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• '1 525-4262 ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA, INC. 101 Marietta Street, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Established 1964 T. M.(Jim) Parham, Executive Administrator Purpose: To bring employment, social services, and corrnnunity 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; corrnnunity 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 educational programs; prevention· of crime ~n cooperation with the Atlanta Police Department which assigns policemenLt o work in the centers; becoming friends with the r~sidents 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: Metropolitan Atlant a , Fulton, Gwinnett and Rockdal e Counti es . Hours of Service: Eligibility: Fees: ~:30 A.~. - 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. No r est rictions except that ap plicants be of l ow income . None Application Procedu re : Contact receptionist at Neighborhood Serv ice Centers or the main Economic Op portu nity Atl a nta , Inc., office or the agency admi ni stering spe ci f ic prog r ams . Au s pic es : Non-profit corp ora tion. Source of FUnds: Federal, loc al. -· �l •. ~:. I PROGR.Af'B LOCATED IN EOA CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS: ATLANTA 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 full year Ten centers provide supervised /day care plus Head Start enrichment and education for children of working parents. Summer Head Start is an enrichment program for culturally deprived pre-school children operated by the Atlanta School System and five other agencies. The full year centers are listed under "Pr ograms 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 orga~izations throughout the city. Return to schoo l is encouraged . I VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA (VISTA) 525-7813 A domestic Peace Corps of volunteers assisting low-income neighborhood residents with education, community organization, recreation, couns e ling, health, employment and other specialized programs . VOLUNTEER SERVICES A program to enlist vitally needed local volunteers in all phases of the war on poverty. Volunteers are us ed in existing projects and encouraged to begin new programs. 525-2068 �1 . PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED DIRECTLY BY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA 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 wemen Job Corps graduates. . ' �t, HEAD STAR.T. - 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 , _C9llege Park Civic & Educational Center (35 children) 407 West Harvard Street, College Park, Georgia 30337 Telephone: 766-4 456 East Point Child Care Center (24 children) 1147 Calhoun Av enue, East Point, Georgia/ 30044 Telephone: 767-4404 J "· \... / , Fort Street Kiddie Korne r (104 children ) 562 Boulevard, N. E. / 30308 Telephone: 876-9279 -~ ·i ' ?' Gate City a t St. Paul's (Gate City As soc iat ion) 1540 . Pry o r Ro ad , s. Telephone: 622-8951 w. / (36 chi ldren) 30315 Grady Homes Day Care Ce nt er · (90 child r e n) (Grady Homes Tenant Association ) . 100 Bell Street , S . E . / 30 30 3 ___ (5;:_~ - / 2 95=; Tel~v : l!../H.;.... - - - - - - - - ---------? South Side Day care Cente r (120 c h ildren ) 802 Pryo r Str eet , S. W. / 30315 Te l eph one : 577- 264 0 Tabern acle Baptist Churc? (120 chi l dren ) 46 5 Bou levar d , N. E. / 30308 Te l ephone: 876 -17 79 . Vine City Child Deve l opment Center 168 Grif fi n Street , N. W. / 30314 Telephone : 525-4419 (50 childre n ) . ,:_. �I -- \,' --·--- . - l - . .. 7 • •- - . -

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-- NE~GHBORHOOD .SERVICE CENTERS Al~D EXTENSIONS \, Central City Neighborhood Service Center 840 Marietta Street, N.W. / 30318 Telephone: 873-6759 • 1 . j . ! .

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• East Central Neighborhood Service Center 486 Decatur Street~ S.E./ 30312 Telephone: .,_ 577-1735 ~'-; East Side Community Extension Center 54 7 Hunt Street, S. E. / 30-3-1-2 ;J /'3 t,?:? Telephone: 872-2445 1 ' j .~ I

Edgewood Neighborhood Service Center 1~23 Boulevard Drive, S.E./ 30317 Telephone: 378-3643

I .,.,.! I --~ i .1. Gwinnett County Neighborhood Service Center 148 Clayton Street; Lawrenceville, Georgia/ 30245 Telepnone: 963-1806 NASH~washington Neighborhood Service Center 247 Ashby Street, N.W. / 30314 TelephonE: 524-2084 "79,· NASH Extension Center(Eagan Home s) ~ Chestnut Street, N.W. / 30_3 14 Telephone : 523-3186 Vine City Ex t e nsion Cente r 141 Waln u t Str e et, N.W. / 3031 4 Teleph o ne: 523-513 6 North Fu lto n Ne i ghb orh o od S e r v ice Cen ter 27 Oak Street , Ro s we ll , Ge o rgia/ 3 0 0 75 Te l epho ne : 9 93 - 379 5 No rth west (Perry Home s ) Ne i ghborh ood Service Cente r 1927 Holly;,vood Ro ad, N. W. / 30318 .. Te l eph o ne : 799 - 9322 �:-- .,,, --- --· - - - ... - " . -- --~-- - - ___., .. . - :=. ··-··- -- - -.. -- ~ -· - - .- ----- --- - - ·-- ---

? - :: . __, . · Northwest (Perry -Hornes) Extension Center 1660 Drew Street, N.W. Apt 758 / 30318 Telephone: 3S/- 6.//LJ · Pittsburgh Neighborhood Service Center 933½ McDaniel Street, S.W. / 30310 Telephone: 523-1577 l -~:~ i I . ! • I I .t I 1 . ' l Price Neighborhood Service Center 112~ Capitol Avenue, S. W. / 30315 Telephone: 522-5792 ·· Rockdale-Conyers Neighborhood Service Cent_e r '92~ Commercial Street, Conyers, Georgia / ~30207 '---"" Telephone: 483-9512 , . • l 'I . , . j _,, _ l ·!

