Box 3, Folder 13, Complete Folder

WASHINGTON tri‘F—The federal government is having trliuble
~ giving away $1.5 million to finance an cxperiement in breaking
down barriers between police and Negroes in slum sections of the

‘nation‘s capital.
The problem: Negroes oppose
the project. '

The snarl underscores the
deep distrust that both sides
agree already divides Negroes
from the police in a city marked
by recent riots and frequent
shooting incidents. Four police-
mcnand six Negroes have-men
killed in recent confrontations.

“Police are increasingly seen
as an occupying force in hostile
'territory,” top Washington po-I
lice officials admit in a pream-
ble to the antipoverty proposal.

To try to ease this tension, the
Office of Economic Opportunity
wants to give police $1.5 million
to set up a series of storefront
centers in the Negro ghetto.

Police would provide around-
the-clock emergency services
for neighborhood residents in
need. Citizens‘ councils _ would
help run the centers. Ghetto
teen-agers would be enlisted in
youth patrols.

"You would have a paid net—
work of police informers," ob-I.
jects Wilbert Williams, a Negro:
leader.

Williams and other opponents»



of the program are insisting on
more neighborhood control over
the police in the service centers.
But a top 0E0 spokesman says
the main reason for their re-
sistance is simply “they don’t
want to fund the fuzz.”

Gerson M. Green. the energet-
ic young 0E0 official who is
trying to spearhead the police
experiment, believes law and
order is necessary to reversal of
poverty in the ghetto. but thinks
it cannot be achieved unless the
police can secure the coopera-
tion of the neighborhood com-
munity.

Two out of three residents of
Washington are Negroes. Four
out of five policemen are white.
Patrick V. Murphy. the city‘s
director of public safety, saysI
“Police have come to occupy
the role of a coercive, adver-

sary force especially in Negro

inner-city areas.

MUthY’i‘lflS taken the leader--
ship in‘ pushing Green'saexperiJ

ment. The proposal was un-
veiled a month ago at a news

conference by Murphy and Wal--_

ter Washington, the city’s ap-
pointed Negro mayor.

Under a 1516? change in the
law, the OEO's local antipover-
ty wing, the United Planning
Organization, can veto an ex-
perimental program in its prov-

ince. To OEO‘s surprise, it did.

50.

Williams, a member of the
UFO board and head of its advi-
soryr council of the poor, led the
attack. Among other things,
Williams argues the hard-
pinched antipoverty money
should be spent on programs
that visibly help-the poor, not on
the police.

Wiley A. Bran-ton, UPO’s ex-
ecutive director, says his organ-
ization wasn't consulted in the
planning and argues ghetto resi-
dents will hardly embrace a po-
Iiee program that is being im-
posed on them.

"The distrust is a deep-seated
thing,” says Brenton.

The squabble has settled into
an exchange oi memorandums,
disputes over technicalities,
counterproposals and counter
charges. and an 0E0 argument
that UPO didn‘t have enough
board members present to
make its veto legal. At any rate,
0E0 can override the veto. and
probably wi!{ do so if it can't
reach a compromise with UPO.

The birth pangs hardly point
to any assurance of success for
the experiment in improving re-
lations between police and the
peer. But an OED spokesman
stresses the need for the project
with the simpie argument:
“Nothing else has worked."

_.__,____



September 4, 1968

MEMORANDUM

To: Mayor Ivan Allen. J r.

Fro'rn: Dan Sweat

Attached is a. memorandum from Jim Pal-ham outlining the cutback
in Federal funds for our training programs.

We have been in contact with Bill Norwood, Regional Manpower
Administrator, and he has no objection to our contacting Stanley
Rothonburg, the Manpower Administrator for Willard Wis-ts.

There is a pretty good indication that some big city mayors have
called Rothenburg about cutbacks in their programs and have gotten
favorable results. J 1m and I feel that it would be very- holpful if

you would telephone Rotbon‘ourg and express your concern that the
one million dollar cutback will seriously affect the City's ability to
maintain our momentum in cutting down on hard-core unemployment.

If you talk to him it might also be helpful to tell him your support
Sam Caldwell's request for the Labor Department to waive a. freeze
which has oxlatod on conducting power sewing machine training
courses. Thu-o lo a great demand for power sowhg machine
operators in the Atlanta one. and Caldwell has been attempting to
get the ban lifted on training people for this employment. He and
Roth-abuts are pretty good friends and it. mighgbo another plus it
we support Sam in this regard.

Secretary Rothonburg'o number to 202-961-5464. His personal
secretary in Miss Eula M. Burton.

D3:£y







M E M O R A N D U M

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FROM: T. M. Jim Parham, Executive Administrator v15
Economic Opportunity Atlanta. Inc.

- ACEP (Atlanta Concentrated Employment Program)

we are alarmed about continued reductions in second year
funds for ACEP. As of now we are told by regional U.S.
Labor Department officials that we must take a one million

dollar cut in federal funds budgeted for ACEP for the
period September 1, 1968 thru August 31. 1969:



Year Federal Funds
9/67 — 8/68 $3,980,531
9/68 — 9/69 $2,967,789

We learned many lessons in our first CEP year and had pro—
jected a modified program for the second year which incorpo-
rated many of these lessons. These continued reductions in
funds, however, have required alterations in our second year
projections for training and employment opportunities:

Program Original Plans Reduced
Component for 2nd Year Plans
New Careers 300 150
Youth Jobs 250 150
Atlanta Beauti— 100 60
fication Corps
Skills Training 500 300
Direct Placements 600 600

TOTAL 1.750 1,260



-2-

. If you don't count direct placements (since this involves
little or no training investment), we are left with only
'660 training opportunities for this large disadvantaged

area which includes our total Model Cities community.
4' .

In addition to these reductions in potential training
opportunities, these fund cuts have seriously diminished

the ability of certain program components to be staffed at

a level to give close, individual attention to the multiple
problems of CEP clients. Of particular significance is the
vital counseling and follow—up activity of Employment Service

personnel.

Even if the amount of funds available had not been reduced
it had been the concensus of planners (including business,
representatives of the poor, employment service, the schools,
U.S. Labor, and EDA) that the number of persons served should
be reduced and the length of training increased. This con—
clusion was the result of the first year's experience that
the socially and educationally crippled people enrolled in
CEP could not be upgraded in a brief training program. With
this substantial reduction in funds, however, the number of
training opportunities is drastically reduced and the poten—
tial impact of the program watered down significantly. Any
action which has this result is a danger to us and should

be avoided if possible.

Tmaa/gj



September 6, 1968

Mrs. Judson Moses
Executive Secretary
Office of the Mayor
city Hall

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Ann:

In a private conversation last week Mayor Allen
agreed to dedicate the Edgewood Parent and Child Center,
112 Rodgers Street, H.E. on Saturday, October 5. I was
to check for the hour and let him know. The time is now
set for 4:00 p.n. on that date.

