Box 3, Folder 12, Complete Folder

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

OFFICE OF ECONOMIC WASHINGTON, o.c. 20505

OPPORTUNITY

March 13, 1968

Mr. Dan Sweat
Office of the Mayor

City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Dan:

I sincerely appreciate that kind letter. You were so generous
with your remarks! And really, the credit for the successful
Visit should go to you and others Who cooperated in a
magnificent manner to make it simply a beautiful trip. You
just don't find the ”spirit" that Atlanta possesses in any

of the other large cities.

I had heard from sources here and in Atlanta that you were

the person to contact for assistance. Certainly those sources
were most accurate. And it was my pleasure to meet you -— and
to see firsthand the ”proper" way a federal official should

be treated. Things could not have been better, and I, as

well as Mr. Shriver, truly appreciate your help.

Please call me when you are in Washington and we'll get
together for lunch.

Best regards,

WW“

To Cochran

W—Wwfiktaqmg



February 16, 1968

Mr. Boisfeuillet Jones

230 Peachtree Street, N. W.
Room 210

Atlanta. Georgia. 30303

Dear Mr. Jones:

Attached is a copy of Ralph Phelpe' letter to Mayor Allen
regarding the 1967 Economic Opportunity Act Amendments.
I am sure you are well familiar with these amendments
and the requirements for action on the part of the City of

Atlanta and Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.

I have only one copy of the OED publication "Organizing
Comrnunltiee for Action" which outlines the requirements

for meeting the 1963 amendments. I am sure that you are
fernllier with the requirements and have a copy of the booklet.

The Mayor has asked that I make sure that the City meet

its requirements on schedule and before recormnending any
action. I would like to sit with you and discuss these require-
mente and your thoughts as to the City's future role in the
Economic Opportunity Program.

I will be available to meet with you at your convenience.

Sincerely yours,

Den Sweet





EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT sull'II-IEAST flEBIflHAL OFFICE

OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ATLANTA,EEI]IIBIA anana

UPPURTUNITY

February 9, 1968

Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor of Atlanta

68 Mitchell Street, 5. W.
Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Mayor Allen: X

The 1967 Amendments to the Economic Opportunity made impo
changes in the requirements for community action agencies which
conduct local anti-poverty programs under Title II of the Act.

The new amendments give state and local governments the right to
designate the community action agency to serve their areas. The
relevant government may designate the existing CAA as the agency
to carry on the anti—povarty program after July 1, 1968. Alterna-
tively, it may elect to designate itself or another public agency
or private non-profit organization to assume responsibility for
community action programs. As a general matter an existing
community action agency must cease operations by February 1, 1969,
if the second alternative is chosen. In addition, all community
action agencies--both new and old——must satisfy the revised
requirements concerning the composition of the agency's board of
directors by July 1, 1968. By May 1, 1968, existing CAA's must
submit certification that such requirements have been met or that
they will be met prior to July 1, 1968.

The enclosed booklet explains the amendments and the policies,
procedures and application forms which must be followed. It is
important that you familiarize yourself with those policies and
procedures at once, since steps must be taken very quickly if
compliance with the new requirements is not to result in disruption

of vital services to the poor in those communities which already
have community action agencies.

Please note that the state or local government designation of a

community action agency and the accompanying application to CEO for
its recognition should be received by 0E0 not later than July 1,

1968. Other local governments within the area to be served by the
agency must be notified of the intention to apply at least 45 days
beforehand-—that is, not later than May 15, 1968.





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In view of this time schedule, I cannot stress too strongly the

need for prompt attention to the enclosed booklet. Copies of the
application forms may be obtained for your use by filling out and
returning the enclosed Notice of Intention to Designate which we

Would like to have by march 15, 1968. I urge you to do so as soon
as possible so that we can be of maximum assistance to you. The
name of the CEO official who has immediate responsibility for

your area is listed below. Please feel free to contact him after

you have read the enclosed materials.

Sincerely,

r7. 7- ,
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Ralph A. Phelps, r.
Regional Director



May 13. 1968

Mr. Bertrand M. Harding
Acting Director

Oflice of Economic Opportunity
Executive Office of the President
Washington, D. C. 20506

Dost Mr. Herding:
Thank you for your letter informing us that s copy of the

Summary of Federal Programs for Fiscal Yes: 1967 is being
sent to us.

We will look forward to receiving this report.

Sincerely yours,

Ivan Allen, J r.
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OFFICE OF ECONOMIC WASHINGTON, no. 20506

OPPORTUNITY

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Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia 30301

Dear Mayor Allen:

I am very pleased to inform you that the Summary of Federal
Programs for Fiscal Year 1967 has been completed, and a copy
covering Federal outlays in your State and City is being sent
to you.

This edition is significantly expanded and improved over
previous Summaries which you have received. It now includes
Federal outlays of more than $168 billion, representing 370
programs and activities. As before, the outlays are shown in
terms of the impact on evary county in the United States.

Compiled by the Office of EconOmic Opportunity Information
Center, the Summary is the composite effort of 31 Federal
Departments, Agencies, Boards and Commissions. We sincerely
hape that you will find the document useful in your city's
planning and budgeting processes. The reception accorded
previous editions has been most encouraging and has led us

to continue our efforts to improve and refine the presentation
of this information.

Sincerely,

Bertrand M. Harding J
Acting Director j

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May 20, 1968

MEMORANDUM

To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.

From: Dan Sweat

Attached is a memo which I requested J irn Perham to write
giving us the tests on the Neighborhood Yomh Corps Out of

School Program.

I became very concerned about the cuts we have received when
I heard that Chicago had received 15, 000 edditionel NYC slots
for the summer. I will have more definite information on the
Chicago slots by Wednesday morning.

If this is true I think we should make e big camplsint with
someone high in the U. S. Department of Labor. The NYC
program has been one of our best programs (or getting young
people employed. We should not be penelised for our success
in Atlanta.

1 plan to talk to some of my contacts in the Labor De pertment
when I em in Washington Wednesdey afternoon.







M E M O R A N D U M

T0: Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. DATE: May 17, 1968
Director, Governmental Liaison
City of Atlanta

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FROM: 'I'. M. Parham y/T/
Executive Administrator

Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.

The Neighborhood Youth Corps (Out—of—School) program
for EOA is being reduced by the U.S. Department of
Labor beginning with a new budget year beginning
July 7, 1968 from 440 slots to 330, a cut of 25%.
For the past few weeks we have been under orders

not to fill vacancies until we've reached 80% of

our currently allotted 440 slots.

Conversations with Regional Labor Department officials,
specifically Mr. Ludwin Branéh, Director of the Bureau
of Work Training Program and Mr. Sam Lubin, indicate
that this is a result of a national reduction in funds
for this program. Other information which has come‘to
me from personal contacts indicate the possibility'
that money is being shifted from one region of the
country to another in order to provide additional youth
job opportunities in some of the larger cities. Mr.
Bill Allison on a recent trip to Chicago was informed
that that city received 15,000 additional NYC slots
for the summer. I plan to check on this next week
whild in Chicago for another meeting.

It is my further understanding from the Regional Office
that the Neighborhood Youth Corps (In—School Program)
operated by the public school is expected to be cut
15H20% for the next school year, however, it is true
that the Atlanta Public Schools have been awarded

300 extra slots for the summer. I assume that when



Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr.. —2- May'l7, 1968

the summer slots expire the 15’20% cut will be imn
posed and the schools will have fewer jobs opportuni—
ties for youth next school year than this school year.

As I indicated to you this is one of the most practical
programs ever develOped regarding employment Opportuni—
ties for youth. It has not been as attractive to boys
as to girls but it has enabled many youngsters to secure
some well supervised work training experience, make
.some money, and move on to better jobs and/or advanced
edcuation.

In addition to these values, the work performed by
these youngsters has been extremely valuable to the
public agencies where they have been employed.

Unless there is some other program being developed which
will accomplish these same aims, it is extremely unwise
to further limit our potential for job opportunities
for these young people between the ages of 16—21. As
you well know the number of youngsters looking for i
such opportunities has increased far beyond the avail-
ability of jobs. I cannot understand, without further
explanation, the line of reasoning which prompts this
action from Washington. It would be appreciated if
this could be called to the attention of Mayor Allen
and that he be asked to inquire of National Adminis—
tration officials why this_is occurring.

TMP/gj



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CITY HALL ATLANTA. GA. 30303
May 20 1968 Tel. 522-4463 IIlrea Code 404
3

IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR

R. EARL LANDERS. Administrative Assistant
MRS. ANN ill. MOSES, Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT. .IR.. Director of Governmental Liaison

MEMORANDUM

To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.

From: Dan Sweat

Attached is a copy of an analysis of the Atlanta Concentrated
Employment Program (ACE?) which you will find interesting.

We are attempting to follow each person through step by step

in an attempt to determine What happens to each individual.
We will further break this down into men and women, age,
groups, etc.

We hope to find out if those persons referred to Hoke Smith
for pre—v0cational training and basic education remain on the
job longer than those who are referred directly to jobs.

This is a. project of the National Alliance of Businessmen, the
Community Council, Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. , and
your office. I feel it is one of the most important things we
are attempting to do at the present time.





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CITY HALL ATLANTA. GA. 30303
May 2 0 , 196 8 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404

IVAN ALLEN. JR, MAYOR

R. EARL LANDERS. Administrative Assistant
MRS. ANN M. MOSES. Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT. lit, Director of Governmental Liaison

MEMORANDUM 7g ”a" 51161]!

To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. /
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From: Dan Sweat '

Attached is a c0py of an analysis of the Atlanta Concentrated
Employment Program (ACEP) which you will find interesting.

We are attempting to follow each person through step by step
in an attempt to determine what happens to each individual.
We will further break this down into men and women, age
groups, etc.

We hope to find out if those persons-referred to Hoke Smith
for pre nvocational training and basic education remain on the
job longer than those who are referred directly to jobs.

This is a project of the National Alliance of Businessmen, the
Community Council, Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. , and
your office. I feel it is one of the most important things we
are attempting to do at the present time.



EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

OFFICE OF ECONOMIC WASHINGTON, n.c. 20505

OPPORTUNITY

April 16, 1968

Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr.

Director of Governmental Liaison
Office of the Mayor

City of Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Dan:

Thank you very much for your assistance to Miss Wormser and I on our
recent visit in Atlanta. Your experience and insight provided us

with an invaluable overview of the operations of Federal—Local programs
in Atlanta. As mentioned, I would like to talk to you further,
particularly with regard to Community Action—Model Cities relations.

I hope to be in Atlanta again in late May and your schedule permitting

I would like to see you at that time. I'll contact you later on details.

Again, thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely,

Clifford J. Parker, Chief

Community Support Branch

Office of Research, Plans,
Programs and Evaluation



April 29. 1968

Mr. William J. Higgins
916 Roeedale Road, N. E.
Atlanta, Georgie

Deer Mr. Higgins:

Your letter of April 7 requesting assistance under the Economic

Opportunity Act he: been carefully reviewed.

The {undo you mention coming to Economic Opportunity Atlente
apply to Atlanta. Fulton County. thnnett County and Rockdele
County. DeKelb County has e eeperetely edminietered program.

Since you ere e resident o! DeKelb County. I would recommend
thet you contact Mr. Clyde Biehop. Director of the DeKelb
Economic Opportunity Authotity. Inc. . 3550 Kenningeton Reed.
Decatur. Georgie. telephone 284-8165.

I em sure that Mr. Bishop will be sled to provide you with
eeeietence.

Sincerely you-e.

Iven Allen. 3:.-
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FROM: Ivan Allen, ]r.

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“IE/Please refer to the attached correspondence and make the

necessary reply.

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FORM 25-4



EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

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App. 1 6 1968

W/

Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Mayor Allen:

The Office of Economic Opportunity has contracted with Daniel Yankelovich,
Incorporated, New York, New York, to conduct a study of the effects of
Sections 210 and 211 of the 1967 Economic Opportunity Amendments. This
study is required by Section 233(c) of the Amendments.

Your community has been selected to be a part of the sample for this study.
We view this study as an important undertaking in providing both CEO and
local areas with information on this significant legislation. The report
on this study must be submitted to Congress before April 1, 1969.

A representative of Daniel Yankelovich, Incorporated will be contacting you
shortly to arrange for a meeting to discuss the project. YOur cooPeration
in this effort will be important to its success, and any assistance you can
give to the contractor will be very much appreciated. If you have any
questions regarding the study, please let me know.

