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ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA, INC. 525-4262
101 Marietta Street, N. W. :
Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Established 1964
T. M.(Jim) Parham, Executive Administrator '
Purpose: To bring employment, social services, and community organization
to low income areas,
Services: Job counseling, training, placement and follow up; day care;
legal assistance; aid in sécurirg medical, psychiatric, housing,
emergency financial assistance and other social services
’ through the use of existing services and the development of
new ones; community organization; youth development and recreation;
family planning; programs and help for the elderly; assistance
to families with problems of budgeting, nutrition, meal planning
and preparation, child care, hygiene, and housekeeping; assistance
in self-improvement and educational programs; prevention of crime
in cooperation with the Atlanta Police Department which assigns
policemen.to work in the centers; becoming friends with the
residents and aiding them with their problems; social casework
by trained staff located in each center; training of neighborhood
residents as aides; special projects and programs utilizing
volunteers,
Area Served: Metropolitan Atlanta, Fulton, Gwinnett and Rockdale Counties,
'
Hours of Service: 8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday.
Eligibility: No restrictions except that applicants be of low income,
Fees: None
Application Procedure: Contact receptionist at Neighborhood Service
Centers or the main Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc., office
or the agency administering specific programs.
Auspices: Non-profit corporation,
Source of Funds: Federal, local.
PROGRAMS LOCATED IN EOA CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS:
ATLANTA CONCENTRATED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (ACEP) 688-1494
A comprehensive manpower program for the hardcore
unemployed and underemployed in five EOA target
areas: NASH-Washington, Sum-Mec, Pittsburgh,
Price, and West End. d
HEAD START full year 525-4266
Ten centers provide supervised /day care plus
Head Start enrichment and education for children
of working parents. Summer Head Start is an
enrichment program for culturally deprived
pre-school children operated by the Atlanta
School System and five other agencies. The full
' year centers are listed under "Programs Administered
Directly by Economic Opportunity Atlanta."
NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS (out-of-school) 688-6232
NYC is a job training and employment program for out-of-school,
unemployed youths aged 16 - 21. Counseling and individual
help are offered to each of the enrollees who work in non-profit
‘organizations throughout the city. Return to school is encouraged.
VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA (VISTA) 525-7813
A domestic Peace Corps of volunteers assisting low-income
neighborhood residents with education, community organization,
recreation, counseling, health, employment and other
specialized programs.
VOLUNTEER SERVICES 525-2068
, A program to enlist vitally needed local volunteers
in all phases of the war on poverty. Volunteers
are used in existing projects and encouraged to
begin new programs.
PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED DIRECTLY BY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA
GATE House (Graduate Aid To Employment) ~ 876-4831
522 West Peachtree, N. W., Atlanta / 30308
A program which provides counseling, job referral, and
other placement services to returning men and women Job
Corps graduates, .
HEAD START - FULL YEAR DAY CARE CENTERS
.
Antioch North Day Care Center (50 children)
540 Kennedy Street,N. W. / 30318
Telephone: 523-4862.
Bowen Homes Day Care Center (100 children)
(Gate City Association) :
1060 Wilkes Circle, N: Ww. / 30318 2
Telephone: 799-1170
x
College Park Civic & Educational Center (35 children)
407 West Harvard Street, College Park, Georgia
30337
Telephone: 766-4456
East Point Child Care Center (24 children)
1147 Calhoun Avenue, East Point, Georgia/ 30044
Telephone: 767-4404
. Fort Street Kiddie Korner (104 children) ‘
562 Boulevard, N. E. / 30308
Telephone: 876-9279
Gate City at St. Paul's. (36 children)
(Gate City Association)
1540 Pryor Road, S. W. / 30315
Telephone: 622-8951
Grady Homes Day Care Center ' (90 children)
(Grady Homes Tenant Association)
100 Bell Street, S. E. rd 30303 = (§42.-/975_
Te Me Cre See :
South Side Day Care Center (120 children)
802 Pryor Street, S. W. / 30315 -
Telephone: 577-2640
Tabernacle Baptist Church (120 children)
465 Boulevard, N. E. / 30308
Telephone: 876-1779 ‘
Vine City Child Development Center (50 children)
168 GEiftfin Street, N. W. 7 30314
Telephone: 525-4419
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NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTERS AND EXTENS IONS
~ Central City Neighborhood Service Center
840 Marietta Street, N. Wow $0319
Telephone: 873- 6759 - . Ee .
