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r NEIGHBO RHOOD YOUTH CO RP S PROG RAMS I, I (IN-SCHOOL, OUT-OF -SCJ-IOOL, and SUMMER) The Neighb~rhood Youth Corps progra~s offer work to dropouts and students of poor families, in the range of $1.25 to $1.60 per hour. 1) Is NYC needed in your community? Very Much___X_________ Somewhat Not at all

Unknown Additional Co~me nts: Provides dire ct work expcEience for the group which has the highest unemployment r ate in our c ommuhity . 2) Have the services per formed by NYC enrollees been of value to the corr,m unity? Very much____X_________ Somewhat _____________ Not at all____________ Unknown_____________ Additional comme nts: Host agencies complain bitterly if their alloca.tion of NYC enrolle,es is cut. We have more requests for NYC workers than lie can fill. ,· 3) If your community has an NYC out-of-school program, does the project make a strong effort to prepare enrollees and place them into regular employment? Strong effort__x________ Moderate --- ----- ----- No out-of-school program____ No effort____________ Unknown_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ Additional comments: Many examples of movement from NYC to permanent employment, but some youigs t ers are so badly crippled edl~ati onally and socially, they need a stronger counselli ng a nd tra i ning eff ort ha~ NYC -'i s ·currentl.x_-?ble to give. NAME ] 1 11 /L/ , . J....,,_ ,___) I) ADDRESS ,.. D irect or of Gov e rnme nta l Liais on Office of the Mayo r, i\tl anta , Ge or gi a NYC AFFIL IATION ? M ayor~s lia i son represent a t ive to CAP age ncy NYC (out of sc hool) a llocat i on has been gradually reduced over the pas t two y ears. We fee l this program has gr eat pract ical value a nd tremendous implica tions for future development of youth, and rather tha n being reduced, it should be expanded and s t r e ngthe ned. �