ago, John Brown, who is 30 years old and the
father of two, was a delivery man for a furniture store, at $75
a week.
·
He is doing much better now because some
job opportunities have opened for Negroes. He
and seven Negro friends on the assembly line
have formed a club and assessed themselves $5
a month to further its ends, which arc, generally speaking, to do some good with youth in the
slums.
They have sponsored some athletic activities. Now they are planning an all-day barbecue
on May 27 in Vine City to raise money for sponsoring baseball
teams there, possibly through the Little League organization,
which mostly is for people who are better off and whiter than
those in Vine City.
"We used to live in an apartment on West End Avenue,"
Mr. Brown says. "Once we moved to Vine Street I saw how
these kids were living, how they had nothing. My wife works
at the telephone company and I have a good job, so we decided
we ought to help do something.
"We're moving out of Vine City pretty soon, to a house that
. is a lot better. But we decided we're going to try to come back
and help as often as we can.
"Right now, our club wants to raise enough money to have
a real sports program for the kids. And we'd like to tell them
to stay in school, and .show them something a lot of them don't
know- that if they'll try, they can get good jobs later on, too."
• * •
THIS LITTLE CLUB is one of a number of organizations
now moving, in a small way, into the gap left by a century of
neglect of the slums. It and others have found that a small
amount of money can do a lot.
If a small amount of money could be found right now, slum
children could have intramural sports, go to a summer camp,
or be taken to a zoo this summer.
If more small amounts could be found, Vine City could rent
the old but improvable building it badly needs for a supervised
recreation center and get its tutorial program under way for
high school students who now are at the drop-out level.
The pitifully limited pre-school program for Summerhi!IM~chanicsville could be expanded for at least three days a
week. Summerhill's younger children could have a good day
care center, and openings to the world that would come with it.
...
THAT IS A SMALL list; representing a much longer one, of
some of the urgent needs in Atlanta's slums at this moment.
You may break it down further. For instance, $4.70 would buy 1
the shuffleboard needed in Vine City's new-unequipped recreation center, or $11.25 would buy the two footballs, or $2.00 would 1
buy the 10 pounds of clay dough needed for the smaller children.
Right now there is a big question about whether needs such
as these will be met by private response. Government is not
· filling them. People who have said all along that they are in
favor of the goals of this or that government poverty program
but don't like to see the government do everything-they are not
filling the needs, either.
* *
LOOK AT WHAT HAS happened in Atlanta.
Last summer, the poverty program was beginning to reach
into the slums. Then came the big reduction in federal funds for
Economic Opportunity Atlanta. Many poverty-area programs
were eliminated.
For instance, last summer there was $89,000 for operation
of more than 35 centers where children were brought into intramural sports; picked up for trips to the Atlanta Zoo, the Capitol and Stone Mountain; and otherwise thrust into a broader exposure to the world and to responsive adults than many of them
had ever seen before.
•
THIS YEAR THERE IS NO money for that.
This time, also, there is no money for pre-school programs
and day care centers in some areas where they are most
needed.
That is the situation. Because of what has gone before and
because many of the needs now have been defined and some
of the means for meeting them have been tested, small amounts
of money can go straight to the mark.
• * *
SOME OF IT IS COMING, but only from a few sources.
The Atlanta Labor Council, AFL-CIO, has sent $3,000 to the
City of Atlanta so its parks and recreation department can renovate a camp at Lake Allatoona and send poor children there
this summer. An organization of family campers has sent $1,000
for the same purpose.
The Rich Foundation has put up $28,500 to buy portable
pools for the city's plciylots in the slums. A church is buying the
equipment for a recreation center and fin ancing some counseling for teen-agers. The Atlanta Jaycees are helping in the slums.
But a mighty gap remains as private organizations begin to
move toward parts of the city that have been neglected.
Wanted: Do-Gooders.
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SMALL SUMS CAN DO A LOT
At Ford, Do-Gooders on the Assembly Line
By REESE CLEGHORN
OUT AT THE Ford plant in Hapeville, John W. Brown and
seven of his buddies on the assembly line are earning more
than they have ever made before, and they are thinking they
ought to help some others who have been left behind.
Their average pay is about $137 a week. Before he got this
job three years ago, John Brown, who is 30 years old and the
father of two, was a delivery man for a furniture store, at $75
a week.
He is doing much better now because some
job opportunities have opened for Negroes. He
and seven Negro friends on the assembly line :
have formed a club and assessed themselves $5 gf aij» 4
a month to further its ends, which are, general- ne “
ly speaking, to do some good with youth in the ‘ oe),
slums. \ ry}
They have sponsored some athletic activi- “ey?
ties. Now they are planning an all-day barbecue + /
on May 27 in Vine City to raise money for sponsoring bascball
teams there, possibly through the Little League organization,
which mostly is for people who are better off and whiter than
those in Vine City.
“We used to live in an apavtratn on West End Avenue,”
Mr. Brown says. “Once we moved to Vine Street I saw how
these kids were living, how they had nothing. My wife works
at the telephone company and I have a good job, so we decided
we ought to help do something.
“We're moving out of Vine City pretty soon, to a house that
_is a lot better. But we decided we're going to try to come back
and help as often as we can.
“Right now, our club wants to raise enough money to have
a real sports program for the kids. And we'd like to tell them
to stay in school, and show them something a lot of them don’t
know—that if they'll try, they can get good jobs later on, too.’””
* * *
THIS LITTLE CLUB is one of a number of organizations
now moving, in a small way, into the gap left by a century of
neglect of the slums. It and others have found that a small
amount of money can do a lot.
If a small amount of money could be found right now, slum
children could have intramural sports, go to a summer camp,
or be taken to a zoo this summer.
If more small amounts could be found, Vine City could rent
the old bul improvable building it badly needs for a supervised
recreation center and get its tutorial program under way for
high school students who now are at the drop-out level.
The pitifully limited pre-school program for Summerhill-
Mechanicsville could be expanded for at least three days a
week. Summerhill’s younger children could have a good day
care center, and openings to the world that would come with it,
THAT IS A SMALL list, representing a much longer one, of
some of the urgent needs in Atlanta’s slums at this moment.
You may break it down further. For instance, $4.70 would buy |
the shuffleboard needed in Vine City’s new-unequipped recrea-
tion center, or $11.25 would buy the two footballs, or $2.00 would
buy the 10 pounds of clay dough needed for the smaller children.
Right now there is a big question about whether needs such
as these will be met by private response. Government is not
filling them. People who have said all along that they are in
favor of the goals of this or that government poverty program
but don’t like to see the government do everything—they are not
filling the needs, either.
* #¢*¢
LOOK AT WHAT HAS happened in Atlanta.
Last summer, the poverty program was beginning to reach
into the slums. Then came the big reduction in federal funds for
Economic Opportunity Atlanta. Many poverty-area programs
were eliminated.
For instance, last summer there was $89,000 for operation
of more than 35 centers where children were brought into in-
tramural sports; picked up for trips to the Atlanta Zoo, the Capi-
tol and Stone Mountain; and otherwise thrust into a broader ex-
posure to the world and to responsive adults than many of them
had ever seen before.
* «* «©
THIS YEAR THERE IS NO money for that.
This time, also, there is no money for pre-schoo] programs
and day care centers in some areas where they are most
needed.
That is the situation. Because of what has gone before and
because many of the needs now have been defined and some
of the means for meeting them have been tested, small amounts
of money can go straight to the mark.
* * *
SOME OF IT IS COMING, but only from a few sources.
The Atlanta Labor Council, AFL-CIO, has sent $3,000 to the
City of Atlanta so its parks and recreation department can reno-
vate a camp at Lake Allatoona and send poor children there
this summer. An organization of family campers has sent $1,000
for the same purpose.
The Rich Foundation has put up $28,500 to buy portable
pools for the city’s playlots in the slums. A church is buying the
equipment for a recreation center and financing some counsel-
ing for teen-agers. The Atlanta Jaycees are helping in the sluts.
But a mighty gap remains as private organizations begin to
move toward parts of the city that have been neglected.
Wanted: Do-Gooders.
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ClulJs' Aid /
Aslieil .for
I
Recreatio1i
"We're entering the summer.
You are aware of the conditions
last summer, and the unrest,"
McGovern told the club. "You
have a vested interest in eliminating the conditions and. the
federal money that was m a d e
available on an emergency
basis last year is not available
this year."
The new crime commission
official who was an agent of the
Federai Bureau of Investigation
for 26 years, added, "We tend
to think of crime only in terms
of the courts and law enforcement agencies, rather than as a
portrait of the failure of society,
a lack of employment opportunity and education, of di·sease and
misery."
