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ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA, INC, PROGRAM SUMMARY
FISCAL 1969
Form Number and
Project Title
Total Cost
Non-Federal
Share
Federal
Share
Description of Program
P,A, 01 - CAA
Administration
$496, 043
$61, 587
$434, 456
The Administrative Unit of this CAA
is designed to provide direction for
all phases of EOA's programs in
achieving goals. This involves the
responsibility and accountability of
all funds; managerial support relative
to personnel services; community
relations; program development and
evaluation: and the coordination of EOA
services with other agencies.
P,A, 07 - Neighborhood
Service Systems
Administration
1, 296, 905
455,619
841, 286
The Neighborhood Service Centers are
the delivery system for services of the
Community Action Agency. This pro-
gram accounts provide for the effective
administration of the Neighborhood
Services Center Project and includes
activities suchas implementation,
staffing, planning, supervision, training,
coordination, evaluation, and the
mobilization of people in order that
the objectives of NSC are achieved, i
P,A, 08 - Community
Organization
360, 130
360, 130
é
Community Organization seeks to
involve people of a common area in
understanding their problems, and
attempts to give these persons hope
in meeting problems together for
community stability where mutual
contributions will achieve the desired
benefits with a sense of worth and
usefulness,
Form Number and
Project Title
Total Cost
Non-Federal
Share
Federal
Share
Description of Program
P,A, ll - Job Develop-
ment and Placement
120, 361
120, 361
This program is designed to develop
meaningful jobs and to place approxi-
mately 4,000 unemployed and under-
employed male and female heads of
household and youth dropouts in the
fourteen traget areas of this CAA and
to increase training opportunities for
these individuals,
P,A, 14 - Foster
Grandparents
113, 764
25,033
88, 731
The purpose of.this program is to employ —
impoverished older persons ina service *
role to institutionalized children who are
deprived of a close, affectionate relation-
ship with mature adults. This project,
is, in fact, dual in both purpose and
benefits. For the older person whose
income is both fixed and limited, it
provides an income to meet the basic
needs of food, shelter, medical care and
other items peculiar to their needs.
P,A, 19 - Day Care
(West End Child
Development Center)
164, 017
114, 242
4"
49,775
The purpose of this programis to pro- ,
* vide a comprehensive program of child
‘development activities for fifty children
between the ages of three and eight,
Older persons will be recruited, trained
and placed in groups of 15 each fora
three months period, e.g., four groups
of 15 each completing 4 weeks of class-
room instruction and 8 weeks of field
placement before employment for a
total of 60 persons,
Form Number and
Project Title
Total Cost
Non-Federal
Share
Federal.
Share
Description of Program
PA. 23'= Full Year
Headstart
765, 741
160, 031
605, 710
Seven centers - The purpose of this
project is to give full year, all day care
to children so that parents can train for
jobs or take jobs free of the anxiety
for the children while they are at work.
Also, for the improvement of the child's
physical and dental health so that they
can grow and learn to their best
capacities. Priority is given to the most
culturally deprived children and to families
in greatest need.
€
P.,A, 24 - Summer
Headstart
This program will serve 3,050 low
income children, ages 4, 5, and 6 who
will be attending school in the fall for
the first time, for 4 to 6 hours, 5 days
a week during an eight week period in
the summer of 1969,
P,A, 47 - Family
Planning
151,115
30, 223
an
120, 892
Nine family planning clinics located in e
target areas will be available to low lid
income residents in order to acquaint “
‘the medically indigent so that they too
will know that family planning services n
are available, and to provide such
services at a time that is convenient,
at a place that is accessible, and at a low
cost or no cost,
Form Number and
Project Title
Total Cost
Non-Federal
Share
Federal
Share
Description of Program
P,A, 51 - General
Services - Social
Service Counseling
409, 532
409, 532
Social Service Counseling - This pro-
gram deals with the continuous
counseling of indigent persons to help
them develop an appreciation of them-
selves, aS well as an appreciation of
their own skills and abilities and to
link these persons with available
Further, this account will
attempt to help residents develop pro-
grams to meet their needs within the
resources,
Center and other agencies in the develop-
ment of new services,
P,A, 52 - Consumer
Action
86, 294
34, 069
52, 225
Within the East Central and Northwest
target areas, this program will
address problems facing the low-
income consumer such as explorative
pricing practices on the part of neigh-
borhood grocers and slum landlords;
incidence of home management problems
reflected through the lack of budget
control, meal planning and a feeling of
family well-being and small business
‘ventures designed to serve with owner-
ship being vested in the poor,
P.,A, 54 « Emergency
Financial Assistance
7, 335
7,335
This emergency financial assistance
program proposes to make limited funds
available to participants of the CAA's
projects for critical purposes such as
transportation to and from a new job until
the first pay has been earned; transpor-
tation to hospital or doctor in times of
emergency; lodging; food; housing relocation
and emergency financial loans,
#
au
Form Number and
Project Title
Total Cost
Non-Federal
Share
Federal
Share
Description of Program
P,A, 57 - Legal Services
647, 261
126, 014
521, 247
This program offers legal representation
for indigent citizens to educate them in
the functions of the law. The program
will furnish legal advice, prepare docu-
ments, negotiate legal controversies,
represent clients in court, and counsel
indigent people regarding the legal process
of the law. The program operates out of
five offices and proposes two additional
centers for the upcoming year.