Sincerely,

Theodore M. Berw t

Director
Community Action Program



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CITY HALL ATLANTA,GA. 30303
May 2 0 1 96 8 Tel. 5224453 Area Code 404
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IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR

R. EARL UNDERS. Administrative Assistant
MRS. ANN M. MOSES. Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT. JR., Director of Governmental Liaison

MEMORANDUM 75 dfii/ firi/
To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. M76 /

From: Dan Sweat @121 Q

Attached is a memo which I requested Jim Parham to write
giving us the facts on the Neighborhood Youth Corps Out of
School Program.

I became very concerned about the cuts we have received when
I heard that Chicago had received 15, 000 additional NYC slots
for the surmner. I will have more definite information on the
Chicago slots by Wednesday morning.

If this is true I think we Should make a big complaint with
someone high in the U. S. Department of Labor. The NYC
program has been one of our best programs for getting young
people employed. We should not be penalized for our success
in Atlanta.

I plan to talk to some of my contacts in the Labor Department
when I am in Washington Wednesday afternoon.

DS:fy

M E M O R A N D U M

Mr. Dan E. SWeat. Jr. DATE: May 17. 1968
Director. Governmental Liaison
City of Atlanta

T. M. Parham {ééifi/fy

Executive Administrator
Economic Opportunity Atlanta.

The Neighborhood Youth Corps (Out—of-School) program
for EOA is being reduced by the U.S. Department of
Labor beginning with a new budget year beginning
July 7. 1968 from 440 slots to 330. a cut of 25%.
For the past few weeks we have been under orders

not to fill vacancies until we've reached 80% of

our currently allotted 440 slots. '

Conversations with Regional Labor Department officials.
Specifically Mr. Ludwin BranCh. Director of the Bureau
of Work Training Program and Mr. Sam Lubin. indicate
that this is a result of a national reduction in funds
for this program. other information which has come to
me from personal contacts indicate the possibility
that money is being shifted from one region of the
country to another in order to provide additional youth
job opportunities in some of the larger cities. Mr.
Bill Allison on a recent trip to Chicago was informed
that that city received 15.000 additional NYC slots

for the summer. I plan to check on this next week
whila in Chicago for another meeting.

It is my further understanding from the Regional Office
that the Neighborhood Youth Corps (In-School Program)
Operated by the public school is expected to be cut
15-20% for the next school year. however. it is true
that the Atlanta Public Schools have been awarded

300 extra slots for the summer. I assume that when



Mr. Dan E. Sweat. Jr. May 17. 1968

the summer slots expire the 15—20% cut will be im-
posed and the schools will have fewer jobs opportuni-
ties for youth next school year than this school year.

As I indicated to you this is one of the most practical
programs ever developed regarding employment Opportuni-
ties for youth. It has not been as attractive to boys
as to girls but it has enabled many youngsters to secure
some well supervised work training experience. make

some money. and move on to better jobs and/or advanced
edcuation.

In addition to these values. the work performed by
these youngsters has been extremely valuable to the
public agencies where they have been employed.

Unless there is some other program being developed which
will accomplish these same aims. it is extremely unwise
to further limit our potential for job opportunities
for these young people between the ages of 16-21. As
you well know the number of youngsters looking for

such opportunities has increased far beyond the avail—
ability of jobs. I cannot understand. without further
explanation. the line of reasoning which prompts this
action from Washington. It would be appreciated if
this could be called to the attention of Mayor Allen
and that he be asked to inquire of National Adminis-
tration officials why this is occurring.

TMP/sj



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May 21, 1968

T0: Dan Sweat

FROM: Pete Jones

Reference our conversation regarding reductions in the Atlanta
Programs:

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The 1967 Program provided for 3,050 participants and made avail-
able $540,409 in Federal Funds. The 1968 Program provides for 3,070
participants and made available $513,649 and within this reduced amount the
grant imposes greatly increased medical and dental care and an obligation
for child insurance without providing funds therefor. The reduction of

5% in funding with additional 20 participants and increases of medical -
dental and insurance costs has the effect of reducing needed support
services or other categories of cost.

FULL YEAR - DAY CARE CENTERS

The 1967 Program provided for 725 participants with Federal funding
of $?00,000. The 1968 Program provides for the same number of participants
but reduces funding to $605,204 (reduction $94,796) included in the $605,204
is approximately $58,000 which was collected as Day Care Fees in 1967 and
which EOA had planned to program into the 1968 projects in addition to
Federal Funds. 80 actually 0E0 reduced Federal Funds from $700,000 in 1967
to $547,204 in 1968, a reduction of $152,796 in Federal Funds.

We were therefore unable to provide Headquarters staff from Grant
Funds for either Head Start or Day Care. This amounts to about $65,000.
Jim Parham apparently believes he can get this requested money later on.

NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS

In the August, 1966-August, 1967 Contract we started with 620 slots
and $1,323,910. During mid 1967 the amOunt was reduced to $1,223,910, the
slots were reduced to 550 and we were required to run the program fourteen
months instead of twelve within the reduced funds.

The succeeding Contract October, 196? - October, 1968 we were
authorized 440 slots and $1,149,110. We are now faced with a reduction
to 330 slots and a reduction in funding.



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CAP FUNDS

Our versatile funds for Program Direction and Neighborhood Service
Centers, NSC Support and other Grant 306 Funds were reduced from around
$2,900,000 in 1967 to $2,350,000 in 1968, a reduction of around $550,000.

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T0: Dan Sweat

m: Pete Jonea

Reference our emanation regarding reduction in the Atlanta
Programs:

3 HEADS

The 1967 Program provided for 3,050 participants and made avail-r
able $540,409 in Federal Fonda. The 1968 Program providee for 3,070
participate and made available $513,649 and within thie reduced amount the
grant impoaee greatly incraaeed medical and dental care and an obligation
for child insurance without providing funda therefor. The reduction of
51 in funding with additional 20 participate and inoreeeee of medical «-
dental and inaurenoe ooata hae the effect of reducing needed aupport
aervicea or other oategoriea of coat.



The 196? Progra- provided for 725 partieipante with Federal funding
of $700,000. The 1968 Program providea for the one master of participante
hut reducee funding to $605,201; (reduction $96,196).ino1uded in the $605,204
ia approaiuately $58,000 which eaa collected ea Day Care Fan in 1967 and
which 10A had planned to program into the 1968 projeeta in addition to
lederal made. So actually 030 reduced Federal made tron $700,000 in 1967
to $547,208 in 1968. a reduction of $152,796 in rederal Fonda.

We were therefore unable to provide Headquarter: net: from Grant
Fonda for either Head Start or Day Care. 1111a mu to about $65,000.
Jie Ian-hen apparently believea he can get thie requested may later on.



In the lame. uni-inane. 1967 contract ea etarted with 620 eleta
and $1,323,910. During lid 1967 the wt wee reduced to $1,223,910, the
aleta were reduced to 550 and we me required to run the prograe {mean
mm inataad of twelve within the reduced Ma.

The aueeeedia; Contract Gotcha. 196? «- October. 1968 we were
autherieed M0 aleta and $1,149,110. We are nee faeel with a reduction
to 330 Olen and a reduction in funding.

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Cantata, mo Support and other Grant 306 Panda were reduced from around
$2,900,000 in 1967 to $2,350,000 in 1968, a reduction of around $550,000.

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I understand that of the hard-core unemployed or under employed in
the poverty areas of Atlanta, that somewhere between 95 and 98% are women who
are heads of households and that these female heads of household each have an
average of four dependent children. A large part of the employment efforts
directed by Federal, State and local sources have been aimed at job placement

of these hard-core unemployed or under employed.

Present efforts are being made toward prevocational education and
training and then job development and placement. This presumes that once
these people are placed onjobgthey will be able to become assimulated into the

main stream of production at a living wage.

Once the person is placed into a job such person has to provide her
own resources for the care of her dependent children. Such citizen faced with
inadequate income, poor living conditions in a poor area makes her job training

and placement doomed to failure.

If efforts to place female heads of household into profitable jobs
should be a success there must first be made provision for the care of the
youngsters in proper and acceptable conditions. EOA now Operates Day Care Centers

to:accomondate some 750 children. Such Day Care Centers are not 10cated in the
highly concentrated ghetto pOpulated areas. EOA funded centers only scratch the
surface of the real need of such accomodation. I feel that a major effort with
Federal financing needs to be provided to establish good child care centers so
that female heads of households can be relieved of this cost and they can then
undertake to provide with income from their jobs enough to cover expenses of
living and support of their homes. If they must earn enough to support their

homes and pay for their childrens day care, they will never make it. The providing



of Day Care at no cost would relieve the strain of mothers to the point where

they could maintain themselves and their families in an acceptable home atmosphere.
Such Day Care Centers will need to be operated on a six-day week with hours from

7 A.M. or earlier until late in the evenings which to permit the mother to enter
the children in the Day Care Centers before work and to receive the children

after completion of her day's work.

This will have another very desirable effect if Day Care Center
conditions were made to accomodate the children in a good atmosphere with food,
clean clothing, sanitation, etc. so that the children would come to realize
a desirable standard of living and be motivated in their very early years
toward the desirability of self betterment and the need for a level of education
that would result in the elevation of themselves from the type of life into

which they were born and first accustomed.

I have seen the effects of this in the Country of Venequela where the
children were taken at an age of about two years and were provided a kindergarten
or day care type facility from early morning to late evening of each day of the
Week except Sunday. These children who came from homes which had dirt floors,
no sanitation, improPer food habits, with parents with little or no education
entered into and learned a new way of life which they appreciated and enjoyed.
Upon returning to their homes in the evenings they saw the great contrast
between their manner of living at home and their manner of living in the day
care center. They voiced their dissatisfaction with traditional plight of their
parents and demanded the better things of life. This had an effect on the
parents and in many cases caused the parents to make a real effort to improve
their homes and manner of living in order to better satisfy the children. In
these pre-school years of the children they themselves determined to have a

better life than did their parents. This motivation continued into their

elementary school age and then on into their high school years. Many continued

on into college. This definitely would not have happened had they not been
thoroughly indoctrinated into a better way of life during the very early years

of their lives. As a result of these programs, Venequela now have a fast growing
middle class element in its pOpulation whereas previously it had only two classes -

the very poor and the very rich.

I believe that the main approach to solving these social problems
should be aimed at the early years of this large group of socially depressed
children. We will never succeed by directing major attention to the adolescents
and adults who were born into and raised in poverty, in slums of rural and urban
areas and because of such factors will be most difficult, if not impossible to

educate, motivate and change into fully self-supporting masses.

Economic Qpportunity Atlanta, Inc.



101 Marietta Street Bldg. o Atlanta,Georgia 30303 0 Telephone 688 r 3010 .

T. M. Parham

Executive Administrator

May 2?, 1968

.Mr. Herbert T. Jenkins
Chief of Police

Atlanta Police Department
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Chief Jenkins:

Please refer to my letter of April 29,1968 (copy of which is enclosed
for ready reference) to which was attached a list of equipment stolen

from Economic Opportunity Atlanta Neighborhood Service Center agencies,
during the past three years.

Please advise when a reply may be received as to what success, if any
has been achieved in recovering the missing items.

Yours truly,
(lid fbd“ C-

o. H. Gronke
Director of Purchasing

n

Enclosure

cc: Mr. Dan Sweat L‘

City Hall



Summerhill/Mechani:sville neighborhood Service'
65 Georgia Avenue, Southeast
Atlanta, Georgia 30312

g .
Date of Theft .DQSEEEEEERE
May 30, 1966 Typewriter, Royal, NC~13
Isnual, Standard Elite
Ser. No. 830$169

Sept. 20, 1965 Sewing Machine, Singer
Model No. 60# wfcaac
sex. Nos. 231219, 281217

Sept. 12, 1966 Ty ewriter, Royal, HG-lS
Manual, Standard Elite
Ser. no. 830?17l

Edgewood Neighborhood Service Center
l?23 Boulevard Drive, 3. E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30317

23F“ of Thqgg gesogggggg;
July 10, 1956 flowing :Mchine, Singer
Model 60s w/case
Serial Nos. AN431516
—lm417562



_ Date of Theft

Jan. 5, 1966

Dete__of Theft



April 20, 1966

Oct. 11, 196?