I will be in touch with your office later relative to

his remarks. I trust that no interim plans will prevent
his making this appearance for us.

we appreciate his ever ready willingness to assist us.
Sincerely yours,

1'. H. Jim Parham
Executive Administrator

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Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc._

. 101 Marietta Street Bldg. 0 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 0 Telephone 688-3010 ..
,T.M-PamamP '

Executive Adminisrraior

September 24, 1968

City of Atlanta
Department of Police
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

ATTN: Superintendent, Clinton Chafin
Dear Mr. Chafiu:

Please refer to my letter of August-9, 1968 to which was attached

a copy of serially numbered items reported missing and stolen from
Neighborhood Service Center agencies of Economic Opportunity Atlanta,
Inc.

Attached herewith is an additional listing of items reported stolen
subsequent to preparation of the list referred to above. '

Please advise whether the City of Atlanta Police Department has
had success in recovering any of the'items listed.

The loss of equipment now exceeds $10,000.00, and as stated in my
previous correspondence Economic Opportunity Atlanta has no insurance
to cover these.losses, coupled with a_limited budget for replacement,
we are most desirous of recovering these items.

Please call me at 688-3010 if you require additional information.

Yours truly,

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0. H. Cronks
Director of Purchasing

n
Enclosure

cc: Chief of Police Jenkins
Mr. Dan Sweat bllevr“’



WHEREAS, the President of the United States and the Congress
have expressed the national will of the people through enactment of
the Economic Opportunity Act and creation of the Office of Economic
Opportunity as a means towards eliminating the causes of poverty in
this country; and

WHEREAS, the Job Corps was established as an integral and
vital part of the nationa’AntiaPovertly Program, to provide disadvantaged
young men and women with a. change to acquire the skills and attitudes
needed to become useful and productive members of the community; and

WHEREAS. the Job Corps has provided a. real service to the
people of this country and the people of Atlanta, with the united efforts
of leaders in the field of com rce and organized labor to give useful
employment to thousands of our citizens; and

WHEREAS, a. Job Corps Exhibition, sponsored by leading
industrial and educational organizations opens to the public August 22,
1968 at the First National Bank Building, which will tell the dramatic

story of the Job Corps under the title "A Ehance to be Somebody“:

NOW, THEREFORE, L, Ivan Allen. Jr., Mayor of the City of
Atlanta, do hereby proclaim the period of August 22 - September 6,

1968

JOB CORPS- WEEK

in Atlanta and urge all citizens to support the commendable work of
the Job Corps.

IN WITNESS W'HEREOF, I havefip
hereunto set my hand and caused the Ste-ell
of the City of Atlanta to be affixed.

Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor





JOB CORPS EXHIBITION - ATLANTA
First National Bank of Atlanta

Plan for Opening Ceremonies Thursday, August 22, 1968

1. Official party (in order of appearance):

Daniel Sweat, representative of Mayor's Office

Arthur Harris, President, Scripto, Inc.

Douglas Smith, Vice President, First National Bank

David Oestreich, Associate Director of Job Corps,
Washingtn, D. C.

William Suttle, Regional Director of Office of Economic
Opportunity

Jim Parham, Director of Economic Opportunity — Atlanta

Miss Betty Patterson, United Air Lines and Job Corps
graduate

Official party enter via Broad Street entrance of First
National. Program will begin at 6:00 P.M.

A "platform” area has been enclosed on the banking floor

Broad Street side, a lectern with amplifier will be available
for speakers.

Program:

Mr. Sweat will serve as M.C. with opening remarks and
present Job Corps proclamation.

Mr. Harris will be introduced by Mr. Sweat for remarks.
Mr. Smith to be introduced by Mr. Sweat for remarks.
Mr. Oestreich to be recognized by Mr. Sweat.

Mr. Suttle to be introduced by Mr. Sweat for remarks.
Mr. Parham to be recognized by Mr. Sweat.

Mr. Harris to recognize Miss Patterson and officially
open exhibition in closing remarks.

Off cial party to remain in platform area for photographs.
ience proceeds to display area and/or First National dining
oom (second floor) for refreshments.

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exacurws OFFICE or THE PRESIDENT SOUTHEAST REGIONAL IJFFICE

OFFICE OF ECONOMIC "WITH. GEURGIA 30303

OPPORTUNITY

August 14, 1968

Mr. Dan Sweat

Director of Governmental
Liaison

Office of the mayor

68 Mitchell Street, SW

Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Mr. Sweat:

This office appreciates your willingness to serve
as Master of Ceremonies at the reception for the
opening of the Job Corps art exhibition "A Chance
to be Somebody" to be held in the lobby of First

National Bank Building, Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday
August 22, 1968 at 6:00 PM.

A copy of the program will be sent to your office
as soon as final arrangements are completed.

We were deeply grateful for the participation of

the Mayor's Office in our program, and your personal
contribution to this effort.

Sincerely,

' %*f f a
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Job Corps Regional
Administrator



ACCENT OPPORTUNITY





JOB CORPS EXHIBITION
Atlanta, Georgia
August 22, 1968

Suggested Remarks: Mr. Dan Sweat, Mayor's Office

Ladies and gentlemen, I bid you welcome to ceremonies introducing
another nationally acclaimed community program to Atlanta. In

pictures and words, a timely and ugique social program is described

.35ng3 ;'i.-..‘.'T-1_ri (SLIP .zt-g'I-J’vfijfi'hfli
that already isiatvwork-in our Georgia area.
Its importance is recognized in the following proclamation issued

by our Mayor.

(Read proclamation or excerpts)

Job Corps has an important story to tell. It is a story that has
been told through this Exhibition in New York and in Chicago. In

fact, only ten cities of the nation have been selected as exhibition

points, so Atlanta is in elite company.

Thanks go to Scripto, Inc., as our towns sponsor —- one of several
leading national corporations bringing this graphic report to

business centers of the United States.

This is another forward step for Scripto, long associated with
community progress. We are delighted that Arthur Harris, President
of Scripto, has returned from Paris in time to personally tell you

about this effort.

Mr. Sweat

(After Mr. Harris):

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(After Mr. Sweat):

Thank you, Mr. Harris, our city applauds your

efforts in the arts and your high sense of
public service.

Another good,business citizen of Atlanta

has provided the stage for this show in One

of the finest public locations available.

May I present Mr. Douglas Smith, Vice President

of The First National Bank, our host for the

evening.

Thank you, Sir.

Behind this exhibition and Job Corps recognition
are several creators and administrators, whom
you must meet. They share the real, very

real, assignment of making this program work in

terms of producing successful young people.

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First, may I present Mr. David Oestreich,
Associate Director of Job Corps, from program

headquarters in washington, D. C.

(Mr. Oestreich to stand)





(After Mr. Oestreich) It's very nice to have you and your associates

(After Mr. Suttle)



(After Mr. Parham)

in Atlanta. You have given us a great display.

Now, the Director of work and Training Activities

going on, day — to — day, throughout this area :7

Mr. William Suttle, Regional Director of the
Office of Economic Opportunity.