"Every survey I've e\·er read
recognizes crime breeds in depressed areas," he said. "To
eliminate it, we must eliminate
depressed conditions. We must
also have adequate enforcement
by qualified personnel and we
must pay for it. Anything that
is going to bring crime u n d e r
control is going to cost money.
It's a community problem and
every member of the community must give his support-both
services and financial."
He also urged the club members as employers to consider
whether their employment practices should '·arbitrarilv" eliminate all with past crin1inal records and urged them to "become individual crime prevent- .
ers."
1
Crime Panel Chief
Talks .to Kiwanians
The executive director of the
Metropolitan Atlanta C r i m e
. Commission appealed to civic
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metropolitan comm1ss1on that
grew out of the Atlanta Crime
Commission's lengthy study and
report last year, said the City
Parks department will attempt
to operate the play lots out of
the regular budget if no federal funds can be found, but
said that city funds are not
adequate for the program.
He told the Atlanta Kiwanis
Club that Sears Roebuck and
Co. had donated four portable
pools for the summer program,
and urged them to consider financing a $170 filter system for
one of the pools as a club project.
McGovern said that if they
will support the program , there
are enough civic clubs in Atlanta if each took a small project, t~ provide playground equipment for some of the lots and
provide chartered buses for
special trips, such as to the
zoo.
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Clubs’ Aid |
Asked for
Recreation
Crime Panel Chief
Talks to Kiwanians
The executive director of the
Metropolitan Atlanta Crime
Comission appealed to Civic
“clubs Tuesday
equip
support
play lots and
; other summer
~ recreation pro-
grams for
youngsters in
7 slum areas.
iN James L,
A AN y McGovern, who
‘ ‘ 3 heads the
-siteettcm pe rmanent
metropolitan commission that
grew out of the Atlanta Crime
Commission's lengthy study and
report last year, said the City
Parks department will attempt
to operate the play lots out of
the regular budget if no fed-
eral funds can be found, but
said that city funds are not
adequate for the program.
He told the Atlanta Kiwanis
Club that Sears Roebuck and
Co. had donated four portable
pools for the summer program,
and urged them to consider fi-
nancing a $170 filter system for
one of the pools as a club proj-
ect.
McGovern said that if they
will support the program, there
are enough civic clubs in At-
lanta, if each took a small proj-
ect, to provide playground equip-
ment for some of the lots and
provide chartered buses for
special trips, such as to the
z00.
“We're entering the summer.
You are aware of the conditions
last summer, and the unrest,”
McGovern told the club. “You
have a vested interest in elim-
inating the conditions and. the
federal money that was made
available on an emergency
basis last year is not available
this year.”
The new crime commission
official, who was an agent of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
for 26 years, added, “We tend
to think of crime only in terms
of the courts and law enforce-
ment agencies, rather than as a
portrait of the failure of society,
a lack of employment opportun-
ity and education, of disease and!
misery.”
“Every survey I've ever read |
recognizes crime breeds in de-|
pressed areas,’ he said. “To
eliminate it, we must eliminate |
depressed conditions. We must
also have adequate enforcement
by qualified personnel and we
must pay for it. Anything that
is going to bring crime under
control is going to cost money.
It’s a community problem and
every member of the communi-
ty must give his support—both
services and financial.”
He also urged the club mem-
bers as employers to consider
whether their employment prac-
tices should ‘arbitrarily’ elim-
inate all with past criminal rec-
ords and urged them to ‘“be-
come individual crime prevent-
ers.”
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Fight Poverty, Slum ArelCis
To E©Jse-Crome==McGovern
By DAVID NORDAN
The new director of the revised Metropolitan Atlanta Com-mission on Crime and Juvenile
Delinquency has called on Atlantans to help alleviate poverty and slum conditions which
he said are at the root of the
city's crime problem.
Sears Roebuck for donating four of opportunity, poor health and ·
portable swimming pools for the 50 forth."
areas and urged the Kiwanians
"Remove these conditions," he
to consider financing the filtering system for at least one of said, " and you will r educe
crime."
·
the pools as a project.
"The crime problem is a portrait of a failure on the part of
society," Mr. McGovern said.
James L. McGovern, an FBI "It breeds not in a vacuum but
veteran who was named to head in a cess pool- poverty, the lack
the commission in January, said
that any crime fighting efforts
are futile unless these conditions are altered.
He made his remarks at a
meeting of the Atlanta Kiwanis
Club which he urged to join
with other civic groups to help
provide r ecreational facilities in
areas of the city where riots
occurred last summer.
Mr. McGovern reported that
21 play lots were erected in
deprived areas of the city after
the outbreaks last year but that
the Atlanta Parks Department
does not have a budget large
enough to maintain and improve
them.
HE SAID the recreational
areas were built with the help
of federal funds, but the funds
are not available this year.
The commission director cited
MR. McGOVERN said he
spent 26 years with the FBI, but
that only recently, after becoming director of the crime commission, did he really become
fully aware of the importance
of preventive measures in fighting crime.
He lauded the work of the parent of the Metropolitan Commission, the Atlanta Crime Commission, which he said delivered
the same conclusions as the
P r e s i d e n t's Commission on
Crime and Delinquency several
months before the national study
group made its r eport.
He also urged the Kiwanians,
almost 100 percent employers, to
reconsider hiring policies and
not arbitrarily r efuse to employ
a man who has a criminal record.
He said they and other citizens could do much to comba t I
crime individually through small
efforts such as locking automo- 1
biles, doors, reporting offenses
to police and m aking themselves
available to police as witnesses
when needed.
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Fight Poverty, Slum Areas
To Ease Crime--McGovern
By DAVID NORDAN
The new director of the re-
vised Metropolitan Atlanta Com-
mission on Crime and Juvenile
Delinquency has called on At-
lantans to help alleviate pov-
erty and slum conditions which
he said are at the root of the
city’s crime problem.
James L. McGovern, an FBI
veteran who was named to head
the commission in January, said
that any crime fighting efforts
are futile unless these condi-
tions are altered.
He made his remarks at a
meeting of the Atlanta Kiwanis
Club which he urged to join
with other civic groups to help
provide recreational facilities in
areas of the city where riots
occurred last summer.
Mr. McGovern reported that
21 play lots were erected in
deprived areas of the city after
the outbreaks last year but that
the Atlanta Parks Department
does not have a budget large
enough to maintain and improve
therm.
HE SAID the recreational
areas were built with the help
of federal funds, but the funds
are not available this year.
The commission director cited
Sears Roebuck for donating four
portable swimming pools for the
areas and urged the Kiwanians
to consider financing the filter-
ing system for at least one of
the pools as a project.
“The crime problem is a por- |:
trait of a failure on the part of
society,” Mr. McGovern said.
“Tt breeds not in a vacuum but
in a cess pool—poverty, the lack
-| crime.”
of opportunity, poor health and
so forth,”
“Remove these conditions,” he
said, ‘‘and you will reduce
MR. McGOVERN said he
spent 26 years with the FBI, but
that only recently, after becom-
ing director of the crime com-
mission, did he really become
fully aware of the importance
of preventive measures in fight-
ing crime.
He lauded the work of the par-
ent of the Metropolitan Commis-
sion, the Atlanta Crime Com-
mission, which he said delivered
the same conclusions as the
President's Commission on
Crime and Delinquency several
months before the national study
group made its report.
He also urged the EKiwanians,
almost 100 percent employers, to
reconsider hiring policies and
not arbitrarily refuse to employ
a man who has a criminal rec-
ord.
He said they and other citi-
zens could do much to combat
crime individually through small |
efforts such as locking automo-j|
biles, doors, reporting offenses |
to police and making themselves |
available to police as witnesses
when needed.