East Central Neighborhood Service Center
486 Decatur Street, S.E./ 30312
Telephone: «577-1735
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East Side Community Extension Center
547 Hunt Street, S.E. / 30312 3¢030£f
Telephone: 872-2445
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“Edgewood Neighborhood Service Center
1723 Boulevard Drive, S.E./ 30317
Telephone: 378-3643
Gwinnett County Neighborhood Service Center
148 Clayton Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia/ 30245
Telephone: 963-1808
NASH*Washington Neighborhood Service Center
247 Ashby Street, N.W. / 30314
Telephone: 524-2084
NASH Extension Center (Eagan Homes)
7f -7 Chestnut Street, N.W. / 30314
Telephone: 523-3186
Vine City Extension Center
141 Walnut Street, N.W./ 30314
Telephone: 523-5136
North Fulton Neighborhood Service Center
27 Oak Street, Roswell, Georgia/ 30675
Télephone: 9993-3795
Northwest (Perry Homes) Neighborhood Service Center
1927 Hollywood Road, N. W. / 30318
Telephone: 799-9322 e
“Northwest (Perry: Homes) Extension Center
1660 Drew Street, N.W. Apt 758 / 30318
Telephone: S3/~—2Z 7/2
Pittsburgh Neighborhood Service Center 4
9334 McDaniel Street, S.W. / 30310
Telephone: 523-1577 E
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Price Neighborhood Service Center
1127 Capitol Avenue, S. W. / 30315
Telephone: 522-5792
.
“Rockdale-Conyers Neighborhood Service Center
929 Commercial Street, Conyers, Georgia ee 30207
Telephone: 483-9512
L
South Fulton Neighborhood Service Center =,
2735 East Point Street, East Point, Georgia/ 30344
Télephone: 767-7541
Summerhill-Mechanicsville Neighborhood Service Center
65 Georgia Avenue, S.E. / 30315
Télephone: 577-1351 : :
SUM-MEC Extension Center
508 McDaniel Street, Apt. 1853/ 30312
Telephone: 524-2140
West Central Neighborhood Service Center
2193 Verbena Street, N.W. / 30314
Telephone: 799-0331 > %
West End Neighborhood Service Center
727 Lawton Street, S.W. / 30310
Telephone: 753-6101
West End Extension Center
1278 Plaza Avenue, S.W. / 30310
Telephone: 758-8609 8
| |EOA PROGRAMS CONTRACTED AND ADMINISTERED BY OTHER AGENCIES IN THE COMMUNITY
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i _. THE ATLANTA LEGAL AID SOCIETY, INC.
Legal Aid provides counsel and representation for the poor as
_individuals and-in groups, presses for the change of laws that
work unfairly against the impoverished, provides community
education and conducts research into_the legal problems of the
poor. j
Downtown Office
153: Pryor Street, Sew... 7 30303
‘Phone: 524-5811 ag hee
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Bellwoood Office
717 Marietta Street, N.W. / 30318
Phone: 523-2528
_# Hunter Street Office
__ 947 Hunter Street, N. W./ 30314
. | Phone: 525-8841
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‘Northwest Office
.1839-C Hollywood Road, N. W. / 30318
Phone: 799-8336
Sum—Mec Office
64 Georgia Avenue, S.E. / 30312
Phone; 524-7982
ATLANTA SOUTHSIDE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER 688-1350
1039 Ridge Avenue, S. E., Atlanta/30315
The health center provides complete medical care,
except hospitilization, for low income residents
who live in the Price and Sum-Mec neighborhoods.
