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September 25, 1969
The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia 30363
Res Atlanta Youth Council-Model Cities Propesals
Dear Mayor Allen:
The Board of the Youth Council has requested that I wtite you to expewess its
concern over the Juvenile Delinquency Proposals for the Model Céties area,
In early November, 1968, Model Cities’ staff contacted the Youth Council and
requested that the Council submit preposals for special programs to be
undertaken in the Model Cities area,
You will remember that the Youth Council submitted 5 separate proposals as a
part of the Model Cities program. These preposals are as follows;
1. Absenteeism Project
2. Central Coordination Services for Model Cities Youth
3, Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
4%, United Youth Outreach and the Nodel Cities branch of the Atlanta
Youth Congresa,
It is my understanding that these projeets were a part of the total pro=
grams submitted to and approved by HUD,
Last April, Jerry Luxemburger and John Cox appeared before the Review Beard
and as I understand, questions were raised concerning the Absenteeism Pro-
_§jeet, whereupon it was decided that thia particular project should be operated
by the Public Sehools and the others were approved by the Review Board and
considered to “be all right",
It is my further understanding that Jerry Luxemburger met with Dan Sweat to
obtain your general position concerning the Youth Council prejectsa, at which
time Jerry was informed that all these projects were approved by you exeept
the Absenteeism Project.
oa Qan
The most important proposal submitted was our Juvenile Deldnquency Program.
This as you remember, is the very purpose for which the Council was created.
You may not know that the Model Cities area, accounting for only a fraction
of the city's population of children (less than 4%) accounts for a sub-
stantial percentage (17%) of the city's juvenile delinquency.
The Youth Council Beard has heard that the Juvenile Delinquency Program is
proposed te be deleted from the list ef funded projects, We again request,
as we did last spring, a hearing with respect to this and our other pro-
grans be rescinded.
Very truly yours,
(Mrs.) Rhodes Perdue
Acting Chairman
cc; Dan Sweat “
Jim Skhiwkus
Johnny Johnson
Everett Millican
Lewis Dinkins
RP evep
The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia 30363
Res Atlanta Youth Council-Model Cities Propesals
Dear Mayor Allen:
The Board of the Youth Council has requested that I wtite you to expewess its
concern over the Juvenile Delinquency Proposals for the Model Céties area,
In early November, 1968, Model Cities’ staff contacted the Youth Council and
requested that the Council submit preposals for special programs to be
undertaken in the Model Cities area,
You will remember that the Youth Council submitted 5 separate proposals as a
part of the Model Cities program. These preposals are as follows;
1. Absenteeism Project
2. Central Coordination Services for Model Cities Youth
3, Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
4%, United Youth Outreach and the Nodel Cities branch of the Atlanta
Youth Congresa,
It is my understanding that these projeets were a part of the total pro=
grams submitted to and approved by HUD,
Last April, Jerry Luxemburger and John Cox appeared before the Review Beard
and as I understand, questions were raised concerning the Absenteeism Pro-
_§jeet, whereupon it was decided that thia particular project should be operated
by the Public Sehools and the others were approved by the Review Board and
considered to “be all right",
It is my further understanding that Jerry Luxemburger met with Dan Sweat to
obtain your general position concerning the Youth Council prejectsa, at which
time Jerry was informed that all these projects were approved by you exeept
the Absenteeism Project.
oa Qan
The most important proposal submitted was our Juvenile Deldnquency Program.
This as you remember, is the very purpose for which the Council was created.
You may not know that the Model Cities area, accounting for only a fraction
of the city's population of children (less than 4%) accounts for a sub-
stantial percentage (17%) of the city's juvenile delinquency.
The Youth Council Beard has heard that the Juvenile Delinquency Program is
proposed te be deleted from the list ef funded projects, We again request,
as we did last spring, a hearing with respect to this and our other pro-
grans be rescinded.
Very truly yours,
(Mrs.) Rhodes Perdue
Acting Chairman
cc; Dan Sweat “
Jim Skhiwkus
Johnny Johnson
Everett Millican
Lewis Dinkins
RP evep
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