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METROPOLIT/'J l i\.TLL\NT/i. YOUTH OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL'S PL~~ FOR THE 1969 YOUTH OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM MR. CLl\RENCE E. ELSAS, GENERll.L CHAIRNL\N MRS. Cf.RR.IE B. WRIGHT, GENERAL CO-CHAIRMi\N �CONTENTS I. II. General Introduction Planning 3 III. Employment 11 IV. Recreation 17 Camping 37 Education 39 Arts 54 Social Services 70 v. VI. VII. VIII. IX. x. Special Events .. 75 Volunteers 77 Transportation 79 XII. Special Programs 80 XIII. Public Relations 82 XI. Summary �GENERAL INTRODUCTION In 1968, The City of Atlanta, Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc., The Community Chest and several other private and public agencies and organizations sponsored a Youth Opportunity Program. More than 65 agencies and •rganizations participated in this program (See Attachment 1). The overall objectives cf the Youth Opportunity Program are to provide needed services to the poor, unemployed, socially retarded, culturally deprived and academically delinquent youth in the Metropolitan Atlanta Area. The majer efforts of the Youth Opportunity Program are aimed at eliminating these conditinns. Through the outstanding efforts and accomplishments of EOA, The City of Atlanta, The FEB, The Community Chest and several other agencies and organizations, the 1968 YOP yie lded the foll owing: 1. 14,990 youth attended sunnner school; 2. 3,000 youth received special remedial aid; 3. 1,400 youth received special tutorial help ; 4. 2,500 youth were contacted and urged to return to school ; 5. 1,500 youth participated in enrichment programs ; 6. 5,000 youth participated in Fine Arts prcgrams and activities ; 7. 525,000 youth par ticipated in Recreational Programs ; 8. 1,100 federa l employees volunteered to hel p in the YOP; 9. 20,000 youth participated in camping activities ; 10. Private businesses donated $237,000 in cash, equipment or services to the YOP. Although the 1968 YOP wa s a general succe ss, some gaps and omissions did oc cur. These were identifie d as follows : �-21. Recreation activities for youth ages 16-21 were virtually non-existent; 2. Ge nerally, no programs operated on week-ends; 3. Several agencies and organizations did not fulfill their employment commitments for poor youth; 4. Coordination and communication between some agencies were generally lacking; 5. The location of programs was widespread. However, areas such :1s Capitol Homes, Blair Village, Hentown, StewartLakewood, Cabbagetown, Mill Village, Knight Park, Adamsville, Mechanicsville, Peopletown, Joyland, Blue Heaven, Bush Mountain and Bass received little or no program input; 6. Resident camping opportunities for poor youth were woefully lacking ; 7. The more attractive and de sirable special eve nts resources were not enough to meet the need; 8. Tr ansportation remained a serious and difficult problem to deal with. The s e we r e the major problems which occurre d during the 1968 YOP. �PL..:\NNING 1969 In December, 1968, Vice President Hubert llumphrey sent a telegram to Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. i :::.r:!ic c. tin:: that federal funds will be provided to the City of Atlanta for YOP Planning. Mayor Allen promptly designated the Youth Council as the agency responsible for coordination of the Metropolitan Youth Opportunity Program. In addition, Mayor /,llen appointed Mr. Clarence Elsas, Chairman of the 1969 Youth Opportunity Program. t,_ chart of the Metropolitan Youth Opportunity Council is attached. The major agencies involved in the 1969 YOP Planning are EOL., The City of Atlanta , The Community Chest, The Feder al Executive Board, The Georgia State Employment Servoce, The Na tional Alliance of Bus i nessmen, The Atlanta f.rt s hlliance, Fulton County Government, DeKa lb County Government, The Community Chest Agencies , WAOK Radio Sta t ion , WSB Radio Station, The Georgia Arts Commiss i on, The DeKalb County He a lth Department, The Chr i stian Council , Li ller, Battle, Nea l and Lindsey, The Chamber of Commer ce, The Junior Chamber of Comr.1erce, The Atlanta Pol i ce Department , Mor ehouse Co llege, The nt l ant a Ur ban League , Emor y University , Atlanta Unive rsi t y , The At lant a Youth Congre ss , The Of f i ce of Government a l Lai son, The Metr opolitan Cornniss i ou on Crime and Delinquency , The At l anta Chi l dren and Youth Service s Couns il. A Technica l Executive Committee was created to assist and direct the overall Youth Opportunity Program Pl anning. Major decisions made by the Technical Executive Committee are as follows: 1. That the Atlanta Pub l ic Schools will concentrate on educational programs, and not be responsible for operating special recreational programs; �-!,..- 2. Tho.t the /1.tlanta Public Schools will make their facilities available to any group wishing to utilize them provided such group assurae full responsibility for custodial and administrative costs; 3. That the Public Schools will indicate in early spring, those schools where summer programs will be located; ~-. That the Parks and Recreation Department will indicate in early spring where surmner programs will be located; 5. That the Parks and Recreation Department will submit a listing of desirable school facilities which they might utilize; 6. That EOf, provide a listing of locations and programs which comm rmmity residents indicate are more desirable; 7. That the Chest agencies provide the Technical Executive Cornmittee with a listinr; of programs which will be operai::ed with summer funds, as well as, a listing of summer prograras and locations which will be operated on their regular budget; 8. That the Georgia State Employment Service be respons i ble for most YOP employment screening, processing and recruitment; 9. That the Georgia State Employment Service locate the Summer Youth Opportunity Center by Harch 15. (136 Marietta Street) Planning fo r the 1969 YOP centers around the implementation of t he above recommendations in addition to regular and ongoing activi ties. In late 1968, EO~ be ga n holding planning meetings i n al l of the ECA neighborhood service centers. At these meetings, residents and youth of the EOn service ar eas made valuable suggestions concerning the types, locations , and hours of operation of summer pro gr ams i n the i r neighborhoods. The suggestions of ne ighbor hood re s i dents provided a va l uab le guide f or YOP planning . These mee t i ngs we r e planne d and implemented by Mr. Duke Harris on, Recreation Coordinator, EO~ . Based on the recommendations abov e, a s wel l as sug8es tions by residents and youth, the Executive Technica l Committee set the following priorities: �-51. Employment a. b. 2. Recreation a. b. 3. c. d, b. b. b. Free passes and admi s sions t o place s of ente rtainment and enrichment for youth of all age s. Volunteers a. b. 9. Couns el ing and thera peutic s ervice s for all youth 13-21 who mi gh t need such Establ ishment of such a s ervice which pre sen tly does no t exist in t he Metropo l itan area . Spe c ial Events a. 8. Re siden t camp i nc exper iences for inner city poor youth of a ll a ges Day camp oppor tunities for inner city youth . Soc ia l Services a. 7. Special programs i n the Fine Arts for inner city poor youth ll~-21 years of a ge Es t abl i shment of a broad based Community /ir ts Pro gram. Camping a. 6. Tutorial and study hel p ? r os raQS Remedial programs i n poverty schools Cultura l e nrichment programs Special enrichment a nd tutorial programs for socially and academically reta rded youth. /ir ts a. 5. Organized athletic activities for inner city youth; Organized activities for older teenagers 16-21 during evening hours. Education a. b. l~. Youth 14-21 years of a8e Poor Youth EnGendering ~o l untccrs to assist operating agencies in areas of need. ~ggressive recruitment of youth vo l un teers. Transportation a. b. Centralize the transporation funds and dispa tching of buses Provide adequate transportation for all program components ~:e ed i nt i t • �~ 1 -6- 10. Public Relations a. b. 11. Widespread distribution of progran locations, operation, requirements, cost, etc. to utilizers of services through the various medin Effective publicizing of program achievements to total com• munity. Urban Corps a. b. Provide meaningful employment for poor college youth, who need money to return to school Provide agencies with an additional personnel resource at low cost. In addition to the suggestions concerning major programming, the Committee suggested that special attention be given to unemployed youth, 16-21; socially and academically retarded youth, 6-18; culturally deprived youth, all ages, and youth leadership and development ages ll~-25. The Technical Executive Committee also a greed that effective program planning depends upon the availability of funds and resources for prograr~aing. In this respect, the Committee agreed t o work toward an early coP.1r1itment of funds for prograrrnning. Such funds i nclude planning funds $45,000, OEO-EOA, $612,000, City of Atlanta $300,000, The Community Chest $15,000. funds have been c orrnnitted . J\.11 of these �-7- / 1"1ETROPOLITf.N COUNCIL ON YOUTH OPPORTUNITY Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Honorary Chairman DeKalb Cormnissioner, Clark Harrison~ Honorary V. Chainnan Fulton Conunissioner, Walter Mitchell - Honorary V. Chairman Mr. Clarence Elsas, General Chairman Mrs. Carrie B. Wright, General V. Chairman Program SubCommittees - Employment - Mr. Harding B. Young - Recreation Mr. ~ . B. Padgett, Chairman - Camping Mr . Frank Player, Chairman Mr. Charles Green, Chairman - Education Dr. Hilliard Bowen , Chairman Mrs. Mary Sanf ord, Co-Cha irman - nr ts Mrs. Rhodes Perdue , Chairman Mrs . Harold Bar r e t t , Co-Chairman - Soci al Services Mrs . Benj amin Brown, Cha irman - Special Events Mr. Waymon Wright , Chai rman - Volunteers Mrs . Frances Parham, Chai rman - Transportation Mr. Robert Woods I, - Public Relations Mr. Zenas Sears, Chairman Technical Executive Committee - Mr. Dan Sweat Mr. James McGovern Mr. Peter White Mr. Jerry Luxemberger Mr. Jack Delius - Mr. John Cox - Mr. Alan Koth - Mr. Lyndon Wade - Mr. Clinton Rogers - Mr. Thomas J. Par ham ~Mr .Richard Hicks - Dr. John Letson - Mr . Nicholas Novak - Mr . J ame s Rogers - Dr. Harmon Moor e - Mr . Michael Hollis - Mr . A. B. Padgett - }1r . Harold Barr e t t - Mr . I r win Lewis - Ca pt. Howard Baugh - Mr . Ermne tt Lee �- 8- Agencies and Organizations Providing Planning - Coordina tion l\.ssistance to the Metropolita n Council on Youth Opportunity Federal Agencies Federal Executive Board Defense Depa rtment Labor Department Housing and Ur ban Development Health, Education and Welfare Interior Department Commerce Department Department of Justice (CRS) .L\.griculture OEO Civil Service Commission Department of Transportation State L\gencies Offi ce of the Governor Defense Family and Ch i ldre n Service s Educa tion Hea l t h Governor Commis s ion on Cr ime and Justice .L\.r t s Commis sion Recr eation Connnis s i on University of Georgia Ge or gia St a t e Co l l ege Georgia De pa r tment of Labor Me ntal Health Ins t itu te Scholar ship and Loan Commission County Fulton County Commissioners Fulton County De partment of Family a nd Children Services Fulton County Schools DeKa lb County Department of Family and Chi ldren Services DeKalb Count y Schools Fulton Count y Juve nile Cour t Fulton County Hea lth Department DeKalb County Recreation Depa r t ment DeKalb County Heal th Depa r t ment Suicide Prevention �-9- City of l'i.tlanta Office of Mayor Palnning Department Personnel Public Works Dc p~rtment Recreation and Parks Comptroller Children and Youth Services City Service Coordination Connnunity Relations Cormnission Police Department Atlanta Public Library Model cities Fire Department Other Public Agencies Economic Opportunity Atlanta Board of Education Atlanta Housing Authority Clayton County Board of Decatur Publi c Schools Private Non-Profit Health Education and Welfare l\.gencies Community Chest··Uni ted Appeal Corrnnunity Council of Atlanta Atlanta Menta l He alth Associa tion f..merican Social Health Association l\.nti-Defamation League Camp Fit e Gir ls Atlanta Employment Eva luation Services Center I;c/3<'.l l f',i d Society Atlanta Univer si t y School of Socia l Work Atlanta Urban League Bethlehem Wesley Cormnunity Centers Bi g Brothers Associa t i on of Atlan ta Atlanta Univer s i t y Multi - pur pose Training Center Cancer Socie ty of Atlant a Ge or gia He art hssoc iat ion Me tropo l i tan Cr i me Connniss i on Goodwi ll Industry Boys Club, Inc. of At l ant a Boy Sc outs, At l anta L\rea Counci l Butler Street YMCA Camp Fire Gir l s, I nc. Carrie Steele Pitts Home s Catholic Social Service s of Atlanta Children Center of Metropolitan Atlanta Greater Atlanta Connnittee on Crime and Delinquency �-10Grady Homes Conununity Girls Clubs Kirkwood Christian Center National Youth Courtesy Foundations Paul P.nderson Youth Home Planned Parenthood fi.ssocintion of L"..t lanta Emory University Metropolitan YMCA Metropolitan YWCfi. Travelers Aid Society of Atlanta Women in Community Services St. Vincent DePaul Society Salvation Army .! • /