P. A. 59 - Special
Projects - Summer
Recreation
Summer recreation has three major
emphasis - employment for residents
in target areas, recreation for the total
family environment, and aultural activities.
This program is designed to serve 60, 000
youth and their families.
_P,A, 60 - Recreation
16, 427°
16, 427
This recreation program is designed to
meet the recreational, social, cultural, ee
and aesthetic needs of the young adult a
and teenager in the fourteen target areas
of the CAA. Further, this program
attempts to broaden the scope of =
recreation to encompass understanding,
guidance, and direction.
Form Number and Total Cost Non-Federal Federal - Description of Program
Project Title Share Share
P.A, 65 - Senior 229, 969 L27,. 103 102, 866 The purpose of this project is to create
Opportunities and an environment which enables deprived
Services (Multi Service older people to fulfill their potential
Centers for the Elderly) rather than becoming a burden to the
community - contributing to the community
and becoming a source of strength in the
community. Three high rise units are
now operating with a total of 650 units of
families and single persons 65 years and
older being served.
P.,A. 76 - General 45,000 --- 45, 000 The purpose of this program is to
Technical Assistance develop effective and -functional
to Communities management which will provide leader-
(CMIP) ship and direction to the activities of
i community action programs and
projects within the organization so
that the goals and objectives of serving
indigents and alleviating poverty are
realized. Management, therefore, will
address the elements of operation, #
control, and coordination, x
+ 7
$4, 909, 894 Sly 133,.921 S34 755. 9¢5
TOTAL
FISCAL 1969
Form Number and
Project Title
Total Cost
Non-Federal
Share
Federal
Share
Description of Program
P,A, 01 - CAA
Administration
$496, 043
$61, 587
$434, 456
The Administrative Unit of this CAA
is designed to provide direction for
all phases of EOA's programs in
achieving goals. This involves the
responsibility and accountability of
all funds; managerial support relative
to personnel services; community
relations; program development and
evaluation: and the coordination of EOA
services with other agencies.
P,A, 07 - Neighborhood
Service Systems
Administration
1, 296, 905
455,619
841, 286
The Neighborhood Service Centers are
the delivery system for services of the
Community Action Agency. This pro-
gram accounts provide for the effective
administration of the Neighborhood
Services Center Project and includes
activities suchas implementation,
staffing, planning, supervision, training,
coordination, evaluation, and the
mobilization of people in order that
the objectives of NSC are achieved, i
P,A, 08 - Community
Organization
360, 130
360, 130
é
Community Organization seeks to
involve people of a common area in
understanding their problems, and
attempts to give these persons hope
in meeting problems together for
community stability where mutual
contributions will achieve the desired
benefits with a sense of worth and
usefulness,
Form Number and
Project Title
Total Cost
Non-Federal
Share
Federal
Share
Description of Program
P,A, ll - Job Develop-
ment and Placement
120, 361
120, 361
This program is designed to develop
meaningful jobs and to place approxi-
mately 4,000 unemployed and under-
employed male and female heads of
household and youth dropouts in the
fourteen traget areas of this CAA and
to increase training opportunities for
these individuals,
P,A, 14 - Foster
Grandparents
113, 764
25,033
88, 731
The purpose of.this program is to employ —
impoverished older persons ina service *
role to institutionalized children who are
deprived of a close, affectionate relation-
ship with mature adults. This project,
is, in fact, dual in both purpose and
benefits. For the older person whose
income is both fixed and limited, it
provides an income to meet the basic
needs of food, shelter, medical care and
other items peculiar to their needs.
