Box 18, Folder 21, Document 33

Box 18, Folder 21, Document 33

Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc., proposes a comprehensive manpower program
to place as quickly as possible in jobs or training positions, 2,500 hardcore
unemployed persons residing within the following target areas of the city:

(1) Pittsburg, (2) Price, (3) Nash-Washington, (4) Summerhill-—Mechanicsville,
(5) West End. The Program will be called the Atlanta Concentrated Employment
Program (ACEP).

1. PROGRAM COMPONENTS

The Atlanta Concentrated Employment Program shall bring together the resources
of public and private agencies in a comprehensive approach to the problems of
unemployment:

Ae. Contractor

Economic Opportunity Atlanta is the prime contractor for ACEP and will assume
responsibility for the coordination and implementation of the objectives of
the entire program.

B. Recruitment

Through 5 multi-purpose Neighborhood Service Centers in the target area, EOA's
staff will recruit and provide supportive services for all participants. In
addition EOA job coaches will provide a continuous follow-up relationship
with the enrollee.

The House of USE will utilize its special recruitment techniques to bring
into ACEP hard-to-reach adolescents and young adults who are culturally
disadvantaged and deliquency prone. The House of USE will coordinate its

job development, testing, counseling, placement and post-placement efforts
with the work of the employment service personnel in the Neighborhood Service
Centers and pre-vocational training centers.

C. Job Referral
1

The Georgia State Employment Services has been sub-contracted to provide
basic employment services to ACEP. These services include: intensive
job placement, counseling, and evaluation. The Georgia State Employment
Service will solicit jobs, screen applicants, provide transportation of
applicants to jobs, prepare MDTA applications and have the direct responsi-
bility of providing enrollees with training allowance. GSES will also
employ representatives in the pre-vocational training centers and place
an additional employment counselor in each of the 5 Neighborhood Service
Centers «
Job Orientation and Preparation

One of the requirements of the program is the introdjction of the chronic-
cally unemployed person to the World of Work in a manner which will develop
his confidence.

The Community School Program and the Division of Vocational Education through
the Atlanta School System will provide 6-12 weeks of vocational orientation
training which will include basic and remedial education, skill training,

and work adjustment activities. MDTA allowances will be paid in the orien-
tation period.

The State Department of Education, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation,
under a contract with EOA will provide intensive evaluation through the
Atlanta Employment Evaluation and Service Center.

Job Placement and Training



Wherever possible, it is anticipated that enrollees will be placed directly
on jobs. Under the Manpower Development and Training Act, the Vocational
Education Division through the Atlanta Board of Education, will provide
regular institutional training, on-the-job training, and coupled (insti-
tutional and on-the-job combined) training. For this phase of the program
the private sector has committed over 500 jobs, and anticipated a number
of additional jcb opportunities.

Under the New Careers Program EOA will act as principal agent for the
development of sub-vrofessional positions. This program is an attempt to
implement a new conceptin employment for the poor in that it places them
in new fields of employment such as education, recreation and welfare as
aides and assistants.

Under the Special Impact Project, EOA will contract with the City of Atlanta
in a special project, the Atlanta Beautification Corps, to employ chronically
unemployed persons. This project will have as its prime objective the
physical improvement of the ACEP target area. Eligible persons will work
under the coordination and supervision of departments in the city government.

The Neighborhood Youth Corps, one of EOA's existing programs, will develop
NYC slots solely for ACEP. A strong training component with good possibi-
lities for permanent placement will be included in this program.

It. ACEP PERSONNEL -— STAFF

Administration — EOA

1 Director 40 Aides and Assistants

2 Assistant Directors 7 Office Staff

A Career Developers 2 Finance Account and Payroll
7 Counselors (full time)

5 Technicians 4 Finance Staff (part time)
Georgia State Employment Service

7 Employment Service Clerks
11 Employment Service Representatives

House of USE — Butler Street YMCA

Director

Assistant Director
Counselors

Aide Coaches
Stenographer
Janitor

Se a Oe

Atlanta School System

2 Supervisors 4 Office Staff

2 Curriculum Staff 1 Personnel Director
9 Area Specialists (part time)
15 Counselors 1 Statistician
18 Instructors 1 Payroil »Accountant

16 Teachers (part time)

New Careers — EOA

1 Assistant Director of Training
2 Career Developers
13 Trainers and assistants
1l Office Staff
1 Supervisor
1 Buyer (part time)

Atlanta Employment Evaluation and Service Center (12% of time)