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COMHUNITY SCHOOLS
Archer Commw1i ty School
2250 Perry Blvd., N. W.
Arvella L. Farmer, Assistant Principal
794-3256
Bethune Cormnunity School
220 Northside Dr., N. W.
Norris L. Hogans, Assistant Principal
52 ,1 -6854
Brown Community School
765 Peeples St., S. W.
Capitol Avenue Community School
811 Capitol Ave., S. W.
Edward Newby, Assistant Principal
758-5050
Obadiah Jordan, Assistant Principal
523-8696
Dykes Community School
--:
4360 Powers Ferry Rd., N. W.
Jack Glasgow,,Assistant Principal
255-8696
Grant Park Community School
750 Kalb St., S. E.
Howard Community School
551 Houston St., N. E.
James Chivers, Assistant Principal
627-5741
Bennie Williams, Assistant Principal
522-5096
Parks Community School
1190 Windsor St., S. W.
Robert Still, Assistant Pri~cipal
753-6125
Price Community School
1670 Capitol Ave., S. E.
Carl Hubbard, Assistant Principal
627-1331
South Fulton Cormnunity School
605 South Bayard, East Point, Ga.
Harold Madison, Assistant Principal
761-3584
Washington Community School
45 White House Dr., S. W.
Joseph Draper, Assistant Principal
755-7721
Wesley Community School
187 Wesley Ave., N. E.
Aaron Watson, Assistant Principal
378-4393
West Fulton Community School
1890 Bankhead Ave., N. W.
E. ·c. Nonnan, Assistant Principal
799-3;1.77
SUGGESTED SITES FOR SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM
Murphy High School
Roosevelt High School
Sylvan High School
Turner High School
Bass High School
0 1 Keefe High School
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COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
Archer Community School
2250 Perry Blivd., N. W.
Bethune Community School
220 Northside Dr., N. W.
Brown Community School
765 Peeples St., S. W.
Capitol Avenue Community School
811 Capitol Ave., S. W.
Dykes Conmunity School
4360 Powers Ferry Rd., N. W.
Grant Park Community School
750 Kalb St., S. E.
Howard Community School
551 Houston St., N. E.
Parks Conmunity School
1190 Windsor St., S. W.
Price Community School
1670 Capitol Ave., S. E.
South Fulton Community School
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605 South Bayard, East Point, Ga.
Washington Community School
45 White House Dr., S. W.
Wesley Community School
187 Wesley Ave., N. E.
West Fulton Conmunity School
1890 Bankhead Ave., N. W.
Arvella L. Farmer, Assistant Principal
794-3256
Norris L. Hogans, Assistant Principal
524-6854
Edward Newby, Assistant Principal
758-5050
Obadiah Jordan, Assistant Principal
523-8696
Jack Glasgow, Assistant Principal
255-8696
James Chivers, Assistant Principal
627-5741
Bennie Williams, Assistant Principal
522-5096
Robert Still, Assistant Principal
753-6125
Carl Hubbard, Assistant Principal
627-1331
Harold Madison, Assistant Principal
761-3584
Joseph Draper, Assistant Principal
755-7721
Aaron Watson, Assistant Principal
378-4393
E. °C. Norman, Assistant Principal
799-3177
SUGGESTED SITES FOR SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM
Murphy High School
Roosevelt High School
Sylvan High School
Turner High School
Bass High School
O'Keefe High School
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THE ATLANTA AND FULTON COUNTY co~~IUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAM
The Atlanta and Fulton County Public Schools for the past
twenty-one months have been engaged in a sound and practical endeavor which
attempts to provide an educational opportunity for the entire community.
Thirteen schools have participated in the program by extending the hours
of the school day until ten o'clock in the evening and offering activities
· on Saturdays.
\vith advice from a citizens council, the activities offered
provide an opportunity for each member of the family to improve himself
or fulfill his leisure time with wholesome recreational activities.
Each
of the schools with one exception is located in an indigent community
where the school has the potential to compensate for the environmental and
· educational deficiencies that have existed for so many years.
Although each community school has attempted to develop a
program which would serve the needs of the community, there were several
problems prevalent which were common to each community .
Some of the
pr,oblems most connnon were:
1.
The image of the school was not a positive one.
2.
Delinquency was common.
3.
The dropout rate was alarming.
4.
The male image was lacking in many homes.
5.
Parents hesitated to participate in school programs.
6.
Health problems were existent.
7.
Recreational programs and playgrounds were sadly lacking.
8.
The initiative on the part of the people to do anything
about it was missing .
Several other factors influenced the need for connnunity education
which would establish effective communications and open the doors of the
school to the residents of the connnunity.
In each connnunity the educational
level of the people was quite low and their experiences in school had been
unsuccessful.
Many adultsneeded to master the basic skills to help them-
selves and to keep up with their children.
Other adults had not had the
opportunity to complete high school and others had vocational interest
which had never been satisfied .
All of the social ills were prevalent in
the connnunity without a conserted effort to eliminate them.
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With an awareness for the existing problem, the two boards of
education implemented the Conununity School Program in July of 1965.
Some
of the purposes for implementing this program include the following:
1.
To provide opportunities for school age children to participate
in educational activities other than during the regular school
day.
This includes use of libraries; enrichment, supervised
study and recreational programs during the afternoons, evening
and on Saturdays, fifty-two weeks a year.
2.
To provide opportunities for adults to participate in
similar programs, including some pre-vocational activities,
and an opportunity to improve certain saleable skills.
3.
To provide an academic program for adults ranging from basic
education for the illiterate and semi-illiterate to completion
of high school.
4.
To make the school available for all the people in the community
for programs which would develop and enhance their individual,
family and conununity lives.
5.
To provide leadership which will serve as the catalytic agent
to put unity in the community by bringing people together to
solve their problems.
Funds made available through Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.
made it possible for programs to be started in the target areas in which
conununity action programs were focusing attention.
These funds will be
exhausted on May 31, 1967 and will not pennit the operation of the Sununer
Program for the youth unless other financial support can be derived.
Proposed Summer Program 1967
Based on the experiences of our summer progr.µn 1966, we anticipate
"tLN .Q._I Ve,,
a program which will involve the youth in each of our t h i ~ communities .
With the total school facilities at our disposal , recreational and enrichment
activities will be offered throughout the summer months .
ment activities for boys and girls will include :
Some of the enrich-
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Creative Dancing
Reading for Fun
Arithmetic for Fun
Cookouts
Knitting
Beauty and Charm
Wood Shop
Science
Music (band)
Arts and Crafts
Typing For Fun
Archery
Ceramics
Junior Homemaking
Speech and Drama
Doll Making
Camping Trips
Leather Craft
Recreational activities will provide the following opportunities:
Bicycle Hikes
Swinnning
Basketball
Baton a.nd Cheerleading
Judo
Volleyball
Teen Dances
Pee Wee Baseball
Gymnastics
Tennis
Weight Lifting
Softball
Track and Field
Soccor
Under the direction of the Assistant Principal for the Community
School, the preceding activities will be possible in twelve of our community
schools affected by federal funding.
A request to fund the operation of
these schools under Title I has been made while six additional schools seek
local support for their existence this summer.
For the continuation of
the community school $59,000 has been requested while the local support for
six additional sites would total $18,000.
These eighteen centers would
provide a vital contribution to the recreational needs in our inner city
communities.
Last summer over two thousand children and youth took part
each day in the program at one particular school.
It would be possible
for each school to accommodate approximately one thousand youth daily in
the recreational and enrichment activities.
The community schools stand
ready to accept this challenge.
The Future
The continuation of the Community School Program in Atlanta is
vital to the continued growth and development of our city .
The school
has the potential to improve the citizens of each community and in turn,
help each community become the best possible .
We are hopeful that we can
look forward to many successful years of community education with September , 1967
beginning our third.
goals .
Financial assistance is necessary to accomp~ish these
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THE ATLANTA AND FULTON COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAM
The Atlanta and Fulton County Public Schools for the past
twenty-one months have been engaged in a sound and practical endeavor which
attempts to provide an educational opportunity for the entire community.
Thirteen schools have participated in the program by extending the hours
of the school day until ten o'clock in the evening and offering activities
on Saturdays. With advice from a citizens council, the activities offered
provide an opportunity for each member of the family to improve himself
or fulfill his leisure time with wholesome recreational activities. Each
of the schools with one exception is located in an indigent community
where the school has the potential to compensate for the environmental and
‘educational deficiencies that have existed for so many years.
Although each community school has attempted to develop a
program which would serve the needs of the community, there were several
problems prevalent which were common to each community. Some of the
problems most common were:
1. The image of the school was not a positive one.
2. Delinquency was conmon.
3. The dropout rate was alarming.
4. The male image was lacking in many homes.
5. Parents hesitated to participate in school programs.
6. Health problems were existent.
7. Recreational programs and playgrounds were sadly lacking.
8. The initiative on the part of the people to do anything
about it was missing.
Several other factors influenced the need for commmity education
which would establish effective communications and open the doors of the
school to the residents of the community. In each community the educational
level of the people was quite low and their experiences in school had been
unsuccessful. Many adultsneeded to master the basic skills to help them-
selves and to keep up with their children. Other adults had not had the
opportunity to complete high school and others had vocational interest
which had never been satisfied. All of the social ills were prevalent in
the commmity without a conserted effort to eliminate them.
stds
With an awareness for the existing problem, the two boards of
education implemented the Community School Program in July of 1965. Some
of the purposes for implementing this program include the following:
1. To provide opportunities for school age children to participate
in educational activities other than during the regular school
day. This includes use of libraries; enrichment, supervised
study and recreational programs during the afternoons, evening
and on Saturdays, fifty-two weeks a year.