P,A, 19 - Day Care
(West End Child
Development Center)
164, 017
114, 242
4"
49,775
The purpose of this programis to pro- ,
* vide a comprehensive program of child
‘development activities for fifty children
between the ages of three and eight,
Older persons will be recruited, trained
and placed in groups of 15 each fora
three months period, e.g., four groups
of 15 each completing 4 weeks of class-
room instruction and 8 weeks of field
placement before employment for a
total of 60 persons,
Form Number and
Project Title
Total Cost
Non-Federal
Share
Federal.
Share
Description of Program
PA. 23'= Full Year
Headstart
765, 741
160, 031
605, 710
Seven centers - The purpose of this
project is to give full year, all day care
to children so that parents can train for
jobs or take jobs free of the anxiety
for the children while they are at work.
Also, for the improvement of the child's
physical and dental health so that they
can grow and learn to their best
capacities. Priority is given to the most
culturally deprived children and to families
in greatest need.
€
P.,A, 24 - Summer
Headstart
This program will serve 3,050 low
income children, ages 4, 5, and 6 who
will be attending school in the fall for
the first time, for 4 to 6 hours, 5 days
a week during an eight week period in
the summer of 1969,
P,A, 47 - Family
Planning
151,115
30, 223
an
120, 892
Nine family planning clinics located in e
target areas will be available to low lid
income residents in order to acquaint “
‘the medically indigent so that they too
will know that family planning services n
are available, and to provide such
services at a time that is convenient,
at a place that is accessible, and at a low
cost or no cost,
Form Number and
Project Title
Total Cost
Non-Federal
Share
Federal
Share
Description of Program
P,A, 51 - General
Services - Social
Service Counseling
409, 532
409, 532
Social Service Counseling - This pro-
gram deals with the continuous
counseling of indigent persons to help
them develop an appreciation of them-
selves, aS well as an appreciation of
their own skills and abilities and to
link these persons with available
Further, this account will
attempt to help residents develop pro-
grams to meet their needs within the
resources,
Center and other agencies in the develop-
ment of new services,
P,A, 52 - Consumer
Action
86, 294
34, 069
52, 225
Within the East Central and Northwest
target areas, this program will
address problems facing the low-
income consumer such as explorative
pricing practices on the part of neigh-
borhood grocers and slum landlords;
incidence of home management problems
reflected through the lack of budget
control, meal planning and a feeling of
family well-being and small business
‘ventures designed to serve with owner-
ship being vested in the poor,
P.,A, 54 « Emergency
Financial Assistance
7, 335
7,335
This emergency financial assistance
program proposes to make limited funds
available to participants of the CAA's
projects for critical purposes such as
transportation to and from a new job until
the first pay has been earned; transpor-
tation to hospital or doctor in times of
emergency; lodging; food; housing relocation
and emergency financial loans,
#
au
Form Number and
Project Title
Total Cost
Non-Federal
Share
Federal
Share
Description of Program
P,A, 57 - Legal Services
647, 261
126, 014
521, 247
This program offers legal representation
for indigent citizens to educate them in
the functions of the law. The program
will furnish legal advice, prepare docu-
ments, negotiate legal controversies,
represent clients in court, and counsel
indigent people regarding the legal process
of the law. The program operates out of
five offices and proposes two additional
centers for the upcoming year.
P. A. 59 - Special
Projects - Summer
Recreation
Summer recreation has three major
emphasis - employment for residents
in target areas, recreation for the total
family environment, and aultural activities.
This program is designed to serve 60, 000
youth and their families.
_P,A, 60 - Recreation
16, 427°
16, 427
This recreation program is designed to
meet the recreational, social, cultural, ee
and aesthetic needs of the young adult a
and teenager in the fourteen target areas
of the CAA. Further, this program
attempts to broaden the scope of =
recreation to encompass understanding,
guidance, and direction.
Form Number and Total Cost Non-Federal Federal - Description of Program
Project Title Share Share
P.A, 65 - Senior 229, 969 L27,. 103 102, 866 The purpose of this project is to create
Opportunities and an environment which enables deprived
Services (Multi Service older people to fulfill their potential
Centers for the Elderly) rather than becoming a burden to the
community - contributing to the community
and becoming a source of strength in the
community. Three high rise units are
now operating with a total of 650 units of
families and single persons 65 years and
older being served.
P.,A. 76 - General 45,000 --- 45, 000 The purpose of this program is to
Technical Assistance develop effective and -functional
to Communities management which will provide leader-
(CMIP) ship and direction to the activities of
i community action programs and
projects within the organization so
that the goals and objectives of serving
indigents and alleviating poverty are
realized. Management, therefore, will
address the elements of operation, #
control, and coordination, x
+ 7
$4, 909, 894 Sly 133,.921 S34 755. 9¢5
TOTAL
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