(Mr. Suttle moves to lectern for remarks).

QWW

Thank you for those very informative words.

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Behind this program and busy and muc

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Economic Opportunity - Atlanta.

I would like for you to meet Mr. Parham.

(Mr. Parham to stand)

And now, Mr. Arthur Harris ...

(Mr. Harris to lectern for closing remarks)

INFORMATION COPY for Mr. Sweat

JOB CORPS EXHIBITION
Atlanta, Georgia
August 22, 1968

suggested Remarks: Mr. Arthur Kerrie
(Mr. Harrie more: to lectern. following close of
his introduction by Mr. Ben Sweat of the Mayor's
oftiee)
I am pleased to hear our busineee. and business nationally praised
to: leaderehip in a new, peeeieing venture combining the resource-
of government and beeineee. 0: :11 the citiee selected for thin
exhihit, I believe Atlanta he: the greatest familiarity with the

probleee and one at the greeteet record. at progreee in solving

then.

The problem in the reclamation of proeieiag young people. giving
then have for eueeeee in thie world and the training to eepport

their dreele. The eeene to thie goal. and it's only one at the

evenuee being created through hueineee men, 1: Job Corpe.

Thin exhibit la a graphic report of procreee end eepiretione -
not einply another purely extietie photographic diepley. fhie.
in eifeet, 1e 'ert to learn tree' and the entire teen: 1e on
education, for education loose «I the teeter meet eeeentiel to
tomorrow's forward three: and the eeeee of :eeponethility duet
Ifllt be revived in Alersel. ldueetien is the only way to bring

nee. eeeeevtee leelllee into our eeneuees and aeeeenity neinetreen.

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Pogo 2

Suggested Remarks: (Continued) Mr. Arthur Harris

Job Corp: has boon doing positive things. It has on exciting

etory to toll. There are two vast problems confronting our
country which are recognized in every opinion poll -— the Viet Nam
We: and the war against poverty. The Job Corpe along with hueincee
men, and more and more oitisone, are becoming increoeiogly

concerned with the second -- poverty.

Job Corpe ie one of tho major national programs of the Office of
Economic opportunity. It‘e goal ie to heult the poverty cycle or
luture generations. which is proving to ooetly to thie country.
Job Corpe is dedicated to training I"tomlly tailed“ 16 to 21 year
old: and cetooliehinq then in eociety to productive. ton paying

oitirene.

f

thie is truly e oerveloue exhibit. You will he ooet interested in
the new deeiqn end graphic techniques and the nodiouvieual devicee
for presenting intoroetioo. he you kill eoon eee. the Job Corpe
exhibit in Atlanta hoe e holineee-like. good oitirenehip point'
thet ie vitel to ell of oe. Scripto it indeed proud to play e

role in bringing thie exhibit to Atlanta.







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Page 3

Remarks by Mr. Harris - (Continued)

Gentlemen (to those on platform) thank you very much for the

important roles you have taken in this Atlanta Exhibition.

Before closing, may I introduce one, very special and attractive
guest. She is the feminine touch for this parade of men. Miss

Betty Patterson represents a spectacular, Job Corps success story.

She is a-native of Macon, Georgia. as her publicity throughout
Atlanta has noted, and her Job Corps training led to a glamorous

career as a united Air Lines stewardess.

I know you will want to meet her during the evening. Betty. will

you please stand.

It is my pleasure to invite the audience. officially and personally.

now to enjoy the opening of the 1968 Job Corps Exhibition.

“A CHANCE TO BE SOMEBODY'. and express my hope that the entire
city will be our guest and the First-National's guest to visit

the display many times during it's Atlanta stay. Thank you!

(Official party exits platform)



FROM: James E. Moore
RUDER 8 FINN INCORPORATED
2015 Bank of Georgia Bldg.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
ADA - 577~l600 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MAYOR ALLEN PROCLAIMS JOB CORPS WEEKS

Proclamation Ceremony Opens Job Corps Exhibition
in First National Bank Building Lobby

Atlanta, Aug. 23 --- Mayor Ivan Allen has proclaimed August 23 to September
6 as “Job Corps Weeks” in Atlanta. The official proclamation was presented at
6:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 22, at the First National Bank Building lobby during
the preview of a national multimedia exhibitiOn about Job Corps entitled ”A Chance
to be Somebody.“

Citing Job Corps as ”an integral and vital part of the national antipoverty
program“ which “has provided a real service to the people of this country and
the people of Atlanta”, the Mayor urges all citizens ”to support the commendable
work of the Job Corps.”

The proclamation also refers to the exhibition and its sponsorship by 16
leading industrial and educational organizations.

Job Corps, a program of the Office of Economic Opportunity, offers basic
education, job training and opportunities for personal development to IE to 22
year olds who are undereducated, underprivileged, underemployed or unemployed.
Enrollment is voluntary, and residence in Job Corps Centers an important feature.

The Job Corps story is told in ”A Chance to be Somedody“ through photos,
audio tapes, film and original paintings by Corps members. The showing in
Atlanta is made possible by Scripto, lnc. It opens on August 23 in the lobby

of the First National Bank Building to run through September 6. Admission is

free.

MR. WILLIAM
BRISTOL JOB CORPS
BRISTOL, TENNESSEE

DEAR DAVID:
I WERE VERY GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU AND TO FIND OUT THAT

ATLANTA HAS NOT CHANGED MUCH. ALTHOUGH WE ARE HAVE RAIN

WEATHER ALMOST EVERY DAY.

I AM TRYING TO IMPROVE MYSELF. I AM WORK THREE DAY A WEEK.
MY HOURS IS FROM 5 TO 6:30 P.M. AND SOMETIME 0N WEEKoEND. I

AM IN SCHOOL FROM 8 TO 5 P.M. AND IMPROVE SOME.

I WANT TO INFORMED YOU ARE THE PROGRESS WHICH WE ARE HAVE.

ON AUGUST 29, THE GOVERNOR ARE BRISTOL, TENNESSEE, WILL BE

OUR GUESS.

YOURS TRULY,

Route # 4, Box 334
Bristol, Tennessee

March 24, 1966



MR. DAVID A. DANNANN
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA, INC.

101 MARIETTA STREET BUILDING

ATLANTA, GEORGIA

DEAR MR. DAMMANN,

SINCE JUNE 21, 1965, I HAVE BEEN IN THE JACOBS CREEK JOB CORPS
CENTER. I AM ENJOYING THE TEACHING AND WORK THAT IS BEING

CARRIED ON HERE.

MR. DAMMANN, I HAVE BEEN LEARING STOCK WORK IN CARING FOR THE
FOOD SUPPLIES. I HAVE ADVANCED T0 ABOUT LEVEL SIX IN READING AND

TO ABOUT LEVEL SIX IN MATH. I HAVE NOT FINISHED THE PROGRAM.