6 Supervisors Lt Psychologist

1 Staff Officer 3 Finance Staff

3 Counselors 8 Office Staff

1 Physician 1 Caseworker

1 Nurse 1 Evaluator

Nyc

1 Coordinator 5 Counselors

1 Secretary 2 Stenographers

5 Rectuiters 1 Intake Worker

1 Record Clerk 1 Job Development & Placement
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II. ENROLLEE ELIGIBILITY

Georgia State Employment Service

The GSES will solicit jobs, screen applicants, prepare MDTA applications
and provide basic employment services to ACEP. In order to be eligible
for ACEP:

1. one must be a resident of the target area

2. one must be in the poverty range

3. one must be unemployed and underemployed

4. Aides now employed by EOA in additional 1,2,3 above are also
eligible for the New Careers Program

House of .USE

The House of USE will recruit approximately 500 culturally disadvantaged
and deliquent—prone youth ages 16-21.

Atlanta School System

The Atlanta School System will probide 6-12 weeks of pre-vocational
orientation and tS5Saining for all ACEP enrollees, with the exception of
those who are directly placed.

Atlanta Employment Evaluation and Service Center

The AEESC will provide intensive evaluation for approximately 250 ACEP
clients, when such proves necessary.

On-the-Job Training

Whenever possible, enrollees will be placed directly on jobs. However,
MDTA will place apporximately 750 youths and adults in on-the-job training
positions for a period of 18-24 weeks; 250 on OJT-—Coupled training for a
period of 30-32 weeks; and 500 in institutional training positions for
8-11 weeks.

New Careers

The New Careers Program will place 250 ACEP enrollees into new fields
of employment. The creation of new entry level jobs in Human Service
fields that have maximum prospect for advancement.

Special Impact

Special Impact will hire approximately 50 chronically unemployed persons
to work in community beautification programs in their own area.

NYC

The NYC will develop 250 new job training slots for ACEP enrollees, 16-21.
This program will last for a period of 6 months with eventual job placement.
SPECIAL IMPACT

EOA Administration
Staff Costs
Operational Costs
TOTAL Administration

EOA Operation Supportive Services

Enrollee Costs

Staff Costs

Operational Costs
TOTAL Operation

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ACEP BUDGET

Federal

47,857
13,236
61,093

155,750
$72,127

98,545
566,422

Atlanta Employment Evaluation Service Center

Enrollee Costs
Staff Costs
Operational Costs
TOTAL Evaluation Center

House of USE -— Butler St. YMCA
Enrollee Costs
Staff Costs
Operational Costs
TOTAL House of USE



City of Atlanta

Enrollee Costs
Staff Costs
TOTAL Atlanta

TOTAL SPECIAL IMPACT

MDTA

Georgia State Employment Service
Enrollee Allowances
Staff Costs
Operational Costs
TOTAL GSES

Atlanta School System
Staff Costs
OP€rational Costs

TOTAL Schools

4,000
55,193
73,965

133,158

1,000
36,321
13,513
50,834

168,670
none
168,670

980,177

590,262
120,906

1,195
712,363

393,474

465 652
859,126

Non-Federal

12,000
none _
12,000

none
60,000
none
60,000

none
none

18,000
18,000

none
8,000
4,000

12,000

none
20,000
20,000

122,000

none

none
none



none
none
none



Total

59,857
13,236
73,093

155,750
312,127

98,545
626,422

4,000
55,193
21,965

151,158

1,000
44,321
17,513
62,834

168,670
20,000 _
188,670

15102197

590, 262:
120,906
1,195
712,363

393,474

465,652
859,126
ACEP Budget
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Federal Non-Federal Tota
On-The—Job-Training
Training 400 ,000 none 400 , 000
Direct Costs i, 28,511 none 28,511
TOTAL OJT 428,511 > none 428,511
TOTAL MDTA 2,000,000 none 2,000,000
NEW CAREERS
EOA New Careers
Enrollee Costs 769,950 none 769,950
Staff Costs 182,733 110,000 292,133
Operational Costs 47,317 none 47,317
TOTAL NEW CAREERSL 1,000,000 110,000 1,100,000
Total New Career 1,000,000 110,000 1,100,000

NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS

Neighborhood Youth Corps Out-of—School



Enrollee Costs 409,975 5,000 414,975
Staff Costs 111,652 96,830 208 , 482
Operational Costs 68,989 none 68 , 989
TOTAL NYC 590,616 101,830 692,440
Total NYC 590,616 101,830 692,440

GRAND TOTAL 4,570,793 333,830 4,904,623