Box 9, Folder 3, Document 109

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Box 9, Folder 3, Document 109

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ATLANTA URBAN CORPS

30 COURTLAND STREET, N.E. / PHONE [404] 524-8091 / ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303

ATLANTA URBAN CORPS COMPLETES
ITS FIRST SUMMER'S OPERATION

The Atlanta Urban Corps will officially end its first summer
internship program on August 22. The 220 interns of the Corps are
leaving work to return to the various campuses of Atlanta and the
nation. The administration of the program will continue through-
out the academic year however.

Collectively the interns have this summer experienced all
the implications of urban life. While attempting, each in his own
way, to improve the city's environment, the interns' real reward
has been to gain a first hand understanding of how the city functions,
what the roots of the problems are, and what some long range so-
lutions might be. Through recommendations and summary reports
the interns have pointed out needs and suggestions for the city de-
partments and non-private agencies for which they work.

Service is of prime importance in the Urban Corps concept.
The students are activists in that they are not content to let pro-
blems continue to be problems. But realistically service is limi-
ted because time is very limited. The learning that comes from
this new type of education, the ''education of reality", helps stu-
dents expand that service into a broader scope, Each intern because
of this experience will be better able to contribute positively to his
community in the future,

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