DOLE 01. Theft

mm—h—I-M'M

April 1, 1968

West End Eeighborhoo d8 %rvice Center
725 Lawton Street, S. W.
gin





Atlanta, Geor 30310
. Unit
.Eaesair- wise ReesELEE 005 E.
Sewing machine, Kenmore
portable, w/ettacheents
Ser. Nos. 2a11e, 24116 2 ea. 107.00
Nash/Washington Neighborhow Service Center
247 As 'hby Street, North Jest
Atl..nta, Georgia 3031!.
Unit
Desegintigg Quantity Cosg
Typewriter, Royal HC-lB
flannel, Standard Elite
30131-10. 8136" 375% 1 ea. 189025
Typewriter, IBM 13”
Electric Standard fled.el
Ser. Nos. 197330, 1.9755! 0 2 ea. 423.00

NashfWashington ucichoa‘hood Service Center E::tensi.on

15.1 Iulnui;St1cet, EL l-L
Atlanta, Georgia 30314

Unit'
D ei._-:_:_i_'_;'_p‘ti_g_r_1_ giant it}: 93:: t
Sewing machine, Singer
portable,l l-iod.el 33?w/c:1:e
Ser. Nos. Ln5!{02.,raJ//€ -9 2 ea. 95.95

Total
Costfl_



zlafoo

Total
Cost

189.25

846.00

Total

issue.

191.90



Date of Theft

Oct. 15, 1966

June 2, 1967

ggge of Theft



Oct. 6, 1966

Northwest Neighborhood Service Center.

192? Hollywood Road, H. W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30318



DQSQE.EEEQE Quantity

Tape Recorder, hollcnsak
Iodcl 5150 w/accessories
Ser. Ho. 51503925 1 ea.

'Canern, {odah Instamatic

Hodel No. A 704
Bar. No. 008997 1 ea.

The House of U. S. E.
36 Georgia Avezue, S. E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30315

Dggggiotion Ouantitz
Phonogrcph turntable,
Garrad, w/power amplifier
Ali295, w/Z speakers 1 ea.

East Central Neighborhood Service Center
436 Decatur Street, Southeast
Atlanta, Georgia 30312



Dengfiiflfififl ISEFEEEEEZ
Adding Machine, Victor
model l7-SS«"S, 10 hey
Scr. E0. P229~0h3 1 co.

Unit
Cost

”H

216.52

231.51

Unit
Lee.

Unit
LOSE



215.10

Total
Cost



216.52

7A.51

Total
Cost

95.00

Total
Cost



215.10

Atlanta Employment Evaluation and Service Center
1599 Memorial Drive a

l)

, I
Atlanta, Georgia 30317

T“
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Date of Theft Description

ma—u—n... --o—--—-v

July 13, 1966

Transcribing Machine
Tclefunken,

Ser. flo. 4320u80

Adding Hachinc, Victor
Model 11-83-54, 10 key
'Beige color

Scr. Ho. 2520-550

Dec. 30, 1966

Transcribing Eachine
Telefeoknn Hodel
Ser. Hos. £32063?
4320629

Dec.30, 1966 Typewriter, Remington

Electric 13” Mcflel He. 25
Ser. fies. 234563, 243339

Tyoewriter, Remington
Electric 17” Hodel 25
Scr. N0. 23%564

Television, RCA, 21”
portable, Scr. Ho.
61ALE 4520

Projector, Craflex
ISLEL lbeel 920
Ser. No. 32000?

Typewriter, Royal, E_ec:"
Hodel GAG—13, .“‘ Stanfiurd

Elite, Enos Green, Ser. No.

3347739

Camera, Inetanaric Kodak
Nodal Ho. 80% U/ceee
Ser. No. OGSfil?



Atlanta Legal Aid Office-18390 Hollywood Rd., N.U.
Atlanta, Georgia 30318 ‘

Unit

Date of Theft Description genetit' goat

.—

April 4, 1968 Adding fiachine, Victor

10 key, Model 17-33-5é
Ser. mo. 2913-172

EcOaOHic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.
101 Marietta Street, n. H.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Date of Thegg “Egfiggigtionfi

Dec. 8, 196? Tape Recorder, Hollersak
portable, fieécl 4160
Ser. no. 713?16

Price neighborhood Service Center

1127 Capitol Avenue, S. E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30315

Date of Theft anpriotign Ouaggigz
Jan. 2, 1967 Typewriter, IBE, 13”

Electric, Standard Hodel

Ser. Ho. 1985819

Electric, S
Ser. Ho. 1973511

Typewriter, Royal, Kennel
{0-13, Standard Elite

Scr. Non. 81¢?235, 8151396

Sewing Etchine, Singer
portable, o/caoe fioflel Ho.
604K, Ser. Ho. AP537146

Sewing fiechine, Singer
portable, of case Hodel Ho. 60%
Ser. No. 23113 1

Sewing machine, Kenmore
portable, w/case fiodel No. 84

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NATEGNAL ALLEANCE (39F BUSENESSMEN

415 CAN DLER BUILDING
ATLANTA,GEORGIA MB03
Telephone 524-64é1

May 23, 1968

Mayor of the City of Atlanta
Chairman of the Fulton County Commission
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Gentlemen:

The National Alliance of Businessmen has worked closely
with Economic Opportunity Atlanta in developing means for locating
and training hard-core unemployed people. In addition, EOA has
provided us with manpower and major assistance in the organization
and operation of the JOBS (Job Opportunities in the Business Sector)
program in Atlanta. In our Opinion, EOA has performed in an
exemplary manner in areas where we have had contact. We think
that it ought to continue in its present function and that it
ought to be the means by which the programs for the alleviation
of poverty are operated in our area.

We hOpe that this endorsement will be helpful to you and
will be glad to provide any further information that you might wish.

Sincerely yours,

7

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Bradley Curre , Jr.
Metro Director



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CC: Mr. T. M. Perham

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May 30, 19638

Mrs. Julian D. Freedman
Executive Director

Planned Parenthood Association
118 Marietta Street. N. W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Mrs. Freedman:

May I acknowledge receipt of your letter of May
29th and extend my congratulations upon the out-
standing service being rendered by the Atlanta
Planned Parenthood Association.

May I also express the City's appreciation for
your support of Economic Opportunity Atlanta,

Inc.

Sincerely yours,

Ivan Allen. Jr.
Mayor

IAJr/br

CC: Mr. Dan Sweab/

FlAflHED PEREhfilfififl

our Ls‘papulAmn



PRESIDENT

Dr. Raphael B. Levine. PILD.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mia. Julian D. Freedman

FOUNDI NG PRESIDENT

Mrs. Herbert Taylor

PAST PRESIDENT
Ds'. “I". Vcrnon Skllcs

VICE PRESID

Mr. Ralph L. Dem,-

ENTS

Dr. C. Slcdman Glisson

Dr. Luella Klein

Mr. Ralph McCroskcy

TREASURER

Mr. William C. Henry

SECRETARY
Mrs. Carl 1. Bliem

BUSINESS AND COMMERCE

COMMITTEE

Rog.l D. Warren. Sn.
C. Prcston Bradfwd
Robcr'. H. Dunn
Edward Elscn
George Goodwin

Mrs. Allen S. Hardin

Donald M. Hastings
Herbert Johnson
Virlyn B. Moore. Jr.
Edward E. Noble
John C. Spence:
Howard S. Stark
Charles M. Watt. Jr.

FAMILY PLANNING CLIN [C5

Buhlchem CenLer
9 Mciionough Blvd.

Perry Homes
1660 Drew Drive. N.

West End Clinic

Chairman

5. E.

W.

435 Ashby Strcct. S. ‘N.

East Point Clinic

2735 East Point Siren:

Dcwnmwn Clinic
HS Marlena Strut.

N. W.



Planned E {iron limos}? Association
of the .ziz'lanla Area,

179 AFFILIATES in the U. S.
118 Mariano Street, N. W. / Atlanta, Georgia 30303 / Telephone 523-6996

May 29,1968

'wmlljfia/a

Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.

City Hall ‘5‘" 72%“! ll 9
68 Mitchell Street, SM. m-
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Mayor Allen:

The Atlanta Planned Parenthood Association was organized in
November 1965 with the main objective to make family planning
education and services available to the 50,000 medically in—
digent women in the Atlanta area. Prior to that time conven-
ient evening and neighborhood family planning services were '
almost nonexistent in Atlanta.

Only through the financial support and encouragement of EOA
was it possible to initiate our program of neighborhood ser-
vices as early as January 1966 and to expand our services so
that at the preSent time we have seven family planning clinics
and nine family planning sessions per week. Between January
1966 to May 1968 we helped 3,349 new patients obtain family
planning serviCES. This means that more than 3,000 families
have been helped to achieve satisfactory family living.

The executives and personnel of EOA have been most cooperative
in financial matters as well as with helpful advice and sug-
gestions. In our daily contact with residents of EOA neigh—
borhoods we have found all of the staff at the various EDA
centers deeply concerned about the residents in their area

and unfailingly willing to cooperate in an attempt to be of
service and help.

We strongly recommend that EOA be continued as a community
action agency for Atlanta and Fulton County.

Sincerely,
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JDF:w Mrs. Julian D. Freedman

cc: Mr. Terry, EOA Executive Director

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May 31. 1968

Mr. Boisfeufliat Jones
230 Peachtree Street. N. W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303



Dear Boisfeuillet:

Your mmoundum on organization of the EDA Board dated
May 15. 1968. will meet our needs in the City Government
quite nicely.

I {cell that it providu a. very broad base of. community
participation.

It meta both the requiromcnts of the Green Amendment
and the City.

Sincerely yours ,

Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor







CITY 0E3 ATLAETEEH.

CITY HALL ATLANTA. GA. 30303
Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404

May 21, 1968
IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR

R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant
MRS. ANN M. MOSES. Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT. JR.. Diractor of Governmental Liaison

MEMORANDUM

To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.

From: Dan Sweat GHQ/Ii

Boisfeuillet and I have discussed this reorganization on
nmnerous occasions and the memorandum on reorganization
of the EOA board (attached) is a result of our joint concurrence.

We feel this will satisfy all the governments involved and
certainly the vast majority of the private agencies.

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E/U/WM/MC 0PPORTUMTYATMNTA

INCORPORATED .
10/ MARIETTA STREET BLDG. , ATLANTA, 65026104 30505 TELEPHONE 525r4-262
May 17, 1968

The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor of Atlanta

City Hall

Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Mr . Mayor:

The attached memorandum suggests a procedure for compliance with
new requirements for selection of directors for Economic Opportunity Atlanta,
Inc. , the community action agency authorized by the City of Atlanta and Fulton
County in 1964, later joined by Gwinnett and Rockdale Counties, and which you
have indicated should be continued.

The EOA Board now has nineteen appointed members, seven each by
Atlanta and Fulton County, one by the two governments jointly, and two each

by Gwinnett and Rockdale Counties. It also has fourteen members elected by
the poor, one each from the twelve Neighborhood Service Areas in Atlanta and
Fulton County, one in Gwinnett County, and one in Rockdale County.

The elected representatives of the poor comprise at least one —third of
the Board, as required. The Neighborhood organization has worked well, so
it seems wise to retain these fourteen area units, with one representative each,
as the basic numerical control.

The law requires that one —third of the Board be representatives of public
officials and agencies as selected by them. This number would be fourteen as
related to representatives of the poor. The memorandum suggests representation
that would provide broad coverage of the public interest, including city interests
such as housing, recreation and youth; county interests such as health and welfare;
and other general interests such as education, employment, planning and relations.

The law also requires that other Board members, up to one-third, be
representatives of major private community groups or interests concerned with

problems of poverty as selected by the groups. Public officials in the respective
jurisdictions may designate which groups will be invited to Select representatives.
The memorandum suggests eleven private groups most representative of such
community interests.

The law requires also that the Board be so constituted as to permit the
addition of private community groups who feel inadequately represented and





successfully petition EOA for membership. Although no such petition is
anticipated, it would be possible to add three places to the eleven in the
category of community groups without disturbing the required distribution
ratio. .

The memorandum, prepared after extensive consultatiOn, is our best
judgment as to how the EDA Board can meet current membership requirements
and best retain the general character and individual representation established
by the respective city and county governments.

I shall appreciate your agreement or suggested changes in the memo-
randum in order that we may present the necessary information for Office of
Economic Opportunity approval. Following such approval, I shall wish to
consult with you further.

Sincerely your 3 ,




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Boisfe illet Jones







5/15/68

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3 Memorandum on Reorganization of EOA Board

Modification of the selection process for representation on the Board of Directors
of Ec0nomic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. is required by 1967 amendments to the Economic
Opportunity Act, to be effective by July 1, 1968.