2. To provide opportunities for adults to participate in
similar programs, including some pre-vocational activities,
and an opportunity to improve certain saleable skills.
3. To provide an academic program for adults ranging from basic
education for the illiterate and semi-illiterate to completion
of high school.
4. To make the school available for all the people in the community
for programs which would develop and enhance their individual,
family and community lives.
5. To provide leadership which will serve as the catalytic agent
to put unity in the community by bringing people together to
solve their problems.
Funds made available through Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.
made it possible for programs to be started in the target areas in which
community action programs were focusing attention. These funds will be
exhausted on May 31, 1967 and will not permit the operation of the Summer
Program for the youth unless other financial support can be derived.
Proposed Summer Program 1967
Ya\Ve
Based on the experiences of our summer i 966, we anticipate
hiseeen communities.
a program which will involve the youth in each of our
With the total school facilities at our disposal, recreational and enrichment
activities will be offered throughout the summer months. Some of the enrich-
ment activities for boys and girls will include:
Arts and Crafts Creative Dancing
Typing For Fun Reading for Fun
Archery Arithmetic for Fun
Ceramics Cookouts
Junior Homemaking Knitting
Speech and Drama. Beauty and Charm
Doll Making Wood Shop
Camping Trips Science
Leather Craft Music (band)
Recreational activities will provide the following opportunities:
Pee Wee Baseball Bicycle Hikes
Gymnastics Swimning
Tennis Basketball
Weight Lifting Baton and Cheerleading
Softball Judo
Track and Field Volleyball
Soccor Teen Dances
Under the direction of the Assistant Principal for the Community
School, the preceding activities will be possible in twelve of our community
schools affected by federal funding. A request to fund the operation of
these schools under Title I has been made while six additional schools seek
local support for their existence this summer. For the continuation of
the community school $59,000 has been requested while the local support for
six additional sites would total $18,000. These eighteen centers would
provide a vital contribution to the recreational needs in our inner city
communities.
Last summer over two thousand children and youth took part
each day in the program at one particular school. It would be possible
for each school to acconmodate approximately one thousand youth daily in
the recreational and enrichment activities. The community schools stand
ready to accept this challenge.
The Future
The continuation of the Community School Program in Atlanta is
vital to the continued growth and development of our city. The school
has the potential to improve the citizens of each community and in turn,
help each community become the best possible. We are hopeful that we can
look forward to many successful years of community education with September, 1967
beginning our third. Financial assistance is necessary to accomplish these
goals.
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Tii E COMMUN ITV SCHOOL vkre lmrnmq 't li-uinq meet
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THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL utere learning + lang meet
everything which concerns the weltare of its children and families
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community beautification. |
COUNSE ING + GUIDANCE |
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community + school park and recreation planning PTA, programs
community + school fund-raising projects dental care =,
community councils programs for underprivileged + accelerated
conferences — works lintes
field trips hops
‘ HOBBY _AND_INTEREST GROUPS
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Funds NEEDED To OPECATE THE SAME
RECREATION PROGRAINS FOR THE SUMMER
OF _/967 THAT WERE OPERATED DVUEING
THE SUMMER OF 1966 1 ATLANTA, GEORGIA *
| -Mesebseiees Pip Gib Proerarn 06, 630
Summee RECREATION FPROGRAII F4, 340
: SENIOR hive’ Hesaboii | | 67,759
TOTAL F UNDS NEEDED é
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SALARIES | Jatei8 het 47 1F2.°72
AUTO ALLOWANCE | 131. 66
TRANSPORTATION A, GBF AE
RENTALS obi be eepuat tne Zoatge tae Mang seteett tance te MEO OE
OPERATING SUPPLIES 4, 895. 94
RENTAL ¢ PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT & 699. £4
MacHmeRy, EQvIPMENT, € GROUNDS REPAIR 5,652.14
TOTAL Se SEs ee bs yy, FRA.SS
PROPOSED BUDGET FoR SUMMER, 1967
CAI PLAYLOTS)
SALARIES * 47,000.00
BVTO ALLOWANCE 450.00
TRANSPORTATION It, COO. 00
RENTALS | 900.00
OPERATING SUPPLIES = ss /4, 650. 00
RENTAL ¢ PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT /7, 280.00
Macuimery, EouiemenT, € Grounds REPAIR //, 300.00
TOTAL * 106, 6f0. 60
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ACTUAL ExPEnDdiTLRES From GRANT FUuNDs
IN 1966
AUTO ALLOWANCE | 7) ¥ 909.66
Mh AMS FOROTIITIONM. x cae, ae chereen yt te Sopa) cat eshte oe 18,695.00
PURCHASE And RENTAL OF EQVIPNENT Fb GF. BF
CONSUMABLE SUPPLIES Sa | 10, 845, 46
SALARIES = | ; Yo RET. AS
SPECIAL PROTECT EXPENDITURES a 5,751.79
Space Cost € RENTAL po MeStee SE NONE
TOTAL ea ae RSP < * 99 339, OF
THIS PROGRAM WAS OPERATED ON BS EXISTING
Locarions IN HARD-CORE POVERTY TARGET AREAS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
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SALARIES - Hus G62
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ve een, ROF
TRAVEL ALLOWANCES 4 780 |
| TeawsPoRTATION F893
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EQUIPMENT AND GAMES 3, 676
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE. ow F, OF
TOTAL r 67, 758
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I.
FACT SHEET
YOUTH OPPORTUNITY CAMPAIGN 1967
The Atlanta Youth Council is serving as the task-force for this campaign.
Rather than confine this year's campaign to summer employment only, both
at the suggestion of the Vice President and because the logic of his suggestion
was already apparent to many here in Atlanta, our program will include
employment, education, recreation and in a secondary way, health.
A.
Because the schools provide the ideal vehicle for selling this program
to high school age youth, we have developed this program through
the high school counselors.
1.
April 26: Memorandum will go to counselors and principals
of 26 high schools outlining the program and asking for their
enthusiastic support.
2.
May 1: Kit going to each school will contain:
a.
Abbreviated employment application forms for summer
jobs through the State Department of Labor's Youth
Opportunity Center, together with return envelopes
for transmitting completed applications back to the
Center. This early recruitment will help eliminate
the logjam that occurs at the Center when school is
out; it will give the less motivated youth the guidance
of the counselor in taking this important first step;
and it will put summer paying jobs in perspective
with other types of summer opportunity.
b.
Colorful posters for display throughout schools will
feature a message appealing to this age group.
c.
Sun-burst design lapel buttons which use a "teaser
approach" to generate interest in Youth .Opportunity
Week. They simply say "I Am" in response to the
slogan "Be a Summer Swinger", which appears on
the poster and other material.
d.
Comic books developed by U. S. Department of Labor
as part of the Youth Opportunity Campaign kit.
3.
May 4 : Comic _books will be distributed through junior and
senior home -rooms and strong announcement made of Youth
Opportunity Week, May 8 - 15.
4.
May 8 : Employment application forms will' be made
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available through junior and senior home -rooms and
students urged to consider the w hole range of summer
opportunity - paying jobs, volunteer work with Head
Start programs, summer school and recreation
programs - and discuss these w ith the coun s elor.
Counselors will have information on summer school
and basic recreation programs and w ill refer volunteers
to the H e ad Start volunte er r e cruiters.
Since many youth who need to be re a che d by this prog r a m a r e s chool
drop-outs , this informa tion w ill a l so b e disse m i nat e d through the
Neighborhood Service Centers and City recreation centers.
News media will be prov ided with full information, suggestions for
special pro g rammin g ,public servic e announcement tape s and slides.
B.
The cam p a i gn w ill m ake a s tron g app eal to the p r i vat e s e cto r t o pr ovide
summer jobs - 10% to 20% more than summe r 1966.
1.
2.
C.
A mail cam paign to 13, 000 employe rs in the m e tro area w ill
cons i s t of:
a.
I nitial mailing fr om Sta t e D epartment of L a bo r
b.
Mailing from Atlan t a Youth C ouncil
c.
Mailing fro m Youth O p p o r tuni ty C ent er, o ffering
incentiv e of a Brav e s b aseball t icket (s i m il ar t o
1966 p r o gram) for each s u mmer job made availa ble
to youth
New s releases w ill go to A tl anta C hamb e r o f C ommer c e,
business and civi c associ a ti ons, news media , etc. ,
spelling out t h e whole campaign but making special
appeal to empl oyers .
