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, l. D~,s March 29, 1968 DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION CITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA (In Conjunction With Atlanta Public Schools) I. TITLE OF PROJECT: Duration: II. III. IV . Recreation, Employment and Enrichment Program From June 1, 1968, to September 2, 1968 (With certain programs ex tending to Dec ember 31, 1968). (a) Department of Parks and Recreation, City of Atlanta, Georgia, (In conjunction with Atlanta Public Schools), City Ha ll Annex , 260 Central Avenue , S. W., Atlanta, Georgia, 30303 (Public). Ja. 2-4463, Ex t. 311. (b) Jack C. Delius, General Manager, Pa r ks & Recreation, and Alan Koth, School Department. (c) Stanley T. Martin, Jr., Jack C. Delius. (d) Charles L. Davis, Comptroller Th e geographic area to be cover ed is tha t portion of the City of Atlanta desi gnated by E. O. A. as Tar ge t Ar ea; plus, Fringe Areas which are borde rline in respect to economic and social classifications. The persons to be serve d are f ive years of age to senior citizens; both s exe s, in-school and out-o f -school. V. I t is estima ted that 150 participants each da y will us e each location. Plans ca ll for 140 locations to be s erve d. Thus, 21,000 persons each day wi ll be s erved. Th is f i gure does not i nclude a cti vit ie s such as Award Day, audience s f or band concerts, e tc., and ot her spe ctator a ctivitie s. VI. Many a r eas of the city are def ici ent i n pa rk and recrea tion fa c i litie s . This fa c t had been clearly noted by the just comple t e d 1968 -1 983 Parks and Re creati on Plan . Sta ff of E. 0. A., Community Council, Ci ty Planning and Departmen t of Pa r ks conducted t he s t udy, The need f or th e pr ogram cover ed by th i s pr opos a l is c lear ly evid ent i n the t otal abs ~~ce of park a nd re crea tion fa c il i ties in many t arge t areas and t he i na de qua cy of fa ci l i ties where they do ex i st . I n re spons e to the s e defi c ienc ie s , some 40 p laylots have been c onstruc ted a nd s taf f ed, us i ng f or the mos t part, E. O. A. fund s . These playlo ts fail t o pr ovide f ul ly ade~uate phys i cal fa ci li t ies. Thus, s ome 62 s ch oo l s will be used dur i ng t he summer. The repor t Opportunity For Ur ban Excellence c i t e s a cl os e correlation between abs ence of f a cilities and incident of j uvenile de l inquency. VII. A coordinat or of summer activiti e s will be emp l oyed by May 1, 1968 . His duties will be to ·.initi? lly locate and r ecruit leaders of ALL a ge level s i n ALL t arget a r eas t o serve as an Advisor y Council f or planning and develop- , ment. The Coordinator wi l l be assisted in r ecr uitment by s choo l c ouncilors �at 62 elementary and high school locations; by E. O. A. Neighborhood Service Center Personnel; by the Community Council and by staff of Parks and Recreation Department. Leaders representing not only their age group but their respective neighborhoods will be asked to assist the staff in planning the surrnner pro gram . It is intended that each location (be it school, park or public housing project) will have local preferences as to types of programs. However, it is assumed that some identifiable basic list of prepared activities will emerge and 1.1:tilized as a base to insure "equal" programs on a city-wide basis. The program will initially be developed on ·a .pilot basis with constant evaluation by neighborhood leaders. Once assured of our acceptability and desirability of a given activity, it will be offered city-wide for the duration of the summer. Heavy emphasis will be placed on employing disadvantaged citizens in the operation of the program. Assignments of employment will range from actually operational, such as Recreation Aides to Advisory and Representation Roles in the various communities. It is planned that distinctive shirts will be supplied to teenagers ~10 will serve as cadre on a voluntary basis, approximately 1lOO teenagers and young adults will be transported to Atlanta Wilderness Camp each week to assist in its development while at camp. The young people will be taught swimming, canoeing, camping, nature interpretation, etc. VIII. IX. The project will have an overall Director, Assistant Director, Clerical Staff, Recreation Leaders, Recreation Supervisors, Camp Directors, Enrichment Personnel (Dance, Drama, Music, Arts and Craft). The number of poor youth , employed will be 336. Volunteers will exceed 100. The program will cover all areas within the defined boundries of E. O. A's. target zones. Some 140 locations will be staffed, using 62 schools and 78 parks and playlot locations. The hours of operation will be 9 A.M. - 9 P.M., Monday through Saturday. There will be a Central Headquarters located at Central Junior High School, 232 Pryor