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'· c--,~.: ,. Religious Christian Council of Metropolitan Atlanta Metropolitan Council of Churches liME Ministers Union Inter-Denominational Ministerial Alliance Baptist Ministers Union Atlanta Archdiocese Georgia Council of Churches Business, Civil Right Services and Educational GrouEs Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Merit Employers As sociation Retail Wholesale Merchants Association Frontier Club National Congre ss of Colored Parents and Teachers National Conference of Christian and Jews Atlanta Bar Association Optimist Club of Atlanta Y's Club Butler Street YMCA Rotary Club of Atlanta Kiwanis Club Jr. League Emory University Atlanta Traffic and Snfety Council Junior Chamber of Commerce Council of Jewish Women Apartment Owners Association NAACP Metropolitan Commission on Crime and Delinquency Georgia Labor Council /\FL-CIO �EMPLOYMENT Mr. Harding B. Young - Chairman The major emphasis of the 1969 Youth Opportunity Program is youth employment. An employment sub-committee is now working to deal with the problems in this area. Several agencies will assume major r esponsibilities for the Youth Employment phase of the YOP. Ge orgia State Employment Services The Ge orgia State Employment Services will be generally responsible for the processing , sc r ee ning, referring and follow-up for the following agencies : The Nationa l Al l iance of Busine ssmen, Fulton County, Rent-A-Kid, Fe de ral Agencie s, AFL-CIO, miscellane ous pl acements , NAACP, and the Atlanta Youth Congre ss. additional t a s ks. In add i tion , the Employment Se rvice has undertaken seve r al The s e inc l ude : 1. Ma i le d 13,000 Job Solicitations Le tter s to pr ospective employe rs in the met r opolitan area; 2. Loca te d the Summe r Youth Opportunity Cente r at 136 Marie tta Street ; 3. Es t ablis hed l aison be t ween NAB and the GSES ; 4. Me t with t he At l a nta Brave s and Atlanta Chie fs a nd arranged f or 10,000 free t icke t s ea ch to a Ba s e ba ll Game and a Soccer Game. The GSES has a s s i gned Mr . J im Wa ite s t o s erve a s direct or of the Job So l icitation Sta ff. The e nti r e s taff will be on board and ope rating by May 19th. Nat iona l Al l i a nce of Busine ssme n The Nat i onal All iance of Bus i ne ssme n wil l devel op summer j obs f or youth who will be return ing t o s choo l . -11- Such j obs are being developed in t he �I -12various industries and businesses through out the Metropolitan Atlanta Area. Mr. Henry Reid is the contact for the NAB Program. RENT-A-KID A unique and imaginative employment program will operate in the Sunnner of 1969. This program is named Rent-A-Kid. The Main Office of Rent-A-Kid will be located in the State Employment facility at 136 Marietta Street . Rent-A-Kid is designed to provide part-time and domestic type employment for youth 14-16 who, because of laws and other reasons, cannot get jobs. It will fill the employment gap between the 14 year old to 16 year old youth. The various locations, contacts and other information concerning Rent-A-Kid is as follows: 1. Bedford Pine 547 Hunt Street, N.E. 2. Gr ant Park 645 Grant Street , S.E. 3. West End 1040 Fair Street, s . w. Agency Affiliations Contact St. Vincent de Paul Joe Flannagan 523-5431 Ga. Ave. Presby. Church Jim Hicks 688-0871 M. Agnes J ones School Ge ne Ruyle 758-8326 Phone 4. Forest Park 4871 College St reet Fore st Park, Ge or gia Clayt on County EOA Jane Tap p 366-0516 5. Conyers 929 Connnercial Street Conyers, Ge orgia Roc kdale County EOA Ed Gamble 48 3-9512 6. Techwood 840 Marietta Street Ce nt ral City EOA Tonnny Hess 873-6759 7. N.W. Perry Extension N.W. Perry EOA 1927 Hollywood Road 1 N.W. George Dodd 799-9322 8. Dixie Hills 2913 Verbena Street West Central EOA Amos Parker 799-0331 9. Kirkwood Edgewood EOA George Wilborn 378-3643 �-13Mr s. Joy Rue l is coordinating the Rent-A-Kid Project. Earn and Learn Anothe r unique and innovative employment project is the Earn and Learn Proj e ct. This pr oj e ct is also de signed to pr ovide employment for youth 14-16 years of age. Earn a nd Learn is sponso red by several churches. 1. Trinity Me thodist Church Rev e r e nd Frank We athe rsby 265 Wa shington St ree t , S . W. 688 - 1567 2. Pe achtree Pre sbyt e rian Church Re verend W. W. Wi ll i amson 3443 Roswe l l Roa d, N. W. 237-157 8 3. North De catur Pre sby t e rian Church Reve r end T. W. Tuc ke r 611 Me dlock Road De catur , Ge org i a 63 6-1 06 9 4. Hillside Pre sbyt er ian Rev e r e nd Rola nd Perdue 18 79 Col unvia Dr i ve De catur , Ge org i a 289- 3092 5. Ea s t La ke Me thodis t Chur ch Rev e r e nd Phi l Barnhar t 2500 Bouleva r d Drive , N. E. 377 -1 505 The se are : Economic Oppor t unity At l a nta Ano ther youth empl oymen t activity t o be under t ake n thi s sunnner will be t he EOA Summe r Youth Employmen t Pr ogram . I n a dd i tion to youth be ing employed t hrough the EOA f unde d proposa ls, EOA wi l l h i r e 253 youth this s ummer . The s e j ob s will be pr ovide d t hr ough the EOA Neigh bor hood Serv i ce Center s. Fe deral Agenc i e s The various f e deral a genc i e s will be hi ring youth aga i n t h i s s ummer . �-14In addition to Civil Service Jobs, youth will be provided with other types of employment. City of Atlanta As a spe cial surrnner e ffort the City of Atlanta will be hiring youth in part-time and full-time jobs. Fulton County The Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services and the Fulton County Personnel Departments will be hiring youth this summer to work in various jobs. Urban Corp Urban Corp is a special project which provides sunnner jobs for college and unive rsity youth. Such youth will work in branches of government or with privat e , non-profit agencies. AFL-CIO The AFL-CIO will provide jobs for youth 18 and over . Such jobs will be ava ilable in construction and bui l ding t rade s. Neighborhood Youth Corp (In-school) NYC (in- s chool) wi ll ena ble 1,200 youth to earn money dur ing the summer months. Mr . Wi l liam Mars hall coordina tes the in-school pr ogram. At lanta Police Department The Atlanta Police De partment will hire yo ut h th is summer to work as Corrnnunity Service Off icers. NAACP The NAACP will sponsor a Youth Employment Project. will serve youth ages 16-22 . This project The project will unde ttake its own job develop- �-15ment and recruitment. cost. In addition, job referrals will be provided free of This project proposes to place 200 youth during the summer 1969. project will be located at 136 Marietta Street. The Contact Miss Angela McClung at 577-5821 or 577-4399. Atla nta Youth Congress The Atlanta Youth Congress will solicit jobs from small neighbo~hood businesses. In addition, the Youth Congress will provide volunteers to the Ge orgia State Employment Services to pe rfor m job placeme nt tasks. The Youth Congress expects to develop 200 jobs. The goals and commitments of the various agencie s providing and/or soliciting jobs a r e a s follows : AGENCY National Alliance ,·of · Businessme n EMPLOYMENT GOAL 2 , 500 EOA 253 EOA Funde d Pr oposa ls 331 Urban Cor p 300 NYC City of Atlanta Fulton County Rent-A-Kid 1 , 200 830 36 2 , 000 Earn a nd Learn 100 Federal Agencies 638 AFL-CIO 150 Atlanta Police De partme nt 50 Miscellaneous (GSES) 300 NAACP 200 Atlanta Youth Congress 100 TOTAL 8,988 �• -16The employment aspect of the Youth Opportunity Program is well ahead of the 1968 program. 6,100. For example, in 1968 the job commitment was In 1969 the commitment is 8,988 or 47% more than 1968. �RECREATION Mr. A. B. Padgett, Chairman There are approximately 500,000 youth in Metropolitan At lanta. Most of these youth will be seeking ways to spend their leisure time during the summer months. Unfortunately , the lack of recreational and leisure time activities is most acute in the poverty communities. City of Atlanta Parks & Recreation Department To meet the acute shortage of whole some recreation in poverty communities the major a gencies are pooling their resources . Forsmost among these agencies is the Atlanta Parks and Recreati on Department. The Parks Department i s a ssuming the larger portion of operating responsibilities f or the Youth Opportuni t y Recreation Program. The Atlanta Parks a~d Recreation Department will ex pand the r egular program during the months of June , July, and Augus t with particular emphasis on provi ding needed recreationa l faci l ities and ac tivities f or the peop l e living in the disadvantaged areas of t he city. Leadership i s provided at twenty-four locations in the target areas on a twelve mon th basis. wi ll be opened . For the summer of 1969, forty-ei ght a ddi tional areas The use of t wenty-seve n differ ent school f acilities has been requested and, granted. This will give a tota l of ninety-nine supervised re- creati on areas f or t h is summer. AB added requests are anticipated, it is most probable t hat over one hundred areas will be in operation before t he end of t he summer . Block parks will be open from 9:00 .'i.. M. until 9:00 P.M. a r.d connnuni ty -17- �-18center buildingx from 10: 00 A.M. until 10 :30 P,M. Monday through Saturdya. An additional staff of approximately t wo hundred and seventy-five trained in various recreation skills will be employed. There will also be one hundred and seventy youth assistants (age 16-25) employed from the target areas. They will be placed in job slots in their own neighborhoods. Another five hundred youth a.ssi:.tants will be given an opportunity for a camping-work experience at Wi lderne ss Camp. Fifteen At lanta Concentrated Employment Program (ACEP) workers will a lso participate in the program. Close coord ina tion has been maintained throughout the fall and winter with Economic Op portunity Atlanta and the ~tlanta Youth Council. Members of the Recreation Department staff have attended meetings with members of the various neighborhoods in the ~ity to determine thei r needs and desires in the type program to be offered this summer. Activities t o be offered wi ll include the f ollowing: Ar ts a nd Crafts Paint ing Drawi ng - pencil , crayon Sculpture Ceramics Clay Pa pier-Mache Crepe paper projec t s Block pr inting Weavi ng Stitcher y Jewelr y making Wood working Puppetry Camp Crafts Swimming Tennis Go lf Archery Badminton '.::anoeing Drama Chorus Singing game s Music appreciation Physical Fitness S limna s tics Wrestling Boxing Weight Lifting Gymnastics Tumbling Se lf De fense Judo Softba ll Ba seball Basketball Volleyball Soccer Track <'x Fie ld Tab l e Tenni s Day Camps Re s ident Camps Wilderne ss Camp Nature Programs Golde n Age Clubs Teen Clubs Charm Cl asses Low organized games �-19Folk dancing Modern dancing Tap dancing Baton twirling Cheer leading · Social Recreation Sewing Flower arrangements Table games Quiet games Horseshoes Box hocke y Model boats Model cars Mode l airplanes Photography Movie s Trips - Kennesaw, Six Flaes Over Ge orgia , Baseball and Soccer Games, Zoo, Cyclorama, Stone Moun tai n , Coca Cola Company, Lays Potatoe Chip, General Motors, and other points of interest in Atlan ta. Tournaments - Softba ll, Baseball, Basketba ll, Te nnis. Wilderness Camp - fifty underpr i v i ledged boys per day for ten weeks - earning $1.60 per hour for five hour pe r day. Track and Fi eld Meet - Boys and Girls. Swimming Me ets - Boys and Girls. Contests - Hula Hoop, Horseshoes, Car r om. Picni cs, Parties, Da nces Play Day - Ci ty-Wide Guitar Le ssons - Ba ttle of the Bands Airplane Flights Free mi lk, f ru i t ,j u ice, and c ookies Sprink l er s The f irst week of June will be devoted to a training session f or al l new per sonnel. t:,.11 areas wi ll b e open a nd a full program in effect starting June 9 a nd wi ll con t i nue through Labor Day~ September 1. Parks , Playground s & Recreat ion Ce nt er Area I Twe lve Month Ooe rntion Home Park Howell Park J. A. White Summer ~'(Ashby Circ le '>'(Madd ox ~'(Mc'.lgnol ia & Maple �*Central City (717 Marietta)

'cHaynes

\-Ladd Street

'cMoz ley Park

,',Techwood .,,,University

',Vine Ci ty

Strong & Kennedy

'<'Thurmond

'<'Hctshington

\-Wes t End Park

',Tnrget Areas - lt'.~

Total 17 Area I I Twelve Month Operation Summer Orchnrd Knob Pe r kerson S outh Bend

',Adair

\-Joy land

7•Pittman

'c (Thomasville - not open)

(Under Construction)

\-Bethlehem Center

\-Brown Avenue

\-Carver

Georgia-McDaniel

\-Mary-Coleman

\-Park Av enue -Lansing

7·Plunkettown

', Target Areas - 11

Total lliArea III Twelve Month Operation Sunnner Go.rden Hills E. P. Howell Knight Peachtree Hills

'cBedford-Pine

\-Butler

,'<'Forrest & Fort ·k666 Pa rkway .,,,Angier & Pa rkw-ay

'cBoulevo.rd & Auburn

Boule v ard Place & Gle nn Iris

\-Daniel Street

Hanover* Renfr oe

Perry Bou levard - Lively

\-Piedmont Park

\-Sampson & East

,'<-Vernon Street

Wylie - Tye

>\-618 Invin Stree t ·k Tnrge t Areas - ll} Total 19 Area I V Twelve Month Opera tion Summer Ad ams Adamsville Ben Hill We st Manor Anderson >'rEnglish Park >'t- A.: dington Circle >',Center Hill