South Fulton Neighborhood Service Center -~ 2735 East Point Street, East Point, Georgie:( 30344 Telepqone: 767-7541 i

i I Su.rnrn,erhill-Mechanicsville Neighborhood Service Center 65 Georgia Avenue, S.E. / 30315 Teleppo~e : 577-1351 ...:.. SUM-MEC Extension Center 508 McDaniel Stree t, Apt. 1853/ 30311 Telephone: 52 4-2140 West Ce ntral Ne ighb orhood Se rvice Cente r 2193 Verbena Street, N.W. / 30314 Telephone: 799-0331 , West End Ne ighb orhoo d Se r v ic e Ce nt e r 727 La wton St re e t , S.W. / 30310 Telephone: 753~6101 West End Ex t e nsion Cent e r 1278 Pl aza Ave nue , S .W. / 30310 Te l e phone : 7 58-86 0 9 �I} ' '. IL.-EQA- - ·PROGRAHS CONTRACTED • --·- · ··-- _ -~'·-·.. --· _., ._ .._..__. ___ ,__t i \ AND ADHlNiSTERED BY OTHER AGENCIES I N THE COMHUNITY • "·· .. !. '_\, · l . , THE· AT4ANTA LEGAL AID SOCIETY, INC. . ·\ Le.g al 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 cormnunity education and conducts research into__ j;he legal problems of the poor. .· ~ Downtown Office 153 Pryor Street, S.W. / · Phone: 524-5811 .,·~.- 30303 ~ .\,. Bellwoood Office 717 Marietta Street, N.W. / Phone: 523-2528 .., .., 30318 . f -~ .... ) ~; Hunter Street Office 947 Hunter Street, N. W./ 30314 i Phone: 52 5-884 1

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~·,· . ! • . Northwest Office . 1839-C Hollywood Road, N. W. / Phone: 799-8336 I I ·j ...., I . j Sum-Mee Office 6~ Georgia Avenue, S.E. / Phone; 524-7982 ' l 30312 , . 30318 �l -' • • ATLANTA 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· • health jobs . The Fulton County Medical Society is the delegate agency and the Emory School of Medicine operates the program. EDGEWOOD PARENT AND CHILD CENTER 112 Rogers Street, N. E., Atlanta / 30317 l ..J 378-3:05 The PCC is a pilot program in the Edgewood cornrm.inity which serves children under 3 and their families. The aim is to foster the max imum development of very young children through improved family living and :training in child rearing techniques • ..:... FOSTER GRANDPARENT·s Administered by: 577-2474 Senior Citizen Services of Me tropolitan Atlanta, Inc. 120 Marietta Stree t, N. W. , At l anta/ 30303 A program to provide children in institutions with adult affection and companionship while als o giving older citi zens a chance to be employed in a us eful , personall y satisfying job. �- •• J MULTJ-SERVICE CENTERS FOR THE AGED A program of health maintenance, adult education,. ,recreation, transportation, counseling, and other services to residents of ~ --d-17w.. ,. ,. high rise apartment buildings for the aged constructed by the Atlanta Housing Authority and for the ' low-income senior citizen s who live "in the surrounding ne~ghborhoods. Administering Agency: Telephone: Senior Citizen Services of . Metropolit an Atlanta, Inc. 120. Marfit-t-a 577-3828 Street, N. W. , Atlanta / 30303 -'- ------:c·- -- ., .:. ---0 John ·o Chiles Center • I' . ,... Address: 435 Ashby Street, S.W. Telephone: 755-5771 Palmer House Center \ .. j I .; Address: 430 Techwood Drive , N.W . Telephone: 873-3453 0 .. I Antoine Graves Center Addres s : 126 Hillard Street, S.E. Telephone: 577-1793 Martin Luther King Memori a l Center Address : 530 McDan i e l Street , S.W. Telephone: 525-0651 -· •.:. .

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. The Planned Parenthood Association of the Atlanta Area Bethlehem Community Center Clinic 9 .McDonough Boulevard, S. E. Telephone: 627-0176 Monday - Thursday Central Presby terian Clinic 201 Washington Street, S. W. Telephone: 521-1347 Tuesday Ea·s t Poin~ Clinic 2735 Ea~f Point Street Telephone:, 767-7541 Tuesday ' Edgewood Clinic 17.23 Boulevard Driv e, S. E. Telephone: 378-364 3 Georgia Av enue Pre sby t e ri a n Clinic 645 Grant Street, S. E . ~elepho ne: 68 8 -08 71 Tues day ..\ John 0 . Chiles Clinic · 435 Ashby St r eet , S . W. Telephone: 753 -4 2 28 Thu rsday M. Agnes Jones Cl i nic 1 04 0 West Fair Street, Telephone : 758-8326 s. w. -· �-_ __ __.. - - - -.. .......

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j• , .. ·-. -· .'.. ·· ~·- II,' . ., < \ PIA..NNED PARENTHOOD Cont'd _J Perry Homes Clinic · 1660 Drew Drive, N. W. Apt 756 Telephone: 355-8278 Monday - Wednesday ., i -~ ': West End· Clinic., 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 1 -·J ! i ,. , .. ..::, . • L... �:: ',>• • ·- e .. • I I 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 care 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. t' . .. �