Street, S. E. The central office will coo:r.dirni.te all Pa r k and Recreation Department and Atlanta Public School Department's summer activites related to recreation, employment and cultural enrichment for the disadvantaged. The Program Director will be in overall charge of the project and wil l answer to a committee made up of School and Parks personnel as well as advisory committee of citizens. All supplies, e uipment, travel and transportaion, payroll, etc., will be handled at the Central Office. The City of Atlanta Purchasing Department will handle purchase transactions when requisitioned by the Central Office. The Central Office will maintain account records in order to have available current data. The Data Processing Division of Atlanta Public School s ,·;ri ll be utili zed if needed to analyze problems, expenditures, participation, etc. It is imperative that the Central Office be staffed by May 1, 1968 in order to establish procedures, communications with the neighborhood's recruitment and supply channels. This Parks/Schools joint venture will carefull y supplement and mesh with (1) regular City recreation problems, (2) Community Schools, (3) work-study and vocational education, (4) Title I Programs, (5) Neighborhood Youth Corps InSchool Enrollees, (6) contributing private agencies, (7) Academic Summer School. Program (8) Head Start, (9) individual contributions, (10) other public agency contributions . The Atlanta Children and Youth Council will serve as overall �coordinator acting for and with Mayor's Council on Youth Opportunity to see that all other support agencies are c arefully coordinated with the City's pro gram. This project will not pre-emp, but rather supplement regular City programs. Without Federal Funds, much, if not all, of the planned activities for disadvantaged areas would be curtailed. Thus, this Community Action Program complements the total City program. Youth, young adults, adults and senior citizens will assist in planning the program, its operation, and evaluation. Of special emphasis will be age group 5-25 years with the greatest attention directed to the teenager and young adult. The school drop-out, the potential drop-out, those with no immediate source of income, those with no positive cont a cts with Social Service Agencies, and those with no consistent work history on marketable skills will be located and employed by Central Office as an initial step in structuring and planning the program. Allocation of job slots will be based on geographical distribution and population so that all target areas will contribute. The Neighborhood Service Center, School Counselors and Social Agencies will be invited to assist in locating and screening applic ants . A police record will not necessarily preclude employment, but the Direc tor's judgement will prevail in cases involving morals, and in particular, sexual offenses. There will be no formal Civil Service Examination; selection will be based on (1) need for employillent as outlined above, (2) neighborhood identification, (3) le adership ability, and (4) skills tha t c an contribute to the program. The Pro gram Director will name final selection and assignment. Arrangements will be made for medical physicals to be given each applicant. Medical problems will be reported to Fulton County Medical Department for follow-up. Medical pro;.?lems will not necessarily bar employment, but rather serve as a guide in assignments. Five recreation districts will be established and supervised by r egular Park /School personnel. Youth will be used as Aides in each district office (as well as Control Office), each school and each park area. Activities to be offered: Crea tive Rhytmics Outdoor Games Quiet Games Folk Dancing Softball Volleyball Camp Crafts Sewing Ceramics Photography Musi c Appreciation Team Sports Weight Training Day and Overnight Camping Wood Working Ba ton Lessons Cheer leading Swimming Tr ack and Field Pu ppe try Tumbling Typing Fie ld Tr ips Teen Char m Jewelry Making Modern and Tap Dancing Judo �Obviously, not all of the a bove a ctivi t ies can be offered at each location. The Citizens' Advisoyy groups may delete a nd/or add to the list. As to freque ncy, i n t he c a s e of field trips, t hese wi ll be scheduled for at l e ast once a we e k per location. Definite schedules and programs wil l b e dis t ributed thru schools (before they recess for summer) Nei ghborhood Se rvice Centers, and. news media. Already, one tel e vision sta tion has agreed to publicize t he program on a continuing da ily basis. X. · Atlanta Youth Council. Coordination o f private and public agencie s in you t h opportunity progr am. Ga. Arts Commission. Contribution of technical assistance in arts and drama. Production of neighborhood movies and plays. Atla nta Braves and Atla nta Chie fs. to sta dium eve nts. Sports