Three conc u rrent surv eys are inventorying our re c reation res o urces
and preliminary findings indicate urgent need for e x panded recreation ·
opportunities. These surveys are:
1.
CIP overall R ecr e ati on Survey, now in first draft form.
�Page Three
D.
2.
Inter-Agency group self-survey - Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts,
Campfire Girls, Girls Clubs, Boys Clubs, YMCA, YWCA, .
etc. - now being compiled.
3.
Church-related recre ation surv e y be i ng conducte d by Atlanta
Youth Council.
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FACT SHEET
YOUTH OPPORTUNITY CAMPAIGN 1967
The Atlanta Youth Council is serving as the task-force for this campaign.
Rather than confine this year's campaign to summer employment only, both
at the suggestion of the Vice President and because the logic of his suggestion
was already apparent to many here in Atlanta, our program will include
employment, education, recreation and in a secondary way, health.
A.
Because the schools provide the ideal vehicle for selling this program
to high school age youth, we have developed this program through
the high school counselors. _
1.
April 26: Memorandum will go to counselors and principals
of 26 high schools outlining the program and asking for their
enthusiastic support,
May 1: Kit going to each school will contain:
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Abbreviated employment application forms for summer
jobs through the State Department of Labor's Youth
Opportunity Center, together with return envelopes
for transmitting completed applications back to the
Center. This early recruitment will help eliminate
the logjam that occurs at the Center when school is
out; it will give the less motivated youth the guidance
of the counselor in taking this important first step;
and it will put summer paying jobs in perspective
with other types of summer opportunity.
Colorful posters for display throughout schools will
feature a message appealing to this age group.
Sun-burst design lapel buttons which use a "teaser
approach" to generate interest in Youth Opportunity
Week, They simply say 'I Am" in response to the
slogan ''Be a Summer Swinger", which appears on
the poster and other material.
Comic books developed by U. S. Department of Labor
as part of the Youth Opportunity Campaign kit.
May 4; Comic books will be distributed through junior and
senior home-rooms and strong announcement made of Youth
Opportunity Week, May 8 - 15.
May 8: Employment application forms will be made
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available through junior and senior home-rooms and
students urged to consider the whole range of summer
opportunity - paying jobs, volunteer work with Head
Start programs, summer school and recreation
programs - and discuss these with the counselor.
Counselors will have information on summer school
and basic recreation programs and will refer volunteers
to the Head Start volunteer recruiters.
Since many youth who need to be reached by this program are school
drop-outs, this information will also be disseminated through the
Neighborhood Service Centers and City recreation centers.
News media will be provided with full information, suggestions for
special programming,public service announcement tapes and slides.
The campaign will make a strong appeal to the private sector to provide
summer jobs - 10% to 20% more than summer 1966.
1. A mail campaign to 13,000 employers in the metro area will
consist of;
a. Initial mailing from State Department of Labor
b. Mailing from Atlanta Youth Council
c. Mailing from Youth Opportunity Center, offering
incentive of a Braves baseball ticket (similar to
1966 program) for each summer job made available
to youth
2. News releases will go to Atlanta Chamber of Commerce,
business and civic associations, news media, etc.,
spelling out the whole campaign but making special
appeal to employers.
Three concurrent surveys are inventorying our recreation resources
and preliminary findings indicate urgent need for expanded recreation
opportunities. These surveys are:
I. CIP overall Recreation Survey, now in first draft form,
Page Three
2. Inter-Agency group self-survey - Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts,
Campfire Girls, Girls Clubs, Boys winks, YMCA, YWCA,
etc. - now being compiled,
3. Church-related recreation survey being conducted by Atlanta
Youth Council.
D. Through news media special programming, etc., we hope to continue
the initial motivation of a summer opportunity campaign throughout
the summer in as many ways as possible.
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SUMMARY OF ATLANTA'S YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES CAMPAIGN
AND SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM FOR 1967
For the third straight year and at the suggestion of the President, the City of
Atlanta has formed a Youth Opportunity Campaign Task Force, this year
spearheaded by the new Atlanta Youth Council.
Rather than confine itself to summer job opportunities, as important as these
are, Atlanta's Youth Opportunity Campaign for summer 1967 is intensely concerned with a number of areas that we consider of tremendous importance to
our youth. Our overall program concerns itself with employment, education,
recreation and health.
The summer opportunity campaign is already underway and will consist of:
1.
Intensive recruitment through high school counselors for summer job
applicants;
2.
Recruitment for volunteers to work in Head Start Programs;
3.
Dissemination of information on summer recreation opportunities of all
types; and
4.
Emphasis on the importance of summer school in a youngster I s summer
plans.
Of the foregoing four points of our local program, the two most important are
summer job opportunities and summer recreation opportunities. We are
planning a real thrust into the private sector to achieve a IO% - 20% increase
in the number of summer job opportunities available and we are already
receiving considerable local support for this effort.
The second important phase of our campaign is summer recreation opportunities
and here we are acutely aware of difficiencies which exist in hard-core slum
areas of our community.
During the summer of 1966, through funds made available through OEO, we
were able to mount three major recreation programs:
1.
The Neighborhood Playlot Program in which we cleared and put into
operation seven neighborhood playlots, which served an average of 89
children per lot per day through the summer months at a total cost of
$41, 422.
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2.
An intensive summer recreation program - "Operation Champ 11 providing excursion and enrichment type recreation opportunities to
89, 000 participants throughout the summer months at a total cost of
$89, 340. Probably the most dramatic phase of Operation Champ was
an intensive swimming program which was continued on into the
schools for two weeks after the new school year began and which
was made possible partially through an additional grant of $25,000
which was made available to us. Under this program 3, 329 children
received swimming instruction from qualified teachers and some
600 were certified at various levels of proficiency.
3.
Equally important was
which we conducted in
the elderly throughout
of 36, 000 citizens at a
the recreation program for senior citizens
three high rise public housing complexes for
the summer and which had a total attendance
total cost of $14, 509.
In recent months under the auspices of the City of Atlanta Community Improvement Program a survey has been made on recreation resources available to
the blighted areas of Atlanta. The first draft of this survey has been made
available to us and it pinpoints where our needs are. The foremost conclusion
that we draw from these findings is the urgency of repeating and expanding
those programs we had last summer and adding to them some new recreational
programs which are badly needed.
Since last summer our Neighborhood Playlot Program has expanded from
seven playlots to a potential twenty-one which we hope to have in ope ration
for summer 1967. The estimated cost of operating our Neighborhood Playlot
Program so that it offers a real "day camp 1 ' opportunity for 1, 869 children
each day throughout the summer will be $106,680.
To repeat the Operation Champ Program with its wide range of enrichment
opportunities for children from slum areas, we anticipate a cost of $89, 340.
In addition we feel that we cannot fail to meet the very real recreation and
avocational needs of our senior citizens. It must be pointed out that these
needs do not end with the close of summer, as senior citizens are not
returning to school and other activities. Therefore, we feel that the senior
citizen program must be on a year-round basis or it ends in disappointments
at the end of the summer. We would like to operate this program on a yearr ound basis at an estimated cost of $67,758.
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For some time we have hoped to develop a conservation-recreation summer
camp for the youth of Atlanta. The main object of this project would be to
provide constructive athletic camping and v ocational opportunity for young
men ages 16 through 21. W e feel that a golden opportunity is at hand for .this
project and that the proj e ct could be expanded to accomplish two other
important purposes:
1.
To provide a part-time employment opportunity in conjunction with
the valuable outdoor experience as a part of our summer job
opportunity program; and
2.
To begin preliminary clearing and development of a 450 acre wooded
site which the City of Atlanta leases 45 miles northwe st of Atlanta
and which we hope by swnme r 1968 to put into operation as a regular
camping facility. We envision this project would be along similar
lines to successful CCC programs of the past in both administration
and philosophy, and that it would b e under the direction of a trained
professional in forestry or some similar field. We anticipate that
we can accommodate 100 boys per week for a total of 800 boys for
an eight week s ummer period. The estimated cost of .operating this
camp would be $96,000 for 1967. We would like to point out that this
figure does not include a ll of the e quipment and mate rial necessary,
but we would hope to get wide -spr ead support from the private
sector in the procurement of necessary e ·q uipment and consultant
personnel.
