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atlanta model cities 673 capitol ave. s:w. atlanta ga. 30315 524-8876 �The Dire ctor Speak s •••••••••••••• "The Model Cities Program, authorized by the Demon s tration Ci ties and Metropolitan Development Act of 1 966 , p rovides technical and financial assistance t o help communities plan and carry out compreh e n sive p rogra ms to upgrade social, economic, and ph ys ica l c onditions in blighted neighborhoods. A t o t a l of 150 communities have received planning f unds since the · first grants were made in Nov ember 1967. Atlanta was one of the first 63 cities to receive its p l a nning grants and is among the first c ommunities in the Model Cities Program to submit its comprehensive program to receive funds to carry o ut its first year projects. The Atlanta Model Cities document includes a d efinitive use of HUD Supplemental Funds, describing allocation s for programs and projects, representing a total of $ 7,175 ,000 in Model Cities supplemental fun ds. In a d dition to these funds, the Atlanta Pr o g ram has been given fund assurances for other p rograms by the Department of Housing and Urban Developme n t , t h e De pa rtment of Health, Education and Welfare, the Dep ar tment of Labor and the Office of Economic Opportu n ity f o r a ctivities in the Model Neighborhood. Thes e f u nds will represent an additional $16 million for o ur first year programs. The Model Cities Program is a new concept and we have all learned as we have gone and are going along. We recognize the fact that if our urban problems are to advance toward solution, it is important, if not imperative, that we alter our attitudes and previously caged philosophies. The program is designed to contribute to a well-balanced city containing a mixture of the facilities and services needed to serve the diverse groups living and working in the city and includes projects and activities further designed to make services and facilities, jobs and housing outside the Model Neighborhood more accessible to neighborhood residents. We have made conscientous and serious efforts to reap productive involvement from the neighborhood residents. Our document includes and reflects the constructive participation of the residents in planning and the implementation of this program. We have compiled a summation of the program which we submitted to HUD and includes the allocations for program areas listing their major projects."

Johnny Johnson atlanta model cities 673 capitol ave. s.w. atlanta ga. 30315 524-8876 �Atl anta ' s model ne ighborhood covers 3 , 000 acres, and includes 48,000 people l iving in s i x sub neighborhood ~! The target area ranks far below t he r est of t he c ity i n income, employment, education and be:.:.lt h . Th~ miemployment rate f or the model neighborhood is 15 percent compared to 2 .8 perc ent f or the .city. Over half of model neighborhood familie s have poverty l evel incomes and only 29 percent of neighborhood reside nts have inc omes above $5,000 a ye ar. Almos.t twice as many model ne i ghbor hood s t udent s drop out of hi gh school before graduation as compared t o t he city a s a whol e, and 78 per cent of neighborhood parents did not compl ete hi gh school. There are no physicians or dentists living or pr acti c i ng i n the model ne ighborhood. About 70 percent of the model neighbor hood popul at i on is Negro. At l ant a ' s f ive year program was developed with the help , of 11 central ~~mmittees made up of re s idents fr om counterpart program subcommittees in each of s i x sub-neighborhoods . The City Demonstration Agency(CDA} lncluding staf f member s on loan from other public and private agencies provid ed the committees with technical as sistance and staff work for ~he pl anni r.g . Pl ans went f rom the centra l connn i ttee to the 16-member S\ ~ering Comm i tt ee of the Model Neighborhood Mass Convention, which was or en to all ne i ghborhood re s idents. The Model Ne i ghborhood Executive B<a.rd, ,:- omposed of cha irmen of elec t ed councils in t he six neighborhoods, ·i,x publ ic of fici ~l s , and t wo c i ti zen s at larg e appointed by the Mayor, ~s r espon s ibl e fo r policy guidance during the planning and final a·1 "Oro val of plans bef ore submission t o t he Atlanta Board of Aldermen. Five Year Stra~eE~ · . ~ "d · g opportunities . . de nts while at the same time attacking !oot resi for model neighborhood · va t i on to allow residents to ta k ea dva ntage causes of soc i o- economi c depr i at ate To realize this goal Atlanta will conce .r . . of actual opportun it ies . and generate b enefits beyond initial on programs t ha t suppor t one anot her impact . Pt b re~iJent s and the CDA, priority Accord i ng t o st ~nda r d s SYt· ba~i~ needs of model neighborhood programs ar ~ t hose d necte~ at ~;: n: n~rtat i~n education, and employment. residents. These ar e hou sine, _P ocial ;ervices recreation and Residents f elt that oth er progrem;e~:t : d to these pri;ary goals and cul ture, and