clinics, donated ticke ts Atlanta School System. Full partnership with Parks Department in summer program. Program will use some 62 schools. Army Corp's of En gi n eers. Full utiliz at ion of Lake Allatoon a proper t y, n amely, Atla nta Wilderne ss Camp s and At l a nta Re crea tion Camps. Atla nta Un ive rsity Cen t er . Su pp l y s ome 50 stude n t s ma joring in Phs . Ed . and Re creation to serve internship in summer. Childrens' Ac a d emy Thea tre . Publ ic Li bra ry. Pla ys in tar ge t areas. Read i n g clini cs. Band o f At l anta . At l e as t t wo con c erts in dis adv antaged areas. Theater At lanta . Se ri e s o f f re e pr o ductions. Buckhe a d Me n ' s Ga rde n Club . etc. " Ma g ic o f Growing " . Mr . Ge or ge Me y e r. Pr i vate Thea ter Gr oup - Mr . Eu gene Moore . Indiv i dua l . Farm". Dougla svi lle , Ga . Juni or Le agu e . Childr en ga rde n plots, Pla ys in Piedmont Park. Lar ge e sta te - appl e or char d. ' 'Day a t the Indivi dua l p ar tic ipation . P o ssible Donor - Wegn er Showmobile . XI. Al l fa ci l iti e s of t he De p a rtme nt o f Parks and The Atlanta Schoo l Sy stem which a re n eed e d to have a s u c c e s s f ul program will b e used, Th e loca ti on o f s chools is as f ollows: �TENTATIVE LIST OF SCHOOLS WITH A COMPLETE SUMMER PROGRAM AREA I Elementary High School English Avenue, 1., 2., 3. Craddock, 1. Bethune, 1., 2., 3. Ware, 1., 2., 3. Couch, 1., 3. Fowler, 1. Haygood, 1. Hardnett, 1., 2. Harris, 3. M. . A. Jones, 1., 2., 3. Ragsdale Herndon, 1. E. R. Carter Brown, 1. , 2. Washington, 1. O'Keefe Central (Office) AREA II Harper, 1. Parks ., Jr. High, 1. Gilbert, 3. Benteen Blair Village, 2., 3. Price, 1. , 2. Fulton AREA III Scott, 1., 3. Bolton Mt. Vernon Finch, 1. Hi ll, 1., 2., 3. F,orres t, 1. Butl er , 1. John Hope , 1. Inman Park, 1. Archer, 1. Grady, 2. AREA IV Mays on , 1 . Towns Fain Williams, 1., 2 . , 3. Carey , 1. Wes t Haven White Clement , 1. We s t Fu lton, 1. Turner , 1. , 2 . Harper �AREA V Reynolds, 1. Lin Pryor, 1. Cooper, 1. Capitol Avenue, 1., 2., 3. Slaton, 1. , 3. Cook , 1., 3. E. P. Johnson, 1. Daniel Stanton, 1. Hubert, 1. Coan, 1. Wesley, 1., 2., 3. Toomer Bass Roos eve l t , 1., 2. Murphy, 1. ELIMI NATED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS Chattahoochee Highland Bryant Howard - Hope CODE 1. 2. 3. Titl e I Academic Program Head Start PARKS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16, 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Chattahoochee (undeve l oped) Gun Club Engli sh Par ks - supp l emen t Adamsvil le (us e Fain playground)_ - supp l ement Center Hi ll Grove ·- supplement Ande rson Park - supplement Mozley - supplemen t Maddox Park Washington Park University Park Couch Park Horne Park - supp l ement Te chwood (Housing Project) Piedmont Park Bedford-Pine (Hill School ) Butler Park Bass - supplement Savannah Street Oakland City Park Adair Park - supplement Pittman - supplement �PARKS (Cont'd) 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. Joyland - extended Carver - extended Rawson-Washington - supplement Thomasville - supplement Walker Park Wesley Park Branham Park - supplement 71 Little Street 253 Dodd Avenue 666 Parkway Drive Haynes Street Vine City Knight Park Harper Park (4 Senior High Rise) BLOCK PARKS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12 . 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19 . 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25 . 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Aubur n Avenue - Boulevard, N. E. Forre st & Fort Avenue , N. E. An gi er-Parkway , N. E. Merritts & Bedf ord St ., N. E. Blvd. Pl. & Glen Iris Dr., N. E. Sampson - East Avenue , N. E. Wylie & Tye St ., S. E. Vernon Stree t, N. E. Hanover & Renfroe St., S . E. Con l ey St., S . E. Atlanta Stadium Windsor St., S. W. I r a St., S. W. Eu genia-Rawson St ., S. W. McDani e l St . & Ge orgi a Avenue Ashby Circ l e Harris Hornes Rhode s St. - Sunset Blvd. 3 73 Thurmond S t. , S . W• Vanier & Cap ita l Hubbard & University Park Avenue & Lansing Haygood & Crew Ladd St., S . W. Wi ls on Dr. , N. W. Verbena St., N. W. Habshal & Perry Bl vd., N. W. Perry Blvd, & Lively, N. W. Arlington Circle, N. W. Daniel Street, N. E. �XII. XIII. Constant monitoring and evaluation by Citizens' Advisory Corrnnittee as well as staff of School Board and Parks Department. This project compliments and extends normal agency program and fills gaps and deficiencies existing in disadvantaged areas. In addition to service to the .poor, the pro gram will clearly illustrate to the city and its citizens what can be done with sufficient financin g . It can not be stated a t this time what part of this program will be continued once federal funding is completed. However, on two previous occasi6ns, the j:;ity has continued parts of O.E.O. financed funding. �