The following composition of the Board would be consistent with the new requirements
' and the charter and by-laws of EOA:

1. Total number of seats will be 39. (Present number is 33. )

2. Number of seats for representatives of the poor will be 14. (No change. )
- One representative is elected by the poor in each of the fourteen

Neighborhood Service Areas into which Atlanta and Fulton, Gwinnet,
and Rockdale Counties are divided.

3. Number of seats for chief elected officials or their representatives will be 14.

(Present number is 19.)
Representatives will be selected by elected officials or public agencies

as follows:

Atlanta Mayor and Board of Aldermen 4
Fulton County Commissioners of Roads and Revenues 4
Gwinnett County Commissiouers of Roads and Revenues l
Rockdale County Commissioner of Roads and Revenues 1
Atlanta Board of Education 1
Georgia Commissioner of Labor 1
Atlanta Regional Metropolitan Planning Commission 1
Atlanta Community Relations Council 1



4. Number of seats for major private organizations or interest groups will be 11.
(None now selected directly. )
One representative will be selected by each of the following groups:

(Business) Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

(Community Serviées) Atlanta Federal Executive Board

(Education) Atlanta University Center Corporation
(Employment) National Alliance of Businessmen. Atlanta
(Health) Atlanta Health Planning Council

(Labor) Atlanta Labor Council

(Planning) Community Council of the Atlanta Area, Inc.
(Religion) Christian Council of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc.
(Social Service) Metropolitan Atlanta Community Services, Inc.
(Gwinnett Services) (Determined through County Commissioners)
(Rockdale Services) (Determined through County Commissioner)

5. Representatives will be selected to serve July 1 through December 31, 1968,
with reappointment or replacement as of January 1, 1969, for a full one—year
term.



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OPENING STATEMENT TO PRESS CONFERENCE ON JUNE 7, 1968,
BY WILLIAM W. SUTTLE, REGIONAL DIRECTOR,

OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, ATLANTA, GEORGIA

I am pleased that a compassionate and concerned federal government
has given me the OPPORTUNITY to ask you here this morning at the
time of my appointment as Regional Director, Southeastern Region,
Office of Economic Opportunity.

I am extremely sorry that our meeting comes at a time when the
America we love is once again beneath a tra ic cloud of grief,
occasioned by the senseless slaying of anot er great patriot. Almost

- as shocking as the death of Senator Kennedy is the dramatic realiza-
'tion that the kind of violence that he abhorred is no longer uncommon
in our land. We all mourn his passing and pray for continued Devine
strength for his bereaved family. Most important, however, we must
renew our determination that the late Senator Kennedy's dream of a
better America, where all men may live together as equals and in
peace, shall not die with him.

As though it were Buckingham Palace, it might appear that during
the past several months the most exciting news to come from this
office has revolved around the "changing of the guard." Although
this is one tradition that I sincerely hope we can break, let me
assure you that much, much more has transpired within these walls
than the frequent change of leadership would,indicate. During the
twelve weeks that I have been in Atlanta as the Acting Director, I
have seen a devoted and capable staff refuse to succumb to the
pressures of being undermanned and accept the OPPORTUNITY to serve
the poor of our six states in an enthusiastic manner that makes me
proud to become one of them.

Community Action Agency grant processing is further along today than
at any similar time since regionalization of this Agency, and Head
Start grant refusals have dipped to only seven within the Region
compared to more than thirty a year ago. Hard work on the part of
the Atlanta 0E0 staff has made these things possible in Spite of the
lateness of funding for the current fiscal year, the recent Emergency
Food and Medical program that cast the bulk of its work—load on this



Region, and the necessity of advising with every local agency on the
changes nedessary to comply with sweeping amendments made last year
to the Economic OPPORTUNITY Act of 1964.

The Job Corps staff in the Southeastern Region continues to recruit
and transport more than one fourth of all the youngsters enrolled in
this very excellent human renewal program, and they continually lead
all other regions in this vital area of activity.

318 VISTA volunteers work around the clock, seven days each week in
thirtynsix-projects throughout five states in the Region, living among
the poor and helping them to find better ways to utilize the resources
available to them. 150 more will be assigned to training centers
during this summer. While these valliant men and women devote full
time to eradicating the hunger, ignorance, disease, prejudice and
deprivation that is poverty in America, they typify that the concept
of volunteerism is just as much alive in this land today as when
DeToqueville wrote about it a century ago.

The fiscal records in this office are, in my opinion, excellent and
comparable to those of any other Federal regional Operation in the
country. Personnel procedures here are being improved and increasad
Ito devote more effort to recruiting, training and career deve10pment.

From the record I am sure you will agree that there is much that is

good and excellent within this Operation. Certainly, all is far from
bad, and as a new Regional Director there is much for which I can be

thankful and proud .

However, accomplishments of the past are far from sufficient, and
the challenges of the future have always been -- and will certainly
continue to be —- the beacon that guides this Region and this Agency.

I hope you have noticed from the foregoing lines of this statement
and from the surrOundings here this morning that, to insure that this
Region keeps our goals clearly before us in she months ahead, the
accent will be on OPPORTUNITY. ACTION, not promises, will be our
objective. RESULTS, not excuses, must be the products of our efforts.

The Vice President of the United States, Speaking last January to
the Congress of America's Ten Outstanding Young Men, said:

"Somebody in Washington can't do it (win the War Against
Poverty alone), and even if he could, he shouldn't."

With these words, Mr. Humphrey told his audience that the figth
against "hOpelcssness and deSpair” are local battles, and that until
every concerned and socially conscious citizen is given the OPPORTUNITY
to engage the enemy at the community level the war cannot be won.



No one could agree more completely with the Vice President than I do.
In framing the Economic OPPORTUNITY Act of 1964, the Congress directed
this Agency to mobilize Ell available resources in the War Against
Poverty. My first introduction to the government service came as a
result of a plea that all who wished to serve might be given the
OPPORTUNITY to meet the challenges facing America today. It is my
hOpe that all who are associated with programs within the jurisdiction
of this regional office will accept the challenge of total resource
mobilization in every community we serve, as well as being effective
advocates for all the poor.

Recent public opinion polls show that a majority of Americans,
regardless of political persuasion, support national programs to
stamp out hard—core unemployment and to rebuild our slums. This
Agency must see that every one of thesa concerned Americans has the
OPPORTUNITY to become a part of the solutions to our social problems.

Every businessman and employer must be given the OPPORTUNITY to
help place the poor into the mainstream of economic society by
providing jobs for the hard-core unemployed. Already, through
efforts of the National Alliance of Business, large'employers in
major cities have shown their willingness to meet this challenge.
We must extend that same OPPORTUNITY to every community where there
are unemployed poor. ,

Every church and other religious group must be pointed toward the

local mission field and made aware that Christmas baskets for the needy
are far from enough. There are more than twenty million Americans,
created in His image, who need the total resources of the church to
assure that their future will not be limited by lack of OPPORTUNITY.

We have already begun to call on religious leaders throughout the
Region to stimulate greater church involvement in social programs,

and their initial response has been gratifying.

Every civic, service organization must be challenged to turn from
trivial traditional projects to programs that truly serve that
community and the disadvantaged. The Atlanta Jaycees have shown

what can be done by volunteer groups with their Neighborhood Center
and related activity. I will ask these young men to travel throughout
this region to stimulate similar endeavors by every civic organization
that is willing to listen.

The public must be made aware of the problems of our society and of
the need for total participation in the solutions. In many instances
the hearts and minds of men must be changed. We can no longer afford
to have the masses confuse OPPORTUNITY with the dole, to believe that
being poor is synonymous with being lazy, or to think that to be
different is to be second-class.

The President's Commission on Civil Disorders has stated ”there can be
no higher priority for national action and no higher claim 0n the nation's

conscience" than "a compassionate, massive and sustained” attack on the
problems of deprivation in our society. I fully concur, and I have





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faith in America to continue to create OPPORTUNITIES from problems
and challenges. I have faith in the ability of this Agency to
stimulate the kind of massive effort that is necessary, and I am
happy to have the OPPORTUNITY to be a part of what President Johnson
described in his State of the Union Address as a ”time to know the

pride and excitement and hOpe of being an American.”





June 11. 1968

Mr. Leo A. Schmidt

Vice President and General Manager
Training Corporation of America, Inc.
7700 Arlington Boulevard

Falls Church. Virginia. 22046

Dear Mr. Schmidt:

1 shall be happy to meat with you to discuss the Inner-
City J ob Corpl concept as it might rolatc to Atlanta.

If you will suggest a. time. I will be glad to arrange for
the necessary persons from the City to be in attendance.

Sincordy yours,

Dan Sweat





j. TRAINING couommN 0F mung IND.

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7700 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church. Virginia 22046 Telephone 534-9595 Area Code 1'03

June 3, 1968

MT. Dan sweat

Federal Progms
Office of the Mhyor
City Hall

Atlanta, Georgia 30301

Dear um. Sweat:

The draining Corporation of America (TC/l), an affiliate of
Westinghouse Air Brake Compmy WABC‘O), is an educational organiza—
tion with extensive experience in developing, operating, and managing
vocational training programs for the hard—core unemployed. TCA also
has planned and evaluated a variety of educational endeavors in the
U.S. and overseas.

Recently, ETA has been discussing pro—vocational training for
Atlanta's bard-core unemployed with NAB and the Chamber of Commerce.

Briefly, we understand, through discussions with Mp. Clinton Rogers,

that National Alliance for Businessmen has developed numerous job
comitments in Atlanta. A progrwn can be developed which would train

the young hard—core unemployed fbr these jobs in c non-residential,
co—educctionol center that will relate itself in a most meaningful

way with your school system. In this manner, Atlanta’s industries could
fulfill their job commitments to NAB by hiring trained'hard—core unemployed.

Federal funding of such training may be cvci labile through a single
training contractor, such as TCA, in the proposed Inner—City Job corps
ircining Center program to be fhnded this summer by CEO. Only five
cities are to be funded. The draining corporation of America, which
operates both GED and Labor Department training programs, would like
to propose to the 0E0 the establishment of one of these centers in
Atlanta. In order to prepare such a proposal, TCA feels the city’s
approval of the Inner-City Job Corps concept is essential.





Mr. Dan Smeat Atlanta Geor ia P e 2 June 3, l968



At a mutually agreeable time, we would like to discuss with you
and your staff the details of such a specialized training center for
Atlanta.

Sincerely,

TRAINING CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC.

fig Q « rag/Aw f‘

LEO A. SCHMIDT
Vice President & General manager

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7700 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church. Virginia 22046 Telephone 534-9595 Area Code 703

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The Honorable Ivan Allen, Mayor D W

City of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

my dear Mr. Allen:

The Training Corporation of‘America (TCA), an affiliate of
Nestinghouse Air Brake Company (MABCOJ, is an educational organiza—
tion with extensive experience in developing, operating, and managing
vocational training programs for the hard—core unemployed. TCA also
has planned and evaluated a variety of educational endeavors in the
U.S. and overseas.

Recently, TCA has been discussing pre-vocational training for
Atlanta’ 5 hard—core unemployed with NAB and the Chmnber of Comerce.
Briefly, we understand, through discussions with Mr. Clinton Rogers,
that National Alliance for Businessmen has developed numerous job
commitments in Atlanta. A program can be developed which would train
the young hard—core unemployed for these jobs in a non-residential,
co-educational center that will relate itself in a most meaningful
way with your school system. In this manner, Atlanta's industries could
fulfill their job commitments to NAB by hiring trained hard—core unemployed.

Federal funding of such training may be available through a single
training contractor, such as TCA, in the proposed Inner—City Job Corps
Training Center program to be funded this summer by CEO. Only five
cities are to be funded. The Training Corporation oj’America, which
operates both CEO and Labor Department training programs, would like
to propose to the OED the establishment of one of these centers in
Atlanta. In order to prepare such a proposal, TCA feels the city's
approval of the Inner—City Job Cbrps concept is essential.



Honorable Ivan Allen, Mayor — 2 — 2? May l968

At a mutually agreeable time, we would like to discuss with you
and your staff the details of such a specialized training center for
Atlanta.

Sincerely,
TRAINING CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC.

