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ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA, INC. PROGRAM SUMM ARY FISCAL 1969 Form Number and Project Title P.A. 01 - CAA A d ministration P.A. 07 - Neighborhood Service Systems Administration P.A. 08 - Community Organization T otal Cost N o n-Fe d eral Share Federal Share Descrip tion of Program $ 4 96,043 $61,587 $ 434,456 1,296,905 455,619 841,286 The Neighborhood Service Centers are the delivery system for services of the C o mmunity Action A g ency. This program accounts provide for t h e effectiv e administration of the Neighborhood Services Center Pr oject and includes activities such as implementation, staffing, planning, supervision, training , coordination, evaluation, and the mobilization of people in order that the objectives of NSC are achieved. 360, 130 C ommunity Organization se e k s t o involve pe ople of a common area in understanding their problems, and attempts to giv e these pers on s ho p e i n meeting problems tog ether for community stability w here mutual contributions will achieve the desired benefits w i t h a sense of w o r th and usefulnes s . 360, 130 The Administrative Unit of this CAA is designed to provide direction for all phases of EOA ' s programs in achieving goals. This inv olves the responsibility and accountability of all funds; managerial support relativ e to personnel services; community relations; program development and evaluation · and the coordination of EOA services with other agencies. �Non-Federal Share Form Number and Project Title Total Cost Federal Share Description of Program P.A. 11 - Job De velop ment and Placement 120, 361 120,361 This program is d esigned to develop meaningful jobs and to place approximately 4, 000 unemployed and underemployed male and female heads of household and youth dropouts in the fourteen traget areas of this CAA and to increase training opportunities for these individuals. P.A. 14 - Foster Grandparents 113,764 25,033 88,731 The purpose of this program is to employ impoverished older persons in a service role to institutionalized children who are deprived of a close, affectionate relationship with mature adults. This project, is, in fact, dual in both purpose and benefits. For the older person whose income is both fixed and limited, it provides an income to meet the basic needs of food, shelter, medical care and other items peculiar to their needs. P.A. 19 - Day Care (West End Child Development Center) 164,017 114, 242 49,775 The purpose of this program is to provide a comprehensive program of child development activities for fifty children between the ages of three and eight. Older persons will be recruited, trained and placed in groups of 15 each for a three months period, e. g. , four groups of 15 each completing 4 weeks of class room inst-ruction and 8 weeks of field placement before employment for a total of 60 persons. �Form Number and Project Title Total Cost P. A. 2 3 - Full Ye a r Head start 765,741 Non-Federal Share 160,031 Federal Share 605,710 Seven centers - The purpose of this project is to give full year, all day care to children so that parents can train for jobs or take jobs free of the anxiety for the children while they are at wo rk. Also, for the improvement of the child's physical and dental health so that they can grow and learn to their best capacities. Priority is given to the most culturally deprive d children and to families in greatest need. This program will serve 3, 050 low income children, ages 4, 5, and 6 who will be attending school in the fall for the first time, for 4 to 6 hours, 5 days a week d uring an eight week period in the summer of 1969. P.A. 24 - Summer Heads tart P.A. 4 7 - Family Planning Description of Program 151, 115 30,223 120,89 2 Nine family planning clinics located in target areas w ill be available to low income residents in orde r to acquaint the medically ind igent so that they too will know that family planning services are available, and to provide such services at a time that is convenient , at a place that is accessible, and at a low cost or no cost. �Form Number and Project Title Total Cost P.A. 51 - General Services - Social Service Counseling 4 09,532 P.A. 52 - Consumer Action P .A. 54 - Emergency Financial Assistance 86,294 7, 335 Non-Federal Share 34,069 Federal Share Description of Program 409,532 Social Service Counseling - This program deals with the continuous counseling of indigent persons to help them develop an appreciation of themselves, as well as an appreciation of their own skills and abilities and to link these persons with available resources. Further, this account will attempt to help residents develop programs to meet their needs within the Center and other agencies in the develop ment of new services. 52,225 Within the East Central and Northwest target areas, this program will addre ss problems facing the lowincome consumer such as explorative pricing practices on the p art of neighborhood grocers and slum landlords ; incidence of home management problems reflected through the lack of budget control, meal planning and a feeling of family well-being an d small business ventures designed to serve with ownership being vested in the poor. 7,335 This emergency financial assistance program proposes to make limite d funds available to participants of the CAA' s projects for critical purposes such as transportation to and from a new job until the first pay has been earned; transportation to hospital or doctor in times of emergency; lo dg ing ; food; housing relocation and emergency financial loans. �Form Number and Project Title Total Cost P.A. 57 - Legal Services 647,261 Non-Federal Share 126,014 Federal Share 521,24 7 This pr og ram offers l egal r e pres entation for indigent citizens to educate them in the functio n s of the law. The program w ill furnis h legal a dvice , prepare docu me nts, negotiate legal controversies, represent clients in court, and counsel indigent p eople re garding the legal process o f the law . The program operates out o f five offices a nd proposes t wo additional centers fo r the upcoming yea r. S umm er recreation has three major emphasis - employment for r es ide nts in target areas, recreation f or the total fa mily environment, a nd cultural activ ities. This program i s designed to serve 60, 000 youth and their families. P . A. 59 - S p ecial Projects - Sum.mer Recreation P.A. 60 - Recreation Description of Program 16,427 16,427 This r ec reation program is de signed to meet the recr eational, social, cultural, and aesthetic need s of the yo ung adult and te enager in the fourteen target areas of the CAA. Further, this p rogram attempts to broaden th e scope of recreation to encompass understanding, gui d ance , and d irection. �Form Number and Project Title Total Cost P.A. 65-Senior Opportunities and Services (Multi Service Centers for the Elderly) 229, 969 P.A. 76 - General Technical Assistance to Communities (CMIP) TOTAL Non-Federal Share 127, 103 45,000 $4 , 909,89 4 Federal Share 102,866 45,000 $ , 1 33, 921 $3,775,973 Description of Program The purpose of this project is to create an environment which enables deprived older people to fulfill their potential rather than becoming a burden to the community - contributing to the community and becoming a source of strength in the community. Three high rise units are now operating with a total of 690 units of families and single persons 65 years and older being served. The purpose of this program is to develop effective and functional management which will provide leadership and direction to the acti vi ties of community action programs and projects within the organization so that the goals and objectives of serving indigents and alleviating poverty are re a;:lized. Management, therefore, will address the elements of operation, control, and coordination. �