Residents are trained for and work in a variety of''
health jobs. The Fulton County Medical Society is
the delegate agency and the Emory School of Medicine
operates the program.
EDGEWOOD PARENT AND CHILD CENTER . : 378-3135
112 Rogers Street, N. E., Atlanta / 30317
The PCC is a pilot program in the Edgewood community
which serves children under 3 and their families,
The aim is to foster the maximum development of
* very young children through improved family living
and ‘training in child rearing techniques.
FOSTER GRANDPARENTS : © 577-2474
Administered by: Senior Citizen Services of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc.
120 Marietta Street, N. W., Atlanta / 30303
A program to provide children in institutions with adult
affection and companionship while also giving older
citizens a chance to be employed in a useful, personally
satisfying job.
MULTI-SERVICE CENTERS FOR THE AGED
A program of health maintenance, adult education,. recreation,
transportation, counseling, and other services to residents
of £i¥e o--high rise apartment buildings for the aged
constructed by the Atlanta Housing Authority and for the
low-income senior citizens who live in the surrounding
neighborhoods.
Administering Agency: Senior Citizen Services of
: .Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc.
= 490 Marfetta Street, N. W. , Atlanta / 30303
- Telephone: 577-3828 one oe
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John O Chiles Center
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Address: 435 Ashby Street, S.W.
Telephone: 755-5771 :
Palmer House Center
- Address: 430 Techwood Drive, N.W.
Telephone: 873-3453
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Antoine Graves Center
Address: 126 Hillard Street, S.E.
Telephone: 577-1793
Martin Luther King Memorial Center
Address: 530 McDaniel Street, S.W.
Telephone: 525-0651
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
Administering Agency The Planned Parenthood
Association of the Atlanta Area
' Downtown Clinic
118 Marietta Street, N. W.
& Telephone: 523-6996
' Monday - Wednesday - Friday
Bethlehem Community Center Clinic
9 McDonough Boulevard, S. E.
Telephone: 627-0176
Monday - Thursday
‘Central Presbyterian Clinic
201 Washington Street, S. W.
Telephone: 521-1347
Tuesday
East Point Clinic |
2735 East Point Street
Telephone: 767-7541
Tuesday ° :
Edgewood Clinic
1723 Boulevard Drive, S. E.
Telephone: 378-3643
Georgia Avenue Presbyterian Clinic
645 Grant Street, S. E.
Telephone: 688-0871
Tuesday
John O. Chiles Clinic -
435 Ashby Street, S. W. ;
Telephone: 753-4228
Thursday
M. Agnes Jones Clinic
1040 West Fair Street, S. W.
Telephone: 758-8326 ‘
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PLANNED PARENTHOOD Cont'd
Perry Homes Clinic :
1660 Drew Drive, N. W. Apt 756
Telephone: 355-8278
Monday - Wednesday
West End Clinic
435 Ashby Street, S. W.
Telephone: 753-4228
Thursday ,
Wheat Street Baptist Church
18 Yonge Street, N. E.
Telephone: 522-3634
Monday
Vine City Clinic
558 Magnolia Street, N. W.
Telephone: 523-8112
Friday
RODENT CONTROL PROJECT 525-8275
30 Courtland Street, N. E. , Atlanta / 30303
A demonstration project implemented with the cooperation
of the Atlanta Children and Youth Services. The two
target areas are Pittsburgh and Northwest (Perry. Homes).
WEST END CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 753-9734
760 Westview Drive, S. W., Atlanta. / 30310
A demonstration full year day care center which employs
senior citizens as a majority of tts staff. The training
of the senior child care workers is under the direction
of Senior Citizen Services of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc.
