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July _/_Q_ 1 1969 TO: The Honorable Mayor and the Board of Al dermen of the City of Atlanta: Re: Co ncerned Youn g Women Citizens tlanta of the ··c ity of We wish to call to your attention that there are mor~ than 40,000 young girl s ·n the City of Atlanta v1ho d o ot have a ece plac12 to stay,. WHO ARE THESE GIRLS ? ~hey are our girls ranging from 18 t o 2 6 years of age WHAT DO T HEY DO? They work in hospitals, go t o school , wo rk f or the ·"'elephone co, pany, do secretarial wor k, work in laundries, f"ac t o ries 9 banks 9 gr oce ry stores, restaurants and various department stor es; and they are c o,-:t~s and maids in pr ivate homesQ When a girl comes i nto t own or get s t o be 18 years o_d she want' to

feel. as though s e is a b le to take c are of herself o She wa ts

02ccnt place to stay o:f her own c hoosing in a c ommunit y like ;:iny o ther ~;:::::2·_., These girls do not have the money to rent an apartment and :furn:· sh it .,, If they are luc ky en ough t o get a j ob payin g $50000 i::o $75000 · w-·ck) b y the time s~i al s ecurity a nd tll'i thholdi ng taxes are taken out? they hardly have anyth ing left e These are our gi r l s ; they are the· mo thers a nd wi ve s 0 £ tomorrow., a re a part o f us and our community., HAVE THEY. BEEN PROV I DED FOR? N O !' CAN THE YoW .. C. Ao Al\11) CDNCERNED CI TI ZENS DO IT ALL? NO! .~-- .ey WE NEED YOUR HELP These girls get t oget her a nd re nt a h ome toget he r .., T hey cook together., • They sleep in separate beds a s a :farnil.y., They share t heir c ommo problems They en joy one an o ther 9 s company because they are y oun0 girls .. HOW IS THIS DONE? There are a f ew men a nd women in this t own who have bought some decent h ouses in decent nei ghbor hoods and hav e provided t hese facilities and advantages : i:rst P d ecent neighborhoods o No .house notes ·':or t hem to pay~ no light bills, no gas bills, no telephone bills, no water bills, no fu rnitur e to buy or pay for, n o stove or refrigerator to buy o:r pay £or ~ The houses are complete l y furni s hed, and all bills are pai ) bY" the owner o r agent when the house is rented g r There are ,pproxima.tely 10 t o 12 gir ls in a twelve :roo 1 ho 1se o They pool their resources to pay their rent Out o-f their $50o t o $ 60000 weekly check, they can save a little, eat a nd live dec e . tl yo t nao 0 �been proven over the years that these girls can live together cheaper than a ny other way. No men can stay where the girls live. We have inspected some of the places where these girls live. We at the Y. w. c. A. and Concerned Ci tizen s r ecommend the ones that we have inspected and seen. No one will try to take advantage of these girls because there are number o f them living together as a family. They do not wish to live in commercial or apartment sections. They want to live together as a family in a decent neighborhood. The purpose of this communication is to ask The Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen to stand up for these girls to live together wi th supervision in a family manner in a decent neighborhood. We do not think the houses where these girls stay should be tagged as rooming or boarding houses. These girls are concerned. They wish to be left alone, and they wish to be good ci tizen s. There is a true report that there is someone from 143.215.248.55 12:45, 29 December 2017 (EST)Rij going around checking with these girls in some houses and checking with neighbors about these girls who live toget h er as a family. We hope and pray that the Honorable Mayor and Soard of Aldermen will see fit to lend a helping hand to these innocent girls in order that they may be left alone and not harrassed by sane "crackpot". IF THESE GIRLS HAVE TO MOVE, WHERE WILL THEY OJ? We need your kind understanding and help. Rev, Pub\1sher o+ AHahta Da,ly WD~lcJ Atfy, - (·· I t' t l �/ / r / �