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LEO A. SCHMIDT
Vice President a General Manager



May 27, 1.968

The Honorable Ivan Allen, Mayor
City of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

3,; dear Mr. Allen:

The Era-ining Corporation of America (TCA), an affiliate of
Westinghouse Air Brake Company (WABCO), is an educational organise-
tion with extensive experience in devel0ping, operating, and Waging
vocational training program for the hard—core unemployed. TCA also
has planned and evaluated a variety of educational endeavors in the
U.S. and overseas.

Recently, TCA has been discussing prenvocational training for
Atlanta ’3 hard—core unempZOyed with NAB and the Chamber of Comerce.
Brie fly, we understand, thmugh discussions with Mr. Clinton Rogers,
that National Alliance for Businessmen has developed nzcnerous job
oomitmnts in Atlanta. A pragrcm can be developed which would train
the young hard-core memployed for these Jobs in a non—residential,
co—educational center that will relate itself in a most meaningfiel
way with your school system. In this manner, Atlanta's industries could
fllfill their job comitments to NAB by hiring mined hard—core unenployed.

Federal funding of such training my be available through a single
training contractor, such as TCA, in the proposed Inner-City Job Corps
Training Center program to be fimded this steamer by 0E0. Only five
cities are to be fielded. The Training Cozporation of America, which
opcmtcs both OED and Labor Department training programs, muld like
to propose to the OED the establishment of one of these centers in
Atlanta. In order to prepare such a proposal, TCA feels the city's
approval of the Inner—City Job Corps concept is essential.



Honorable Ivan Allen, Mayor - 2 - 27 May 2968

At a mutually agreeable time, we would like to discuss with you
and your staff tfie details of such a specialized training center for
Atfianta. -

Sincerely,

TRAINING CORPORATION OF AMERICA, IHC.

LEO A. SCHMIDT
Vice President e General Manager





' Kansas City—[Industry

Taps a New Labor Source

Training the Unemployed and the Undel‘employcd for the World of Work

Is [he Objective of the Training Corporation of America (TCA)

OVER 350 Kansas Citians —
hitherto ignored as part of our po-
tential labor force—are discovering
a new world for them these days in
the five-floor building formerly occu-
pied by the Missouri State Employ-
ment Office at 1411 Walnut. This
new world is a familiar one to most
of us, so familiar as to be taken for
granted, but to these — the unem-
ployed and underemployed — the
World of Work is a world that de-
mands whole new attitudes and back-
to-basic education.

The very location of this industry-
supported effort is significant. Most
of the 350 now enrolled with the
Training Corporation of America at
1411 Walnut have visited the same
building often in the past, fruitlessly,
when it was the State Employment
Office. For these are what are often
referred to as the “hard-core" un-
employed, men and women, young
and old, whom even the most strenu-
ous effort could not place on jobs. or
keep on jobs. Educational deficiencies
or unrealistic approach to the world
of work or (in a few cases) a minor
police record while young have
closed the doors normally open to
any able-bodied applicant. The task
of dissolving this hard core, of
changing attitudes, of supplying edu-
cational deficiencies is the challeng-
ing job that TCA is tackling.

How successfully it is performing
its job is indicated by the fact that
in less than a half year, 173 people
previously considered unemployable
are gainfully employed, with nearly
25% of them taking on-the-job
training to develop needed skills
while earning. Enrollments have in-
creased from 177 to the maximum
desired of some 350 in late January.

“Education for Living” is the key
to the philosophy of TCA's employ-

LEARNING WHAT THE WORLD OF WORK expects of workers, a typical



class at Training Corporation. of America gets some practical pointers from

instructor Chm-[cs Roystou.

mcnt support program. Noting that
the Department of Labor estimates
at least 10,000 people in the Kansas
City area are either unemployed or
working at jobs beneath their ca-
pacity, Edward W. Scaggs, Project
Director, points out that TCA’s mis-
sion is twofold: to place these people
in good, solid employment situations
and to discover what it takes to re-
habilitate a person so that he can
become a productive, self-respecting
member of society.

“Because of this twofold mission,“
Scaggs commented, “TCA is de—
pendent on Kansas City businese,
industry and labor. On the other
hand, TCA has something good and
durable to offer the Kansas City
community. Our trainees come from
all over the Kansas City metropoli-
tan area, including Olathe, Platte
County and Wyandotte County.
They come in all shapes. colors and

ages, but their aims are the same:
they want to work, and they want a
decent wage. Our aims for our
trainees are the same as theirs: we
want them to work and we will do
all in our power to prepare them,
place them, and assist them, with
the cooperation of the employer, to
adjust to the job.

“To serve its purpose, TCA must
be known by the entire community,
and even more important, must be
trusted. I believe this kind of trust
in us by business, industry and labor,
is not too much to ask. Like them,
We believe that a man should give
a day’s work for a day's pay, and
that industry must make a profit to
survive. We believe that a worker
should be qualified to do the job he's
placed on, and that if he does not
perform that job, he should be fired.
Since our beliefs are compatible. why
should We not trust one another?"





ON-TI-lE-JOB TRAINEE, once con-
sidered unemployable, proves good
employee at bank job. Edward W.
Scaggs, TCA Project Director, at
left, discusses her progress with
Charles Sliewalter, Sr., Vice Presi-
dent, Commerce Trust.

Ed Scaggs is the kind of man to
inspire confidence, a big, friendly,
outgoing personality whose impact
is immediate on trainees, business-
men or visitors to the Training
Corporation's headquarters.

Visitors Arc Welcomed

TCA weIComes visitors, even in
the course of setting up classrooms,
work sampling rooms and offices.
Some of the staff is always ready to
show people aroundwand it is obvi-
ous that they see beyond the tempo-
rary partitions that are being put up
the hand-made signs, the confusion
and noise of construction going on
around them. They can tell you that
TCA is a subsidiary of Melpar, di-
vision of Westinghouse Air Brake
Company, that it also operates the
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center
facilities. and that both are results
of the MDTA (Manpower Develop-
ment and Training Act of 1962).

As Scaggs and his staff are quick
to point out. theirs is not a course
in training for job skills. but a
mental, emotional. social conversion
of the individual trainee from an em-
ployment "discard" to one who is
ready and eager to work. The work
sampling Laboratories are more to
familiarize the trainees with the
machines and equipment and pro-
cedures in various phases of the
workaday world than to develop
actual skill on the machines.

Introducing the World of Work

The first class began on August
15, 1967, with 1'77 men and women
enrolled—all classified by the Mis-
souri State Employment Office as
unemployable, many through edu»
cational deficiencies. At the time,
classes were held in temporary space
at 1330 Grand. It was immediately
obvious to Mr. Scaggs and his staff,
all experienced in job placement
work, that even more important than
remedying poor educational back-
grounds was altering the attitude
toward work and its desirability.
Many had lest hope, many more had
unrealistic views of the kind of work
they should be doing.

TCA, industry-connected and sup-
ported, feit it could devise a more
workable training program for such
people than a government agency
might. General Motors, ITT, IBM
and other labor industries are also
involved in the program, for which
TCA was awarded a 2.2 million dol-
lar contract for operating the Kansas
City Project by MDTA as part of the

Ten Cities project of the Department
of Labor.

All trainees accepted are given an
orientation period of approximately
ten weeks, a basic introduction to
the “World of Work." Under the di-
rection of Joseph Rucker, coordi~
nator of the World of Work program,
the trainees spend at least one hour
daily in classrooms. The topics
covered are significant, with every
effort made by the leaders to indi-
vidualize the approach and to involve

the entire group in discussion and
action.

COUNSEL
(Employment Adjustment Counselor). Richard Nadcau (Coordinator of Coun—
seling), Phyllis G. Tiffany (Trainer Psychologist). Ruth Calais (Nurse). and
Michael J. Kellerma-n (Psychometrist).

MEETING.

typically informal. brings together (L-r.)

Relieving the Relief Rolls

Since a large percentage of the
women were on relief, or other pub-
lic assistance, and many of the men,
it is obvious that getting them em-
ployed is to the community’s benefit
as well as to their own se1f~respect.
Some of the trainees have definite
skills, but have not been able to hold
jobs through faulty understanding of
work requirements (punctuality, de-
pendability, impatience with own
qualifications for advancement).
Most, however, have had no oppor-
tunity to develop skills, since they
lacked the minimum requirements
set up by many industries, such as
a high school diploma.

Under Rucker’s direction, the first
consideration is altering the attitudes
toward steady work. To most of the
community, prepared from childhood
for regular employment, the despair
and frustration of the “hard-core“
unemployed may be hard to under-
stand. Implanting the attitude that
work is a necessary good—an attain-
able first step upward—is the posi—
tive approach on which each indi-
vidual‘s success in the project hinges.

Practical Basic Guidance

The World at Work classes, dedi-
cated in every session to upgrading
the trainees' self-respect and pride
in even simplest abilities, works on
very practical projects. Personal
hygiene and good grooming are en-
couraged by example, as part of suc-
cessful applying for a job, and keep-
ing the job.

Typical was the class visited one
day recently. where the class worked



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.. with the teacher to suggest the best
way to write a letter applying for a
job. With fourteen trainees in at—
tendance, the teacher skillfully
guided the claSs to select the kind
of job the greatest number might
expect to qualify for, and worked out
with them what the letter should
contain and in what general arrange-
ment. The active participation was
notable, and the native intelligence
marked.

Other classes stress what are the
important things an employee is ex-
pected to do if he intends to hold a
job permanently. Being on time,
avoiding absenteeism, getting along
with other employees and employers
are basics. Trainees are also in-
structed in the labor market, where
and how to look for jobs. the facts
about labor unions, and hear speakers
from both industry and labor. Oc-
casional tours of plants are scheduled
to show working conditions and re-
quirements.

A final key factor in the intro-
duction to the World of Work is
money management. the proper use
of credit when earning.

Enrollces Receive Allowance

During the training period, which
may take up to 26 Weeks where se—
vere educational deficiencies must
be made up, the adult enrollee is
allowed $39 a week, plus car fare.
while youth enrollees receive $20 a
Week. Extra allowances are paid
where there are dependents. Obvi-
ously. good money management is
required even befor the trainee is
employed.

On graduation from the Project.
and placement on a job. the work of
TCA is not ended. The employed
TCA graduate remains under obser-
vation and maintenance on the job.
for a substantial period until the
complete transition is made from
student to steady worker. A coun-
selor is assigned to every trainee
when he or she enrolls and maintains
close contact throughout.

Dick Nadeau. coordinator of coun-
seling. points out that every trainee
has at least four hours per week of
group counseling to motivate proper
attitudes and a positive concept of
himself. In addition. trainees are
provided individual counseling on
personal problems as needed. For in-
stance. the counselors work with the
Council on Alcoholism on this preva—
lent problem. and have regular con-
ferences with TCA’s own staff psy—
chologist. Phyllis Tiffany. a doctorate
candidate in psychology at the Uni~
versity of Kansas. Mrs. Tiffany's

chief concern is in-service training
of all personnel to handle the daily
problems of the enrollees. She
also arranges for trainees with deep
psychological problems to receive
expert help from the agencies best
fitted to handle those problems, such
as the Mental Health Clinic, or Me-
norah Medical Center for speech and
hearing therapy or psychological
evaluation. She also sets up special
seminars and laboratory training for
the counselors, such as with the Mid-
west Group for Human Resources
and a special program by Dr. Russell
Doll of UMKC on the sociology of the
disadvantaged.

Work Sampling Labs Installed

TORY helps familiarize a potential
sclcsgirl or supermarket checker
with cash register and. other equip-
ment, with Joseph Rocker, Co-
ordinator of the World of Work
Program, supervising.

To familiarize trainees with the
machines, tools, equipment and pro-
cedures they will find in offices or
industries, six Work Sampling Labo-
ratories are being set up:

1. SALES [Cash registers, adding
machines. etc. common in super—
markets, offices, stores.)

. ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY (The
basics only of electrical equip—
ment and wiring.)

.HEALTH SERVICES (Back-
ground materials for nursing,
hospital or doetor's offices.)

.APPAREL (Fabrics and ma-
chines used in garment trade.)

.BUILDING MAINTENANCE
{Equipment and tools for jani-
torial or building supervision
work.)

.CLERICAL {Office machines.
forms and general supplies most
commonly used.)

Active Job Placement

The project has its own job place-
ment staff, in constant contact with
local labor unions, businesses and
industries, including two follow-up
counselors who check on trainees
placed when there is any problem
connected with their performance on
the job. It is their responsibility to
see that the TCA trainee justifies the
investment that is represented by his
being on the job, and to iron out any
difficulties that may or may not be
his fault.