Mary George Ave. - Perry Homes

'<"Radc liffe

',Perry Boulevard - Habershall

.,,,Tremont Drive �-21'>'(Wilson Avenue

2185 Verbena Street

'""Grove '"'Gun Club

Area Target Areas - 12 Total 16 V Twelve Month Operation Sunnner Brownwood East Lake '"'Bass ,'(Branham ,'(Cook ,'I-Daniel Stanton '>'(Dodd Avenue

71 Little Street

'>'(Capitol Avenue ,'l'C:apitol Homes Center ,'<'Connally Street '"'Gilliam ,':Grant Park ,'<'Haygood-Crew

Ira

,'<'Pryor ,'<'Richardson Street Center

Stadium

Walker Park

Washington-Ryder

'"'Wesley

Windsor-Ri chardson

Target Areas - 20

Tota l 22 Swimming Pools The f ollowing are opened dai ly for those wishing to swim. Lessons are scheduled from 10: 00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon, Monday - Friday for individua ls who come t o the parks and register. Adams Cand ler Chastain Memor ial Garden Hills J oyland South Bend Washingt on Wesley Avenue John i'. , Wh ite These pools are opened dai ly. 10:00 A. M. - 3:00 P.M. , Monday - Friday: Gun Club Maddox Mozley Lessons are offered to groups from �-22Oakland Piedmont Pittman · . .• l PORTABLE POOLS Area I Marvin Billups Thurmond Street Magnolia & Maple (moved from Rhodes) Ladd Street (new-if available) /i.rea I I Mollie Wagoner Georgia Avenue - McDanie l Plunket town Thomasville Area I II Pending Bu t ler Hanover - Renfroe .Sampoon East (moved from Wylie-Tye ) Bedford Pi ne (moved from Nerritts ) Irwin St r ee t (new - if available) /:..rea I V David Knowlton Verbena Street Perry - Habershall Ar l ington Circ l e (new - if available) !1.rea V Eddie McLemore Li tt l e Street (moved fr om Connally ) Haygood - Crew Washington - Ryder Wa l ker Park (new - if avai l ab l e ) Rec r ea tion in the El ementary Schools Recreat i ona l and enrichment pr ograms will be sponsored at some of t he At l anta Sch ools by the City Parks and Recreation Depa rtment. The program wi ll consist of a variety of recreationa l activ ities and enrichment programs such as: arts and crafts, drama, singing for fun, entertai~,ment, fie l d trips, swimming, etc. The recreation program in the fo llowing schools will bogin June 9, 1969 and terminate August 23, 1969: �-23- Area I I II II II III III III IV IV V V V V V I III IV V V School Craddock Hardnett Blair Village Gilbert Harper But l e r Forrest Hill Scott Walter 1.iJ hite Cook Hubert Johnson Pryor Toomer Hashington Grady West Fulton Bass Murphy Saturday Daily Hours L} :00 L:-:00 4:30 4 : 30 4:30 4:00 /+ :00 L~ :00 4:00 L} :00 1:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 4:00 L~ : 00 4:00 12: 00 12:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M. -9: 00 P.M.-9: 30 P,M.-9:30 P. M.-9: 30 P;M.-9:00 P.M. - 9 :00 P.M.-9:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M.-9 : 00 P, M.-9 : 00 P .M. - 8 :00 P.M.-8:00 P,M.-3: 00 P. M.-8 :00 P.M.- 9 :00 P . M. -9 :00 P. M.-9: 00 P.M.-8 : 00 P . M. - 8 :00 P.M. P.M. P,M. P.M. P.M. P. M. P.M. P. M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. p . M. p .M. p . M. P.M. p .M. p . M. P. M. P. M. 1: 00 1:00 9:00 9 :00 9 :00 9: 00 9:00 9:00 1 : 00 1:00 1:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 1: 00 9:00 1 :00 12 : 00 12:00 P.M.-6 :00 P .M. -6 :00 A.M.-9:00 A.M.-9:00 A.M.-9: 00 A.M.-1:00 A.M. -1 :00 A.M.-1:00 P .M.-6: 00 P .M. -6 :00 P . M. -6 :00 P.M.-8 :00 P. M.-3: 00 P.M. - 8: 00 P, M.-3: 00 P.M.-6 :00 P. M.-6 :00 P.M.-6:00 P. M.-8 :00 P.M.-8 :00 P.M. P.M. p .M. P.M. P.M. p .M. p .M. P.M. p .M. p .M. p .M. P.M. p .M. P. M. P. M. P. M. p . M. P. M. P. M. P.M. �Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. Another large recreation component for 1969 will be the EOA Recreation Program, This program will operate through the 14 Neighborhood Service Centers of EO.i\ . I't will cover most of the poverty areas in f,tlanta and the Metropolitan Area, These programs are as follows: EOA Central City Neighborhood Service Center will operate a summer recreation program. locations: This will be operational in the following Central City Youth Center, Salvation Army Red Shield facility, area playlots and the neighborhood service center. Youth will be employed as assistants for the program. These youth will be recruited. from the Central City target areas. The following activities are planned: Field trips, dances, sports, counseling, employment referral, arts and crafts. Activities will also be offered t o young adults in the evenings. This program is de• signed to meet the demands of all age levels in target area. EOA East Central Neighborhood Service Center will offer programs involved in employment, cultural, and recreaticnal activities, Referral and program assistance will be gi ven to other agencies operating programs i n the target areas of East Central. The program will consist of sports, r e creation activitie s , youth center , cul t ur al ac tivities, arts and cra f ts, and f i eld t ri ps. Youth wi ll be employed t o assist in t hese projects. These yout h wi ll be r ecr u ite d fr om the EOA t arge t areas . EOA Edgewood Neighbor hood Ser vice Ce nt er wi ll organiz e a r e creation, cu l tural and empl oyment pr ogram. Programs wi l l include recreati onal sports, dancing classes (balle ts), tours, drama experience, trips �-25to the then.ters, plays, musicals. skating, anc! horseback riding. Other activities are bm;1 ling, Other aspects of the program includes referral to other programs offered in the t a rget areas, coordination of resident camping and day camp programs, establishment of a target area youth council. L campmobile will also tour the areas of high population on a weekly schedule. Youth and young adults wi ll be employed to assist and direct these l)rograms in the target areas of EO.'.,.• EOA Gwinnett Coun ty Ne ighborhood Service Cen ter will organize r ural and semi-rura l recreational spor ts, league plan, playlots, field trips, camping, sewing, personal hutiene, water and heating, safety, first aid, drama, musical activities. councils wi ll be organi zed to assist i n these programs. project will be operated in the EOil. target a r eas. Youth Thi s Youth and young adults will be employed t o assist and direct these programs. EOA Nt~ H~Washington Neighborhood Ser vice Center will organi ze recr eat i on, cultur al/educati onal , and employment programs. Pr o - grams wi ll include sports , clinics, dances, dram.a, t he ater, and organizat i on of youth c ounci ls . Youth and young adu l t s wi l l be hired t o as s i s t and direct thes e programs. The pr oj ects uill be located and operated in the EOA target areas . EO/\. North Fulton Neighb orhood Service Ce nte r will organize rural and semi-rural programs f or youth and young adults. Programs will include recreational sports, indoor and out-of-door activities, arts and crafts, fishing, bicycling, trips and tours, and organization of youth council. Youth and young adults will be employed �-26- to assist and direct these programs. These programs will be in the target areas of Eo:·t , E01\ Northwest (Perry Homes) l'eighborhood Service Center will organize recreation, education, and employment programs. Programs will in- clude recreation , sports, art , ar ts and crafts, music trai ning, drama, teenage clubs, tJa ll of Pr ide (paintings of famous heroes for ar t part i cipants) , and all types of r ecreational acti vities. way house will be established for school drop-out s. h half- This project will a ttccpt t o h~vc youth r e turn to school via sports, education, and counseling. Yout h and young a dults will be employed to assist and direc t the many varied programs offered, All programs will be conduc ted i n the EOA t a rge t a reas. EOA Pittsburgh Neighborhood Service Center will organize recreat ion, counseling, a nd employment programs. Pr ograms offered will be re- crea t i oruil spor t s , ar ts and crafts, cult ural tours, youth councils , expa nding a ctivi t i es, and program referral. Youth and young adult~ wi l l be employed t o assis t and di r e ct these programs offered. These pr ograms wi ll serve in the t arget areas of EOA. EOA Price Neighbor hood Servi ce Center wi ll or ganize recrea t i onal, cultura l and e ducationa l programs. Activ ities offered wi ll be re- creational sports, boxing , bowling , swirmning, league spor ts, t rips, arts and c rafts, drama , danc ing, ba llet l essons, campi ng t rips , baseball c linics , and pr ogram r eferral. Yout h and young adults wil l be employed to assist in t hese programs. Programs wil l be operated in the target ureas of EOt .• EOA South Fulton Neighborhood Se rvice ~e nter will organize a recreation and employment program for youth in the rural and semi- �-27- rural South Fulton target areas of EOi.\ . The activities will include recreational sports, arts and crafts, playlots, pro3ram referrals, employment and employment referral, personal hygiene and grooming, cultural activities, drama and field trips. The youth recruited for these programs offered by the Neighborhood Service Center would not have any extensive surrnner programs were it not for t he EO!. Neighborhood Service Center and volunteer residents of South Fulton. Youth and young adults will be employed to direct and assist the many varied programs offered by the Neighborhood Service Center. EOA Summerhill-Mechanicsville Neighborhood Gervice ~enter will organize surrnner recreational, educational, and employment programs, educational programs, dance, arts, tutorial project, sports, leagues, trips, dances, economic workshops, scouts, boys and girls and teenage referral. Youth will be employed in these programs to assist the professionals. This program will be in the EOf.. target aree.s. EOA West Central Neighborhood Service Center will organize a recreational, educational program for the Neighborhood Service Center target areas. Programs offered will include recreation, sports, arts and crafts, tours, cultural and educational activities, employment referral and counseling. Youth and young adults wi.11 be employed to assist in program activities offered by the Neighborhood Service Center. Volunteers will be organized to assist in programs not fully staffed due to lack of funds. This program will operate during the twelve weeks of the local school vacation in the EOt. target areas. EOA We st End Neighborhood Se rvice Center will conduct a recreational, educational, cultural and employment program. Programs will include �-28sports, playlots, arts and crafts, cultural activities, record hops, outing, teen town, art workshops, field trips, referrals to other agency programs. Employment referrals~ youth cent ers, and counseling and still other aspects of the program. Partici- pants will be recrui ted from the target areas of West End Neighborhood Service Center. Youth will be employed to assist i n t he operation of these projects. These projects will operate in EOA target area. EO/i. Rockdale-Conyers Ueiehborhood Service Center will organize a rural and semi-rural recreation project. The EOA Neighborhood Service Center will be the only agency providing r ecreation in the county. The program consists of a youth center, use of a school, and playlots. This program will also provide recreation sports, night activities for teenagers , dances, leagues (baseball) , tutorial program, camping , trips, and counseli ng. Youth and young adults will be hired to assist the professionals in these projects. Community Chest c, Other 1:.genc i es In addition to the specia l recrea tional activities to be undertaken by EOL He ighborhood Service Centers, EO/', has cont racted wi th sever al ot her private age nc i es for r ecr eat iona l ser vices in the tar ge t a rea s lis ted below. The :\.t l anta Gir ls ' Club , Inc ., wi ll oper ate e xpanded pr ograms at three clubs. The Gir ls ' Club wi l l offe r sports, c ounse ling, coed programs, homemaking , r es ident camp ing, trips and outings, arts and crafts , educational and cultural activities , recruit girl s from the target areas of EOL. The program will Ten young girls 14-21 �7 -29will be hired to assist the professionals during the summer. The hours at these clubs will also be extended. The Atlanta Area Boy Scouts will recruit 150 non-scouts and 150 youth who a re non-scout members to Day Camping two days per week for five weeks . Transportation wil l be provided, m8als and equi_p- ment to insure the youth having a good experience . This camp is a resident camp and offers more than the normal day camp program. Youth recruited will be in t he age r8nge of 11-13 . Recruitment will be made via the EOA Service Cel!ters i n the target areas. A youth (16-21 ) will be hil.-ed for every 10 boys attending camp. The Butler Street YMCA will ex pe.nd its norII'.al progr ams during the summer months . The~1 will a lso employ 100 area youth a s lock.er room attendants, program assistants, and send 300 youth to resident camp. Part of the day would be in re pairing building , cutting trees, grass, etc. for recreation. The .reoninder of the day wi ll be used Youth will a lso be hired as kitche n helpers, junior l eaders, and assistant cabin counselors. fl t een program will be operat ed during t he evening hours for dances, pool, swinnning, movies, field trips , ycuth forum discussions, and lectures. Other facilities being u ti l ized by the Butler Stree t YMC~ will be the Sumrr.er hill 'll1CA Branch, Perry Home s YMCL and the Butler Street Re sid ent Camp, ll.llatoona. The Grady Homes Girls' Club, Inc. wil l expand their program in the conmrunity in hours of operation, 500 add i tional gi rls, and employment of youth ( gir ls) 14-21 , from the community being s erved. grams wili be normal Gir ls 1 Club activities. Pro- f,n expanded day camp will be operated for gir ls 6 .,14 years of age from 9 :00 A.M. to 3 :00 P .M. and youths (g~_r l s) employe d as program assistants. The �-30Day Camp will offer outings, etiquette, dramatics, films, record hops , and plays by the participants will be from the EOll. target areas. The Metropolitan ll.tlanta Boys' Clubs will operate six clubs in the target areas of EOA. The clubs wi ll expand their hours during the sunnner months from 9: 00 l1. . M. to 10: 00 P. M. six days per week. In addition, the Boys' Club will hire 62 youth to a ssist the professional staff. The Boys' Clubs will expand thei r programs in areas of spor ts, counseling, education, workshops, and normal Boys' Clubs programs for disadvantaged poor youth. The Metr opolitan YMCA of Atlanta and The Southea stern YMC~ will conduct a r ecreational program i n swimming. will be to teach youth to swim. The Swimning Program The normal YMCA program will also be expanded during the sunnner months. n-ie Northwest Georgia Girl Scout Council will ope r a t e day camps for girls which will include sports, hea lth and safety, citizenshi p , i nte r national scout program, arts, cooking , outdoor living, s e l f government, housekeeping, ri1oney management, family re l a t i ons , na ture and natura l scie nce. I n a ddit i on , 32 girls wi ll be t ake n t o re s ident camp (age s 10- 15 ) f or a two week period. This program will be operated in t he target areas of EOA. The Roya l Knights Foundati on, Inc. , will organize recreational programs f~r you th in the Vine City L\rea. The program wi l l be sports, trips, counseling, indoor and outdoor activities, day camp, teenage program --until 9: 00 P.M. , boxing, employment referral and pool. Youth will be employed to assist i n the programs. This pro- ject will operate i n the N.1'.SH-Washington EOJ.\. area. The YMCL\ of �-31Atlanta will operate expanded prograns for girls in the poverty areas of At lanta. Program activities will include preparin8 girls to pro- perly seek employment, how to dress .'.:!.nd act during an interview, how to answer an e:mployer, ·· fi lling out applications, refe:rences, what relat ions of employer and employee should be, and introductions to new job openings. A phase of the project will also be in working, training, office filing, business machines, and cash registers.