heal t h, a ~etcld o:~~I1 more s evere conditions are alleviated. cannot be f ully appr ecia e The At l anta Model Cities prugram will 10cus on wi enin 0 I I I 69 70 71 7 1 ' I . - ______,_ ___ �Employment A major goal of t he Atlanta progr am is to reduce unemployment from 15 perc ent to the cit y l evel of 2.8 percent. To accomplish this goal, Atlant a will focus on innovative programs to improve servic es t o t he hard core unemployed. To i mpr ove job tnformation and recruitment, the Georgia State Eruployment Service would operate a communications system with stations i oc at ed i n four outr each posts to relay job information to target area r esidents as rapidly as possible·. A Job Mobile vould provide back-up s er vices to the outreach offices for recruiting residents and transporting them to outreach offices for referrals, and to job sites for· i nt~rviews. Many residents are unable to take advantage of job offers because they lack money for transportation, clothes or minor medical assistance. To overcome these problems, the program would provide direct medical maintenance funds for eye-glasses and dental work, and an emergency assistance fund to help the new employee meet basic needs until his first pay day. ' . These activities would support existing programs, such as the Nat i onal Alliance of Businessmen~ which enlists private business to ~reate Jobs for the hard-core upemployed, thereby increasing realistic Job opportunities and reducing the high unemployment rate~ Economi c Development · t · small bu.sinesses and encourage new businesses To strengthen exis ing . . hb h d to locate i n t he model ne i ghbor hood, Atlant a proposes a Neigllo~ o~ s Development Corpor at i on to provide low-intere st .loans to sfmf.~ u;143.215.248.55s · · t f am il i arize cor:unercial loan o icers ~::·sp!c1:~i:~: ~ii143.215.248.55:a.~f ~pe~at i ng a bus!~e:~_in t~ec~:!.:;rn~~g~::143.215.248.55 16:06, 29 December 2017 (EST) i l ropos ed Suppl ementi ng thes e ac ivi J.es, d t~ ~es~siablished for mod el ne ighborhood businessme~ would id:ntify an giv e a i d t o model neighborhood businesses and recruit new businesses. An exist ing Out r each Pr ogram whi ch provide ~. te:hnical a~~i st a143.215.248.55 t o small bus in es s es will be changed to focus exclu:ively on e_mo and nei hborhood . Thi s pr ogram, by classroom instruction! counselli~g dis~ussj.on gi ves training in bookkeep ing , man~gement, a~~ ~ar~~!~:g technique s as they appiy to the actua l operation of sma us i · �Satisfactory Community Environment The Atlanta program seeks to eliminate several major sources of blight and decay in the model neighborhood. A Sewer Program Study will determine the best means of controlling the flooding and overflow of old sewers, and faulty sewers will be reconstructed or repl~ced under the Neighborhood Development Program. Programs to replace and repair water mains and to increase rubbish collection are also included.' Rousing The housing program, identified by model neighborhood residents as a top priority, aims to increase the number of families living in adequate housing by 6,432 or 160 percent. Home ownership among model neighborhood families would be inc·reased by 25 percent. A key element in Atlanta's housing strategy is establishing a Model N~ighborhood Housing Center to include a nonprofit Housing Development and Rehabilitation Corporation and a Home Ownership Agency. The Cente~ would provide extensive housing services to residents and promote selfhelp programs of housing rehabilitation and construction. ·The Center will also attempt to promote equal opportunity in housing and assist residents who want to move to other parts of the city. The Housing Corporation would encourage rehabilitation and construction by sponsoring housing projects, providing seed money .for sponsors, and doing the technical preparation for housing proj ects that would then be bid on by commercial builders. · Other programs for housing construction and renewal planned ~nder the Neighborhood Development program would be supplemented by a Code Enforcement pro_g_ram. �USE OF HUD SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS (Alloca tions for program are as are shown with listing of selected major projec ts ) TOTALS Resident Involvement Employment $ 203,000 955,000 Jo b t r a i n ing and recruitment Direc t Medical Maintenance Job rea d i ness-Resident Welfare Fund Manp ower Study; Data Gathering Economic Development* Education 35,000 2 , 317 , 000 Middle School Ex tended Day Program Pre -S c h ool Activities New Sc h ool Construction Community School Program Social Service s 984,ooo Day Care Cent er, Block Mothers & Family Day Care Recru it & Hire professionals & aides* F-?:mily Coun selling, services to holllemakers and Senior Citizens Heal t h 319,000 Group Pr ac t ice Health Facility Menta l Health and Retardation Planner Pr i vate Pra ctice Group in Model Neighborhood Cr ime and Delinquency Prevention 158,000 Crime Data Compilation J uveni l e Delinquency Prevention Group Foster Home Uni ted Youth Outreach Transportation 277,000 Intra-Neighborhood Bus System Spec ia liz e d Passenger Vans Pu bl ic Facilities Impact Evaluation Re c reat ion a nd Cultural Activities 342,000 Atlanta Girls' Club-expansion of facilities, e qui pment and programs Pr o gram in Five Disciplines Sto re Front Libraries Housi ng and Relocation 635,000 Hous,i ng Development and Rehabilitation Corp. Housing Center Othe r Suppl emental Funds Not Yet Allocated