MR. DAMMANN, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU COULD GET ME A JOB

AS A STOCK WORKER AT EITHER THE A & P WAREHOUSE OF THE BIG

APPLE WAREHOUSE. IF ANY OTHER JOBS ARE AVAILABLE LET ME KNOW.

THANK YOU.

SINCERELY,

CORPSMAN, JOB CORPS







CI'T‘Y’ OF" finT'LfiE-J 'T‘

CITY HALL ATLANTA. GA. 30303

Tel. 522-4463 Area Cnde 4th!

September 4, 1968

MEMORANEUM

To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.




IVAN ALLEN. JR.. MAYOR

R. EARL LANDERS. Administrative Asglstant
MRS. ANN M. MOSES. Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT. ”L. Director of Governmental Liaison

From: Dan Sweat

Attached is a memo andum from Jim Parham outlining the cutback
in Federal funds fo/r/ ur training programs.

We have been in {l/Oflt ct with Bill Norwood, Regional Manpower
Administrator, and h has no objection to our contacting Stanley
Rothenburg, the Manp wer Administrator for Willard Wirtz.

There is a pit tty good i dication that some big city mayors have
called Rothenburg about utbacks in their programs and have gotten
favorable rfésults. Jim a d I feel that it would be very helpful if

you would telephone Rothenburg and, express your concern that the
one millip/n dollar cutback will seriously affect the City‘s ability to
maintain 'our momentum in cutting down on hard-core unemployment.



If you 1; 1k to him it might also be helpful to tell him your support
Sam C ldwell's request for the Labor Department to waive a freeze
which as existed on conducting power sewing machine training
cours s. There is a great demand for power sewing machine
opera rs in the Atlanta area and Caldwell has been attempting to
get the ban lifted on training people for this employment. He and
Rothenburg are pretty good friends and it might be another plus if
we support Sam in this regard.

Secretary Rothenburg's number is 202—961—5464. His personal
secretary is Miss Eula M. Burton.

DS:fy





M E M O R A N D U M

2 _
TO: §;;;L%h_ §;£LfiiL;vflflfr

FROM: T. M. Jim Parham. Executive Administrator
Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.

RE: ACEP (Atlanta Concentrated Employment Program)
DATE: September 3. 1968

We are alarmed about continued reductions in second year
funds for ACEP. As of now we are told by regional U.S.
Labor Department officials that we must take a one million

dollar cut in federal funds budgeted for ACEP for the
period September 1, 1968 thru August 31. 1969:

Year Federal Funds
9/67 — 8/68 $3,980,531

9/68 — 9/69 $2,967,789

We learned many lessons in odr first CEP year and had pro—
jected a modified program for the second year which incorpo—
rated many of these lessons. These continued reductions in
funds. however, have required alterations in our second year
projections for training and employment opportunities:

Program Original Plans Reduced
Component for 2nd Year Plans

New Careers 300 150

Youth Jobs 250 150

Atlanta Beauti- 100 60
fication Corps

Skills Training 500 300

Direct Placements 600 600

TOTAL 1.750 1.260



If you don't count direct placements (since this involves
little or no training investment). we are left with only
660 training opportunities for this large disadvantaged
area which includes our total Model Cities community.

In addition to these reductions in potential training
opportunities, these fund cuts have seriously diminished

the ability of certain program components to be staffed at

a level to give close, individual attention to the multiple
problems of CEP clients. Of particular significance is the
vital counseling and follow—up activity of Employment Service
personnel.

Even if the amount of funds available had not been reduced
it had been the concensus of planners (including business,
representatives of the poor, employment service. the schools.
U.S. Labor, and EOA) that the number of persons served should
be reduced and the length of training increased. This con-
clusion was the result of the first year's experience that
the socially and educationally crippled peOple enrolled in
CEP could not be upgraded in a brief training program. With
this substantial reduction in funds. however, the number of
training opportunities is drastically reduced and the poten—
tial impact of the program watered down significantly. Any
action which has this result is a danger to us and should

be avoided if possible- '

TMJP/gj



M E M O R A N D U M

fl

FROM: T. M. Jim Parham. Executive Administrator

.1:
Economic Opportunity Atlanta. Inc. 5;}7t

RE: ACEP (Atlanta Concentrated Employment Program)

DATE: September 3. 1968

We'are alarmed about continued reductions in second year
funds for ACEP. As of now we are told by regional U.S.
Labor Department officials that we must take a Egg-million
dollar £33 in federal funds budgeted for ACEP for the
period September 1. 1968 thru August 31. 1969:

Year Federal Funds
9/67 — 8/68 $3.980.531
9/68 4 9/69 $2,967,789

We learned many lessons in.our first CEP year and had pro~
jected a modified program for the second year which incorpo-
rated many of these lessons. These continued_reductions'in'
funds, however, have required alterations in our second year
projections for training and employment opportunities:

Program Original Plans Reduced
Component for 2nd Year Plans

New Careers 300 _ . 150

Youth Jobs 250 150

Atlanta Beauti— 100 60
fication Corps -

Skills Training 500 300

Direct Placements 600 _600

TOTAL 1.750 1.260



If you don't count direct placements (-since this involves
little or no training investment), we are left with only
660 training opportunities for this large disadvantaged
area which includes our total Model Cities community.

In addition to these reductions in potential training
opportunities, these fund cuts have.seriously diminished

the ability of certain program components to be staffed at

a level to give close, individual attention to the multiple
problems of CEP clients. Of particular significance is the
vital counseling and follow-up activity of Employment Service
personnel.

Even if the amount of funds available had not been reduced

it had been the concensus of planners (including business,
representatives of the poor, employment service, the schools,
U.S. Labor, and EOA) that the number of persons served should
be reduced and the length of training increased. This con—
clusion was the result of the first year's experience that
the socially and educationally crippled people enrolled in
CEP could not be upgraded in a brief training program. With
this substantial reduction in funds. however, the number of
training opportunities is drastically reduced and the poten—
tial impact of the program watered down significantly. Any
action which has this result is a danger to us and should

be avoided if possible.

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onomic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.

101 Marietta Street Bldg. 0 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 c . Telephone 688~1012
T. M. Parham

Executive Administrator

September 3, 1968

Mr. William U. Norwood, Jr.
Regional Manpower Administrator
U. S. Department of Labor

1371 Peachtree Street N. E.
Room 626

Atlanta, Georgia 30309

Dear Mr. Norwood:

I have several concerns about the ACEP program which
I wish to register with you.

(1) The continued reduction-in projected

' federal funds for our second CEP year
is alarming in that it diminishes
employment training resources in a
vital area of our City. Our projected
reduction now totals approximately one
million dollars compared to the first
year budget.

We need more training opportunities in
new careers, special impact, youth
opportunities, and skills training.
'Present projections are for a total of
660 such slots. This is far below our
original second year projections of
1150 and dilutes significantly the
potential impact of ACEP.



Mr. Norwood September 3,

We wish to include the East Central
target area in our second year program
and ask that serious consideration be
given to this request.