'.nether progrQm offered will be a training program for girls to work

with children in Heads t ar t programs. .A operated prior to the summer operation. sur.nner day camp ·will be Twelve young girls will be given in-service training to a ssist the professiona ls during the da y camp operations. L i.o ther program will be an enrichment (cultural a nd tutorial) , drana, sewing and grooming program with group discussions in history and contributions of famoun /imer icans. These programs will be operated in the EO/\. target area s. The U.S. Army Youth Opportunity Program is a spe cia l project opera ted by the U.S. Army. 'TI1is program operates t o assist disadvantaged youth in the EO,:\ East Central Neighborhood Service Center area of At l anta. I t wi ll operate year round and wi ll serve about 100 youth. The project offers recreation, sports, indoor activities, ganes, trips, tours, charn classes, movies , sewing, reading, music, arts a nd crafts, drama, health educa tion a nd driver education. youth recruited and referred by the /:..ges of EOI\. Ea st Centra l Nei ghborhood Service Ce nter t o this project a re 11- 18 boys a nd gir ls. The only cha nge i n the sur:u:ner of f ered will be more outd oor activ it ies. The Vine City Founda tion wi ll . h ire youth a s rec reation organizers to r ecrui t youth for you t h progrnn s that be s t fit their nee ds. Pro-- �-32grruns will also be organized by youth in the following areas: creation, tutorial, and cultural. re- A group dynamics program will be organized by hard core youth and supervised by the Vine City Foundation staff. Four hard core youth will be hired to work in this project. The WAOK Ra dio Station will conduct street dances, record hops for youth during the suP..10.er months. Ten youth will be hired as Disc Jockeys to conduct their prograr.ts. WJ.'..OK will conduct its program in the target a rea s of EOA. The Wesley Community Center and Bethlehem Center will c onduct a n expanded summer recreational program. Trips, outings, crafts, camping , and gar:ies indoor and outdoors are sane features of the prograra . main feature of this project is snall group participa nts. will be recruited fr or.i the EO/\. tar get areas of ,'\.tlant a . The The youth The program will a lso be operated in an EOn tar get area. Corm:1Unity Chest L'..gencies (Re gular Surrnner Programs) Most of the Cor.ununity Che st Agencies and other group service a ge ncies will conduct on-goi ng progr ams during t he sufJille r. Such progr ams wi ll be ava il- able to childr e n and youth through out the metropolitan a rea . The a ctivities of t he sa pr ogr ar.ts wi ll be generally available t o regular members of such agencie s . In a dd it ion , the se agenc i es have i ndi cat ed t hat t hey wi ll make e ffor t s to expand their regu lar programs and ext end t hem t hrou gh ou t the Summe r Vacation Period. These agencies are l isted a s f ol lows: 1. 2. 3. Campfire Gir ls /\.tlanta Girls Club, Inc. Bethlehem Community Center ~- o Boy Scouts �-335. 6. 7. 8. 9~ 10. 11 . 12 . Bu tler Stree t YMCA Grady Homes Girls Club At lanta Boys Club Gir l Scout s Savannah Stree t Neighborhood House Wesley Hous e Centers Me t r opol itan YMC~ Me t ropolitan YWCA DeKalb County EOli.- RecrGnt i on Depar t men t The DeKalb County EOh and Recrea t ion Depar tment have pool ed their resources in efforts to prov ide additional service s to DeKa lb County ' s You th dur i ng t he surmner months. Sever a l programs are pl anned t o effec t a more comprehensive surmner program . The areas planned for are a s follows : filea Location Supervisors Chamblee Dorav ille Church lot at Peachtree Industrinl Road 1 - $900 plus 3 NYC workers Clarkston The end of Clark Street 1 - $900 plus 3 NYC workers Tucker Peters Road 1 - $900 plus 3 NYC worke rs Washington Park Tobie Grant Park To be prov ided by DeKa lb Recreation Department 3 NYC workers nee ded Redan Rednn Elenentary School 1 - $900 plus 3 NYC workers Lithonia Bruce Stree t Element a ry or Lithonia High School 1 - $900 plus 3 NYC workers Bouldercrest Boulder cre s t Elementary Schoo l 1 - $900 plus 3 NYC workers Mil l er Grove Mi ller Grove Bap tis t Church 1 - $900 pl us 3 NYC workers Stone Mountain Stone Mountai n Par k Stillhous e 1 - $900 pl us 3 NYC workers �-1 The YMCL\ will handle this aren 3 NYC workers needed Oakhurst Lynwood Park Lynwood Park Eler.1entary School 1 - $900 plus 3 NYC workers Oglethorpe f'l.partments 08lethorpe f'l.partments 1 - $900 plus# NYC workers County Linc To be provided by DeKalb Recreation Departraent 3 NYC workers needed DeKalb l1emorial Park 1 - $900 Check with YMCL\ to see if they can operate it $9,900 Total amoun ts needed: ~tlanta Junior Chamber of Commerce L\nother privately spons ored summer program will be the various activitie s of the At lanta Junior Chamber of Commerce. There proGrams will be : Vacation Days, a series of daily r e creational and educational fie l d trips for younger chi l dren from several poverty areas; The Little Street Community Center, a multi-purpose recreation fac ility l ocated in the Sur.merbill neighborhood . Several Metropolitan Public Recreati on de partments wi ll be offering special programs during the summer . These i nc lude College Park, Ea st Poi nt, DeKalb,County , Cl ayton County and Fulton County . Communi ty Schools The L\t l anta c oE1munity schools will offer a ctivities for children, you th , and a dults in each of t he communities listed below : �-35- Elementary Schools High Schools Bethune Bryant Capitol Avenue Coan Middle Cooper Street Gideons Grant Park Jerome Jones M. Agnes Jones Ware Archer Brown Dykes Howard Parks, Jr. Price Smith Special enrichment and recreational activities will be planned according to the interest of the community participants. Some of the activities might include: Archery Ceramics Cooking for Fun Creative Crafts Creative Dramatics Creative Writing Gymnastics Judo Modern Dance Photography Puppetry Quiet Games Sewing Softball Tab le Tennis Tailoring Track and Field Typin::; The enrichment activities will be scheduled for an eight-week period be ginnigg June 9, 1969 and ending A~gust 2, 1969. The recreational activities will begin at the sane time but will be extended until ~UGUSt 23, 1969. The EO~ Recreation Pr ogram is cooperati on with Parks and Recreation Department and the Community Chest will provide widespread distribution of programs activi ties • •mother significant factor of the 1969 Recrea tion pro3ram i s that it will cover the areas of unmet and new needs as identified by the Technical Executive Corrnnittee dur ing the planning process. Morehouse College Morehouse Col le ge wi ll sponsor a Summer Sports Program for dis advantaged youth. This program is funded by the National Collegiate .l\.thletic �-36Association for approximately $35,000. Two hundred fifty youth will participate in this program, most of which will live in close proximity to Morehouse College. The program will provide a hot lunch. It also provides youth with training in the various athletic skills. EOn, Parks and Recreation, The Community Chest and the Youth Coun~il will refer youth to the project. The project will operate four hours a day (9:30 - 1:30) for six weeks. The Youth Opportunity Recreation Program as presently planned shows nruch potential and improvement over 1968. program ever. Hopefully 1969 will have the best �l CAMPING Mr. Frank Player, Jr. - Chairman Mr. Charles Green - Co-Chairman In 1968, only 5% of the inner city poor youth participated in resident campi ng activities. In order to prevent the scarcity of camping opportunities for poor youth from reoccuring in 1969, a Camping Sub-Committee was created in January, 1969 to deal with the problem of resident camping opportunities and cnmperships for poor youth. The camping sub-committee has sent camping questionnaires to all groups which operate resident and/or day camps. The purpose of the question- naire is to find out how agencies utilize their camps and camperships to benefit poor youth. Several of the agencies have indicated that they will provide camping opportunities for poor youth. These are as follows: RESIDENT l\GENCY LOCLi.TIONS Camp Fi re Girls Camp Camp Camp Camp Camp We s l ey House - - -CAMP Toccoa Eluta- Mt. Par an Rd.• Tawasi•Mathis Da iry Farm Cobb- Mt. View Comm. Cen . Wohelo•Mt. Gilead 464 295 Camp Wesley, Fairburn Bethlehem Cent er 275 Bert Adams (Hon. Scout ) Camp Orr 420 Salvation .1rmy Camp Grandview 300 Boys Club Camp Kiwanis 600 Grady Girls Club Friendship Day Camp Herndon Day Camp Carver University Day Camp John Hope Bowen Day Camp Perry Day Camp Grady Metropolitan Boy Scouts -37- ~'i DAY CL\MP 150 80 800 �-38Kirkwood Community Camp Calvin Church's Christian :camp Michael Center YWCA (72 Edgewood) Cc.np High lnnd I-Ii - neighbor 75 1.:-5 7 80 YWC.l\. (599 Tatnall) Phyllis Wheatley & 1\ tlanta Parks Recreation Lake .L\l toorra, Ackw'Orth, Ga. Wilderness-Barton County 1.:-00 350 /'. tlanta Presby. Camp Calvin, Route 2 , Calvin 138 Butler St. YMCA Lake Altoona Eastside Day Camp--22 Butler L,, OO Girl Scouts Girl Scouts (City) Day Camps Girls Club (City) Jaycees Camp Timber Ridge, Mableton Camp Pine Acres-/i.ckworth, Ga. Camp Gazelle Dew-/'.rmuchee, Ga. 200 800 616 Stone Mountain Washington Park Dunwoody Fairburn-Kiwanis Club Lake Spivey Jones Chastain Park Fairwood 2,900 Donnelly /'. venue Grant Park Techwood Project-116 Pine Tri-Cities-Bachelor Camp Wesley 225 Lake L\.ltoona 300 (overnight ) 900 In addition, t he Camp ing Sub-Committee has contacted every service club and civic group in the Metropolitan Area asking them to increase the number of camperships they are providing t o agencies. The Thomas Beverage Company, the local who lesaler for the Schlitz Brewing Company is sponsoring a unique camping-incentice program. will provide 30 youth with Camperships for one week as a beginning. This program �iii EDUC11.TION Dr. Hi lliard Bowen - Chairman Mrs. Mary Sanford - Co-Chairman The major Youth Opportunity Program educational activities will be operated by the various school systems. Objectives: 1. To provide needed remedial and tutorial programs for youth; 2. To provide vocational information and educational activities needed by youth to enter the labor force; 3. To allow creative and innovative educational programs not possibl~ during the winter months; 4. To offer programs and courses not genera lly available to poor youth during the regular school year. Special Goals: 1. To provide surmner remedial programs for 2,000 students; 2. To provide vocational, technical and occupationa l information for 2,000 students; 3. To provide tutoria l services for 1 , 400 students; 4. To provide enri chment and advance programs for 1,000 s tudents; S. To launch an inte nsive back- to-school campaign to ge t 2, 000 s tudent s to retur n to s chool . The Atla nta School System h~s a lready i ndica ted that it will c oncentrate only on e ducationa l a cti v i t ie s i n the summe r 1969. In addition, the Atlanta Schoo l System has indicated t hat one experiment a l pr ograms will be undertaken this sunnner, which wi l l uti l ize students in curriculum planning activities. In addition to obtaining the above c ommitment, the educational subcommittee has also contacted parochial and private schools. The committee was informed by such schools that they will not be operating any summer programs, but they might let agencies utilize their facilities for special educational activities. -39- �-40Atlanta Public Schools 'nle Atlanta Public School System has indicated that there will not be tuition charge for students attending regular elementary summer school or the fourth quarter sessions of high school. Summer school programs will be offered at the following elementary schools: Area I .i\rea IV