Another very important phase of our overall recreation hopes for this summe r
hinge s on continuation of our community schools as r ecre ation r esour ces . Our
community school program has reque sted $59,000 under Title I of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act for the operation of nineteen community schools
this swnmer. While in no way duplicating programs offered through our
regular City Parks and Recreation D e partment, but rath e r working closely
in conjunction in order to achieve the maximum pote ntial of both, the community
schools would offer a wide range of athletic and e nri c hment typ e programs for
both boys and girls of e lementary and high school ages.
Total cost of recreation n ee ds for 1967 - $418,778.
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SUMMARY OF ATLANTA'S YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES CAMPAIGN
AND SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM FOR 1967
For the third straight year and at the suggestion of the President, the City of
Atlanta has formed a Youth Opportunity Campaign Task Force, this year
spearheaded by the new Atlanta Youth Council.
Rather than confine itself to summer job opportunities, as important as these
are, Atlanta's Youth Opportunity Campaign for summer 1967 is intensely con-
cerned with a number of areas that we consider of tremendous importance to
our youth. Our overall program concerns itself with employment, education,
recreation and health.
The summer opportunity campaign is already underway and will consist of:
1, Intensive recruitment through high school counselors for summer job
applicants;
2. Recruitment for volunteers to work in Head Start Programs;
3. Dissemination of information on summer recreation opportunities of all
types; and
.
4, Emphasis on the importance of summer school in a youngster's summer
plans.
Of the foregoing four points of our local program, the two most important are
summer job opportunities and summer recreation opportunities. We are
planning a real thrust into the private sector to achieve a 10% - 20% increase
in the number of summer job opportunities available and we are already
receiving considerable local support for this effort,
The second important phase of our campaign is summer recreation opportunities
and here we are acutely aware of difficiencies which exist in hard-core slum
areas of our community.
During the summer of 1966, through funds made available through OEO, we
were able to mount three major recreation programs:
l. The Neighborhood Playlot Program in which we cleared and put into
operation seven neighborhood playlots, which served an average of 89
children per lot per day through the summer months at a total cost of
$41, 422,
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2. Anintensive summer recreation program - ''Operation Champ" -
providing excursion and enrichment type recreation opportunities to
89,000 participants throughout the summer months at a total cost of
$89, 340. Probably the most dramatic phase of Operation Champ was
an intensive swimming program which was continued on into the
schools for two weeks after the new school year began and which
was made possible partially through an additional grant of $25, 000
which was made available to us, Under this program 3, 329 children
received swimming instruction from qualified teachers and some
600 were certified at various levels of proficiency.
3. Equally important was the recreation program for senior citizens
which we conducted in three high rise public housing complexes for
the elderly throughout the summer and which had a total attendance
of 36,000 citizens at a total cost of $14,509.
In recent months under the auspices of the City of Atlanta Community Improve-
ment Program a survey has been made on recreation resources available to
the blighted areas of Atlanta. The first draft of this survey has been made
available to us and it pinpoints where our needs are. The foremost conclusion
that we draw from these findings is the urgency of repeating and expanding
those programs we had last summer and adding to them some new recreational
programs which are badly needed.
Since last summer our Neighborhood Playlot Program has expanded from
seven playlots to a potential twenty-one which we hope to have in operation
for summer1967. The estimated cost of operating our Neighborhood Playlot
Program so that it offers a real 'day camp" opportunity for 1, 869 children
each day throughout the summer will be $106, 680,
To repeat the Operation Champ Program with its wide range of enrichment
opportunities for children from slum areas, we anticipate a cost of $89, 340.
In addition we feel that we cannot fail to meet the very real recreation and
avocational needs of our senior citizens, It must be pointed out that these
needs do not end with the close of summer, as senior citizens are not
returning to school and other activities. Therefore, we feel that the senior
citizen program must be on a year-round basis or it ends in disappointments
at the end of the summer, We would like to operate this program on a year-
round basis at an estimated cost of $67, 758.
Page Three
For some time we have hoped to develop a conservation-recreation summer
camp for the youth of Atlanta. The main object of this project would be to
provide constructive athletic camping and vocational opportunity for young
men ages 16 through 21. We feel that a golden opportunity is at hand for this
project and that the project could be expanded to accomplish two other
important purposes:
l. To provide a part-time employment opportunity in conjunction with
the valuable outdoor experience as a part of our summer job
opportunity program; and
2. To begin preliminary clearing and development of a 450 acre wooded
site which the City of Atlanta leases 45 miles northwest of Atlanta
and which we hope by summer 1968 to put into operation as a regular
camping facility. We envision this project would be along similar
lines to successful CCC programs of the past in both administration
and philosophy, and that it would be under the direction of a trained
professional in forestry or some similar field. We anticipate that
we can accommodate 100 boys per week for a total of 800 boys for
an eight week summer period. The estimated cost of operating this
camp would be $96,000 for 1967. We would like to point out that this
figure does not include all of the equipment and material necessary,
but we would hope to get wide-spread support from the private
sector in the procurement of necessary equipment and consultant
personnel.
Another very important phase of our overall recreation hopes for this summer
hinges on continuation of our community schools as recreation resources. Our
community school program has requested $59,000 under Title I of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act for the operation of nineteen community schools
this summer. While in no way duplicating programs offered through our
regular City Parks and Recreation Department, but rather working closely
in conjunction in order to achieve the maximum potential of both, the community
schools would offer a wide range of athletic and enrichment type programs for
both boys and girls of elementary and high school ages.
Total cost of recreation needs for 1967 - $418,778.
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CITY OF .ATLANT.A
CITY HALL
ATLANTA, GA. 30303
Tel. 522-4463 Area Cod e 404
April 20, 1967
IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR
R. EARL LANDERS , Adm ini strative Assistant
MRS , ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT, JR ., Director of Govern mental Liai son
TO:
Mayor I van Allen, Jr .
FROJ.'i :
Johnny H. Robins on
s1rnJECT : Meeting VJith Area O Community Club (Boulevard Area)
The meeting revolved around the idea of better police prote ction
for this area . The citi zens of this area were c ompl aining about the
way the teen - agers were conductinp; themselves in this neighborhood,
by doing such things as loafinr,, gambling on the street, loud cursing,
mugging and robbing . It was explained to them that they had a responsi bility to the community by assisting the ? olice Department in preventing
these kind of things by tryin to work with the parents of these kids
in an effort to curtail this situation .
Lieutenant Perry and Officer Grah am assured them that they would
offer all the ssistance they could, but the idea of a walkinr, police man at this ti,.1e would be impossible, due to the shortage o-'- manpower .
The conclusions the citizens reached are as fol lowing :
1.
To inform the police o fic ial s when ,r ups were loafing on the
str2et during schoo l hours .
2 . Try to work with parents of these tecn- azers by pointing up
their re sponsibilities to them .
3.
Assist the E.O. A. Center in recruiting those 16 - 21 years of
age for Hci f:".hl.Jorhood Youth Corps and Job Corps .
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CITY OF ATLANTA.
CITY HALL ATLANTS, GA. 30303
Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404
April 20, 1967 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR
R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant
MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison
MEMOR AN DUM
TO: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
FROM: Johnny H, Robinson
SUBJECT: Meeting With Area O Community Club (Boulevard Area)
The meeting revolved around the idea of better police protection
for this area, The citizens of this area were complaining about the
way the teen-agers were conducting themselves in this neighborhood,
by doing such things as loafing, gambling on the street, loud cursing,
mugging and robbing. It was explained to them that they had a responsi-
bility to the community by assisting the rolice Department in preventing
these kind of things by trying to work with the parents of these kids
in an effort to curtail this situation.
Lieutenant Perry and Officer Graham assured them that they would
offer all the assistance they could, but the idea of a walking police-
man at this time would be impossible, due to the shortage of manpower.
The conclusions the citizens reached are as following:
1. To inform the police officials when froups were loafing on the
street during school hours,
2. Try to work with parents of these teen-arers by pointing up
their responsibilities to them.
3. Assist the E.0.A, Center in recruiting those 16 - 21 years of
age for Neishborhood Youth Corps and Job Corps,
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School vacation is but eight weeks away,
so it is heartening to learn that this year
Atlanta isn't likely to be caught flat-footed
in providing recreation for children in poverty neighborhoods.
We remember that last summer a crash
program was needed after schools were out
and that it wasn't until well into the summer before even minimum recreation programs were under way in many of these
areas. But this year we've got a head start.
City Parks Director Jack Delius plans to
operate 21 "playlots," three times as many
as last summer.
However, he is going to have a hard time
staffing these small playgrounds and operat-
ing other programs because federal .antipoverty funds that helped support them last
year have run out. If these funds aren't restored, the problem addresses itself to local
government, churches, private businesses and
civic groups.