We feel a greater voice should be

provided in the selection and planning

of skills training courses for ourselves,
our business advisors, and our repre-
sentatives of.the poor. Recent adjustments
of program planning procedures seem to have
diminished this possibility after we worked
very hard to deve10p interest in these
groups.

We need an expanded Employment Service
effort within ACEP to include a strengthened
recruiting and follow—up activity. Budget
reductions have forced elimination of vital
staff pOSitions in this area.

IM. Jim Parham
eExecutive Administrator

TMJP/gj

cc: Mr. Boisfeuillet Jones
Dr. Charles A. Hicks
Mr. W. 0. Brooks
Honorable Sam Caldwell
Mayor Ivan Allen w“
Dr. John W. Letson



Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.

101 Marietta Street Bldg. 0 Atlanta, Georgia 30305 0 Telephone 688—1012
T. M- Parham

Executive Administrator

September 27, 1968



Honorable Milton G. Farris, Chairman
Finance Committee

Board of Aldermen

City Hall

Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Mr. Farris:

Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. is requesting that the City of Atlanta

in 1969 increase its support of the local antipoverty program from $100,000
to $125,000.

The cash allocation from the City of Atlanta is used to help meet the
non—federal share of twenty per cent which is required by CEO. During 1968,
federal grants available to EOA have totaled $12,889,?20, requiring $2,075,049
in non-federal share. The great majority of grant funds available are Spent
within the City, and during the year, contracts totaling $1,713,383 have been
made directly with City departments;

Parks and Recreation $329,063
Sanitation $163,670
Atlanta Public Schools:
(1) Summer Head Start $356,524
(2) Manpower Training $859,126

As can be seen, the City government receives a direct return from its
investment in BOA, as well as the indirect gains accruing from the improved
lives of its citizens as they benefit from the many Program activities.

In the past, much of our non-federal share has been developed through
in-kind contributions of space, equipment, and services. However, new
regulations from 0E0 demanding much more detailed justification of in—kind
claims has made it more difficult to meet requirements in this way, and
availability of local cash is going to be increasingly important if the
community is to take full advantage of federal programs.

The an.Board, staff, and resident participants are very appreciative
of the support given this program by City government. We have Worked closely



Honorable Milton G. Farris
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September 2?, 1968

with the Mayor's office, the Crime Prevention Department, and the Parks
Department to help maintain community stability. We are directly assisting
City efforts in planning, employment, housing, and community relations,

and we look forward to greater effort in 1969.

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Sincer ly'yours,/:)

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Exechtive Administrator

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9/1/68 1 7

REQUISITION IZIOJPURCHASE AUTHORITY CONTRACTIAGREEMENT NO. MODIFICATION NO.

SUPPL Elr‘. ENTAL ACRE EMEHT



Subcontractor CEP6?—15

To: (Contracmr's/Spousor’sname and addressl ISSUED or:

City of Atlanta ' Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.
Atlanta Beautification Corps Atlanta Concentrated Employment Program
City Hall, 260 Central AvenUe, S. W. 101 Marietta Street Building“

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia 30303



ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA



cmmoEs HEREIN HAVE THE FOLLOWING EFFECT ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS IN THIS CONTRACTIAGREEMENT:
IE] INCREASED s? s 132 , 692:] oecneaseo or s ' _ |:| UNCHANGED.

'I'HE ABOVE-NUMBERED CONTRACTIAGREEMENT I5 MODIFIED AS FOLLOWS:

General Intent:

The purpose of this modification is to extend the termination date of this
subcontract to March 31, 1969.

Modifications:
l) The termination date of September 14, 1968 as specified in Modification #
is hereby rescinded and the date of March 31, 1969 is substituted therefor.

OFMS Summary:

The attached budgets to represent the new level of funds available to your agency
through March 31, 1969. However,-due to changes in Department of Labor regulations
some adjustments to individual line items may be necessary, but the total funds for
the budget will remain unchanged.

’

Except as hereby modified, all terms and conditions of said contract/agreement as heretofore modified remain
unchanged and in full force and effect. This Supplemental Agreement is entered into pursuant to the authority of
m: APPLICABLE)‘ ‘ ' ‘

ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA INC

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RESOLUTION

BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE

WHEREAS, the City of Atlanta, for the past has engaged
in an Atlanta Beautification Corps Project as a delegate agency

to Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. under the Atlanta Concen-

trated Inployment Program; and

- WHEREAS, this program has provided financial assistance
to employ sixty persons from the economically disadvantaged areas
of the city so that they can be given meaningful work experience;
and

WHEREAS, the initial term of the agreement with Economic
Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. has expired and the City has applied for

funds to extend the program for one additional year.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD

OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA that the Mayor be and is hereby

authorized to execute an agreement with Economic Opportunity Atlanta,

Inc. providing for one year extension to the Atlanta Beautifi—

cation Corps Project.



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RESOLUTION

BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE

A resolution authorizing the Mayor to
execute an agreement with Economic
Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. Providing
for one year extension to the Atlanta
Beautification Corps Project.

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Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.

101 Marietta Street Bldg. 0 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 0
T.M.Pamam

Executive Administrator

October 25, 1968

Mr. Dan Sweat, Director
Governmental Liaison
'City Hall Comptroller
68 Mitchell Street, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Mr. Sweat

Enclosed is a cooperative agreement in duplicate between the Neighborhood
Youth Corps Sponsor, Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc. and your agency for the
fiscal year of 1968-69. Renewal of this agreement will be determined by the
Sponsor and will be based on funding of the program for another fiscal year.

,—

Forms are attached to be completed On each Neighborhood Youth Corps work
classification within your agency. Please complete the work classification
forms and return with the original copy of the signed agreement.

If you have any questions regarding this agreement, please contact me
at 688— 6232

Sincerely,

QWKQLU

Charles K. Pierce, Director
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Out- -of— School Program

MM

Enclosure



OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER
CITY HALL

Atlanta. Georgia 39303

CHARLES L. DAVIS
COMPTROLLER

EDGAR A. VAUGHN, JR.
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER November 1, 1968

MEMORANDUM TO: Mr. Dan Sweat
FROM: -Mr. Charles L. Davis
Attached are the completed cooperative agreements betwaen the

Neighborhood Youth Corps Sponsor, Economic Opportunity Atlanta,
Inc. and the City of Atlanta



ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA, INC. PROGRAM SUMMARY

FISCAL 1969

Form Number and __otal Cost Non— Federal Federal
Project Title __hare Share

P.A. Ol - (3AA $496, 043 $61, 587 $434, 456
Administration

P..A. 07 - Neighborhood 1, 296, 905 455, 619 841, 286
Service Systems

Administration

P..A.. 08 — Community 360,130 360,130
Organization

De s cription of Program

The Administrative Unit of this CAA

is designed to provide direction for

all phases of EOA's programs in
achieving goals. This involves the
responsibility and accountability of

all funds; managerial support relative
to personnel services; community
relations; program development and
evaluation and the coordination of EOA
services with other agencies.