Bethune

Carter

Couch

English ./\venue

Hardnett

Harris

Herndon

M.A. Jones

Lee-Rusk

Luckie

Ware

!inderson Park

Grove Park

Kimberly

Peyton Forrest

Towns

Venetian Hills

Walter White

Williams Area II .i\rea V Gideons Gilbert Guice

Harper

Perkerson

Sloter

Capitol Avenue Coan Cooper East Lake Hubert

Milton Avenue

Pryor

Reynolds

Slaton

D. H. Stant on

Toomer

Wesley

Grant Park Primary

Area III

Fi nch

Goldsmith

Hil l

John Hope

Jacks on Morni ng side

Pitts

Rivers Whittaker

EMR programs will be offered at those schools designated by an

asterisk .. �In addition to summer school, Head Start programs will also be offered. These programs will be offered in the following schools: t..rea I Lee-Ruck Luckie Ware Bethune Ca rter English Avenue Primary Hardnett l1.rea II Harper Slater Dobbs Gideons Gilbert Area III John Hope Pitts Goldsmith Hill .£\rea IV Mayson Williams Anderson Park Carey Grove Park .£\rea Capitol i\venue Cook Cooper Grant Pa rk Primary V Pryor Slaton Toomer Wesley �-42SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES A number of special programs in addition to the regular summer programs will be offered at schools throughout the city. Students interested in these programs but who attend other schools may enroll .as space permits. J\.rea I Bethune Carter English l\.venue Hardnett Harris Herndon M.A. Jones Lee-Rusk Ware Band, 1\rt, and Choral Music Spanish, Typing, and Band Band, Typing, Sewing, and Woodshop Choral Music Music and Art Art, Band, and Typing E.I.P. Projects l\.rt, Music, Speech E. I. P. Projects Area II Gideons Gilbert Guice Harper Perkerson Slater Art, Instrumental Music, Physical Education,Typing Art, Physical Education, Vocal Music 1\rt, Physical Education, Vocal Instrument Music !\.rt, Typing, Physical Education, Vocal Instrumental Music Art, Typing, Vocal and Instrumental Music J\.rt, Physical Education, Vocal and Instrumental Music, Typing ,\rea III Finch Goldsraith Hill John Hope Jackson Morningside Pitts Rivers Vocal Music, Typing Vocal Music Typing, Vocal Music Drama, Vocal Music Dancing Class, Vocal Music Typing, Vocal Music Vocal Music J\.r t, Drama, Speech Therapy, Vocal Music �-43SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES (CONTINUED) Area IV Instrumental Music ••• Individual, small ensemble, and group instrument will be offered for band and string instrumentalists. Classes will be for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students. <' Anderson Park Cascade Continental Colony Kimberly Towns Instrumental Music Instrumental Music Band Creative i\rts, Instrumental Music Creative i\rts, Instrumental Music Area V i\rts and Crafts, Instrumental and Vocal Music, and Speech Therapy will be offered in all sunnner schools in this area. Coan Middle School will offer: Guitar Home Economics Indus trial 1\rts a course that involves music and mathematics (5-8 grades) (5-8 grades) A special course in model cars tha t includes experiences in language arts and 1Tlll.thematics. Pryor Street will offer: Ceramics Home Economics (Sewing, Cooking a nd Home Decoration) Dramatics Public Speaking Typing �-44HIGH SCHOOLS All high schools will operate the fourth quarter schedule beginning June 4, 1969 and ending August 15, 1969. Special Opportunities Listed below arc courses other than regula r quarter offerings which will be available a t specified high schools. Students in any school may rP Bi Bter for these cours es. Arts and Cra fts •• • Dougl a ss Hi gh School of fe r s Arts and Crafts for students adults. 5 quarter hours AviaUon,,.Primarily a fl i ght training program taking advantage . of the best flying s eas on wi th re lated ground school. The beginni ng stude nt will have a n opportuni ty to get in a s much flyi ng a s poss i ble while star ting the regular erounc school. The adva nced s t udent may continue worki ng toward Pilot Cert i fic a t e requirements . Cost of flying : $11.00 per hour , Cessna 150 , Link tra iner time may be avai l ab le at a reasonable cost of $5.00 per hour . For a dd iti ona l i nformation call Mrs . Ge orgia Kingdom a t 755-2231. Grady ~ Price - Washington 15 quar t e r hours Computer Progr am (APL) .•• A course in basic Computer Techni ques will be offered a t Washi ngt on High School . 5 quar ter hours Cla ss Piano .• • nn opp ortunity to study the piano a nd to l ear n to pla y s i mple nrusic will be offered a t Smi th Hi gh School. 5 quarte r hours Dance • •• Mode r n Dancing wil l be a par t of t he 4th quar t er a ct i vities a t Washi ngton High School . 5 quarte r h ours Drive r and Traffic Safety Educat ion, • • Driver a nd Traff ic Sa fe ty Education consists of two closely articulated phases: (1) Classroom instruction ( Driver Education 301 ) in driver and traffic safety education cohsists of t hirty hours of instruction dealing with driver, the vehicle, the roads, other users of the roadway, traffic laws, insurance, and defensive driving . (2) Practice driving (Driver Education 302) refers to six hours of incar instruction in the skills necessary f or safe driving. �-45Driver and Traffic Safety Educat::.on (continued) . •. Practice driving for those pupils who have corapleted the classroom work will be available a t all of the high schools ope rating the 4 t h quarter , providing enrollment is sufficient to warrant the course " Student&, not t a king other subjects, may reque s t to be s cheduled fo:i: either t he first f ive weeks or the last five weeks of t h e L'.-t'h qu a rter. S tud e.nt taking other ;: ,;.b j e ~ts will be scheduled to d1:ive at reg~l m·: inter vah, during the 10 -,week period . The complete program, con:3 i s ting of the clas s r oom phase a nd practice r~r i:uj_ng, will be offered cit p:zk~ and £2..uB_lass_. Engl:i.sh as a Second Lc1.n gun8e •. • Thj_s c O!Jrse wi ll be of ferecl on the high school level for no c re~i t t o t Los e s tuclentn of :forc=>i.gn b ackgr ound tvho are I1aving d i f ficult y 5.n t:1.0:t :.· c l.ao oeG becau se: of a de f:i. c i er:..::y i n English. QE~dY..non credit. Health Occ.upationnl __':[rain:be -~ -~fl.!,.• , 'ilii& c ou:::-se wi ll b e offere d .:1t Douglass High School. Thie wi U :i.ncl1.1ce (a) Work S tL<l:1 Progra rr,, (b) Heal ·::h Seminar, (c ) On the Job Experie.;:ics ,. One ::0 thre e ~1ou1 .'3 da i l y . Gall Hrs . Parker at Douglas s fo r f u rther 5.ni:o:;., nad .on " Humanities ., e Li mi ted to s el~ c t e d 11th a rid 12 t h g:i::adE. (Se ptember, 1969 ~ students, th i s ·course r1i:i.1. c omb i ne th1: d~.S (;~.plin eA o f a rt, nusi-::, literature, and '.1 iato:;:. y to p ~o~J i de 1:: 1J,~oad unc.c.::: ::tunding c-f t he c ul t ural de velopment o f man. Inclu ded in tI-:.c ~oP.rs e j_::, a two-we ~k s tudy ::our of Virgin i a , Wash ington, New York, a.nd s' :i rJ sachus e tt s . Appli cati ons fo r enro l lment will be sent to each school. For fur t h 8r i nformat i on call 892-3114 . Memorial .i \r ts Center 15 quart er hours ~ c,o s t $1"/ 5 . 00 4 0 Oceanogra phy •. , Limi ted to 20 u pcoming seniors. Th i s cour se involves concentrated study of the Marine e nvironment by interested E. tudents who have succes s fully completed 3 quarters of ~equi red b i ology . S tudents must have par ental permi s s ion t o enroll in the course wh i ch ,;1il l mee t 5 h ours da:i. ly f or 5 weeks, July JA -August 15 i nclud i ng one week o f s tudy at Sa pe i o Isla nd , at a cost of around $125.00. Jobs will be secured for those una ble to pay , if poss i ble. Applicat:i.ons will be sc re ened in e n~h high school. Applic ations of those wh o a r e re connnended b y t h e Princ i pa l wi ll b e s ent to Mrs . Anni e Sue Brmvn by Apri l 20 for a c:'.. t y-wi de scr eeni n g vy a c onnnittee . Northside 15 qu arter h ours R,1ssian~ •. Regu l ar c l an s in Ru ssian wi ll be s cbedulc d for i n tere s t ed stu d ents a t ¥ashington High Scho ol. 5 quarte r h ours Vocational (Smith and WaGhington),,.Exp lor atory and advanced training wi ll be · offer.ed in the f ollowing v o cational are as at Smith High Schoo l: Connne rcial Foods; Machine Shop ; Woodwork~ ~ l ectrici~y; Weldin~; Au!_?-Me chanics; and Mechani cal Drawing. Each c ourse will be o ff e red irl. a 2~hour time block except _!'.~ which will run 3 hours daily , 10 que.rter hours and 15 quarter hours Exploratory v ocational c ours e s (3 •·hom:· time block) will be offe r ed in Food Services, Archit12:54, 29 December 2017 (EST)' fr.!" ·f t ing, ~ eJ.dj_na, Auto Engine R~ ir, ~ut o B~Y. ~2,ai!:_, and Painting at Wash!.ggt~E High Schoo l . 15 qua rter hours �-46- Fulton County Schools The Fulton County Board of Education will be operating regular sunnner terms at the high school .level in the followine locations: 2. 1. Milton High School 2. North Springs High School 3. · Russell High School 4. College Park Hieh School 5. Campbell High School The tuition charges for the hieh schools are as follows: For Fulton a. $20.00 b. $18.00 c. $30 . 00 (!. student may five). 1. County residences: for first subject for each succeeding subject for Driver Education take any number of subjects for one subject to The hours of operation of the high schools will be from 8:00 ~. M. to approximately 1:30 P.M. The term of the high schools will be June 16 - t.ugust 22, 1969. There will be a Title I program under the 1965 ESE!.. This program involves kindergarten activity for pre-school children and a lso remedial Reading for children in grade s 1, 2 and 3. The locations of these centers are as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Dodd Elementary School Roswell Eleccnt nry School Ceder Grove Elementary School Central Park Elementary School Beavers Elementary School College Stree t Elementary School East Point Elementary School Fai r burn Elementary School Palmetto El ement ary School There will be regular elementary surmner ~chool i n grade s 4 -7 a t t he following locations: �-471. