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.- ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA, INC. 101 Marietta Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 525-4262 Established 1964 T. M.(Jim) Parham, Executive Administrator Purpose: {I To bring employment, social services, and community organization to low income areas. Services: Job counseling, training, placement and follow up; day care; legal assistance; aid in securirgmedical, psychiatric, housing, emergency financial assistance and other social services through the use of existing services and the development of new ones; community organization; youth development and recreation; family planning; programs and help for the elderly; assistance to families with problems of budgeting, nutrition, meal planning and preparation, child care, hygiene, and housekeeping; assistance in self-improvement and educationa l programs; prevention of crime in cooperation with the Atlanta Police Department which assigns policemeni. to work in the centers; becoming fri ends with the residents and aiding them with their problems; social casework by trained staff located in each center; training of neighborhood residents as aides; special projects and programs utilizing volunteers. Area Served: ~etropolitan Atlanta, Fulton, Gwinnett and Rockdale Counti es . Hours of Service: Elig ibility: Fees : 8:30 A.hl. - 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. No r estrictions except tha t applicants be of low income. None Application Proc edure : Contac t receptionist at Neighborhood Service Centers or the ma in Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc., offic e or the i g ency admi ni steri ng spec i fi c programs. Auspic e s: Non-profit c orpora tion. Sourc e of Funds: Federal, loc a l. .. -I �"'· • d. PROGRAMS LOCATED IN EOA CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS: ATLAl'ITA CONCENTRATED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (ACEP) A comprehensive manpower program for the hardcore unemployed and underemployed in five EOA target areas: NASH-Washington, Sum-Mee, Pittsburgh, Price, and West End. 688-1494 HEAD START fu_l l year Ten centers provide supervised /day care plus Head Start enrichment and education for children of working parents. Sunnner Head Start is an enrichment program for culturally deprived pre-school children operated by the Atlanta School System and five other a8encies. The full year centers are listed under "Programs Administered Directly by Economic Opportunity Atlanta." 525-4266 NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS (out-of-school) 688-6232 NYC is a job training and employment program for out-of-school, unemployed youths aged 16 - 21. Counseling and individual help are offered to each of the enrollees who work in non-profit organizations throughout the city, Return to school is encouraged. VOLUNTEERS IN SE~VICE TO AMERICA (VISTA) 525-7813 A domestic Peace Corps of volunteers assisting low-income neighborhood residents with education, community organization, recreation, counseling, health, employment and other specialized programs. \ VOLUNTEER SERVICES A p'rogram to enlist vitally needed local volunteers in 1f ll phases of the war on poverty. Volunteers are used in ex isting projects and encouraged to begtn new programs. .. 525-2068 �PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED DIRECTLY BY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLAl'-lTA GATE House (Graduate Aid To Employment) 522 West Peachtree, N. W., Atlanta/ 30308 876-4831 A program which provides counseling, job referral, and other placement services to returning men and women Job Corps graduates. ,. �I ,:; -·-- I . . .• i.. HEAD START FULL YEAR DAY CARE CENTERS Antioch North Day Care Center (50 children) 540 Kennedy Street,N. W. / 30318 Telephone ·: 523-4862 Bowen Homes Day Care Center (100 children) (Gate City Association) ·• · 1060 Wilkes Circle, N; W. / 30318 Telephone: . 799-1170 \ i , _C9llege Park Civic & Educational Center (35 children) 407 West Harvard Street, College Park, Georgia 30337 Telephone: 766-4456 ·, " ,, ': East Point Child care center (24 children) 1147 Calhoun Avenue, East Point, Georgia/ 30044 Telephone: 767-4404 )

< 'l ~... L • Fort Street Kiddie Korner (104 children) · s62 Boulevard, N. E. / 30308 Telephone: 876-9279 _,. Gate City at St. Paul's (Gate City Association) 1540 . Pryor Road, s. W. / Telephone: 622-8951 I ,. (36 children) 30315 Grady Homes Day care Center · (90 children) (Grady Homes Tenant Association) 100 Bell Street, S. E. / 30303 __ (5;:__;:,-_ -/5 90 T e-&;1·/:_/, ,_(,.. - - - - - . ------ - - -7 . i./ South Side Day care Center (120 children) 802 Pryor Street, S. W. / 30315 Telephone: 577-2640 Tabernacle Ba ptist Church (120 children) 465 Bo u lev ard , N. E. / 30308 Telepho n e: 87 6 -1779 . Vine city Child Dev elopment Ce n ter 168 Griffin Street, N. W. / 30314 Tel e phone : 525-44 19 (50 children) . -· �,- ,;