The Neighborhood Service Centers are
the delivery system for services of the
Community Action Agency. This pro-
gram accounts provide for the effective
administration of the Neighborhood
Services Center Project and includes
activities such as implementation,
staffing, planning, supervision, training,
coordination, evaluation, and the
mobilization of people in order that

the objectives of NSC are achieved.

Community Organization seeks to
involve people of a common area in
understanding their problems, and
attempts to give these persons hope
in meeting problems together for
community stability Where mutual
contributions will achieve the desired
benefits with a sense of worth and
usefulness.



Form Number and
Project Title

P.A. ll — Job Develop-
ment and Placement

P.A. 14 - Foster
Grandparents

P,A.. 19 — Davr Care
(West End Child
Development Center)

Total Cost Non-Federal Federal
Share Share

113,764 25,033 88,731
164, 017 114,242 49,775

Des cription of Program

This program is designed to develop
meaningful jobs and to place approxi—
mately 4, 000 unemployed and under—
employed male and female heads of
household and youth dropouts in the
fourteen traget areas of this CAA and
to increase training opportunities for
these individuals.

The purpose of this program is to employ
impoverished older persons in a service
role to institutionalized children who are
deprived of a close, affectionate relation—
ship with mature adults. This project,
is, in fact, dual in both purpose and
benefits. For the older person whose
income is both fixed and limited, it
provides an income to meet the basic
needs of food, shelter, medical care and
other items peculiar to their needs.

The purpose of this program is to pro-
vide a comprehensive program of child
development activities for fifty children
between the ages of three and eight.
Older persons will be recruited, trained
and placed in groups of 15 each for a
three months period, e. g. , four groups
of 15 each completing 4 weeks of class-
room instruction and 8 weeks of field
placement before employment for a
total of 60 persons,



Form Number and
Pro'ect Title

P.A. 23 — Full Year
Headstart

P,A., 24 — Summer
Headstart

P,A. 47 — Family
Planning

Total Cost

151,115

Non—Federal
Share

160,031

Des cription of Program

Seven centers — The purpose of this
project is to give full year, all day care
to children so that parents can train for
jobs or take jobs free of the anxiety

for the children while they are at work.
Also, for the improvement of the child's
physical and dental health so that they
can grow and learn to their best
capacities. Priority is given to the most
culturally deprived children and to families
in greatest need.

This program will serve 3, 050 low
income children, ages 4, 5, and 6 who

will be attending school in the fall for
the first time, for 4 to 6 hours, 5 days
a week during an eight week period in
the summer of 1969.

Nine family planning clinics located in
target areas will be available to low
income residents in order to acquaint

the medically indigent so that they too
will know that family planning services
are available, and to provide such
services at a time that is convenient,

at a place that is accessible, and at a low
cost or no cost.



Form Number and
Pro'ect Title

P.A. 51 — General
Services - Social
Service Counseling

P,A. 52 - Consumer
Action

P.A. 54 - Emergency
Financial Assistance

Total Cost Non—Federal Federal
Share Share

I. 409’ 532

7, 335 —-— 7, 335

Des cription of Program

Social Service Counseling - This pro-
gram deals with the continuous
counseling of indigent persons to help
them develop an appreciation of them-
selves, as well as an appreciation of
their own skills and abilities and to
link these persons with available
resources. Further, this account will
attempt to help residents develop pro-
grams to meet their needs within the
Center and other agencies in the develop-
ment of new services.

Within the East Central and Northwest
target areas, this program will
address problems facing the low—
income consumer such as explorative
pricing practices on the part of neigh-
borhood grocers and slum landlords;
incidence of home management problems
reflected through the lack of budget
control, meal planning and a feeling of
family well-being and small business
ventures designed to serve with owner—
ship being vested in the poor.

This emergency financial assistance
program proposes to make limited funds
available to participants of the CAA‘s
projects for critical purposes such as
transportation to and from a new job until

the first pay has been earned; transpor-

tation to hospital or doctor in times of _
emergency; lodging; food; housing relocat1on
and emer_enc financial loans.

Form Number and Total Cost Non—Federal Federal
Project Title Share Share

P. A. 57 - Legal Services 647, 261 126, 014 521, 247

P, A, 59 - Special
Projects - Summer
Recreation

De scription of Program

This program offers legal representation
for indigent citizens to educate them in

the functions of the law. The program
will furnish legal advice, prepare docu—
ments, negotiate legal controversies,
represent clients in court, and counsel
indigent people regarding the legal process
of the law. The program operates out of
five offices and proposes two additional
centers for the upcoming year.

Summer recreation has three major
emphasis - employment for residents

in target areas, recreation for the total
family environment, and cultural activities.
This program is designed to serve 60, 000
youth and their families.

This recreation program is designed to
meet the recreational, social, cultural,
and aesthetic needs of the young adult
and teenager in the fourteen target areas
of the CAA. Further, this program
attempts to broaden the scope of
recreation to encompass understanding,
guidance, and direction.





Form Number and _otal Cost _on-Federal —ederal Description of Program
Pro'ect Title _hare _hare

P.A. 65 - Senior 229, 969 127,103 102, 866 The purpose of this project is to create

Opportunities and an environment which enables deprived

Services (Multi Service older people to fulfill their potential

Centers for the Elderly) rather than becoming a burden to the
community - contributing to the community
and becoming a source of strength in the
community. Three high rise units are
now operating with a total of 650 units of
families and single persons 65 years and
older being served.

P.A. 76 - General 45, 000 45, 000 The purpose of this program is to

Technical Assistance develop effective and functional

to Communities management which will provide leader—

(CMIP) ship and direction to the activities of
community action programs and
projects within the organization so
that the goals and objectives of serving
indigents and alleviating poverty are
realized. Management, therefore, will
address the elements of operation,
control, and coordination.

$4,909,894 $1,133,921 $3,775,973



Form Number and Total Cost Non—Federal Federal
Pro‘ect Title Share Share

P.A. 01 - CAA $496, 043 $61. 58'? $434, 456
Administration

P.A. 0? - Neighborhood 1,296,905 455. 619 841, 286
Service Systems
Administration

15.1. 08 - Community
Organization

Description of Program

The Administrative Unit of this (3AA

is designed to provide direction for

all phases of EOA's programs in
achieving goals. This involves the
responsibility and accountability of

all funds; managerial support relative
to personnel services; community
relations; program development and
evaluation and the coordination of EDA
services with other agencies.

The Neighborhood Service Centers are
the delivery system for services of the
Community Action Agency. This pro-
gram accounts provide for the effective
administration of the NeighborhOOd
Services Center Project and includes
activities such as implementation,
staffing, planning, supervision, training,
coordination, evaluation. and the
mobilization of people in order that

the objectives of NSC are achieved.

Community Organization seeks to
involve people of a common area in
understanding their problems, and
attempts to give these persons hope
in meeting problems together for
community stability where mutual
contributious will achieve the desired
benefits with a sense of worth and
usefulness.