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Roswell Elementary School Guy Webb Elementary School Harris Street Elementary School North ~venue Eleoentary School M. P. Word Elementary School nvery Elementary School Quillian Elementary School The dates for the Title I program and for the elementary program (grades 4-7) are June 16 - hugust 8, 1969. DeKalb County Schools Surra:ner School Opportunities will be offered by the DeKalb County School System. These opportunities will be offered in the following schools and loca- tions. Elementary Schools Location Huntley Hills Evansda le Coralwood Idlewood Roland Clifton Chamblee-Doraville Tucker North Central DeKalb Clarkston-Stone Mountain S. Indian Creek Drive S. W. DeKalb These schools will be open f or l~5 days, June 11 unti l ~ugust 13. Tuition char ge will be $35.00 for the Summer Quarter . High School s Loca tion Clarkston Columbia Lakes i de Sequoyah Cla rkston S . Centra l DeKa lb N. Centr a l DeKalb N, DeKalb Tuition charge for the high schools will be $51. 00 per unit of credit. Registration will be held on June 9-10. I n addition to the above, the DeKalb County School System will operate a Title I program for 165 seventh graders at the Indian Creek School. Children �-L:.8- throughout the County will be transported to the school • .i\.tlanta Public Library The Atlanta Public Library will operate two special inner-city sumr:ier programs in addition to resular l ibrnry activities. The two library programs will be the Indian Giver and the Free Reeler ·. Both of these pro3rams will operate from vehicles. The Indian Giver is a small bookmobile which is stocked with paperback books for circulation among patrons. The Free Reeler is a larger vehicle equipped with a film projector and screen for the showing of movies. This cinemobile will sear approximately 30 people . The schedulad stops and locations of the Indian Giver and Free Reeler are planned as f ollows: MONDAY AD/\.IR P/\.RK 2 :00 - L~:00 I ndian Giver Est . 63 patrons/wk. WEST CENTRAL EOf'. Free Reeler 7 :30-9:00 Es t. 60 patrons/wk . FULTON MILLS - BEDFORD PINES (~LTERNhTE) 7:30 - 9:00 Indian Giver Est. 100 patrons /wk. TUESDAY U. S • , .RlW CE11T2R 3:00 - 5: 00 Indian Giver Est. 25 patrons /wk. �WEDNESDAY ATL.I\NTL'. UNIVERSITY 3:00 - 4:00 Indian Giver Est. 20 patrons/wk. VINE CITY 4:30 - 6:30 Indian Giver Est •. 50 pa trons/wk. WEST END EOA IIREA 7:30-9:00 Free Reeler Est. 25 pa trons/wk. THURSDAY JOYLJ\.ND Pi\RK 2 :00 - L~: 00 I ndian Giver Est. 80 pa trons/wk. WHEAT STREET APTS. 7:30 • 9: 00 Indian Giver Est. 100 pa t r ons/wk . NORTHWES T EOA ,'\REAS 7:30 - 9 :00 Indian Giver Est . 25 patrons / wk • . SATURDAY The Fr ee Reeler will go to different areas each week to show films to peopl e it at t r acts, The Indian. Giver will a l ternate Snturdnys afternoon stops between Hillcrest Center and Plunkett town but the mornins stops have not yet been determined. We hope to have approximately 75 patrons each Saturday. �-50Clayton County Schools 'Ihe Clayton County School System will offer summer oc~ool proerams in several schools. 'Ihese are as follows: 1. Fourth quarter summes, school for crades 9-10 at North Clayton Senior Hi3h School in College Park. Tuition charged; 2. Fourth quarter summer school for grades 9-10 at G. P. Babb Junior High School in Forest Park. Tuition charged; 3. Summer remedial program for ~r ~cc c 1-6 at Huie Elementary School in Forest Park. Tuition chargzd; 4. Summer remedial pro gram for grades 1-6 at Lake Harbin Elementary School on Lake Harbin Road. Financed entirely by Title I, E.S.E. n . No tuition; 5. Headstart program for pre-school children a t Church Street Elementary School in River <lnle, Huie School in Forest Park, and Suder Elementary School in Jonesboro. Financed by EOA. No tuition; 6. Summer recreation procram for school a ge children at 15 sites in Clayton County. Financed by EO~ . No charge to pa~ticipate. �Privately Sponsored Tutorial t.nd Study-Help Pro_iects Grady-Metro Girls' Club, Inc. The Grady Metro Girls' Club will offer tutorial help and remedial reading in several low income neighborhoods. Saint Vincent de Paul Saint Vincent de Paul will operate a tutorial project in the Bedford Pine Lttea. Savannah Street Mission The Savannah Street Mission will operate a special tutori al project on a request basis Atlanta Urban LeaGU-e The Atlanta Urban League will take youth who will be recommended by the court from poverty areao. in a relaxed atmosphere. These youth will be given extensive education The youth will receive a salary. them to buy new clothes and other essentials. This will enable Overnight trips will be taken, at least four hours per day will be spent on education; the remainder of the day will be spent for cultural and recreational activities. The program will operate in all E0A target areas. Emmaus House The Emmaus House program is designed for boys and girls, 6-14 years of age. The program will have a facility open day and evenings to teach basic educational subjects, recreation, cultural activities, outings, field trips and counseling. The project will be staffed by volunteers and youth assistants under the direction of the Director of the Emmaus House. recruit 100 boys and girls from the E0~ target areas. -51= This project will �-52- Learning Foundation The Learning Foundation will provide tutorial and study-help programs at regular cost. Morehouse College Morehouse College has received a grant of $100,000 from the Field Foundation according to a recent announcement made by Dr. Hugh M. Gloster, President of the college. This special grant was made in Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., an alumnus of Morehouse, for the purpose of relating the College to problems of the inner city of Atlanta. Dr. Gloster said that the Field grant will support a second phase of Project CURE which was begun by Morehouse last summer. Phase I was supported by $50,000 grant from Morehouse Board Chairman, Charles Merrill. Last summer's program included projects in early childhood development and enrichment, youth development and enrichment, leadership training and dvelopment, basic and continuing adult education, and citizenship e duca tion. The entire program was enthusiastically r eceived by citize·ns of the inner city; and the citizens Neighborhood f~dvisory Counnittee, Northt11est Perry Homes Center, pr esented cita tions to the project director and assistant director for their work. The citations "For Out-standing Services, Summer 1968" were presented at a dinner honoring the recipients. Dr. Anna Grant, professor of ,sociology at Morehouse , who ser ved a s direc t or of Project CURE said, "I thi nk not hing could be mor e indicative of the r e a l success of our pr ogram than the f act tha t this gesture of appre ciation was ma de by t he people we we r e t rying to s erve ." The youth deve lopmen t and enrichment pr ogram, in,wh ich Morehouse and Spelman students served a s tut ors t o inne r city youth and a s campions and tutors to court-adjudged juvenile de l inquents has continued throughout the fall and winter despite the fact that funds were no longer available. �-53Phase II of Project CURE, which will also be directed by Dr. Grant, will operate an entire year -- June 1, 1969 through May 31, 1970 -- with the funds provided by the Field Foundation and will include two components -- a Resources Information Exchanee and an Economic Resources Development. The purpose of the Resources Information Exchange will be to provide residents of the inner city with knowledge about the many services offered by both public agencie~ and provate asencies which some persons might need but do not know about. The exchange will also study the responsiveness of the various agencies to the real needs of the people. The Central Information Exchange, housed on the Morehouse campus, will operate on a 24 hour basis; Neighborhood Information Centers will operate out of accessible area offices; and certain "natural leaders" in each neighborhood will be selected by their neighbors to serve as Home Informat i on Officers. �/ .tiR.TS Mrs. Rhodes Perdue, ft. - Chairman Hr3. !-I arold Barrett - Co-Chairman An Arts Sub-Committee has been formed and is working to secure opportunities and activities for disadvantaged youth in the Fine Arts. The i\rto nnd Cultural Prosram for the 1969 YOP will operate under the general title of "Creative Atlanta." Planning for the 1969 YOP arts activities has been seriously hampered by the very limited amount of funds for arts activities. In spite of the limited funds available for a YOP Arts Program, the Sub-Connnittees has managed to identify some of the arts activities which will be available for the Sunnner 1969. Salvation Army The followine program will be conducted at the Bellwood Boys' and Girls' Club during the sunnner months. This program will be conducted 3 nights a week under the leadership of a qualified leader from Cla rk College. FINE ARTS PROGRi'..M This program will s erve youns pe ople i n the Be llwood a nd sur rounding areas of the city. We have no way of knowing a t this point, how many young people will be s e rved . Simpson St ree t Ar t s Center /mother meaningful art program wil l be operated by t he Franciscan nuns . This proj ect is an i\rts Center l ocated in a deprived area of the c ity. The present program includes t he fol l owing : Visua l Arts - 9 hour s per week of painting , drawing , printmaking , clay, crafts, etc., for about 80 children. - 5<'4-- �-55Creative Writinr1 - 4 hours per week fo r about 8 children. This class produces n monthly magazine , nHey Look" ancl are ant i cipatins a publication of their work b y the Georr;ia f', .rt Corrnnission and McGraw-Hill Publishi ng Compa ny. ~ Dance 3 h ot.!rs per week for a bout 4-5 children some of whom enter local connnunity t alent shows ancl pror;r ams. 6 hours per week for 3 s tudents. Photography Classes are scheduled a fter school at 4- P .M. and all day Saturda y. The propose< S·..!mmer Pr ogr am looks l ike this: Mon. Tues. We d . Thur s , Fri. Sat. 9 :00 /i. . M. II II ,"\RT-- - -- - -- -- -- - - - -· - - - .• -- - -- - - -- - - ---··------ 1:00 P.M. 1:30 P.M. II II DL\NCE, DRL\.Mf. , GREi\.TIVE (,f fi.ITUTG, MUSIC and PHOTOGRi\.Plffk 3:30 P. M. II II CLi\Y- -- - ··• ··- - ··- - -- - - - --- --- - - -- - - - - - -- - - - ------ ---··-- 5: 00 P.M. 7 :00 P .M. " " 9: 00 P,M.