TCA is also qualified as a prime
contractor for the Department of
Labor, authorized to write sub-con-
tracts with industry to train people
on-the-job while enrolled in the pro-
gram. As such, it offers special ad-
vantages:

1. Testing, medical examinations,
counseling and basic educatiOn
instruction.

.Partiai reimbursement of train—

ing expenses: TCA pays up to
$25 per week to the on-the—job
employer for as much as 26
weeks.

.Minimal paper work —- chiefly
done by TCA.

.lmmediate approval of the con-
tract.

.Follow-up and supportive serv-
ices by the TCA staff.

The Businessman‘s Role

With the clearly constructive work
program of TCA, it is obvious that
business should be interested. Such
men as Les Milgram, Charles She-
walter, .lr. (Commerce Trust), Max
Keith (Wilcox Electric}. Phil Metzker
(KCP&L}, Norm Stuckey (SW Bell),
Hank Williams (AT&T), John Erick-
son (F‘ord), Jim Hughes (GM) and
over 200 other firms have agreed
that this is either close to the solu-
tion or the actual solution.

It does. however. make the same
demand on industry that it does on
the worker—a change of attitude
toward the ones who. for one reason
or another, have been considered un-
employable or employable only at
certain levels.

What Ed Scaggs and industry
leaders can wholeheartedly agree
upon is that in backing TCA, the
government is finally realizing that
industry knows more about industry
than government does. and local in—
dustry feels that this program can
get the job clone for industry.



,a 3 ' Economic Opportunity Report May 13, 1968

JOB CORPS SEEKS PROPOSALS FOR. INNER-CITY CENTERS

Job Corps is seeking proposals from local communities for the new Inner—City Job Corps
Centers to be initiated in fiscal 1969. Since initiation of the new centers depends on
whether or not Job Corps gets the funds it has requested from Congress, Job Corps head-
quarters has not yet contacted most cities, but a joint task force composed of represen-
tatives of HEW's Office of Vocational Education, the Labor Department and the Job
Corps, has been created to evaluate proposals as they are received.

The 1967 amendments to the E0 Act directed CEO to ”enter into one or more agreements
with state educational agencies to pay the cost of establishing and Operating model com4
munity vocational education schools and skill centers”. The Bureau of the Budget, in
the President‘s FY 1969 budget request, agreed on a program; plan of four or five such
centers. Preference will probably be, given to those cities where Job Corps had urban
centers in operation or planned, such as Baltimore (planned as a residential center for .
unwed mothers) and Detroit (planned as a Public Health Center) where Job Corps already
owns property. Baltimore has already submitted a proposal which will probably be
accepted and Job Corps hopes to initiate that center as soon as possible after July 1.
Eight or ten other cities have submitted proposals which are in various stages of detail
and about four of them are acceptable.

Job Corps has established no "guidelines" for the program, but will rest on the criteria
established in the legislation.- This will allow the'individual communities to have the Widest

latitude for develOping innovative proposals within the legislative limits, but the center

must not duplicate any existing MDTA or other manpower training programs. The prin-
ciple of residency versus non-residency will probably be t'ested,',and the school system
should have the widest possible involvement in the project.

The 1967 E0 Act amendments provided that:

"In order- to determine whether upgraded vocational education schools could eliminate or
substantially reduce the school drOpout problem, and to demonstrate how communities
could make maximum utilization of existing educational and training facilities, the
Director, in cooperation with the Commissioner of Education, shall enter into one or
more agreements with State educational agencies to pay the cost of establishing and
operating model community vocational education schools and skill centers. Such facili-
ties shall be centrally located in an urban area having a high dropout rate, a large
number of unemployed youths, and a need in the area for a combination vocational school
and skill center. No such agreement shall be entered into unless it contains provisions
designed-to assure that:

1) a job survey be made of the area;

2) the training program of the school and skill center reflect the job market needs as
projected by the survey;

3) an advisory committee composed of representatives of business, labor, education,
and community leaders be formed to follow the center's activities and to make periodic
recommendations regarding its operation.

4) arrangements have been worked out with schools in the area and the administratbr
of the skill center for maximum utilization of the center both during and after school
hours; and,

5) such accounting and evaluation procedures as thel Director and the Commissioner of
Education deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this project will be provided.







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June 11. 1968

Mr. William W. Suttle, Director
Southeast Regional Office

Office of Economic Opportunity
730 Peachtree Street

Atlanta. Georgia

Dear Mr. Settle:

Congratulations on your selection as Director of the South-
east Region of. the Office of Economic Opportunity.

The City of Atllnte has maintained close working relationships
with our local community action agency, Economic Opportunity
Atlanta, Inc. . as well as with officials and representatives of
the Office of Economic Opportunity in Washington and on the

Regional level.

We look forward to the opportunity to work together with you
in an effort to achieve the laudable goals of CEO. I hepe that
you will cell on us whenever we cm be of eeaietmce to you.

Sincerely yours,

Den Sweet

Dsn'y





SOUTHEAST REGIONAL OFFICE
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30308

June 5, 1968

WILLIAM W. SUTTLE NAMED DIRECTOR OF OEO'S SOUTHEAST REGION

William W. Suttle, former President of the United States Jaycees, has been named
Director of the Southeast Region of the DEC, it was announced today by 0E0 Acting Director.
Bertrand M. Harding. Suttle has been serving as Acting Regional Director since March 11
of this year.

In making the announcement, Mr. Harding said: ”Bill Suttle is a hard working,
dedicated young man with a sense of purpose. He has demonstrated excellent leadership
qualities and understanding of differing points of view, and a knack for getting things
done which will stand him in good stead as he tackles his new assignment. The CEO is
extremely fortunate to have acquired his talents for this difficult and demanding job."

Suttle, 34, served as Special Assistant to the Director of 0E0, working primarily
in the field of business involvement in the antiopoverty program from August 1967, until
his appointment as Acting Director of OEO's Regional Office in Atlanta.

Suttle—u-who calls Greensboro, North Carolina, home——»completed his year as
President of the U° S. Jaycees last June 30. He is serving currently as Chairman of
the Board of the national organization for young civic leaders. During his year as
the Jaycees' chief executive, he traveled widely in this country and overseas, and
talked with national leaders on the challenges facing young men today.

A law graduate of the University of North Carolina in 1958, Suttle engaged in

private law practice in Marion, North Carolina, for seven years. He was employed by

the North Carolina National Bank in Greensboro at the time he was elected Jaycees President.

He has served as Director of the North Carolina Traffic Safety Cunncil, a member
of the National Planning Committee of the American Red Cross and a member of the Advisory

Board of the Salvation Army.

Since coming to CEO, Suttle and his wife, Pat, and their two children have lived
in McLean, Virginia. They will be moving shortly to Atlanta.
The CEO Southeast Regional Office, located in Atlanta, administers anti-poverty

programs in Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida.

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA

A RESOLUTION
BY sen MASSELL, JR.:

RESOLUTION DESIGNATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

ATLANTA, INCORPORATED, AS THE COMMUNITY ACTION

AGENCY FOR THE CITY OF ATLnNTs.

EHEREAS, the 1967 Amendments to the Federal Economic
Opportunity Act require that a political subdivision such as
The City of Atlanta designate a community action agency to plan,

conduct, administer, evaluate, and otherwise fulfill the purposes

of the Economic Opportunity Act; and

HHEREAS, the Amendments referred to above further
require that a public hearing be conducted in order to provide
an opportunity for residents and organizations to publicly express
their views before The City of Atlanta designates such community

action agency; and

HEBREAS, the City of Atlanta did on May 31, 1968, hold

a public hearing for the above stated purpose; and

WHEREAS, the preponderance of expression at the public
hearing was favorable toward the designation of Economic Oppor—

tunity Atlanta as the Community Action Agency.

NON, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of
Aldermen, acting as the governing officials, do hereby designate
Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Incorporated, a private non—profit
corporation, as the Community Action Agency for the City of

Atlanta.

ADOPTED by Board of Aldermen June 1?, 1968.
APPROVdO June 19, 1968.



May 30, 1953.8

Mrs. Julian D. Freedman
Executive Director

Planned Parenthood Association
118 Marietta Street, N. W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Mrs. Freedman:

May I acknowledge receipt of your letter of May
29th and extend my congratulations upon the out-
standing service being rendered by the Atlanta.
Planned Parenthood Association.

May I also express the City's appreciation {or
your support of Economic Opportunity Atlanta,

Inc.

Sincerely yourl,

Ivan Allen. Jr.
Mayor

IAJr/br

CC: Mr. Dan Sweah/



PLflllllEll PlllElllllflIlll
fi‘fii‘“

WORLD POPULATION



PRESIDENT
Dr. Raphael B. Levine. PhD.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mia. Julian D. Freedman

FOUNDlNG PRESIDENT
Mrs. Herbert Taylor

PAST PRESIDENT
Dr. W. Vernon Skiles

VICE PRESIDENTS

Mr. Ralph L. Dickey
Dr. C. Stedman Glissun
Dr. Luella Klein

Mr. Ralph McCroskey

TREASURER
Mr. William C. Henry

SECRETARY
Mrs. Carl J. Ellen-1

BUSINESS AND COMMERCE
COMMITTEE

Roy D. Warren. 51:. Chairman
C. Preslon Bradlord
Robert H. Dunn
Edward Elson
George Goodwin
Mrs. Allen S. Hardin
Donald M. Hastings
Herbert Johnson
Virlyn B. Moore. Jr.
Edward E. Noble
John C. Spencer
Howard S. Star]:
Charles M. Wan. Jr.

FAMILY PLANNING CLINICS

Bethlehem Center
9 McDonough Blvd.. S. E.

Perry Home:
1660 Drew Drive. N. W.

West End Clinic
435 Ashby Street, 5. W.

East Point Clinic
2135 East Point Street

Downtown Clinic
I13 Marietta Street. N. W

“I Ill'l my” I

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Planned Parenthood Association
of the Atlanta Area

179 AFFILIATES in the U. S.
H 8 Marietta Street, N. W. / Atlanta, Georgia 30303 / Telephone 523-6996

May 29, 1968

Mayor Ivan.Allen, Jr.
City Hall

68 Mitchell Street, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

VPMM

Dear Mayor Allen:

The Atlanta Planned Parenthood Association was organized in
November 1965 with the main objective to make family planning
education and services available to the 50,000 medically in—
digent women in the Atlanta area. Prior to that time conven-
ient evening and neighborhood family planning services were
almost nonexistent in Atlanta.

Only through the financial support and encouragement of EDA
was it possible to initiate our program of neighborhood ser-
vices as early as January 1966 and to expand our services so
that at the present time we have seven family planning clinics
and nine family planning sessions per week. Between January
1966 to May 1968 we helped 3,349 new patients obtain family
planning services. This means that more than 3,000 families
have been helped to achieve satisfactory family living.

The executives and personnel of EOA have been most cooperative
in financial matters as well as with helpful advice and sug—
gestions. In our daily contact with residents of EDA neigh-
borhoods we have found all of the staff at the various EDA
centers deeply concerned about the residents in their area

and unfailingly willing to cooperate in an attempt to be of
service and help.

We strongly recommend that EDA be continued as a community
action agency for Atlanta and Fulton County.

Sincerely,

‘77 3:329” {61311



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cc: Mr. Terry, EDA

Execu ive Director

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CITY HALL ATLANTA. GA. 30303

May 20 1968 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404
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WAN ALLEN. JR.. MAYOR

R. EARL LRNDERS.Adminislra1ivc Assistant
MRS. ANN M. MOSES. Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT. JR, Director of Governmental Liaison

MEMORANDUM

To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.

From: Dan Sweat

Attached is a copy of an analysis of the Atlanta Concentrated
Employment Program (ACEP) which you will find interesting.

We are attempting to follow each person through step by step
in an attempt to determine what happens to each individual.
We will further break this down into men and women, age

groups, etc.

We hope to find out if those persons referred to Hoke Smith
for pro—vocational training and basic education remain on the
job longer than those who are referred directly to jobs.

This is a project of the National Alliance of Businessmen, the
Community Council, Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. , and
your office. I feel it is one of the most important things we
are attempting to do at the present time.



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May 2 3’ 196 8 Tel. 522-4463 area Code 404

IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR



H. EflRL LANDERS. Administrative Assistant
MR5. ANN H. MOSES. Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT‘ JR.. Director 0! Governmental Liaison

To: Members of the Board of Aldermen

Gentlemen:

Attached is a copy- of a "Notice of Public Hearing". This
hearing has been scheduled for Friday, May 31, at 11:00 a. m.
in the Alderrnanic Charnhers.