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988,000 �Social Services To meet a serious shor tage of day care facilities for children of working parents , Atlanta would use a combination of resources. An extended Day Program ~or school children and for three-and four~year olds will be supplemented b y training residents as family day care mothers and b lock mothers t o care f9r children during the day and after school. The Soc i al Servic es Program emphasizes training model neighborhood r esidents as sub-profe ssionals to work under the supervision of prof essionals in a variet y o~ services, including child care and family s ~rvices. By performi ng such services, residents are also expected to learn and communi cate good habits in family living. Ex i sting resources would be expanded to provide professional and A Homemaker Service will be expanded to serve all res i dents who need it, rather than being limited as presently to recipi ent s of public welfare. Services to the elderly would be expanded to inclu de day care, meal-on-wheels, and advocacy for older persons. legal services in the mode l neighborhood. Health Health care for model ne i ghborhood residents is severely limited by residents ' inabi lity to get t o medical facilities, lack of money to pay for ade quate care, and i ns uf ficient information on available services. To r emedy these cond iti o ns , Atlanta . plans a combination of programs to br ing health fac ilities to the model neighborhood and to educate residents to the importance o f good health care. Plans call for construction or a Group Health Practice fa cility in the model neighborhood and · re cruitment of dentists a nd physicians to staff it. Atlanta also propos e s a progr am of Pre paid Medical Care to pay medical costs of low- income pati ents and a medical screening f acility to examine all residents o f the neighbor hood . Res idents who need furth er medical at tention would then be referred to a physician. Family Servic e . Teams wou l d employ and train model neighborhood -res i dents as health aides t o vork with resident s to improve their knowledge and attitude toward the importance of health car e , assist residents t o heal th r esources , and provide f oll ow-up to health care. �Education The high school dr opout rat e for t he model neighborhood is 8. 9 percent compar ed to 4.9 perc ent for t he city. To combat these probl ems, Atlant a 's compr ehens i ve program for upgrading educat i on i ncludes cons t ruct i on of new scho ol s , expanded vocationa l educat ion progr ams, curriculu.~ r edevelopment, pre-s chool activities , and adult educat ion . Ex i sting pr ograms such a s Curriculum Aides and Teacher Aides woul d cont i nue. New programs such as the Extended Day Program t o keep s chools open 11 hours a day, a Twelve Month School program f or all model ne i ghborhood high schools, and a Commun i cations Skills Labor at or y are des i gned to increa se the impact .of the schools on the communit Y., To deal wit h env i ronmental effects on the educ ation process , plans call for School Social Workers, a Parent Educ at i on pr ogram to help parents with home r elated problems, and a -progr am of Curri culum Development and Fam ily Li ving to improve the s elf confidence and social acc eptance of children. Atlanta also plans a special Middle School f or chil dren in grades 6-8. ' . i.1 · Cr ime and Del i nquency Prev ention Although cr i me and delinquency rates are expected to drop as~ r esult of ot her programs to alleviate basic causes of socio-economic ills, t he At l ant a program calls for immediate activities. The Georgia St at e Department of Criminal Justice would conduct a Crime Data Compilation pro ject to further assess and offer approaches to s olving the crime pr obl em i n the model neighborhood . An existing program of using model neighborhood residents as Community Service Officers att ached t o the Cr ime Pr evention Bureau would be expanded. To prevent juveni l e delinquency from becoming a problem of crime, the program calls f or a United Youth Outreach program in which young people would be empl oyed by the At l anta Chi l dren's Youth Council to reach "hard core yo ung people in the model ne i ghborhood . A Group Foster Home for Delinquents and Pre-delinquent s will al so be established ·to serve adoleseent boys betw een th~ age s of 14 - 16 . �Recr eat i on and Cul ture The limi t ed recr eat i onal a nd cul tural facilities in the neighborhood do ncit meet the needs of r e s i dents. Transportation