The ss c l a s s e s wil ]. b e schedu l e d on a onc e or twi ce a we e k basis

a c corr1ing r:o the av.::i.ih1b ~_li ty of the t e aeh er. s .

'<The s e cl as se 8 w i. l l i nclude 2-rt , drai.ua, rnus i c , etc. acc ording to t he

i nc lina t i ons of the teen=a se1.·s, a nd a v aj_ l a b ility of teachers , Si\.TTJRD::..: wi ll be rese rved f or fie ld t ri ps t o the Zoo, Fernbank, o.t c , The li.t lanta. Parks and Re c re a tion Depar tment wi ll o ffer the following £1.r t s Programs : Pa:!.nt i ::r:;, Drawine;, Scul pturing , Cera mi c s, Dr-'.lr,ia , Ch orus , Mus i c i'..pprecia tion , Modern Dancine, Tap Dancing . �-56EOA has a person working at the connnunity level in efforts to determine the de3ree of interest in the arts by nei3hborhood residents. The Arts Sub-Conmtlttee has written over 50 agencies requestins information concerning their programs Vis A Vis the Arts. Many of these agencies have indicated that they will submit proposals so that they might undertake some activities in the Arts. Two proposals have already been submitted. These are described as follows: Proposal For .",. Community Theatre In The Edgewood-Kirkwood Area The Prosram will involve youth age fifteen (15) and -u p in a Community theatre, including drama, dance and music workshops. Training will also be available for those interested in set design, lighting and sound. The program as projected will involve at least one hundred and fifty youth in workshops running six (6) days a week. Paid Staff: Dire ctor - tq run theatre as artistic director and participate in program administratively, to direct and supervise volunteers and other staff. EOA Youth Assistants (to be paid by EOA) Administrative Assistant Technical Director Outreach Worker Volunteers~ to help r un workshops in a ll three areas (dance, drama, and music) VISTA - to assist director administrative ly to help coordinate with other youth programs in area. Summer Budget: Director@ $125 per week for ten weeks Telephone for three months Utilities for three months Miscellaneous expenses; for Volunteer expenses, contigency fund, equipment and materials not available on loan or for free, transportation expenses $1250.00 30.00 60.00 500.00 $1840.00 �-57Hard$c ~ircle /i.rts Center At present the center is staffed by members of the Black ~rt Student alliance of the ntlantn University complex. Their association will end at the close of the college year unless funds can be found. It is hoped that mon~y can become available to pay two of this group so that continuity might be maintained in the pro3ram. The Center serves approximately one hundred youth, eight to fifteen years old now. Classes include drawing, painting, clny,magazine writing and movie making. The expenses for the movie making, which meets once a week and produces 16 mm movies of professional quality, is paid by the contracting agent, Urban Mythologies. Budget: Two people at $2.25 an hour, 40 hours a week for terr-weeks---- $1800.00 Fund for materials not available free or on loan------------200.00 $2000.00 Challenge 69 nnother Arts proposal is submitted for fundins . sponsored by the Academy Theatre. This proposal is It is known as "Challenge 69" and will operate in the following manner. "Cha llenge 69" is a n arts program to encourage the positive values whi ch our youth are ready to put to use -- their desire to become productive crea t ive human beings who are capable of be i ng relevant t o .the real needs in their counnuni t y. I t is a pr oeram cha llengi ng our youth to work togethe r to give artistic form to the ir s earch f or meaning and t hereby share with us a clearer statement of who they are - - and who we are. The basic work involve s youth from t hr oughout metropolitan ~tlanta �-58who have become together in the Atlanta Memorial Arts Center t o work a s exploring artists. From this basic work, they t hen spread out into partnership with Atlanta's Inner-city pro8rams for children and other community service a 3enci es. M d -for all of us, they give another dime nsion to the resources f or Atlanta that ' ca n be nourished in our arts center home . i\r thur Harris Foundation In 1968, .'ir thur Harris, Pres i dent of Scrip to, provided funds for a sma ll visua l arts pros r am in the I nner-city. 1:1.t . Har ris has indicated tha t he might fund the same type of a ctivity a gain i n 1969. The Arts Sub-Committee has conta cted several a 3encie s in efforts to obtain a location for the Arthur Harris Project in clos e prox imity to Scripto, Inc. The princ i pal of John Hope School ha s indica te d that he would be happy to have such a prosr am i n his schoo l durin3 the Summer 1969. Arts activitie s will be offer ed in the Mode l Citie s a r ea through the Atlanta Art s . Council. The Guild will operate a photogr a phy proj e ct known a s The Urba n Myt h ology Film Program. The Ur ban Mythology Fi l m Program us es film a nd photography a s a way of focu s ing attent i on on t he myths wh i ch pr cv~dc the ur ban environment , thus affording children an oppor t uni ty to establi sh an ar t based on t heir everyday lives. This program differs from other in three respects: 1) It provides children of diverse cultural backgrounds an opportunity to work with established and apprentice artists; 2) it is intended to reach a mass audience through a television ser ies of children's stories and photographs; 3) it is an active �-59children's stories and photograph; 3) it is an active attempt to involve children in developing myths that are relevant to themselves and to urban culture. EOA Creative ~tlanta Pror,rarn The Creative Atla nta pro ject is to deve lop a cenuine i n terest i n the creative arts at the grass root level of the va rious neighborhood s e rvice centers this sunrrner. Based on the limited funds available, the following are contemplated: 1. Music -- Mr. John B. Lawhorn to instruct a group of volunteers on his revoluntionary method to teach music to people who had no previous knowledge· of music. These volunteers have agreed to teach twice a week at our ne ighbor hood s e rvice c ent e rs, (15-20). 2. Drama -- I personally, with the a ssista nce of three dramn students of Atla nta University Center will a rrange Crea tive Drama Workshops to be held weekly a t the v~ri0us neighborhood service centers. 3. Arts -- A professional artist of the Art Department of Atla nta University Ce nter will supervise students a nd volunteers to work in painting sculpture, ceramics, etc., a t the neighborhood service centers on a weekly basi~. 4. Creative Da nce -- A professional dances has been contacted to arrange c rea tive dance workshops i n two to three ne i ghborhood centers weekly. 5. Specia l visits Plans a re made t o arrange for visits by prominent ar tists to the ce nters. 6. Performance s - - In cooperation with the Parks and Re c reation De partment of the City of n t l a nta, performances will be scheduled by dance theater s roups to petform on t he Showmobile in various areas of the inner city. 7. Additional workshops -- Incorporated with the staff of Parks and Recreation, City of ~tlanta, add itional worksho p on Ar ts and Crafts, photography, etc. At our neighborhood service centers so f ar as the budget is concerned, we have been a ssured that the administration of Spelman College will pay t he �-60- amount of $1.50 per hour for a 40 hour week for 10 Spelman students on a weekly basis. This oeans practically that Spelman College will pay $1.20 from its own funds but $. 30 will have to be contributed by EO.:\ to Spelman. I was assured by the administra tion that we could have, be ginnins the first of September, twenty students on a 15 hour basis workinc for a full y0ar on the same financial arrangement. �-61- Eastern Music Festival -- Special Summer Program -- Cultural Enrichment Program I. PURPOSE: a. What problems will you deal with in the program account? b. What are the objectives of the program account and what benefits should result from its operation? c. Why do you believe these results can be achieved? II .. Pi\RTICIP/\NTS: III. a. How many people are potentially eligible to take part in the program account? b. What percentage of those eligible will participate? c. How will the poor and target area residents learn about and be recruited for the program? d. What are the selection criteria? PROGRAM: a. What activities will be carried out in the work pro3ram? b. What major steps will be taken to ca rry out the work programs? c. What are the strengths and weaknesses of your current program? cl . What changes are you proposing in th i s work program as compared with your current program? e. How will participants in one activity be referred to other activities or programs? f. What follow-up a ctivities will a ssist pa rticipants upon comp letion of the pr ogram? g. How wil l other members of the partici pant's family be involved in the program account or other programs? h. What facilities are needed for the operation of the program and where are they located? i. What t ransportation is r equired and how wil l it be provided? j. What major new equipment is needed? k. What problems do you foresee in carrying out the program? 1. How would you change the pros ram under an expande d or reduced bud get? �l -62- IV. RES IDENT Pf,R TICIP.l\TION: a. What are the functions and responsibilities of policy advisory sroups set up for the prosram? b. How are members of policy advisory s roups selected? c . .What ideas of the poor and t a r get aree. residents have been included in the work program? V. d. How will the poor and tar s et area residents influence the program while it is being carried out? .e . What assistance will target area groups and neighborhood based organizations have to help them express their needs and interests related to the program and to administer programs directly? ADMINISTR.l\TION: a. If all or portions of the program account are delegated, why did you decide to delegate? b. How will you advertise for, recruit and select staff? c .• What functions once performed by professionals will be assigned to non-professional employees as a result of reassessment of professional job requirements? VI. d. How will nqn-professional employees be helped to advance to higher level positions within the program. e. How will non-professional employees be helped to gain employment with a 3encies other than the Cfu\? f. What volunteer services are required in the program? g. How will volunteers be r ecr uited ? h. What consult ant or technical a ssistance will be needed? i. What staff training will be provided? COORDINATION: a. __ Checkpoint procedures have been followed and fort:1S are: Attached / Y.. I Not At tached ___ / / b. What other agencies in the connnunity are dealing with problems related to the program account? c. What arrangements do you have with these agencies to coordinate their programs with the activities of the program? �-63- VII. d. How have. you encouraged other agencies to provide or help finance activities of the program account? e. What changes in approaches t• poverty problems do you foresee as a result of the operation of the program account? EVALUATION: a. How will the effectiveness of the program be evaluated? b. How will recormnendations for improvement be put into effect? I. (a) Persons in the poverty community, particularly youngsters, seldom if ever have the opportunity to become aware of or take part in the creative process entailed in the performing arts. (b) The objectives are to offer the opportunity to the youngsters involved for specialized instrumental training and understanding in symphonic music performance. Also to brine the achievements of these youngsters to the total corrnnunity at various times during the year in the follow-up program. · Benefits include strong job training possibilities for the youngsters and a strong de gree of pride to the poverty cormnunity when the achievements of the youngsters are brou3ht, through cbncerts, to their attention. In addition, it is hoped that the prevailing attitudes which most in the poverty community have toward the performance of classical music, and in particular to those participants in classical music, will be altered. (c) The performing ar ts have long been one of the few job • areas completely open to those in t he ghetto, and symphony orchestra s alarie s in this country are, for the first time , paying living wages to musicians. There is also an extreme scarcity of quali fie d string players being t raine d in the country today, and it is planned that many of the youngsters select e d for this program would be students who play s tring instruments. ~lso, the opportunities available to the active participant and the viewer of the arts has simply not been available to the poverty corrnnunity. The kind of achievement that was made �-64- by the youngsters selected for a similar prosram sponsored by EOPI in Miami last year has astounded the connnunity there and has provided the young participants in the program with an enormous degree of inspiration and enducement to continue, through whatever means possible, to achieve in this area. II. proper. (.a) Fifty youne;sters will take part in the Festival program As many as 40 educators, cormnunity leaders, etc. will be involved directly in the recruitment program. The number of persons in the poverty community who will be involved in the follow-up program is unlimited. (b) Judging from the experience with EOPI in Miami, approximately 25%. (c) Each CM will assign one staff member to be responsible for recruiting in the community. A recruitment conunittee, consisting of community residents, will be established and information about the program will be made available to all students who participate in the public school music programs in poverty areas. There will be a series of three open audit.i ons in each com- munity after the completion of which participants will be selected. (d) Ten students will be selected from each of five cities. The ones selected will be those who display the greatest degree of proficiency at the t i me along with potential. The cost of the unique factors involved in training young musicians (the younger the better ) in order to develop proper physical coordination (the program wil l be limited to students 16 and under). III. (a) OEO sponsored students will participate, along with double their number fr om other geographic areas and environs, in the Eastern Festival program. This includes participation in a student orchestra, chamber music ensemble, provide lessons taught by professional performers from major American orchestras, master classes, bi~weekly concerts, and various recreational activities. �-65(b) In past years, the Festival has maintained two student orchestras of equal ability. and a training orchestra. This year there will be an advanced orchestra While certainly some of the OEO students will qualify for the advanced orchestra (some of the EOPI students last year were among our finest talents), we feel it i s of 3reat importance to provide leadership possibilities in a trainin3 orchestra for some of those who other- wise would be relegated to ba ck-of-the-section positions in an orchestra that is too advanced for them to realize a meaningful educational experience. (c) The Eastern Festival program is one in which professional a l performer/teacher and student wor k to5ether in a curriculum that is geared to performance. In addition to their own performances, students regularly hear concerts by the professionals. The Festival is nationally recognized as one of the major i nstitutions of its kind in the coun t!Y• (d ) See (b) above. (e ) Does not ap ply. ( £) OEO sponsor ed s t udents wil l be ass igned to work with pro- f es s i onal mus ician in their home t own for the school ye ar followi ng the i r attendance at the Festiva l . The s t uden t s wi ll pre s ent a series of order l y concerts at various connnunity centers, t o disp l ay t o themse lve s and to the total community their achievements. The r es ponsibility for presenting these programs will obviously demand serious practice during the year by the participants . (g) Other members of the participants' families will be involved in much the same way as the rest of the community. (h) The Festival has a long-time contract with Guilford College whose total facilities are made available each summer. located on the outskirts of Greensboro, North Carolina. Guilford College is �-66(i) Trans portation from the participants' home to the , stival and return is included as a part of the budget. (j) A clothing allocation for participants is included as a part of the bud get, as is spending money which is to be used for instrumental needs such as reeds, rosin and some music, in addition to laundry and drug store items. (k) We foresee no problems in carrying out the program this year, in light of what we learned from our experience last sunnner with EOPI. (1) There will be no change. We would not for this season want a larger number students, and a smaller number of students would on ly mean that we would admit that many more applicants. IV . (a) The policy advisor y groups i n each city will a ct on and be respons i ble for a ll matters pertaining to the ex tensive recruitment program, descri bed in II (c) above. (b ) Persons who have es tablished themselves as leaders in var ious aspe c t s of connnunity l i fe wi ll be selec t ed . (c ) The recruitment procedur e and the follow- up program are, to a larger ex t ent, t he i deas given to us by t hos e target area r es idents who par t i c ipated in t he EOPI program l a s t sunnner. (d ) The target area resident s' influence on the pr ogram will be demonstrated by their attempt s at, and reaction t o , the concerts gi ven in the follow-up program. (e) Target area groups and neighborhood organizations will have repre sentative s on the recruitment committee. V. (a) Each CM will de si gnate one staff member to be responsible for administrative detail work in the program. This person obviously would be more aware of prevailing conditions and attitudes within the connnunity than would a Festival r epresentative. �-67(b) The Eastern Festival staff is limited to professional per- forming musicians and some conservatory graduate students. Selection is by audition and personal interview. ~pproximately 50% of the Festival faculty and staff have had one or more years association with the Festival. (c) Attempts will be made to have OEO sponsored students assist music directors in their public schools in the year following their attendance at the Festival. VI. (d) None (e) None (f) See IV (a) and (b) above. ( g) See IV (a) and (b) above. (h) See II (~) above . (i) See II (c) above. (a) Checkpoint procedures are as follows (please refer to copy of original proposa l attached for more complete understanding): 1) The project coordinators from each of the 5 cities visited Gr eensbor o on March 29, 1969. They were shown the complete faci l ities followed by a group dis cuss i on r ela t ed to a ll aspects of this project (refer to Checkpoint Form 1 a t tached for agenda). Audition dates were determined as indicated on Checkpoint Form 2. 2) The Pre Initial Audition Form (a tta ched) was sent to each project coordinator ( these forms will be submitted as they are made available). 3) The Final Audition in each city wil l be attended by Eastern Music Festival representative who will serve as the checkpoint at that stage. 4) From the time of the final auditions to the date of the actual Festival season, various checkpoints will be employed. These checkpoints will consist of various forms such as to determine student's poverty eligibility, �-68- .parental approval forms, and re3ular information which the Festival sends to all of its students. 5) Durin3 the actual season, the OEO students will be under the cuidance and direct supervision of our complete faculty and staff. In addition, we have employed a Dean of the Festival whose General responsibility will be in the area of student -- faculty/staff relations, but whose specific job will involve any special problems (none anticipated) which occur with OEO students. nlso, re3Ular faculty/staff administration meetings are scheduled to discuss all student matters. 6) After the Festival season , checkpoints will consist of regular questionnaires, yet to be determines, by the Eastern Music Festival sta ff as well as t he individual c:.J..' s . 7) Finally, the checkpoints will consist of workin3 with these students by means of quarterly workshops. The exact procedures and form of these workshops is impossible to be de termined a t this point. (b) None (c) None (d ) None (e) Rather than s i mply making available fr om time to time in- school concerts, plays , etc. by profes s i onal 3roups who have no direct relationship with students or the connnunity, it is hoped that youn3sters directly involved and the total corrnnunity will become aware of the possibilities for careers in the performin3 cla~sical arts. VII. (a) By means of direct discussion and questionna ires involving youngsters s elected for t he pro3ram, the recruitment advisory corrnnittee, the CM sta ff member, and parents of the children. �-69- VIII. (b) Depending upon recommendations. (a) ilttached. (The proposal already submitted to Mr. Jacobson). �SOCii\.L SERVICES Mrs. Benjamin Brown - Chairman I\. Social Services Sub-Corrnnittee has been established. The connnittee is attempting to draw together all of the casework and counseling a 3encies as well as concerned individuals and churches in an effort to provide a "Walk-in Counseling Center." 1\. proposal for the Center has been developed , I t is shown later in this section. The following a gencies are being asked to participate in the Social Services Program. These are as follows: Atlanta ,\dolescent Pregnancy Project ~tlanta Public School System Services for Exceptional Children Atlanta Univer sity Departme nt of Psychology Atlanta Unive rsity School of Social Work Big Br other s Carrie Stee l e Pitts Home Catholi c Family Se rvices Children's Center of Metropolitan l'..tlanta Clark College Department of Psychology Corrnnuni t y Services for the Blind DeKalb Child Guidance Ce nter Department of Health , Educa tion a nd We lfare Soci a l & Reh abi litation Se rvi ces Emor y University Comprehe ns i ve Heal t h Center Emoty Univers i ty Hospita l De par tment of Psychiatry Emor y Universi ty De par t ment of Psychology Fami l y Couns e l ing Center Fl ore nce Crittenton Home Fulton County Family & Childr en Serv ices De par t ment Ful ton County Departme n t of He a l t h Ful t on County Me dica l Socie t y Georgia State Co lle ge Department of Psychology Gate City Day Nur ser y As sociation Grady-Emory M&I Project Hillside Cot t a s es Jewish Family & Ch i ldren's Services Morehouse Colle ge Department of Psychol ogy Morris Brown Department of Psycho l ogy Oglethorpe College Department of Psychology Protestant Welfare & Social Services, Inc. - 70- �-71- Salvation lttmy Comprehensive Counseling Center Spplman College Department of Psychology Suicide Prevention & Psychiatric Emergency Center Traveler's f.i.d Veteran I s /i.dministration Georgia Mental Health Institute YOUTH COUNSELING Wt1.LK-IN CENTER Introduction and Background The Social Service Sub-committee of the Youth Opportunity Program proposes the establishment of a demonstration pilot project. a "Youth Counseling Walk-In Center. " This project will be This center will provide supportive and therapeutic services to adolescents a ge 13 and over who are trying to adjust to problems of living . It would also provide a forum mechanism for a gency re- presentatives to share experiences and creative ideas about how total available resources might best be related to existing human needs i n this area of int er e st. There are four basic reasons why such a center is proposed. These are : 1. The limited services ava ilable to aid troubling and t r oubled yout h in s pi te of the myriad of resources which do not provide s erv ices on an immedi ate basis . 2. The intake and processing requirement s of tradi t ional casework a nd psychiatric a s encies tend t o divert youth f r om part i cipa t i on and t o f al l short of t he need . 3. The selection and utilization of appropriate services tend to be a significant prob l em. 4. The general shortage of personnel and funds available to help youth in this manner. 1. To provide you th , 13 and over with i ndividual and group s ervices. 2. To provide troubled and troubling youth with help for problems of s ocial and personal adjustment. 3. To provide the testing and evaluative services necessary for further referral where indicated. Objectives �l -724. To provide '"!ffective help in a crisis

