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NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE 250 BROADWAY NEW YORK, N. Y. 10007 MICHAEL B . GOLDSTEIN DIRECTOR (2 12) 964-5552 August 26, 1969 Hon. Ivan Allen Mayor City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: As the summer draws to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to commend your city for the extraordinary job it has done in establishing what is perhaps the nation 1 s most creative new Urban Corps program. On the basis of evaluations we have performed among the 15 presently operating Urban Corps throughout the nation, it is fair to report that the Atlanta program has shown unusual ability to provide its young men and women with the opportunity for a constructive, fir st-hand involvement in all aspects of urban government. Coupled with this has been a deep and abiding concern for relating the work experience to the student 1 s intellectual development. It is this sort of d eve loping r e lationship b etween the city and the acade mic community which is so c e ntral to the Urban Corps concept. The presence of the SREB - sponsored Atlanta Service- Learning Con ference, and your fine Urban Observatory combine with the Urban Corps to pro vide a unique opportunity for th e e stablishment of the sort of innovative and effective programming we sincerely hope other communities will be able to emulate. Ther e app e ars to be spe cial interest in how the Atlanta program will make the transition into an academic-year operation, considering the high level of involve m ent of the local academic community . ' We, and indeed eve ry city which shares your conc ern for the future of urban soci e ty, look forward to the continued growth and success of the Atlanta Urban Corps. Since rel~~::;::;;;:_;;-,-.~ cc : Sam Williams Michae { B . Goldstein Director �