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·' - - :; f .- .:.- ~ :--.· -:_~. NEIGHBOPJWOD_. SERVICE CENTERS A.L\/D EXTENSIONS \ Central City Neighborhood Service Center 840 Marietta Street, N.W. / 30318 Telephone: 873-6759 ._i. East Central Neighborhood Service Center -_ f i 486 Decatur Street, S.E./ 30312 Te1lephone: --. 577-1735 • ·\ . ~\ East Side Community Extension Center 54 7 Hunt Street, S. E. / 30-3-1-2 J 1-'3 C? Telephone: 872-2445 Edgewood Neighborhood Service Center 1723 Boulevard Drive, S.E./ 30317 Telephone: 378-3643 -! Gwinnett County Neighborhood Service Center 148 Clayton Street; Lawrencev ille, Georgia/ 30245 Telephone: 963-1806 NASH:..washington Neighborhood Ser v ice Center ·247 Ashby Street, N.W. / 30314 Telephone: 52 4 -208 4 i I • N~ SH Ex t ens ion Center (Eag an Ho mes ) ~ -- ~ Chestnut Stre et , N.W. / 30314 Te.l ephone: 523-318 6 I .: . Vine City Extension Cen t e r 141 Walnut Street, N . W./ 3031 4 Tel eph o ne: 523-5136 North Fulton Neighborhood Service Center 27 Oak Stre e t, Roswe ll, Georgia/ 30075 Tel ephone: 993-3 795 Northwest (P erry Homes ) Neighborhood Service Center 1927 Hollywood Rocd., N. W. / 30318 ·' Telepnon e: 799-9322 . --- ·- . . --·

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. -- , . · Northwest (Perry -Hornes) Extension Center 1660 Drew Street, N.W. Apt 758 / 30318 Telephone: 3 S / - d ;7/cJ · Pittsburgh Neighborhood Service Center 933½ McDaniel Stre et, S.W. / 30310 Te'. lephone: 523-1577 I • I -~ -~ Price Neighoorhood Service Center 112? Capitol Ave nue, S. W. / 30315 Telephone: 522-5792 .I ··Rockdale-Conyers Neighborhood Service Center · 92~ Commercial Stre et , Conyers, Georgia /. 30207 Telephone: 483-9512 '-..-/ • ) l ') South Fulton Neighborhood Service Center 2735 East Point Street, East Point, Georgi~( 30344 Telephone: 767-7541 i i ~ •j ' ....:. ' Sum.m,erhill-Mechanicsville Neighborhood Service Center 65 ,G eorgia Avenue, S.E. / 30315 Teleppor.e: 577-1351 shM-MEC Extension Center 5 t 8 McDani e l Stree t, Apt. 1853/ 30311 Telephone: 52 4-2140 I West Central Neighborhood S e rvi c e Ce nt er 2193 Verbena Street, N.W. / 30314 Telephone: 799-0331 West End Neighbo r hood Servic e Center 727 Lawton Str eet , S.W. / 30310 Telephone: 753 ~6101 West End Extension Center 127 8 Plaza Avenu e , S.W. / 3031 0 Te l ephone : 7 58-8609 ,. ... �.IEQA -PROGRAMS ..CONTRACTED ...---=----:-- -~ --t..-::..=---- ~ - - ---- -- ~ ---~·-:-·· -• - . ANP ADHHHSTERED BY OTHER AGENCIES IN THE COMMUNITY . - ! -- ~ ' I \ THE ATLANTA LEGAL AID _socn;TY, INC. --.:· ,, Legal Aid provides counsel and ·representation· for the poor as individuals and · in ·groups, presses for - the change of laws that work unfairly against ·the impoverished, provides community education and conducts research into_the legal problems of the poor. ., \ .r . Downtown Office , 153 Pryor Street, 1· P~one: 524-5811 -~ I s.w. / 30303 ~ I \ Bellwoood Office 717 Marietta Street, N.W. / Phone: 523-2528 Hunter Street Office 947 Hunter Street, N. w./ 30314 Phone: 525-8841 j

-~ · ,. ·. i YII ' ! -' i ,J ., ·- i 30318 ' • \ Northwest Office .1839-C Hollywood Road, N. Phone: 799-8336 I w. / 30318 -~-i 1 , . Sum-Mee Office 6~ Georgia Avenue, S.E. / ' ·P hone· 524-7982 ' ' 30312