Already there are encouraging signs that 1
our sommw1ity will answer this challenge.
More churches are giving money and time to
impoverished neighborhoods. The Rich Foundation made a generous contribution for <
portable swimming pools. The Atlanta Variety Club has opened an area at Lake Allatoon~. for use by slum . children.
Other groups are helping and more help
will be needed.
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School vacation is but eight weeks away,
so it is heartening to learn that this year
Atlanta isn’t likely to be caught flat-footed
in providing recreation for children in pov-
erty neighborhoods.
We remember that last summer a crash
program was needed after schools were out
and that it wasn’t until well into the sum-
mer before even minimum recreation pro-
grams were under way in many of these
areas. But this year we've got a head start.
City Parks Director Jack Delius plans to
operate 21 “playlots,” three times as many
as last summer.
However, he is going to have a hard time
staffing these small playgrounds and operat-
‘Schaal Will Sian Be Out
ing other programs because federal anti-
poverty funds that helped support them last
year have run out. If these funds aren't re-
stored, the problem addresses itself to local
government, churches, private businesses and
civic groups.
Already there are encouraging signs that
our community will answer this challenge.
More churches are giving money and time to
impoverished neighborhoods. The Rich Foun-
dation made a generous contribution for
portable swimming pools. The Atlanta Vari-
ety Club has opened an area at Lake Alla-
toona for use by slum children.
Other groups are helping and more help
will be needed.
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tion for l\Ir. Ward which led him the entire building program to
tc, make the gift to the Wieuca cost about $2 million. ·
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Rev. William L. Self. pastor
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the donor said he hoped to per- 1
petuate this kind of ministry . I
He had sus(gested that as soon :
as it is finan cially able, the '
Wieuca Road Church s h o u Id
build a similar recreation center for some other church in the
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An anonymous donor has giv-!
en the Wieuca Road Baptist’
Church of Atlanta $230,000 to,
build an activities building and.
has given an additional $40,000 |
to establish scholarships to edu-|
cate young men considering
Christian recreation as a career. |
The Wieuca Church Wednes-!
day night voted to accept the |
gift which came from a wealthy |
Christian layman of Atlanta who °
refuses to be identified.
Stipulating that the building be
named for Robert Ward, direc-
tor of Christian Recreation at|
the Second-Ponce de Leon Bap- |
tist Church, the donor said his
two sons have been engaged in
the recreation2] program at the!
Second-Ponce de Leon Chucch |
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‘which already has an activities
building.
HE SAID it was his apprecia-
tion for Mr. Ward which led him
to make the gift to the Wieuca
Road Church.
Rev. William L. Self, pastor
oi the Wieuca Road Church, said ,
the donor said he hoped to per- |
petuate this kind of ministry. |
He had suggested that as soon
as it is financially able, the
Wieuca Road Church should
build a similar recreation cen-
ter for some other church in the
-Atlanta area.
Mr. Ward, 33-year-old native
jAtlantan who came to the Sec-
ond-Ponce de Leon Church from
Capitol View Baptist Church in
1961, has a full schedule of rec-
reational activities at the church
whicn attracts hundreds of peo-
ple each week.
A graduate of Sylvan High
iSchool, Mr. Ward attended
Southern Tech and the Univer-
sity of Georgia and was gradu-
aied from Georgia State
College.
The Rev. Mr. Self said Thurs-
day that his people will begin
immediately to draft building
plans for the center. He added
that the erection of the building
will not in any way deter or
interfere with the church's
plans already under way to
Jerect a sanctuary, which will
seat almost 2,000 people, and a
new educational building.
The church, started in 1954
as a mission of the Second
Ponce de Leon Church, expects
the entire building program to
cost about $2 million.
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Box 21, Folder 35, Document 23
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Folder topic: Summer program | 1967
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SMALL 5Ufv1S CAN DO A LOT
At font Do-Gooders
0t11
the Assernbly line
By REESE CLEGHORN
. OUT AT THE Ford plant in Hapeville, John W. Brown and
seven of his buddies on the assembly line are earning more
than they have ever made before, and they are thinking they
ought to help some others who have been left behind.
Their average pay is about $137 a week. Before he got this
· job three years ago, John Brown, who is 30 years old and the
father of two, was a delivery man for a furniture store, at $75
a week.
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have formed a club and assessed themselves $5 ~ ·:J ~'.:'» A1
a month to further its ends, which are, general- ,d:.. --- '\ ·1·1
ly speaking, to do some good \\ith youth in the ' ~
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slums.
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They have sponsored some athletic activi-.....,._,
ties. Now they are planning an all-day barbecue
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on May 27 in Vine City to raise money for sponsoring baseball
teams there, possibly through the Little League organization,
which mostly is for people who are better off and whiter than
those in Vine City.
"We used to live in an apartment on West End Avenue,"
Mr. Brown says. "Once we moved to Vine Street I saw how
these kids were living, how they had nothing. i\'ly wife works
at the telephone company and I have a good job, so we decided
we ought to help do something.
"We're moving out of Vine City pretty soon, to a house that
·. is a lot better. But we decided we're going to try to come back
_ and help as often as we can.
"Right now, our club wants to raise enough money to have
· a real sports program for the kids. And we'd like to tell them
to stay in school, and show them something a lot of them don't
- know-that if they'll try, they can get good jobs later on, too."
THAT IS A S:.IALL list; representing a much longer one, of
some of the urgent needs in Atlanta's slums at this moment.
You may break it down further. For instance, $4.70 would buy :
the shuffleboard needed in Vine City's ne w-unequipped recreation center, or $11.25 \\·ould buy the two footballs, or $2.00 would '
buy the 10 pounds of clay dough needed for the smaller children.
Right now there is a big question about whether needs such
as these will be met by private response. Government is not
filling them. People who have 5aid all along that they are in
favor of the goals of this or that government pc)\·erty program
but don't like to see the go,·ernment do everything-they are not
filling the needs, either.
• •• •
LOOK AT \HfAT HAS happened in Atlanta.
Last summer, the poverty program was beginning to reach
into the slums. Then came the big reduction in federal funds for
Economic Opportunity Atlanta. l\Iany poverty-area programs
were eliminated.
For instance, last summer there was $89,000 for opera tion
of more than 35 centers where children were brough t into iD·
trarnural sports ; picked up for trips to the Atl anta Zoo, the Capitol and Stone :.\fountain ; and otherwise thrust into a broa der exposure to the world and to responsive adults than many of them
had ever seen before.
. . ..
·
• • •
THIS YEAR THERE IS i'.'\O money for that.
This time, also, there is no money for pre-school program5
and day care centers in some areas where they are mo5t
needed.
That is the situation. Because of what has gone before and
because many of the needs now have been defined and some
of the means for meeting them have been tested, small amounts
of money can go straight to the mark.
·
THIS LITTLE CLUB is one of a number of organizations
now ·moving, in a small way, into the gap left by a century of
neglect of the slums. It and others have found that a small
amount of money can do a lot.
. If a small amount of money could be found right now, slum·
children could have intramur al sports, go to a summer camp,
or be taken to a zoo this summer.
If more small amou nts could be found, Vine City could rent
the old but improva ble building it badly needs for a supervised
recreation center and get its tutorial program under way for
high school students who now are at the drop-out level.
The pitifully limited pre-school program for Summerhi!lM~chanicsville could be expanded for at least three days a
week. Summerhill's younger children could have a good day
care center, and openings to the world that would come with it.
SO?lfE OF IT IS Co:\11.'.\G, but only from a few sources .
The Atlanta Labor Council, AFL-CIO, has sent $3,000 to the
City of Atlanta so its parks and recreation departm ent can renovate a camp at Lake Allatoona and send poor children there
this swnrner. An organiza tion of family campers has sent $1,000
for: the same purpose.
The Rich Foundation has put up $28. 500 to buy portable
pools for the city's playlots in the slums. A church is buying the
equipment for a recreation center and financing some counseling for teen-agers. The Atlanta Jaycees are helping in the slums.
But a mighty gap remains as pri\·ate organizat ions begin to
move toward parts of the city that have been neglec ted.
Wanted: Do-Gooders.
• • •
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SMALL SUMS CAN DO A LOT
At Fo: 6, Do-Gooders on the
By REESE CLEGHORN
OUT AT THE Ford plant in Hapeville, John W. Brown and
seven of his buddies on the assembly line are earning more
than they have ever made before, and they are thinking they
ought to help some others who have been left behind.
