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I QUESTIONNAIRE CONCERNIN G COMMU N ITY ACTION PROGRAM 1. Has the local Con~munity Action Pro g ram made a positive contribution tow ards solving the proble ms of poor p e opl e and improving the gr e ater comn~unity in which it functions? Very much Somewhat Not at all Unknown A very valuable resource to local government. Additional Comme nts: The CAP, with ten Neighborhood Service Centers within the City, has been a bridge of communication between the poor and the larger community and has sought constructive approaches to the problems of the poor. 2. Has the local Com1nunity Action Program been effective in stimulating the participation of the poor in co1nmunity activities that affect their lives? Very much Somew hat Not at all Unknown This has been one of the strongest contributions of A tla:n ta' s CAP. Additional Comments: City Hall utili ze s the CAP neighborhood organization s for planning for hou s ing , Model Cities , land u se and for d e c entr a liz ing municipa l servic e s. 3. Has the local Community Action Program been responsible for increasing the services available to the poor? I' Very much Somewh a t Not at all Unknown The City utilizes the EOA-CAP to e x t end and e x pand city se rvic e s to th e poor. Additional Comme nts: Through it s ow n serv i ces , and through e x p a nd e d s e r v ic e of othe r lo cal publi c and priva t e agen cies , the CAP h as di rectly a nd indi r e ctly a ffec t e d a n i n cr eas e in services for the poor. 4. H as th e Comm u n ity A c tion P ro g r a m impr ove d commu n ic a t ions b e t ween the poor and t h e other secto r s of the community (b usiness , g ov'e rnme nt, e ducation )? / ~ Ve r y muc h S o mewh a t N o t at a ll Unknown V Additional Comme n ts : The C A P h as been es p e cially valua bl e i n thi s_ res p ect . R ecent exampl es include assignment of · s t a ff to h e lp c o or dinate th e N ational A lliance of Businessme n effort , bringing to gethe r dissident elements in a dis·pute a t a tar g et - area h igh sch o ol , s ervi n g as a v e h icle t o bring t ogether complaining tenant s a nd public housin g o ffi ci a ls . �Page 2 QUEST1'1NNA IRE CAP 5. Has the local Communi ty Action Program help e d to increase the lev e l of resources which public and private institutions are contributing to thi loca 1 War on Poverty~.,, Very much Somet,i hat Not at ali Unknown Additional Co~men ts: Activities of CAP have stimulated increased interest from foundations, civic groups, and government . 6. Has the local Community Action Program increased the will and the ability of the poor to help themselves? Very much Somewhat Not at all Unknown Additional Comments: Poor have been helped to see that government will respond to th~'i r needs, and many leaders have been developed who are now able· to articulate and express the needs of the poor. 7. Has the local Community Action Program hel_ped the non-poor to understand better the problems of poverty and the need for local efforts to overcome these problems? / Very much Somewhat Not at all Unknown Additional Comments: Local support in Atlanta has been the best in the Nation, and much credit eelongs to t he excellent interpretive effort made by the CAP. A current example involves the designation of a week in January, 1969 as "START NOW ATLANTA" week, prmzlaimed by the Mayor, and designed by the CAP as a way to generate interest and activity: in the 11 non-poor 11 community. How would you evaluate the effectiveness of each of the following programs? 8. " 1. HEADSTART: Very effective Somewhat effe ctive Not a t all effective Unknown / �QUE STI0}1NA IRE CI\P Page 3 I ' What pe rcen tage of the to ta l po t en t i a l enr ollment for this progr am Unfor tunat ely only about 10% is being me t in your commun ity? Additioha l Comme nt s: Thi s can be t he bes t long -range eff ort t o prevent pover ty, but it is mamper ed by i nsufficient funds . 2. LEGAL SERVICES PRO GRAM : Very e ffective X Somewhat effective Not at all effective Unknown What percentage of the total potential enrollment for this program 20% is being met in your community? Additiona l Commen ts : Legal Aide keeps i ssues i n t he cour troom and of f the s t reet s . It has been very hel pf ul in combatt ing ana chronistic welfare regulii ons and bringing attention t o l andl ord-t enant a nd s eller-purc haser laws which ar e i ni quitous t o t he i nter es t of t he poor. 3. ,_1· HEALTH CENTERS: X Ve ry e f fe ctiv e Somewhat effective Not a t all e f f e ctive Unknown What pe rcentage of the tota l pot ential enrollme nt for thi s pro gram 20% i s being met in you r community? Additiona l Comments: Comprehens ive Healt h Cent er rnakks the first r eal breakthrough in developing new forms of delivery for heal t h servic es to t he poor. · 4. NEIGHBORHOOD SERVI CE CENTERS: Ve ry effective X Somewhat effec t ive ·Not at a 11 effective Unknown What percentage of the total potential enrollment for this progr am is being me t in your communi t y? 75% Additional Co~~: These centers are a base for operations and meetings. They have been used for almost every conceivable kind of acti.vity designed to bring help and/or growth to the target areas served. �I Page 4 QUE ST IONN.'\ IRE CAP 5. COMMUNITY A CT ION EMPLOYHE NT 1:'ROGRANS: Very effective Somewhat effective X

Not at all effective Unknown What percentage of the total potential enrollment for this program is being met in your community? 10% Additional Comments: Employment programs constantly run into difficult obstacles, such as the shortage of good paying jobs for women, the shortage of day care resource s , the difficilty of re-training the educational ly crippled male and moving him beyond the low-wage , low-status jobo 6. 7. Do you know of any better way to reach the hard core unemployed than we are now doing under present programs? (1) Further loosening of "red tape" which discourages businesses from participation in government sponsored "on-the-job training 11 programs. (2) For men and women with very low potential for training and/or retraining, we need a "public works 11 type program. (Wi~.hin our CEP we have an Atl. Beautifiaation Corps :w±±Y.r which exemp].if·ies what we need Do you feel we are assigning proper priorities to the most urgent but it is problems of the poor? If not, pleas e indicate which problems you only a feel deserve the highest priorities. small pro(l) Jobs (including public wovks) gram for 60 per(2) Child De,'elopment sons.) (3) Community Acti on Name Project D rector of Governmentjl Address Office of the Mayor 1aison _Atlanta, Georgia Affiliation with Community Action Mayor's liaison representative to CAP agency •' �