-·: .. "· �1_. I • . '5 ATLAl'ITA SOUTHSIDE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER 1039 Ridge Avenue, S. E., Atlanta/30315 688-1350 The health -center provides complete medical care, except hospitilization, for low income residents who live in the Price and Sum-Mee neighborhoods. Residents are trained for and work in a variety of i health jobs. The Fulton County Medical Society is 1\ the delegate agency and the Emory School of Medicine operates the program. I i EDGEWOOD PARENT AND CHILD CENTER 112 Rogers Street, N. E., Atlanta/ 30317 378-3Y.:35 The PCC is a pilot program in the Edgewood connnunity which serves children under 3 and their f amilies. The aim is . to foster the maximum development of very young children through improved fami l y living and training in child rearing techniques. I . \ FOSTER GRANDPk ENTS Administeref by: 577-2474 Senior Citizen Services of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc. 120 Marietta Street, N. W., Atlanta / 30303 A program to provide children in instituti ons with adult affection and comp anionship while also giving older citizens a chance to be employ ed in a use fu l, personally satisfying· job . ~· .. .- �MULTI-SERVICE CENTERS FOR THE AGED . A program of health maintenance, adult education, recreation, transportation, counseling, and other services to residents of ~.e high rise apartment buildings for the aged constructed by the Atlanta Housing Authority and for the i low-income senior citizens who live tn the surrounding \neighborhoods. -Jrn-···-' i Administering Agency: 120 Ma~f~1-ta · Street, N. W. , Atlanta / 30303 577-3828 -> Telephone: .. Senior Citiz e n Serv ices of .. Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc. 0- - : : - ' - ' - - '- John O Chiles Center . ... Address: 435 Ashby Street, S.W. Telephone: 755-5771 ti ' ! ~ Palmer House Center Address: 430 Techwood Drive, N.W. Telephone: 873-3453 ' I I• . l \ ' \ \ Antoine Grav es Center Address : 126 Hillard Street, S.E. Telepho ne: 577-1793 Martin Luth e r Ki ng Memo r ial Cent e r 530 McD anie l St re e t, S. W. Add ress: Tel e phone: 525 - 06 51 ,. �.. , 1· • ~ ' .,!. ., .. PLANNED PARENTHOOD - -- - ---··· .. . Administering Agency The Planned Par~nthood Association of the Atlanta Area Downtown Clinic 118 Marietta Street, N. W. Telephone: 523-6996 Monday - Wednesday Friday • Bethlehem Community Center Clinic 9 .McDonough Boulev ard, S. E. Telephone: 627-0176 Monday - Thursday f. l• ·f i ' , -A • Central Presby terian Clinic I ' - 201 Washington Street, S. W. Telephone: 521-1347 Tuesda y . I! ',.. ': Ea·s t Poin~ Cl i nic 2735 Ea?t Point Street Telephone:, 767-7541 Tuesday ' 1' : l .? \ . . Edgewo od Clinic 172 3 Bo slevard Drive , S . E . Tele pho ne : 378 -3 64 3 -- I Ge o rgia Avenue Presbyterian Clinic 6 4 5 Gr a nt Street , S. E. Telephone : 688-0871 Tu esday John 0 . Chiles Clinic 435 Ashby Street , S. W. Teleph o n e : 753 - 422 8 Thu rsda y "" M. Agnes J o n es Clinic 104d Wes t Fair Street , Te l eph one: . ~ §. w. 758 - 8326 ..... • 1 �----- --

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' PI.A.'I\TNEP PARENTHOOD Cont 1 d Perry Homes Clin~c · 1660 Drew Drive, N. W. Apt 756 Telephone: 355-8278 Monday - Wednesday ., I .1 . . West End Cl1n1~ 435 Ashby Street, S. W. Telephone: 753~4228 Thursday Wheat Street Baptist Church 18 Yonge Street, N. E. Telephone _: 522-3634 Monday • Vine City Clinic 558 Magnolia Street, N. W. Telephone: 523-8112 Friday .. -; ' _.;. J .,J .,. .- �.. f;-,,. . (_ \ RODENT CONTROL PROJECT 30 Courtland Street, N. E. , Atlanta/ 30303 525-8275 A demonstration project implemented with the cooperation of the Atlanta Children and Youth Services. The two target areas are Pittsburgh and Northwest (Perry Homes). ., \ \ WEST END CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 760 Westview Drive, S. W., Atlanta/ 30310 753-9734 A demonstration full year day c are center which employs senior citizens as a majority of its staff. The training of the senior child care workers is under the direction of Senior Citizen Services of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc. , I �