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Economic Op·p ortunity Atlanta, Inc. 101 Marietta Stree t B ldg . • Atlant a, Georgia 30 303 • Telephone 6 88-1012 T. ~I. Parh a m E xecu cive Admi n is cra cor September 27, 1968 Honorable Mil.ton G- Farris, Chairman Finance Co.'.lllllittee Board of Aldermerr City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Farris: Economi.c Opport:unity Atlanta, Inc. is requesting that the City of Atlanta in 1969 increase i ts support of the local antipoverty program from $100,000 to $125,000., The cash all.ocation from the City of Atlanta is used to help meet the non-federal. share of twenty per cent which is required by OEO. During 1968, federal grant s available to EO~ have totaled $12,889,720, requiring $2,075,049 in non-federal share. The great majority of grant funds available are spent within the C:ity, and during the year, contracts totaling $1,713,383 have been made directly with City departments; Parks and Recreation San itation Atl anta Public Schools: (1) Summe~ Head Start (2) Manpower Training $329,063 $168,670 $356,524 $85 9,126 As can. be seen, the City government receives a d irect return fro~ its investment i n EU\ ,. a s well as the indirect gains accruing from the improved lives of its: cit iz:e ns as they benefit from the many p rogram activities. In t h e·, pas t,. much of our non-federai share ha·s b een developed t hr ough in-kind contribu tions of space, equipment, and services . However, new regulations f r om OEO demanding much more detailed j lllls tification of in- kind claims has ma de i t more d ifficult to meet requiremeimts in this way, and availability of loca l cas h is going to be increasingly important if the community i s to t ake fu ll advantage of f ederal programs . The EO\ . Board 7 staff , a nd resident participants are very appreciative of the suppor t gi.ven t his program by City government. We have worked closely �Honorable Milton G. Farris Page 2 _ September 27, 1968 with the Mayor's office, the Crime Prevention Department, and the Parks Department to help maintain community stability. We are directly assisting City efforts in planning, employment, housing, and community relations, and we look forward to greater effort in . 1969 / ' , Sin~:'J1y you~s, / ,· / / n_, . _j ( l -L-/ 0.(_, ~ Parham tive Administrator TMJP/gd CC: BCC: I-tr. Boisfeuillet Jones Mr. Dan Sw~at Mr.. W11 liam Terry - �