1
101 Marietta Street, N. W. :
Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Established 1964
T. M.(Jim) Parham, Executive Administrator '
Purpose: To bring employment, social services, and community organization
to low income areas,
Services: Job counseling, training, placement and follow up; day care;
legal assistance; aid in sécurirg medical, psychiatric, housing,
emergency financial assistance and other social services
’ through the use of existing services and the development of
new ones; community organization; youth development and recreation;
family planning; programs and help for the elderly; assistance
to families with problems of budgeting, nutrition, meal planning
and preparation, child care, hygiene, and housekeeping; assistance
in self-improvement and educational programs; prevention of crime
in cooperation with the Atlanta Police Department which assigns
policemen.to work in the centers; becoming friends with the
residents and aiding them with their problems; social casework
by trained staff located in each center; training of neighborhood
residents as aides; special projects and programs utilizing
volunteers,
Area Served: Metropolitan Atlanta, Fulton, Gwinnett and Rockdale Counties,
'
Hours of Service: 8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday.
Eligibility: No restrictions except that applicants be of low income,
Fees: None
Application Procedure: Contact receptionist at Neighborhood Service
Centers or the main Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc., office
or the agency administering specific programs.
Auspices: Non-profit corporation,
Source of Funds: Federal, local.
PROGRAMS LOCATED IN EOA CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS:
ATLANTA CONCENTRATED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (ACEP) 688-1494
A comprehensive manpower program for the hardcore
unemployed and underemployed in five EOA target
areas: NASH-Washington, Sum-Mec, Pittsburgh,
Price, and West End. d
HEAD START full year 525-4266
Ten centers provide supervised /day care plus
Head Start enrichment and education for children
of working parents. Summer Head Start is an
enrichment program for culturally deprived
pre-school children operated by the Atlanta
School System and five other agencies. The full
' year centers are listed under "Programs Administered
Directly by Economic Opportunity Atlanta."
NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS (out-of-school) 688-6232
NYC is a job training and employment program for out-of-school,
unemployed youths aged 16 - 21. Counseling and individual
help are offered to each of the enrollees who work in non-profit
‘organizations throughout the city. Return to school is encouraged.
VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA (VISTA) 525-7813
A domestic Peace Corps of volunteers assisting low-income
neighborhood residents with education, community organization,
recreation, counseling, health, employment and other
specialized programs.
VOLUNTEER SERVICES 525-2068
, A program to enlist vitally needed local volunteers
in all phases of the war on poverty. Volunteers
are used in existing projects and encouraged to
begin new programs.
PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED DIRECTLY BY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA
GATE House (Graduate Aid To Employment) ~ 876-4831
522 West Peachtree, N. W., Atlanta / 30308
A program which provides counseling, job referral, and
other placement services to returning men and women Job
Corps graduates, .
HEAD START - FULL YEAR DAY CARE CENTERS
.
Antioch North Day Care Center (50 children)
540 Kennedy Street,N. W. / 30318
Telephone: 523-4862.
Bowen Homes Day Care Center (100 children)
(Gate City Association) :
1060 Wilkes Circle, N: Ww. / 30318 2
Telephone: 799-1170
x
College Park Civic & Educational Center (35 children)
407 West Harvard Street, College Park, Georgia
30337
Telephone: 766-4456
East Point Child Care Center (24 children)
1147 Calhoun Avenue, East Point, Georgia/ 30044
Telephone: 767-4404
. Fort Street Kiddie Korner (104 children) ‘
562 Boulevard, N. E. / 30308
Telephone: 876-9279
Gate City at St. Paul's. (36 children)
(Gate City Association)
1540 Pryor Road, S. W. / 30315
Telephone: 622-8951
Grady Homes Day Care Center ' (90 children)
(Grady Homes Tenant Association)
100 Bell Street, S. E. rd 30303 = (§42.-/975_
Te Me Cre See :
South Side Day Care Center (120 children)
802 Pryor Street, S. W. / 30315 -
Telephone: 577-2640
Tabernacle Baptist Church (120 children)
465 Boulevard, N. E. / 30308
Telephone: 876-1779 ‘
Vine City Child Development Center (50 children)
168 GEiftfin Street, N. W. 7 30314
Telephone: 525-4419
wate |
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTERS AND EXTENS IONS
~ Central City Neighborhood Service Center
840 Marietta Street, N. Wow $0319
Telephone: 873- 6759 - . Ee .
