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lmre Ko v acs 19 Orc h a rd Pl ace New H aven , C on ne c t ic u t 0,6511 August 15 9 1969 !1r. Sam /villiams Atlanta Urban Corps 30 Courtland Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. /lil li ams: Mr. Ta p pan Wilder, the Dir e ctor of the Yale Int ernship Program in Urb an Studi es , t e lls me t ha t he r e commende d my name· to you . for the posit ion of Director of the Atlanta Urban Corps and that h e s ent you my resume. As outli ned in your letter to Nr. Fleishman, the Atlanta Urban Corps s e ems to be a succ e s s with hi gh potential for even greater succe ss and gr eat er s ervic e to the commun ity. I wo u ld like to expres s my strong inter es t in the pro gram and de sir e to work with it. At pre sent I am the Assistant Minister at the North Haven Congregationa l Church. Durin g th e pas t y ea r I ha v e bee n r espon sibl e for develo p ing on urba n ministry pro gram, r e l a ting th e church to an inner city tar ge t neighborhoo d in New Hav e n. Th e program has included get t ing groups in t h e church inv o lv e d in s e rvice opportunities in the city and educating th e youth t hrough a pro gram of encounters wit h different a sp ects of urban life. In a ddition, part of the pro gr am was to e duc a t e s uburbanit es in the complexiti es of the me tro p olitan ar ea in ~hich th e y live thr ough a day lon g e ducati onal seminar which I helpe d de v e lopo A t pr e s ent, I am tra ining a gro up of pe op l e who will t ak e r esp ons ibility for the urban ministry using the assistant minister as a resource person. Another group in th e church which I am training is a gr oup o j six coup les. I rec r uited th e coupl es for an inten s iv e wee k end trainin g con fe r en ce la s t fa ll . Th is group i s de v e lo p ing a comprehen s iv e r e - e va lua tion of t h e chur ch and a p l an f or t h e restructuring of the church for service to the community. An additional r e s pons ibility wh ich I h a v e as sume d this summer i s be i ng Res ide nt Dir e c t or of the Yal e S ummer Pr ogra ms. Thi s pos it ion inv o lv es adm ini stering and c oor di na t ing th e non-a cademic pr ogramjbr ov er f iv e hun dr e d st ude nt s . A major r esponsibi lit y of th e p o s ition i s th e g en era l ~re a n d we l fare of th e students. Th i s i n v o lv e s da il y c on t a c t _wit h a l arge number of st udents who '· �.. ·- - - --1 ~ lmre Kovacs 19 Orclrnrd Place New H a ven, C o nn ec ti cut Mr. Sam Williams -. ' : ., 0-6511 page 2 range from college and hi gh school students studying foreign languages, to black colle ge stu dents doing intensive gra duate preparatory work, to graduate studen ts on rese arch grants. My vocational gJal is to be in a position where it would be possible Jo use th e resources of th e structures of society and direct them toward solvin g the problems of the city. I am particularly int erested in the Urb an Corps because it ha s as its goal directing the resources of the adademic structures in Atlanta toward the needs of the community. I believe that I h a ve abilities which would especially suit me for working with the Urban Corps. First, I have had experience in both the academic and urb an communities, not only as a stu de nt and resident, but also in positions of responsibility demanding administrative ability. Second, I believe that one of my strongest abilities lies in the area of planning and administering. I h a ve had train¢ng and experience in planning and model building processes, and possess the ability to direct and coordinate individuals and groups. My resume does not inclu de any references. Below are the names of two men whom I believe can give you a fair evaluation of my work and abilities. Nr. Joseph Downey Director of Comm unity Services Division «:ommunity Progress Incorporated 270 Orange Street New Ha ven, Conn e cticut 06511 -·. Rev. Arthur Hig g ins Minister of Church and Society Connecticut Con fere nce of United Church of Christ 20 Dra z en Drive North Haven, Connecticut 06473 . . -- I look forward to hearing from you • .:" Sincerely 1 1~l0vQ~/2 ~ �