.NDEzMQ.NDEzMQ

Mrs. Marshall S. Sol omen 3399 Buford Hwy . N.E . Apt. B-2 Atlanta, Georgia, 30329 6 3 3 - 1617 September 11, 1966 Mayor Ivan Allen City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: I would like to c ongra tulate you on the fine way you handled the riot last Tuesdayo I have a suggestion for you and the city of Atlanta which might furthe r help the people in our underpriviledged neighborhoods. I lived in Houston, Texas, until a year ago and that is where I saw this highly s ucc e ssful pr oject. It is a plan to help people help themselves. This , i n my op inion, s hould be the b a sic philosophy in helping anybody in need . In Hous t on thwhave es t abl i s hed Neighborhood Cen te rs As sociat ion of Hou s ton and Harris County. They have a fabulous program for the adults and children i n many ne ighborhoods in Hou ston . The sta f f of N.C.A . go d i rectl y i nto housing pro jects a nd work wi t h t he peo pl e to hel p t hem hel p themselves. I could write pages abou t t his pr ogram bu t if you are i n terested , I have a bo ok Neighborho od Doorways by Corrine S . Tsanoff which explains the whole p r ojec t in great detail. I a l so h ave a paper I wrote in college in 1 963 on this sub j ect based on personal visits to the various areas. You might be interested in seeing them a s an ide a f or a f uture project in Atlanta. You might already have a similar program which I do not know about .. If so, you can forget this. Or, you can borrow the book and paper if you are interested and u se them for new ideas. I hope that 1 can offer some help in this area of great need. If you woul d like to see the book and paper, please write or call me and I will bri ng or mail them to you. Sincerely yours, 143.215.248.55 Mrs . l-'.i arshall S., Solomon �