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5. To find an<l involve volunteer and professional loan staff from agencies and individuals who will provide professional and meaningful purposeful relationshi~s with youth. 6. To provide consultative service to agencicn working with troubled youth. Operational Procedure This a gency wi 11 be open from 11: 00 ! •. M. - 8: 00 P. M. with professional and volunteer staff. Youth will be notified of the center's operation by news media, neighbors, friends and other agencies in the Youth Opportunity Program, teachers and ministers that such a service is availab le and where it is located. The basic philos ophy of this program will be similar to the "crisis" concept~ Therefore, professionals will be functioning with clients in a non- traditional role. The intake process will be minimized. nt the center, incoming youth will go to or be met by an intake worker whose only function would be refer ring you t h to an available staff person re gardless of professional status, to dis cuss his prob l ems. Identifying informat i on would be obtained during the intervi ew at the worke r's discret i on, If necessary other s t aff will be ut i l ize d f or consultative purposes and f urther dia gnosis and treatmen t . The professional will be r ead i l y avail ab l e to addres s h i mself to t he urgent c oncern of the moment with a view toward an appropria te s ol ution . The proj e ct wi l l provide consulta tive services to a ge nc ies calling t he cente r and asking for help wi t h troubled youth they have identif i e d. Any youth or group e nte r i ng the center wil l be s erv ice d. The re will be in-service training, case confer ence, sues t s peakers and dis cussion of current problems that promote inter-ra cial and inter-cultural under s tanding as worked out with staff. �-73It is hoped that this project will generate the interest and enthusiasm of the agencies in the community so that it would operate on a year-round basis. However, at the end of the summer should this project not be ongoing , the operating a gencies will assume responsibility for absorption of cases needing continuing follow-up. Evaluation This project will be evaluated at the end of the summer. Location The center will be located at the Trinity United Methodist Church at 165 Washington Street, S. W., Atlanta, Geor3ia. Staff One professional staff person will be hired (or borrowed) to direct the project. The responsibilities and duties of this director will be: 1. To schedule and coordinate the loan and volunteer staff. 2. To assist in the training of non-professionals. 3. To develop interpretive and in-service training material for staff , organizations and volunteers; 4. To maintain offi ce reports) records , etc. and provide 0eneral administrative and supervisory 3uidance f or the staff of the project. 5. To recruit staff r e placements from existing a gencies in the community. The remainder of the staff would be loaned to the pr oject by participatine a gencies and would constitute a multi disci plinary treatment staff. ~ddi tional staff would be constituted of volunteer pr ofess i ona l s who have a gree d t o pr ovide dir ect ser vices to the pr oject. Many of t hese voluntee r s would be persons whose nor mal day~ t o- day a ctivi t i es might be administrative , s upervisory , c onsu ltative etc . from the various fie lds of priva t e practice. Vo l unteers would a ls o come The project will also provide volunteer non~profe s sional who possibly have no other skill than providinc a �-74warm friendship and general support to this project. Budget ITEMS COST Staff salaries $3,000.00 Office supplies 200.00 Printing and Publication 25 0 .00 Telephone 150.00 Transportation and Travel 200.00 Emer gency and Discre tionary Fund 350.00 TOTnL-------- - ------ $4,150.00 �-76Mr. Carl Sanders Connnerce Building No reply Julius 1\. McCurdy Chairman of the Board Decatur Federal Savings and Loan nssociation (Stone Mountain) Contact person Tom Elliott for Stone Mountain Georgia Public Service Connnission (Community Service day) Work on it referred to Tom Elliott Thomas Elliott General Manager Stone Mounta in Sent us a list of reduced r a tes for groups The sub-committee is still working to engender the necessary events f or the summer 1969. �VOLUNTEERS Mrs. Frances Parham - Chairman A crucial aspect of the YOP is the Volunteer Program. The manpower needed to carry out the many activities in this program is too numerous to be obtained from the limited funds available. Therefore, a vigorous effort is underway to obtain the necessary volunteers far the 1969 Youth Opportunity Program. The major sources of volunteers are EO/... (Start Now Atlanta Program), The Community Council of the Atlanta Area, The Red Cross, The Junior Chamber of Commerce, The Federal Executive Board, The Atlanta Urban League, The Atlanta Chapter of the League of Women Voters, The Women's Chamber of Commerce and the Garrison Company, Fort McPherson. The Volunteer Sub-Committee of the YOP ha s approached the established volunteer resources be used upon request to assist agencies participating in the YOP. The following agencies h ave a greed to do so: The Red Cross, Chamber of Corranerce, League of Women Voters, Fort McPherson , Junior Chamber of Commerce, Federa l Executive Board, Atlanta Ur ban Le ague and the Community Council. The re are s eve r al other non-establishe d volunteer resources which are being cont a cted f or input i nto the YOP. The se resour ce s i nclude the Wal k-In Vo luntee r, Churche s , Stude nt groups, a nd c olle ge s. Special effort s are being made to e ngender more b l ack adul t and youth vol unteers. The mos t acute prob l em in 1968 was a cent ra l coordination and dispatching office to carry out coordination for a day to day and week to week basis. This year, the YOP effort will, hopefully, eliminate this problem by hiring 2 or 3 Urban Corp interns to operate a central volunteer office for the YOP. - 77- �-78- The specific duties of the interns will be: 1. 2: To provide Central coordination for the YOP Volunteer Program; To compile and codify the volunteer resources and needs for agencies and groups participating in the YOP; 3. To take calls on a day-to-day basis for volunteers; 4. To dispatch appropriate volunteers to groups and user agencies. Hopefully, the ~enter will become operative by June 10, 1969. The Fulton County Medical Society will provide free physical examinations for poor youth who might need them to go to camp. The Metropolitan Commission on Crime and Delinquency is engendering financial support for special surrnner programs. The ntlanta Youth Congrens will contacy youth and urge them to serve as volunteers in the YOP. �TRL\NSPORTATION Mr. Robert M. Wood - Chairman One of the most serious problems encountered in the Youth Opportunity Prosram during the surrnner of 1968 was the lack of adequate transportation resources and facilities. The same problem remains for 1969. In efforts to overcome anticipated problems around transportation a special task force is workins to obtain special transportation for the 1969 Youth Opportunity Program. The Transportation Task Force has contacted several individual bus owners and the transportation companies asking them to provide special transportation at no cost or reduced rates for Youth Opportunity Activities. No positive responses to the request have been received to date. In lieu of the limited response from tpe various transportation companies, the task lorce sugce sted that transportation for the Youth Opportunity Program be centralized. All of the major a gencies were contacted and asked if they would establish a joint transportation pool. EOA and the Atlanta Parks and Recreation Department have a greed to share their resources in order to establish a central transportation pool. The transportation pool wil l provide: 1. ~ 2. Singular cont act with the Atlanta Tr ansit Company. 3. Key transportat ion con tacts in the major a gencies. 4. Identification s ystems for buse s and youth. 5. The neces s ary machinery for dea l ing with the transportation requests of ad hoc groups. 6. A hired dispatcher to deal exclusively with scheduling and other transportation matter s . centralized dis patching office. - 79- �SPECIAL PROGRAfIB POLICE DEPARTMENT The Atlanta Police Depa r t ment will provide a Crime Prevention Officer in each EOA Neighborhood Service Center in the city. These officers will work closely with the City Services Coordinator s, EOA per sonne l, community orga ni zations and indiv idua ls to· e liminate potential problem are a s . In addition to nor mal crime prevention police functions, the Crime Prevention Officer a lso r e ce ives and forwa r ds compla int s on cit y service s , a ssists schob1 couns e lor s on abs ent students and dr op-outs a nd involve s bimse l f generally in community activities of all kinds. The Crime Preve ntion Bureau ha s for ty-seven personne l assi3ned to dis advant aced areas . Offi cers are a ss i gned wa l kin3 beats i n t he s e areas i nor der t o kee p i n c loser c ont act with res idents. The Police Department wi ll employ 50 Police -Communi ty Se rvice Office rs fr om among the unemployed ma l e residents of disadv antaged area s. These officers will be assigned to the Crime Pr evention Bureau and other divisions t o work in h i gh crime area s , a t spec ial summer school-recreation facil i t i es and in other areas of poli ce work. FIRE DEPARTMENT The Fire Department has t aken the ne ce ssary a ction to i mpl ement t he fol l owing programs: 1. Publications of a brochure that wi l l out line the responsibi l iti e s of each Division of the Fire Department to explain t h eir f unctions and to emphasize to the citizens of thesE areas that the Fir e Deµ:i.rtment exis t s for only one purpos e -- t he protection of life and property of a l l ·citizens . This booklet will c ontain such information as the requirements for employment, the training, and benefits dervied from being employed by the City of Atlanta Fire Department, an open invitation to all personnel to visit their Fire -80- �- 81~· Department, how to report a fir e, how to obtai n emers ency responses, the need for Jrotectin3 fire apparatus, many fi r e prevention steps to be taken by each citizen and an ex planation that the Fire Pre vention Bureau is available to assist any s roup by maki~g Fire Prevention talks , demonstrati ons , and showing of film. 2. A progr am of wis i tation into vari ous communities for the purpose of distribut i on of Fire Prevention literature, demonstrations of fire equipment, and providins for dwelling inspections on request. Durinc the inspe c t ion a n invitat i on will be extended to residents to visit their community Fire Station . 3. Merit Badges will be purchas ed a nd maintai ned a t Each Fire Station in sufficient quantitie s to give tn a ll child,:en visiting the Fire Stati on a. lone wi th t he corrnnent tha t in receivine; this badge they are assuming a helpful c i tizGn 1 s role in a s s isting the Fire Department i n prevent i ng fires. 4. Coordination wi th the Water Department and Par ks Depa r t r., ~r: :: i n , . ~1rov ic: ~.n13 s t r :~-·: ·ohowcrs for c.>:: 1c1.·.: cn iu t h~s e , '.l!'.'t; ['.r". u t iliz~.nc the f i:. :_; h :-F ~1.: n.n t:.:. 5. Assignme nt of a coor dina t or t o cooperate fully wi th Ci ty Services Coor dina tors in a nsweri;:ig compla ints and grievance s that come under the jurisdi ction of the Fire De partme nt �-82PUBLICITY Mr. Zenas ~eo..ro - Chairman Liller, Neal, Battle and Lindsey, Public Relations firm has agreed a3ain this year to serve as publicity consultant for the Youth Opportunity Pro3ram. The plan is as follows: 1. To secure a part-time public relations intern be13innin3 May 4, who will become full-time July 10, 1969. Under the close supervision of Liller, Neal, Battle and Lindsey, the intern will operate a Mock Public Relations L'\cency to provide service for participating acencies in the YOP. The intern 1 s initial activities in the YOP will include: developing a brochure, contacting the News Media, developing materials for Nl\B, YOP, and Rent-A-Kid programs, setting up an effective referral and information system <luring the planning and implementing stages; 2. To distribute to the total community, the YOP General Sol i citation letters and brochures describing the program and soliciting help of any kind; 3-. To develop a Summer Resource Inventory describing the program for youth to be printed and distributed in the schools or printed and/ or distributed in one or several editions of the Newspaper; 4. To hold meetings with EOl\, Schools, Conmrunity Chest, Parks Department to develop procedures and guidelines to be used in reporting and promotion of activities to the media; 5. To contact the various radio, TV Stations, Newspapers and Magazines, in the area asking them· to provide special events for youth, as well as, provide coverage of total YOP effort. 6. To plan Kick-Off Day Activitie s. 7. To plan 1969 Summer Youth Oppor tunity Report. �r SUMM,\RY ~11 of the programs mentioned in this presentation represent the efforts of the various croups, a gencies and organizations in Metropolitan Atlanta to develop a successful Youth Opportunity Program. If the proposed program is implemented as planned, the 1969 Youth Opportunity Pro3ram will be much more successful than the 1968 Program. �