The designation of Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. as .
the City’s official community action agency will be discussed

at this time.

I would like to urge each of you to attend this very impOL-‘Lant
hearing if your schedule permits.

Sincerely yours ,

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The 196'? amendments to the Federal Economic Opportunity Act

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require that a political. subdivision such as Fulton County or the
-City' of Atlanta hold a public hearing to provide an opportunity for
residents and organizations in the community to publicly express
their views en the question of designation of a community action
agency. All interested persons and organizations are hereby
invited to submit written connnents and to be heard Friday,

May 31, 1968, at 11:00 a. m. in the Aldermanic Chamber, Second

Floor, City Hall, 68 Mitchell Street, S. W.

The subject for consideration at this hearing is the designation of
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Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. as the community action

agency for Atlanta and Fulton County. On March 15, 1968, both

governments submitted to the Office of Economic Opportunity 21
statement of intention which was a tentative decision to designate
as the connnunity action

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May 2 3J m. ear-4:153 Area Code 404

IVAN ALLEN. JR.. MAYOR

R. EARL LANDERS. Administrative assistant
MRS. ANN M, MOSES, Execulive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT. 312., Director of Governmental Liaison

To: Members of the Board of Aldermen

Gentlemen:

Attached is a copy of a "Notice of Public Hearing“. This
hearing has been scheduled for Friday, May 31, at 11:00 a. m,
in the Aldermanic Chambers.

The designation of Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. as .
the City‘s official community action agency will be discussed
at this time.

I would like to urge each of you to attend this very important
hearing if your schedule permits.

Sincerely yours,

Ang/W” :5 "

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Enclosure



NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The 1967 amendments to the Federal Economic Opportunity Act

require that a political subdivision such as Fulton County or the

City' of Atlanta hold a public hearing to provide an opportunity for
residents and organizations in the community to publicly express
their views on the question of designation of a community action
agency. All interested persons and organizations are hereby
invited to submit written comments and to be heard Friday,

May 31, 1968, at 11:00 a. m. in the Aldermanic Chamber, Second

F100r, City Hall, 68 Mitchell Street, 5. W'.

The subject for consideration at this hearing is the designation of
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Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. as the community action
agency for Atlanta and Fulton County. On March 15, 1968, both
governments submitted to the Office of Economic Opportunity a
statement of intention which was a tentative decision to designate
'Ecenomic Opportunity Atlanta, inc. as the community action

agency for Atlanta and lV‘ulion County,

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May 23, 1968
NAN ALLEN. JR.. MAYOR

R. EMIL LANDERS. Administraiive Assistant
MRS,M1Nf-‘I,MOSES, Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT. JR.. Director of Governmental Liaison

To: Members of the Board of Aldermen

Gentlemen:

Attached is a cOpy of a ”Notice of Public Hearing”. This
hearing has been scheduled for Friday, May 31, at 11:00 a. m,
in the Aldermanic Chambers.

The designation of Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. as .
the City's official community action agency will be discussed

at this time .

I would like to urge each of you to attend this very important
hearing if your schedule permits.

Sincerely yours ,

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Ivan Allen, Jr?
Mayor [l

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Enclosure



NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The 1967 amendments to the Federal Economic Opportunity Act
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require that a political subdivision such as Fulton County or the

City' of Atlanta hold a public hearing to provide an opportunity for

residents and organizations in the community to publicly express
their views on the question of designation of a community action
agency. All interested persons and organizations are hereby
invited to submit written comments and to be heard Friday,

May 31, 1968, at 11:00 a. m. in the Aldermanic Chamber, Second

Floor, City Hall, 68 Mitchell Street, 3. W.

The subject for consideration at this hearing is the designation of
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Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. as the community action
agency for Atlanta and Fulton County. On March 15, 1968, both
governments submitted to the Office of Economic Opportunity a
statement of. intention which was a tentative decision to designate
Ecouomic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. as the community action

agency for Atlanta and Fulton County,

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May 2 3 196 8 Tel. 522-4453 Area Code 404
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WAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR

R. EARL LANDERS. Administrative Assistant
MRS. JINN M. MOSES. Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT. JR.. Director of Governmental Liaison

To: Members of the Board of Aldermen

Gentlemen:

Attached is a copy of a "Notice of Public Hearing”. This
hearing has been scheduled for Friday, May 31, at 11:00 a. m.
in the Aldermanic Chambers.

The designation of Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. as
the City‘s official community action agency will be discussed

at this time .

I would like to urge each of you to attend this very important
hearing if your schedule permits.

Sincerely yours,





Ivan Allen, Jr
Mayor



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Enclosure

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The 1967 amendments to the Federal Economic Opportunity Act
require that a political Subdivision such as Fulton County or the
City of Atlanta hold a public hearing to provide an opportunity for
residents and organizations in the community to publicly express
their views on the question of designation of a community action
agency. All interested persons and organizations are hereby
invited to submit written comments and to be heard Friday,

May 31, 1968, at 11:00 a. m. in the Aldermanic Chamber, Second

Floor, City Hall, 68 Mitchell Street, 5. W.

The subject for consideration at this hearing is the designation of
'

Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. as the community action

agency for Atlanta and Fulton County. On March 15, 1968, both

governments submitted to the Office of Economic Opportunity a
statement of intention which was a tentative decision to designate
Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. as the community action

agency for Atlanta and Fulton County.

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May 13. 1968

Mr. J 1m Pei-ham

Executive Administrator

Economic Opportunity Atlanta. Inc.
101 Marietta Street, N. W.

Atlanta, Georgia. 30303

Dear J 1111:

Attached is a copy of a. letter from Ben Hoineman to Mayor
Allen.

Do you have any background informtlon or suggestions?

T111: 15 1 chance to push our point provided we have one.

I would appreciate any comments or suggestions you might
have.

Sincerely you".

Dan Sweat

THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION
ON INCOME MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS

IDIE 16TH STREET. N. W.
WASHINGTON. D. C. 2.0036

May 10, 1968

Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor of the City of Atlanta
City Hall

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Mayor Allen:

The President's Commission on Income Maintenance Programs was appointed
by the President on January 2, 1968, and directed to report to the Presi-

dent and to the public within two years on an unusually wide range of
issues relating to existing public welfare and income maintenance programs

and to prepose necessary reforms.

The President gave to the CommiSsion the following mandate: (1) to examine
and assess aSpects of existing welfare and related programs; (2) to recom-
mend constructive improvements wherever needed and indicated; (3) to ex-
amine alternative programs, however unconventional, which would promise a
constructive advance in meeting the income needs of all Americans; (4) to
examine major reforms proposed in recent years including several varieties
of minimum income guarantees; (5) to evaluate the costs and benefits of
these proposals in terms of their effects, both on the recipients and on

the economy.

This charter is broad and comprehensive. The Commission cannot hepe to
succeszully accomplish its assignment without the assistance of interested
and concerned Americans. As a Mayor, you have direct experience with exist—
ing programs, and with the basic problems to which the programs are addressed.
We would like to invite your opinions or suggestions on the issues that are
cited above.

Your response to this request can be a valuable contribution to the work
of the Commission. We would be happy to receive anything you care to eon-
tribute with whatever data you are able to provide and assure you that
your reply will be carefully studied by members of the mmission and the
staff.

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Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor
City of Atlanta

City Hall

Atlanta, Georgia

T. M. Parham

Executive Administrator

Dear Sir:

we are pleased to inform you that the completion date of the
City of Atlanta contract has been officially extended from
June 21, 1968 to August 31, 1968.

You may proceed as outlined in the program modifications and
modified budgets on the basis of this letter of intent.

A formal contract modification will follow immediately.

Thomas M. Parham
Executive Administrator

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cc: Mrs. Bridges
Dr. Hicks
Mr. Allison
Mr. Rodgers
Mr. Davis
Mr. Farrow





Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.

101 Marietta Street Bldg. a Atlanta, Georgia 30303 a Telephone 688—1012



T. M. Par-ham

Executive Administrator

June 19, 1968

The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jru
Mayor City of Atlanta

City Hall

Atlanta, Georgia

Attention: Mr. Dan Sweat

Dear Mayor Allen:

This is to inform you that Economic Opportunity
Atlanta, Inc. has received official announcement of a

grant of $600,000 from the Office of Economic Opportunity
for summer program purposes,

We are pleased that $325,000 of the above amount has
been allocated to support the special summer activities
of the City Parks and Recreation Department.

Sincerely yourg)
*‘j7/2/(f W , /_.. "'7;

T. M. Parham, Jr.
Executive Administrator




CC: Mr. Jack Delius

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EXEcUTIVE ornce or THE mums!" Slllll’HEASI' REEIBIIAI. IIFFIDE

OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ATLANTA. BEDREII 30303

OPPORTUNITY

June 26, 1968

Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr.

Director of Governmental Liaison
City of Atlanta

City Hall

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Mr. Sweat:

Thank you for your very kind letter of June 11, 1968, and for

your good wishes with regard to my appointment as Regional Director.
I sincerely hope that my service will justify the confidence that
Mr. Harding and so many others have placed in me.

One of the real anticipated pleasures of moving to Atlanta is the
apparent excellence of city government. I have the highest regard

for Mayor Allen and his anus and objectives. I sincerely hope that
you will let me know if this office can ever serve you.

Thanking you again for your very kind consideration, I remain

Respectfully,



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Regional Directo

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July 10, 1968

The President
The White House
Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. President:

Facts that cannot be denied are:

Hundreds of millions of Federal dollars are
being expended by the "Anti—Poverty" and "War on
Poverty" programs to encourage, train and finance
the bums, criminals and misfits who have brought
near chaos to our Country as they burn, kill and
wreck much of America.

These funds are going to programs of the
Communists who publicly pledge to "overcome" our
Republic and ”turn our Country upside down". These
Federal dollars go to participants in the Communists'
civil rights movements that, under the guise of
“equality"; spread Communism and disorder throughout
America on behalf of the deadly enemies of this

nation.

Other of these Federal dollars, belonging to
the achievers of America (the law—abiding citizens
of our society) are being used to buy prime television
and radio time to encourage, entice and direct bums,
beatniks, criminals and Communists to try and find
(or make up) complaints against employers, business
'firms, industry, hospitals, dectors or any level of
government. The advertisements then advise the
bums, beatniks, criminals and Communists to come
to an'"Anti—Poverty" government paid attorney and



The President
July 10 1968
Page 2

together they will attack the employers, business
firms, industry, hospitals, doctors and various

levels and agencies of government.

sir, Federal programs such as the ones described
herein must be ended. You must know that no nation
can stand, that finances its own destruction. These
programs being fostered upon the American people are
a farce and a sham, that in the guise of helping the
poor, have made a police state out of America. Sir,
with money being thrown away as outlined herein, plus
the fact that other millions go for administrative
' functions, while millions of the poor, the under—
privileged, the helpless and the handicapped get
little or no assistance, the "War on Poverty", in
reality, is a war on liberty, free enterprise, law
and order, the right to private property and the
education, welfare, safety and health of the people

of America.

The first and foremOSt responsibility of any

government is the protection of the lives and
properties of its citizens and the "War on Poverty”
programs are contributing to the failure of the
United States government to meet this responsibility.

I urge that you give immediate consideration to
the formation of a new program, that in reality will
help the poverty stricken, the handicapped and the
helpless...and when it is made ready for operation,
to end the present "War on Poverty" that helps the
bums, the criminals, the beatniks and the Communists

to wreck and ruin this great land.

Respectfully,



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Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.

101 Marietta Street Bldg. :- Atlanta, Georgia 30303 0 Telephone 688-3010
T. M. Patham I

Executive Administrator

July 11, 1968

Superintendent Clinton Chafin
PoliceuDetective Department
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Superintendent Chafin:

I am in receipt of a letter dated June 3, 1968 (copy of which

‘ was sent to you) from Chief of Police Jenkins in response to
my letters of May 27 and April 29, pertaining to the theft of
office machines and equipment stolen from Economic Opportunity
Atlanta Neighborhood Service Centers and agencies.

Please advise when I may expect the information requested in
referenced letters.

Yours truly,

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Mf. Dan E. Sweat

Director of Governmental Liaison
Office of the Mayor

City Hall

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Dan:
I appreciate the time you spent with me on my recent visit
to Atlanta. My perspective on community action as it oper-

ates on-the-ground has been considerably broadened.