Form Number and
Pro'ect Title

P,A, ll - Job Develop—
ment and Placement

P,.A. 14 - Foster
G rand parent 3

P. Aul‘) - Day Care
{West End Child
Development Center)

Total Cost



Non-Federal Federal
Share Share

Description of. Program

This program is designed to develop
meaningful jobs and to place approxi-
mately 4, 000 unemployed and under-
employed male and female heads of
household and youth dropouts in the
fourteen traget areas of this CAA and
to increase training opportunities for
these individuals.

The purpose of this program is to employ
impoverished older persons in a service
role to institutionalized children who are
deprived of a close, affectionate relation-
ship with mature adults. This project,
is, in fact, dual in both purpose and
benefits. For the older person whose
income is both fixed and limited, it
provides an income to meet the basic
needs of food, shelter, medical care and
other items peculiar to their needs.

The purpose of this program is to pro-
vide a comprehensive program of child
development activities for fifty children
between the ages of three and eight.
Older persons will be recruited, trained
and placed in groups of 15 each for a
three months period, e. g. , four groups
of 15 each completing 4 weeks of class-
room instruction and 8 weeks of field
placement before employment for a
total of 60 persons.



Form Number and
Pro'ect Title

P.A. 23 - Full Year
Headstart

13.1%. 24 -- Summer
Headstart

P.A. 47 - Family
Planning

Total Cost Now-Federal Federal
Share Share

765,?41 160,031 605.710

151,115

30,223

'120, 892

Description of Program

Seven centers - The purpose of this
project is to give full year. all day care
to children so that parents can train for
jobs or take jobs free of the anxiety

for the children while they are at work.
Also, for the improvement of the child's
physical and dental health so that they
can grow and learn to their best
capacities. Priority is given to the most
culturally deprived children and to familié
in greatest need.

This program will serve 3, 050 low
income children, ages 4, 5, and 6'who
will be attending school in the fall for
the first time, for 4 to 6 hours, 5 days
a week during an eight week period in
the summer of 1969.

Nine family planning clinics located in
target areas will be available to low
income residents in order to acquaint

the medically indigent so that they too
will know that family planning services
are available, and to provide such
services at a time that is convenient,

at a place that is accessible, and at a low
cost or no cost.



-.- —1— n...- _(4._-



Form Number and Total Cost Non—Federal Federal Description of Program



Project Titli Share Share
P.A. 51 - General 409.532 --- 409, 532 Social Service Counseling - This pro-
Services - Social gram deals with the continuous
Service Counseling counseling of indigent persons to help

them develop an appreciation of them-
selves, as well as an appreciation of
their own skills and abilities and to

link these persons with available
resources. Further, this account will
attempt to help residents deve10p pro-
grams to meet their needs within the
Center and other agencies in the develop-
ment of new services.



P.-A. 52 - Consumer 86, 294 34, 069 52, 225 Within the East Central and Northwest

Action target areas, this program will
address problems facing the low-
income consumer such as explorative
pricing practices on the part of neigh-
borhood grocers and slum landlords:
incidence of home management problems
reflected through the lack of budget
control. meal planning and a feeling of
family well-being and small business \.
ventures designed to serve with owner-
ship being vested in the poor.



P. A. 54 - Emergency 7, 335 --- 7, 335 This emergency financial assistance

Financial Assistance program proposes to make limited funds
available to participants of the CAA"e
projects for critical purposes suchi‘as
transportation to and from a new job until

the first pay has been earned; transpor-

tation to hospital or doctor in times of
emergency; lodging; food: housing relocati

H ! E. E and emergency financial loans. _



Form Number and
Pro'ect Title

P.A. 57 - Legal Services

P. A. 59 - Special
Projects - Summer
Recreatioa

P.A. 60 - Recreation

Total Cost

647, 261

Non-Federal
Share

126,014

Federal
Share

521.24?

Description of Program

This program offers legal representation
for indigent citizens to educate them in
the functions of the law. The program
will furnish legal advice, prepare docu-
ments. negotiate legal controversies.
represent clients in court, and counsel
indigent peepie regarding the legal proces
of the law. The program Operates out of
five offices and proposes two additional
centers for the upcoming year.

Summer recreation has three major
emphasis - employment for residents

in target areas, recreation for the total
family environment. and cultural activitie
This program is designed to serve 60, 000
youth and their families.

This recreation program is designed to
meet the recreational, social, cultural.
and aesthetic needs of the young adult
and teenager in the fourteen target areas
of the CAA. Further, this program
attempts to broaden the scope of
recreation to encompass understanding,
guidance, and direction.





Form Number and
Pro'ect Title

P.A. 65 — Senior
Opportunities and
Services (Multi Service
Centers for the Elderly}

P.A. 76 - General
Technical Assistance
to Communities

(CMIP)

Total Cost Non-Federal I Federal
Share Share

229, 969 102' 866
”I

Description of Program

The purpose of this project is to create
an environment which enables deprived
older people to fulfill their potential
rather than becoming a. burden to the
community — contributing to the communitf
and becoming a. source of strength in the
community. Three high rise units are
now operating with a total of 660 units of
families and single persons 65 years and
older being served.

The purpose of this program is to
develop effective and functional
management which will provide leader-
ship and direction to the activities of
community action programs and
projects within the organization so

that the goals and objectives of serving
indigents and alleviating poverty are
reifiized. Management. therefore. will
address the elements of operation,
control, and coordination.



Form Number and
Project Title

P.A. 01 - CAA
Administration

P.A. 07 — Neighborhood

Service Systems
_ Administration

P. A. 08 — Community

Organization

ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA, INC. PROGRAM SUMMARY

FISCAL 1969

Total Cost Non—Federal Federal
Share Share

fl _

455, 619 841, 286
360,130 I.





De 5 cription of Program

The Administrative Unit of this CAA

is designed to provide direction for

all phases of EOA's programs in
achieving goals. This involves the
responsibility and accountability of

all funds; managerial support relative
to personnel services; community
relations; program development and
evaluation and the coordination of EOA
services with other agencies.

The Neighborhood Service Centers are
the delivery system for services of the
Community Action Agency. This pro—
gram accounts provide for the effective
administration of the Neighborhood
Services Center Project and includes
activities such‘as implementation,
staffing, planning, supervision, training,
coordination, evaluation, and the
mobilization of people in order that

the objectives of NSC are achieved. “4.

Community Organization seeks to
involve people of a common area in
understanding their problems, and
attempts to give these persons hope
in Ineeting problems together for
community stability where mutual
contributions will achieve the desired
benefits with a sense of worth and
usefulness.