Their average pay is about $137 a week. Before he got this
job three years ago, John Brown, who is 30 years old and the
father of two, was a delivery man for a furniture store, at $75
a week.
He is doing much better now because some
job opportunities have opened for Negroes. He
and seven Negro friends on the assembly line
have formed a club and assessed themselves $5
a month to further its ends, which are, general-
ly speaking, to do some good with youth in the
slums.
They have sponsored some athletic activi-
ties. Now they are planning an all-day barbecue
on May 27 in Vine City to raise money for sponsoring baseball
teams there, possibly through the Little League organization,
which mostly is for people who are better off and whiter than
those in Vine City.
“We used to live in an apartment on West End Avenue,”
Mr. Brown says. “Once we moved to Vine Street I saw how
these kids were living, how they had nothing. My wife works
at the telephone company and I have a good job, so we decided
we ought to help do something.
“We're moving out of Vine City pretty soon, to a house that
is a lot better. But we decided we're going to try to come back
_ and help as often as we can.
“Right now, our club wants to raise enough money to have
a real sports program for the kids. And we'd like to tell them
to stay in school, and show them something a lot of them don’t
know—that if they'll try, they ean get good jobs later on, too,”
THIS LITTLE CLUB is one of a number of organizations
now moving, in a small way, into the gap left by a century of
neglect of the slums. It and others have found that a small
amount of money can do a lot,
If a small amount of money could be found right now, slum
children could have intramural sports, go to a summer camp,
or be taken to a zoo this summer.
If more small amounts could be found, Vine City could rent
the old but improvable building it badly needs for a supervised
recreation center and get its tutorial program under way for
high school students who now are at the drop-out level,
The pitifully limited pre-school program for Summerhill-
Mechanicsville could be expanded for at least three days a
week. Summerhill’s younger children could have a good day
care center, and openings to the world that would come with it.
f ssemibly Line,
THAT IS A SMALL list, representing a much longer one, of
some of the urgent needs in Atlanta’s slums at this moment.
You may break it down further. For instance, $4.70 would buy |
the shuffleboard needed in Vine City’s new-unequipped recrea-
tion center, or $11.25 would buy the two footballs, or $2.00 would
buy the 10 pounds of clay dough needed for the smaller children.
Right now there is a big question about whether needs such
as these will be met by private response. Government is not
filling them. People who have said all along that they are in
favor of the goals of this or that government poverty program
but don't like to see the government do everything—they are not
filling the needs, either, ;
« = *
LOOK AT WHAT HAS happened in Atlanta.
Last summer, the poverty program was beginning to reach
into the slums. Then came the big reduction in federal funds for
Economic Opportunity Atlanta. Many pavechy acted programs
were eliminated.
For instance, last summer there was $89,000 for operation
of more than 35 centers where children were brought into in-
tramural sports; picked up for trips to the Atlanta Zoo, the Capi-
tol and Stone Mountain; and otherwise thrust into a broader ex-
posure to the world and to responsive adults than many of them
had ever seen before.
s * *
THIS YEAR THERE IS NO money for that.
This time, also, there is no money for pre-school programs
and day care centers in some areas where they are most
needed.
That is the situation. Because of what has gone before and
because many of the needs now have been defined and some
of the means for meeting them have been tested, small amounts
of money can go straight to the mark,
.* * *
SOME OF IT IS COMING, but only from a few sources,
The Atlanta Labor Council, AFL-CIO, has sent $3,000 to the
City of Atlanta so its parks and recreation department can reno-
vate a camp at Lake Allatoona and send poor children there
this summer. An organization of family campers has sent $1,000
for the same purpose. '
The Rich Foundation has put up $28.500 to buy portable
pools for the city’s playlots in the slums. A church is buying the
equipment for a recreation center and financing some counsel-
ing for teen-agers. The Atlanta Jaycees are helping in the slums.
But a mighty gap remains as private organizations begin to
move toward parts of the city that have been neglected.
Wanted: Do-Gooders.
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Box 21, Folder 35, Document 22
Box 21
Box 21 Folder 35
Folder topic: Summer program | 1967
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.Clubs' Aid /
A§lied .for
Crime Pa:1.cl C~1icf I
Talks to l\.lwamans :
The executive director of the
Metropolitan Atlanta C r i m e
. Commission appea led to civic
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l McGovern, who
): \r, ]heads the
.ice~-,.143.215.248.55 , p e r m a n ent
metropolitan co mmissio n that
grew out of the Atlanta Crime
Commiss ion's lengthy study and
report last year , said the City
Parks departmen t will attempt
to operate the play lots out of
the regular budget if no federal funds can be found , but
said that city funds are not
adequate for the program.
He told the Atlanta Kiwanis
Club th at Sears Roebuck and .
Co. had donated four portable 1
pools for the summer program , I
and urged them to consider fi- 1
nancing a $170 filt er system for I
one of the pools as a club proj-
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ect.
McGovern said that if they
. will support the program, there
are enough civic clubs in Atlanta, if each took a small pr?ject, to provide playground equipment fo r some of the lots and
provide chartered buses for
special trips, such as to the
zoo.
I
· "We're entering the summer. r
You are aware of the conditions
last summer, and the unrest,"
McGovern told the club. "You
have a vested interest in eliminating . the conditions and the
federal money that was m a d e
available on an emergency
basis last year is not a\·ailable
this year."
The new crime commission
official, who was
agent of the
Federal Bureau of Im}s~igation I
for 26 years, added, ·\\ e tend
to think of crime only in terms
of the courts and law enforce- ,
ment agencies, rather than as a
portrait of the failure of society,
a lack of employment opportunity and educat ion, of di·s ease and
misery."
"Every sun·ey I've e\·er read
recognizes crime breeds in depressed areas," he sa:d. "To
eliminate it, we must eliminate
depressed conditions. We must
also have adequate en fo ,cement
by qualified person nel and we
must pay for it. Anything that
is going to bring crime u n d e r j
control is going to cost money./
It's a community problem and i
every member of the communi- 1
ty must give his support-bo th',·
services and fin ancial."
He also urged. the club mem- 1
bers as employers to consider .
whether their employmen t practices should " arb itrarily eliminate all with past crir.1inal records and urged them to " be- 1
come individual crime prevent-,·
ers."
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- Commission appealed to civic
will support the program, there
) Clubs? Aid |
Asked for
-Reereation
Crime Panel Chief
Talks to Kiwanians
|
The executive director of gc!
Metropolitan Atlanta Crime
Foe Ricca clubs Tuesday
2: “to help equip
“3 and support
“play lots and
other summer
“ recreation pro-
3y grams for
youngsters = in
Aye “+ slum areas.
\ A: oh James L.
\! : ( 7 yMcGoyern, who
VB aa heads the
MeGovern perman ent
metropolitan commission that
grew out of the Atlanta Crime
Commission's lengthy study and
report last year, said the City
Parks department will attempt
to operate the play lots out of
the regular budget if no fed-
eral funds can be found, but
said that city funds are not
adequate for the program.
He told the Atlanta Kiwanis
Club that Sears Roebuck and
Co. had donated four portable
pools for the summer program,
and urged them to consider fi-
nancing a $170 filter system for
one of the pools as a club proj-
ect.
McGovern said that if they
are enough civic clubs in At-
lanta, if each took a small proj-
ect, to provide playground equip-
ment for some of the lots and
provide chartered buses for
special trips, such as to the
zoo.
——————————_—
“We're entering the summer.
You are aware of the conditions
last summer, and the unrest,”
McGovern told the club. “You
have a vested interest in elim-
inating the conditions and the
federal money that was made
available on an emergency
basis last year is not available
this year.”
The new crime commission
official, who was an agent of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
for 26 years, added, ‘We tend
to think of crime only in terms
of the courts and law enforce-
ment agencies, rather than as a
portrait of the failure of society,
a lack of employment opportun-
ity and education, of disease and
misery.”
“Every survey I’ve ever read:
recognizes crime breeds in de-|
pressed areas,” he sa:d. “To!
eliminate it, We must eliminate |
depressed conditions. We must,
also have adequate enfor cement
by qualified personnel and we.
must pay for it. Anything that}
is going to bring crime under
control is going to cost mony. |
It's a community problem and
every member of the communi-!
ty must give his support—both |
services and financial.”
He also urged the club mem-
bers as employers to consider |
whether their employment prac-
tices should ‘arbitrarily’ elim-|
inate all with past criminal re
ords and urged them to ‘‘be-
come individual crime prevent-:
ers.’
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Box 21, Folder 35, Document 21
Box 21
Box 21 Folder 35
Folder topic: Summer program | 1967