difficulties prevent the majority of residents from benefiting from existing recreational facilities. The program calls for buying land suitable for development of open space parks, Block Parks and Playl ots. Park facilities will have full-time recreation staffs to provide organized recreation activities for all age groups. As an interim measure while parks are being developed, the program propose s five Mobile Recreation Centers to provide recreational opportuniti es for r e sid ents. The progr am also ca lls for activities to develop cultural pride and encourag e self-expres s ion among residents through classes in music, drama, danc e , visual arts, and creative writing. Professional artists working wi t h classes of 20 are expected to reach 1800 model neighborhood residents a week in this program. The program propos e s three store-front libraries within easy access of bus routes and parking facilities. Transpor tat ion Unl e ss tran s port a t ion faciliti es r e sident s wi ll ~e unaple t o take are improved, model neighborhood h ealth s e rvices . advantag e of Job opportunities or · A key element in Atl t I t I nt ra-Ne i hbor hood a n as r ans~ortation program would be an ~ it hi n th; model n e:~~b143.215.248.55:~~ ! ~dpIOV l de tran~portation for residents . . o surround i ng areas. Operating in a l oc,p pa ttern, thes e bus es would 'd het lth c ent ers, and po ints of t r~:~;~r etacc;~s t~ shopping facilities, pla.\::--~d is a sys t em of specialized a o o er us routes. Also car e. cri:1 1ren, t he elGerly , t he han~i~=en:~r vans for Pfe-scpool day emergency . ,ervice s . PP ' and those in· need of Progr .uns for . st r eet repa i r a nd widen i ng , side~ •alk artd s tr 1 1 · ht' w construction, ee, 1g 1ng wi ll be c onti nued and expa nded. - -- - - - - - ~ -···-- -· ---- ·-- -- �Resident I nvolvement The program calls for a series of special activities to increase the quality and quantity of both model neighborhood resident involvement and mutual involvement of neighborhood and city residents in the program. _An incorporated nonprofit Model Cities Resident Organization would become the central body for recruiting residents, involving residents in future Model Cities planning and working with other groups in the neighborhood. To organize neighborhood youth and coordinate youth activities, a Model Cities Atlanta Youth Council would be established to serve residents age 14-21. The Atlanta program also proposes a special Resident Training project to give residents skills in leadership, self-help activities and social planning·. A-newly created Community Relations Commission would direct a program to increase city-wide participation in Model · Cities through activities such as a Talent Bank to incr·ease the use of volunteers and a series of Town Hall meetings throughout the city. MODEL CITIES PERSONNEL ADMI NISTRATION JOHNNY C. JOHNSON, DIRECTOR Da vid F. Caldwell, Assistant Director for Administration Donald v. Holland, Senior Budget Analyst Velma L. Carr (Miss), Principal Stenographer Mary Ann Ryder, (Miss), Senior Stenographer Howard Turnipseed, College ~ntern Edna Lockett, (Mrs.) Resident Trainee PROGRAM MANAGEMENT B. T. Howell, Program Coordinator ~lan Wexler, Techni cal Writer Joseph A. Stroud, Program Specialist PLANS AND EVALUATION Roslyn wa lker {Mrs.), Evaluation Analyst Mitche l l A. Mi tchell, System Analyst Pa t Akin (Mrs .), Stenographer Bayard Irwin, Research Specialist PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Jame s L . Wright, Jr., Direct9r of Phrsical Development Louis Orosz , Phys i cal Planning ~oo:dinator Micha e l Lewa llen, Graphics Specialist John Sluss , Draftsman Bar bara Hawk (Miss ,), Stenographer Cont'd. �SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT James R. Shimkus, Director of. Social Development Davey L. Gibson, Soc.i al Planning Coordinator Frances Eisenstat, (Mrs.) Social Planner II Ellen s ·a hoa tes, (Miss) Social Planning Technician Billy Warden, Crime and Delinquency Planner Willie P. Thompson (MrsJ Social Planner Mary Ann Hewell, (MrsJ Stenographer · ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT o. D. Fulp, Manpower Resources, State Labor Department Ed Berry, Employer Relation Representative Winfred Knight, New Careerist .Nan Brown (Mr&}Stenographer Tom Devane, State Labor Department Representative Jim Culp, Economic Development Planner I Rose M. Graham, (Miss), Economic Developnent Program Specialist COMMUNITY AFFAIRS Xernona B. Clayton (Mrs.), D~rector of Community Affairs Rose-Marie Stewart (Miss}, Neighborhood Organizer Lyall Scott, Neighborhood Organizer Maria McDonald (Mrs.), Stenographer Ruby M. Coleman (Mrs.), Community Relations Assistant Laverne Maddox (Mrs.), Community Relations Assistant Elizabeth Lee (Mrs.), Community Relations Assistant Mary A. Roberts (Mrs.}, Community Relations Assistant Elizabeth Parks (Mrs.), Commjnity Relations Assistant Eleanor Rakestraw (Mrs.), Community Relations Assistant Betty Tye, (Mrs.} Community Relations Assistant �