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ATLANTA URBAN CO RPS 30 Courtland Street, S. E., Atlanta, Georgia, 30303 Phone - 524-8091 April 29 , 1 969 INTRODUCTION The Atlanta Urban Corps has been the dream of many far sighted, progressive individuals in t h e City of At lanta for ove r a yea r. It is un ique in that it represents a cooperative effort o f students , gove rnment and business to brin g bright, mo vitated youn g peop l e into a n intimate involvement wit h Atlanta ' s municipal government and intercity p r ob lem s . prima ry emphasis is p laced on interim emp l oyment o f The co ll e g e students in metr opo li tan gov ernment and non -pr o fit agencies . The pr ob lems of a metr opo l itan c ity are vast; evidence the summer ri ots , the g ener a l sectors of t h e pop ul a t ion . dissatisfaction voiced by all Th e At l anta Ur ban C o rp s i s a t t e mpting t o inv o l ve student s in p o siti ve so luti on s t o th e me tr o p o li s ; the c ontributi o ns which wi ll come from st u dents wo rking with ci t y a n d n on - cit y a ge ncie s wi ll be f o undations f o r the improvement of existing pr og rams and the creati o n o f needed ones. Uni qu e to t h e 4t l anta Urban Co rps is t h e invo l ve ment o f s t uden t s i n adm i nistra ti ve and p o lic y ma ki n g d ecisio ns. c hellen g e b ef o re st udents toda y is p o s i t i ve a nd ma t ure The �ATLANTA URBAN CORPS 30 Courtland Street, S. E., Atlanta, Georgia, 30303 Phone - 524-8091 - 2 - administration of t heir own me t h o ds of bringin g about needed c han g e . Th e Urban Corps of fers the students the o pp o rtunity to prov e his competence in this area . WHAT r s AN INTERNSHIP? An I nte rnsh ip in th e ~t la nta Urban Corps is a rele va nt, challenging job in an a ge ncy in the Metropo l ita n At l anta area . Interns wi l l b e used to he l p solve th e problems of urban At lanta and at the same time will mak e practica l use of t heir e duca ti onal backg round s . Applications from students wi ll be matched wi th internship positions which will best utilize the student ' s education and inte r est . The At l anta Urba n Corps thus provides the st udents with a c h allengin g j ob matching his i nter es ts a nd s kills and provides the vari ous agencies in At lanta with a high-quality manpower resource . Over 25 0 int erns wi ll work in 15 Cit y Dep artme nts and 20 non-City a gencies o n a variety of pr oj ects . Some examples of possib le internships and t h e a ge n cy involved are: �ATLANTA URBAN CORPS 30 Courtland Street, S. E., Atlanta , Georgia, 30303 Phone - 524-8091 - J - 1. City Planning Department proposes using 8 - 10 interns to update information in the city data bank , as wel l as participate in planning for the City of Atlanta . 2 . Fulton County may use an intern task force to study zoning on the West Side . J. The City Depar t ment of Parks and Recreation cou l d use up to 40 students in neighborhood recreation programs, park facilities surveys and related programs . 4. Model Cities needs students to work in planning and implementin g the Mo del Cities pr ogram . It is evident that students working in Atlanta Urban Corps Internships t his y ear Will find th e ir jobs b ot h challen g in g and educati onal, PLACEMENT The At la nt a Ur b an Co r p s o ffers a service - l e arn ing e xpe r i ence tha t ac t s as an extension o f the student's co lle g e e du c a tio n by e x po sin g him to " r e al-life" prob l ems. S t udents a p p l ying t o the At lan t a Ur b a n Co r p s wi ll h av e th e o ppo r t u nity to indicate t he i r own pe rs o nal ar e a o f in t h e prog ra m a cco r di n g l y . in tere s t and wi ll b e p la ced Th e ski lls a nd ex p er ience o f t he student wi ll be sign i fic an t l y a n d u s e f ull y t a pp e d b y t h e empl oyi n g �ATLANTA URBAN COR PS 30 Courtland Street, S. E., Atlanta, Georgia, 30303 Phone - 524-8091 - 4 - agency and the student in turn will have the opport un ity to improve, expand, and promote his areas of expressed interest and competence. FINANCING: F i na nci a l supp o rt f or the Atlanta Urban Corps this summer wi ll c o me ba si cal l y fr o m f o ur s o urces: 1. The Co ll e ge Wo r k Stud y Pr og ram o f the Office o f Ed uca t i o n. 2 . Th e a genci e s i n wh i ch inte rn s wi ll b e pla c ed, i nc:tudi n g t he Ci t y o f At l anta, Ful to n Co unt y , e tc . J . Th e At la nta Bu sin e ss Co mmuni t y . 4 . Other so ur ces , such as VI S TA and the So uthern Re gi on al Educati o n Board. Fr o m these sources, we h o pe t o f i nance approximate l y 2 50 inter n s fo r t h e summer , 1 969 . The f i nanc i n g f or a n i nter ns hi p is on an 80 - 20 % b a s i s wit h 20% being pai d by the a g en cy r ec e iving t h e int er n a nd 8 0 % fr o m o ther s o u r ces, i n c luding f u n d s from b u sin e s s . The breakdown o f this summer is as f o ll ows: In ternship financing avai l ab l e for �ATLANTA URBAN CORPS 30 Courtland Street, S. E., Atlanta, Georgia, 30303 Phone - 524-8091 - 5 - 80% Financing So u thern Regional Educ a tion Col l ege Wo r k Study Grants VISTA (Ful l Cost) Board 20 In t erns 1 5 0 In te.rns 25 Interns 195 20% Fi nancing 1 50 Interns 1 00 Interns City of Atlanta Non - City Agencies 250 The At l anta Urban Cor ps is see k ing the support of the b usiness community f o r $ 1 ,000 per intern. the remaining 50 interns at a cost of The program in At l anta is unique in that the business community is offered direct involvement in a program of Urban improvement. The funds received from b u siness will not on l y increase the tot al n umber of interns but will enable the Atlanta Urban Co r ps to employ Rtudents who are not classified "f in anciall y needy" by their sc h oo l, and thus are el igib le for Co llege Wo r k Study Funding. It will, in fact, ena ble the Atlanta Urban Corps to draw from the best students available, regardless of financial need. �ATLANTA URBAN CORPS 30 Courtland Street, S. E., Atlanta, Georgia, 30303 Phone - 524-8091 - 6 - In o rd er to succeed as a truly representative prog ram, the Atlanta Urban Corps needs the financial support of the Atl an ta Bu siness Co mmunity . For Further Information Cont a ct : Bill Adams Atlanta Urban Corps JO Courtl a nd Street Atlanta, Geor g ia 5 2 4 - 809 1 