Sincerely,

’
éichaid F. Ottman

Deputy Assistant Director
Office of Research, Plans,
Programs and Evaluation

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July 5, 1968

Mrs. Louise Jones, Secretary
Summerhill Council of Women
761 Front Street. S. E.
Atlanta. Georgia. 30315

Dear Mrs. Jonu

l was very much improuod with tho "Summorhfli Revue" written
by Tim Armour. This would be a very good project for the
Summorhill Council of Women.

1 have forwarded your letter and the Icript to Mr. Jim Parhom,
Executive Administrator of Economic Opportunity Atlanta. Inc. .
and asked that he look it over. As you might know, Mr. Parham
bar on export in this fluid working with him.

I am sure that tiny will offer us some sugar-flour.

Sinccroly yours,

Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor

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cc: Mr. Jim Fathom

Dear Jim:

What do you think?



'July 1, 1968

The Honorable

Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
68 Mitchell Street,SL-J
I Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Mayor Allen:

_"We, the entire membership of The Summerhill Council Of
Women are very appreciative of the many things you, as our Mayor,
have done for the betterment of Atlanta and all of its people.

Many wonderful projects have been started and successfully
completed under your administration, but we were especially pleased
to see you on television conducting a tour of the low—income areas
of our city with some business men, which also included our area.

We sincerely feel that no other Mayor or any other public.
official could possibly show anymore interest in the needs of the
very poor than you are showing.

However, a fine young playwright named Tim.Arkansaw has written
a folk-play entitled "SUMMERHILL REVUE? which is designed to depict
the poverty story on stage for the general public to see. We feel
that this is a very worth while project for our city to undertake
at this time.

- We have read the play, many outstanding ministers, civic
groups and leaders throughout our area have read copies of it,
and all agree that the staging of such a revue would be a very
effective way to show Main Stream America how life is in the slums.

As we see it, the play is not emotional, but has plenty of
good humor, and at the same time, gets the poverty message across
to the audience in the form of fine entertainment.

We have made a start, but we need help Mayor Allen. We are
sending you a copy of the script to read. We hope you like it
and can think of some way to help us find a good sponsor or have
some of the city agencies sponsor it.

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. We, as a group would like to meet with you at your convenience
to discuss this matter further. The Rev. Kin Jones of The
Trinity Methodist Church near City Hall has offered us the use-of

his church for our rehearsals.

This is very encouraging to us for a man of this statue
to offer his church to us. Of course, we need help in many more
areas at this stage in our projects.

Sincerely yours

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SECRETARY
SUMMERHILL COUNCIL OF WOMEN
761 Fraser Street,SE
Atlanta, Georgia - 30315

Telephone: 688-0h20

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MEMORANDUM

To: Mr. George Berry

From: Dan Sweet

Can you furnish me with the present contribution of the City
to the programs outlined in this letter?

INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

TRUSTEES

LUTHER oULICK. cut-mum LYLE C.FITCH 55 WEST 4‘" sTREET
RICHARD sol-nuns; we: cmrnmn ALFRED c. NEAL NEW YORK, N . Y. l0036
JOHN 5,LINEN, ‘rnzaeunzn OTTO L,NEL.SON (EIZ) Sal-2540
FRANCIS W.H.ADAM5 sconce SAIAN SCHAICK caaLsz‘JNsTADMIN'

JAMES FELT

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BETHUEL FLWEIBSTER
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July 1, 1968

The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor of the City of Atlanta
City Hall

Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Mayor Allen:

As you know, federally supported programs in the poverty and
manpower training fields require some degree of local contribution.
Presently, the local contribution is a small percentage of the total and
we believe that most municipalities meet it with in-kind rather than cash
contributions. However, there is continuing discussion in Congress to
raise the local share. Municipalities thus would be required to aSSume

a greater portion in cash.

We are interested in learning, for a study we are conducting,
Atlanta's present contribution of municipal tax-levied funds to federal
programs and also your estimate of your city's capability to pick up a
greater share. In particular we are interested in the following programs:
Community Action Programs under Title II of the Economic Opportunity Act
(EOA); the Neighborhood Youth Corps under Title IV of the EDA; the Work
Experience Program under Title V of the BOA; the Work Study Program under
the Higher Education Act; and Manpower Training Programs under the Manpower
Development and Training Act.

We appreciate your cooperation with this project.

Sincerely,

an- .

Howard N. Mantel.
Assistant Director

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FROM: Dan E- Sweat, jr.

For your information

Please refer to the attached correspondence and make the
necessary reply.



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CITY OF ATLAI‘Q’TA



CITY HALL A'I‘LANTA. GA. 30303

Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 40:1

July 5, 1968
WAN ALLEN, JR, MAYOR
R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant
MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT. JR.. Director of Governmental Liaison
MEMORANDUM

To: Mr. George Berry

From: Dan Sweat

Can you furnish me with the present contribution of the City
to the programs outlined in this letter?

DS :fy



INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

TRUSTEES
LUTHER GULICK, ennui-mu LYLE C..FITCH 55 WEST 44'" STREET
RICHARD ELCHILDS, vie: GHArRMAN ALFRED C. NEAL NEW YORK, N.Y. I0035
JOHN S.LiNEN_ TREASURER o‘r'ro L_NELsoN (gig) 56-3540
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JAMES FELT BETHUEL M_wees‘ren

LYLE C.FITCH‘ PRESIDENY

July 1, 1968

The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor of the City of Atlanta
City Hall

Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Mayor Allen:

As you know, federally supported programs in the poverty and
manpower training fields require some degree of local contribution.
Presently, the local contribution is a small percentage of the total and
we believe that most municipalities meet it with in-kind rather than cash
contributions. However, there is continuing discussion in Congress to
raise the local share. Municipalities thus would be required to assume

a greater portion in cash.

We are interested in learning, for a study we are conducting,
Atlanta's present contribution of municipal tax-levied funds to federal
programs and also your estimate of your city's capability to pick up a
greater share. In particular we are interested in the following programs:
Community Action Programs under Title II of the Economic Opportunity Act
(EOA); the Neighborhood Youth Corps under Title IV of the BOA; the Work
Experience Program under Title V of the EDA; the Work Study Program under
the Higher Education Act; and Manpower Training Programs under the Manpower

Development and Training Act.

We appreciate your cooperation with this project.

Sincerely,
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July 31. 1963

Mr. Howard N. Mantel
Assistant Director
Institute of Public Administration

55 West 44th Street
New York. New York 10036

Dear Mr. Mantel:

In reply to your letter of J uly l. the following informatIOn is
submitted:

1. We made the following expenditures to RCA:

1966 $ 60.000
1967 75.000
1968 100,000

2. We participate in a Neighborhood Youth Corps Program as a
delegate or cube-agency of EDA who administers the overall

program. No cash appropriation is made for this purpose.
The City's total contribution is made up of supervisory time.

3. We participate in the Atlanta Concentrated Employment
Program (ACE?) also as a sub—agency to EOA. The City's
contribution to this program Is also supervisory time.
not cash.

I am enclosing a copy of the estimated cost of the total summer
program with the source of funds indicated. As noted. the EDA grant

is $325, 000 out of a total cost of $1. 826. 469.





Mr. Mantel

Page Two
July 31. 1968

The City's ability to pick up a greater share of funding of Federal
programs is extremely limited at this time. As you probably know,
our basic source of revenue in the City of Atlanta is ad valorum
tax and we have been unable to obtain State legislation which would

enable us to levy a sales tax or income tax.

Sincerely yours.

Ivsn Allen. J 1:.
Mayor





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Atlanta, Georgia 30303



July 23, 1968

CHARLES l... DAVIS
COMPTROLL ER

EDGAR A. VAUGHN, JR.
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER

Mr. Dan_Sweat
Mayor's Office
City of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Dan:
The following should be helpful in answering this inquiry:

(1) We have made the following expenditures to E. 0. A., Inc. for its annual
support in the Community Action Programs:

1966 $ 60,000
1967 75,000
1968 100,000

The others for whom E. 0. A. is their designated agency for the admini-
stration of 0E0 funds have made similar apprOpriations.

(2) We participate in a Neighborhood Youth Corps program as a delegate or
sub—agency of E. 0. A. who administers the overall program. No cash
appropriation is made for this purpose. The city's total contribution

is made up of supervisory time.

(3) We participate in the Atlanta 00ncentrated Employment Program (ACEP)
also as a sub-agency to E. 0. A. The city's contribution to this pro—
gram is also supervisory time, not cash.

I am enclosing a copy of the estimated cost of the total summer program
with the source of funds indicated. As noted, the E. 0. A. grant is
$325,000 out of a total cost of $1,826,469. This should be checked to

see if the School Boards $511,000 has come through as planned. I under-
stand that it has not. Even so, the City has appropriated funds more than
equal to what was granted by E. 0. A. for this purpose.

You might emphasize that the city general government is Only one of many agencies
receiving E. 0. A. assistance in the metropolitan area. It might be that E. O. A.
itself, as the designated agency, should preperly answer this.

Very truly yours,

gig: J. Berry

Deputy Comptroller
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CITY OF ATLANTA
RECRESTION. EMPLOYMBflT Aflfl INRICHHENT PROGRAM

FOR SUMMER. 1968

Proposed Budget

Cost:
Personal}
Consultants and Contract Service-
Travel
Space Cost and Rentals
consumable Supplies
Rental, Purchases, LIIII of Squiplont
Other Cost.

Total Gout

To a. Financed By:

In Kind Contributionla*

City of Atlanta 319?.485
Atlanta Bantu of Education 290,20;

Grant-Innsid. Economic Opportunity Atlantl
Grant under Title I of lducation Act
Registration. than, Ito.

Additional Enndl to ho Provided by:

Atlanto Board of Education
City of Atlanta

5 974.96?
3.000
92.145
263.205
291.297
143,630

58.425

1 826 669

3 $87,690
325.000
511.000

72.779

130.000

300.000
1 26 469

*lltinatcd volt: of porionnol, (utilities, oto.. of tho City and tho Atlanta
lostd of Education lbioh or! allocated to the presto. to {actuate the total

there contribution for Grant purposes.



EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT SOUTHEAST REGIUHAL [”2me

OFFICE OF ECONONllC ATLANTA, BEUHBM 30303

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Mr. Thomas M. Parham, Executive Director
Economic OPPORTUNITY Atlanta, Incorporated
101 Marietta Street Building, N. W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Mr . Parham:

We have received the letter from Mr. Dan Sweat, Director of
Governmental Liaison in Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.'s office, to

which he appended the news article on the proposed Washington,
D. C. Police Community Relations program.

I have discussed the status of the grant with the Research and
Demonstration Division at Office of Economic OPPORTUNITY Head-
quarters. We are sorry to inform you that the grant has already
been made and the monies which he was interested in obtaining
for a comparable program in Atlanta have been committeed. You
might inform.Mr. Sweat that the Headquarters' funding office
expressed the possibility of funding other experimental Police
Relations programs showing imaginative approaches to this urban
community cemmunication problem, Mr. Bill Kopit of the Research
and Demonstration Division will forward to us a copy of the
Washington, D. C. Community Action Agency's proposal for your,
and Mr. Sweet's examination. It is an example of a proposal which
merited that office's attention. '

PleaSe express to Mayor Allen's office our appreciation for his
support to Economic OPPORTUNITY Atlanta, Incorporated and his
leadership in promoting sensitivity to and understanding of the
problems of Atlanta's poor.

Sincerely,

- ACCENT OPPORTUNITY —



August 1, 1968

Mr. Jim Psi-ham

Administrator

Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.
101 Marietta Street. N. W.

Atlanta. Georgia 30303

Dear Jim:

Attached is a newspaper article describing the difficulties which

have arisen between CEO and the Washington, D. C. CAP agency
over a proposed Police-Comunity Relations Program.

You are aware of the progress we have made in Atlanta in breaking
barriers of distrust between the Police and citizens. The Crime
Prevention program, which was made successful through the cooperative
efforts of Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. is widely recognised for

its triumphs.

The Police Community Service Officer pilot program underway this
summer has already demonstrated its potential value.

The extender: and expansion of these programs as well as the develop-
ment of other methods of police-community communication are
necessary for the future harmony of Atlanta neighborhoods.

It seems to me that if 0E0 money is available and Washington. D. C.
doesn't want it, we should make an effort to obtain some of it for
Atlanta. I will be glad to assist you in obtaining funds in this area.

if you desire.

Sincerely yours.