East Central Neighborhood Service Center
486 Decatur Street, S.E./ 30312
Telephone: «577-1735
°°
East Side Community Extension Center
547 Hunt Street, S.E. / 30312 3¢030£f
Telephone: 872-2445
.
a
“Edgewood Neighborhood Service Center
1723 Boulevard Drive, S.E./ 30317
Telephone: 378-3643
Gwinnett County Neighborhood Service Center
148 Clayton Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia/ 30245
Telephone: 963-1808
NASH*Washington Neighborhood Service Center
247 Ashby Street, N.W. / 30314
Telephone: 524-2084
NASH Extension Center (Eagan Homes)
7f -7 Chestnut Street, N.W. / 30314
Telephone: 523-3186
Vine City Extension Center
141 Walnut Street, N.W./ 30314
Telephone: 523-5136
North Fulton Neighborhood Service Center
27 Oak Street, Roswell, Georgia/ 30675
Télephone: 9993-3795
Northwest (Perry Homes) Neighborhood Service Center
1927 Hollywood Road, N. W. / 30318
Telephone: 799-9322 e
“Northwest (Perry: Homes) Extension Center
1660 Drew Street, N.W. Apt 758 / 30318
Telephone: S3/~—2Z 7/2
Pittsburgh Neighborhood Service Center 4
9334 McDaniel Street, S.W. / 30310
Telephone: 523-1577 E
x
.
Price Neighborhood Service Center
1127 Capitol Avenue, S. W. / 30315
Telephone: 522-5792
.
“Rockdale-Conyers Neighborhood Service Center
929 Commercial Street, Conyers, Georgia ee 30207
Telephone: 483-9512
L
South Fulton Neighborhood Service Center =,
2735 East Point Street, East Point, Georgia/ 30344
Télephone: 767-7541
Summerhill-Mechanicsville Neighborhood Service Center
65 Georgia Avenue, S.E. / 30315
Télephone: 577-1351 : :
SUM-MEC Extension Center
508 McDaniel Street, Apt. 1853/ 30312
Telephone: 524-2140
West Central Neighborhood Service Center
2193 Verbena Street, N.W. / 30314
Telephone: 799-0331 > %
West End Neighborhood Service Center
727 Lawton Street, S.W. / 30310
Telephone: 753-6101
West End Extension Center
1278 Plaza Avenue, S.W. / 30310
Telephone: 758-8609 8
| |EOA PROGRAMS CONTRACTED AND ADMINISTERED BY OTHER AGENCIES IN THE COMMUNITY
~
ee ase : - -
ct
~] ! i et ;
i _. THE ATLANTA LEGAL AID SOCIETY, INC.
Legal Aid provides counsel and representation for the poor as
_individuals and-in groups, presses for the change of laws that
work unfairly against the impoverished, provides community
education and conducts research into_the legal problems of the
poor. j
Downtown Office
153: Pryor Street, Sew... 7 30303
‘Phone: 524-5811 ag hee
os ae
Bellwoood Office
717 Marietta Street, N.W. / 30318
Phone: 523-2528
_# Hunter Street Office
__ 947 Hunter Street, N. W./ 30314
. | Phone: 525-8841
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; 1
t
‘Northwest Office
.1839-C Hollywood Road, N. W. / 30318
Phone: 799-8336
Sum—Mec Office
64 Georgia Avenue, S.E. / 30312
Phone; 524-7982
ATLANTA SOUTHSIDE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER 688-1350
1039 Ridge Avenue, S. E., Atlanta/30315
The health center provides complete medical care,
except hospitilization, for low income residents
who live in the Price and Sum-Mec neighborhoods.
Residents are trained for and work in a variety of''
health jobs. The Fulton County Medical Society is
the delegate agency and the Emory School of Medicine
operates the program.
EDGEWOOD PARENT AND CHILD CENTER . : 378-3135
112 Rogers Street, N. E., Atlanta / 30317
The PCC is a pilot program in the Edgewood community
which serves children under 3 and their families,
The aim is to foster the maximum development of
* very young children through improved family living
and ‘training in child rearing techniques.
FOSTER GRANDPARENTS : © 577-2474
Administered by: Senior Citizen Services of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc.
120 Marietta Street, N. W., Atlanta / 30303
A program to provide children in institutions with adult
affection and companionship while also giving older
citizens a chance to be employed in a useful, personally
satisfying job.
MULTI-SERVICE CENTERS FOR THE AGED
A program of health maintenance, adult education,. recreation,
transportation, counseling, and other services to residents
of £i¥e o--high rise apartment buildings for the aged
constructed by the Atlanta Housing Authority and for the
low-income senior citizens who live in the surrounding
neighborhoods.
Administering Agency: Senior Citizen Services of
: .Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc.
= 490 Marfetta Street, N. W. , Atlanta / 30303
- Telephone: 577-3828 one oe
?
John O Chiles Center
; *
; a
Address: 435 Ashby Street, S.W.
Telephone: 755-5771 :
Palmer House Center
- Address: 430 Techwood Drive, N.W.
Telephone: 873-3453
His
!
Ea
'
Antoine Graves Center
Address: 126 Hillard Street, S.E.
Telephone: 577-1793
Martin Luther King Memorial Center
Address: 530 McDaniel Street, S.W.
Telephone: 525-0651
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
Administering Agency The Planned Parenthood
Association of the Atlanta Area
' Downtown Clinic
118 Marietta Street, N. W.
& Telephone: 523-6996
' Monday - Wednesday - Friday
Bethlehem Community Center Clinic
9 McDonough Boulevard, S. E.
Telephone: 627-0176
Monday - Thursday
‘Central Presbyterian Clinic
201 Washington Street, S. W.
Telephone: 521-1347
Tuesday
East Point Clinic |
2735 East Point Street
Telephone: 767-7541
Tuesday ° :
Edgewood Clinic
1723 Boulevard Drive, S. E.
Telephone: 378-3643
Georgia Avenue Presbyterian Clinic
645 Grant Street, S. E.
Telephone: 688-0871
Tuesday
John O. Chiles Clinic -
435 Ashby Street, S. W. ;
Telephone: 753-4228
Thursday
M. Agnes Jones Clinic
1040 West Fair Street, S. W.
Telephone: 758-8326 ‘
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iB
PLANNED PARENTHOOD Cont'd
Perry Homes Clinic :
1660 Drew Drive, N. W. Apt 756
Telephone: 355-8278
Monday - Wednesday
West End Clinic
435 Ashby Street, S. W.
Telephone: 753-4228
Thursday ,
Wheat Street Baptist Church
18 Yonge Street, N. E.
Telephone: 522-3634
Monday
Vine City Clinic
558 Magnolia Street, N. W.
Telephone: 523-8112
Friday
RODENT CONTROL PROJECT 525-8275
30 Courtland Street, N. E. , Atlanta / 30303
A demonstration project implemented with the cooperation
of the Atlanta Children and Youth Services. The two
target areas are Pittsburgh and Northwest (Perry. Homes).
WEST END CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 753-9734
760 Westview Drive, S. W., Atlanta. / 30310
A demonstration full year day care center which employs
senior citizens as a majority of tts staff. The training
of the senior child care workers is under the direction
of Senior Citizen Services of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc.
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