Form Number and Total Cost Non-Federal Federal Description of Program
Pro’ect Title Share Share

P. A. ll — Job Develop- 120, 361 120, 361 This program is designed to deve10p
ment and Placement meaningful jobs and to place approxi-
- mately 4, 000 unemployed and under-
employed male and female heads of
' household and youth dropouts in the
' ' fourteen traget areas of this CAA and
to increase training Opportunities for
. these individuals.
P.A. l4 - Foster 113, 764 2.5, 033 88, 731 The purpose of-this program is to employ '
Grandparents impoverished older persons in a service I
role to institutionalized children who are
_ deprived of a close, affectionate relation—
_ . ship with mature adults. This project,
' is, in fact, dual in both purpose and
l ' benefits. For the older person whose
. income is both fixed and limited, it
' - provides an income to meet the basic
needs of food, shelter, medical care and
other items peculiar to their needs.

P,A. l9 - Day Care _114, 242 The purpose of this program is to pro-

(West End Child ‘ 4" . " vide a comprehensive program of child

Development Center) ‘ development activities for fifty children

I between the ages of three and eight.-

Older persons will be recruited, trained
and placed in groups of 15 each for a
three months period, e. g. , four groups
of 15 each completing 4 weeks of class-
room instruction and 8 weeks of field
placement before employment for a
total of 60 persons.

n



Form Number and
Pro'ect Title

P.A., 23 — Full Year
Headstart

P.A. 24 - Summer
Headstart

P.A. 47 - Family
Planning

Total Cost Non-Federal Federal.
Share Share

605, 710

-120,892

De 5 cription of Program

Seven centers — The purpose of this
project is to give full year, all day care

to children so that parents can train for
jobs or take jobs free of the anxiety

for the children while they are at work.
Also, for the improvement of the child's
physical and dental health so that they

can grow and learn to their best

capacities. Priority is given to the most
culturally deprived children and to families
in greatest need. -

I'

This program will serve 3, 050 low
income children, ages 4, 5, and 6 who

will be attending school in} the fall for
the first time, for 4 to 6 hours, 5 days
a week during an eight week period in
the summer of 1969.

Nine family planning clinics located in
target areas will be available to low
income residents in order to acquaint
’the medically indigent so that they too
will know that family planning services
are available, and to provide such
services at a time that is convenient,

at a place that is accessible, and at a low
cost or no cost.



Form Number and
Pro'ect Title

P.A. 51 - General
Services - Social
Service Counseling

P.A, 52 - Consumer
_Action

P.A. 54 -' Emergency
Financial Assistance

Total Cost Non-Federal Federal
Share Share

I 409’ 532 I 409’ 532

34,069

7,335

52, 225



Des cription of Program

Social Service Counseling — This pro-
gram deals with the continuous
counseling of indigent persons to help
them develop an appreciation of them-
selves, as well as an appreciation of
their own skills and abilities and to
link these persons with available
resources. Further, this account will
attempt to help residents develop pro-
grams to meet their needs within the
Center and other agencies in the develop— ‘
ment of new services.

Within the East Central and Northwest
target areas, this program will

address problems facing the low-
income consumer such as explorative
pricing practices on the part of neigh—
borhood grocers and slum landlords;
incidence of home management problems

reflected through the lack of budget .,
control, meal planning and a feeling of .w
family well-being and small business --

" ventures designed to serve with owner-

ship being vested in the poor. ;.

This emergency financial assistance
program proposes to make limited funds
available to participants of the CAA's
projects for critical purposes such as
transportation to and from a new job until

the first pay has been earned; transpor-

tation to hospital or doctor in times of
emergency; lodging; food; housing relocation
and emer_enc financial loans.



Form Number and
Pro'ect Title

Total Cost Non-Federal Federal
Share Share

P. A. 57 - Legal Services 647, 261 12.6, 014 521, 247

P. A. 59 - Special
Projects - Summer
Recreation

_ P.A, 60 - Recreation

.'





Des cription of Program

This program offers legal representation
for indigent citizens to educate them in

the functions of the law. The program
will furnish legal advice, prepare docu-
ments, negotiate legal controversies,
represent clients in court, and counsel
indigent people regarding the legal process
of the law. The program operates out of
five offices and proposes two additional
centers for the upcoming year.

Summer recreation has three major
emphasis -'employment for residents

in target areas, recreation for the total
family environment, and cultural activities.
This program is designed to serve 60, 000
youth and their families.

This recreation program is designed to
meet the recreational, social, cultural, v
and aesthetic needs of the young adult "‘"
and teenager in the fourteen target areas "
of the CAA. Further, this program
attempts to broaden the scope of *-
recreation to encompass understanding,
guidance, and direction.





Form Number and
Pro'ect Title

P.A, 65 — Senior
Opportunities and

Services (Multi Service
Centers for the Elderly)

P.A. 76 - General
Technical Assistance
to Communities

(CMIP)

TOTAL

__otal Cost

_ederal-
_hare

Non— Federal
__hare

127,103 102,866
'l

$3, 775, 973









$4, 909, 894

$1,133,921

Des cription of Program

The purpose of this project is to create

an environment which enables deprived
older people to fulfill their potential

rather than becoming a burden to the
communityH - contributing to the community
and becoming a source of strength in the
community. Three high rise units are
now operating with a total of 650 units of
families and single persons 65 years and
older being served.

The purpose of this program is to

develop effeétive and-functional

management which will provide leader-

ship and direction to the activities of
community action prograrrfs and

projects within the organization so

that the goals and objectives of serving
indigents and alleviating poverty are
realized. Management, therefore, will
address the elements of operation, a
control, and coordination. “’





Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.

101 Marietta Street Bldg. a Atlanta, Georgia 30303 -



T. M. Parham

Executive Administrator

November 19, 1968

Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor ,
City of Atlanta

City Hall

Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Mayor Allen:

I am submitting to you a copy of Economic Opportunity Atlanta's
1969 refunding application.

As a part of this process we would like for you to review the
proposal. A checkpoint form is enclosed for your signature

once the review is cempleted.

we would appreciate an early reaction to this request.





Sincerely.

T. M. Parham
Executive Administrator

J

TMP:jjj



CG-0306—C/11



ITEBHZATION 0F NON-FEDERAL SHARE

Agencies

1. Butler Street YMCA

2. The Atlanta Urban League

3. Central YWCA

4. Royal Knights Foundation, Inc.
5. Emmus House

6. Metropolitan Boys Clubs, Inc.
?. Central YMCA

8. WAOK Program

9. Wesley House
10. City of Atlanta (See Attachment)
11. Atlanta Girls Club
12. Boy Scouts
13. Girl Scouts Council ‘
14. Grady Homes Girls Club .
15. Vine City Foundation
16. Northwest Perry NSC
17. Nash‘Washington NSC

18. Gwinnett County NSC

19. West End NSC
20. East Central NSC
21. Pittsburgh NSC

23. SOuth Fulton NSC

23. Central City NSC

24. Price NSC
25. North Fulton NSC
26. Edgewood NSC

27. Sum4Mec NSC
28. West Central NSC
29. Rockdale NSC

36> .

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MEMJRANDUM

TO: Mr. Harold Barrett
Duke Harrison

N

Number of Youth Assistants and NYC Employees by Center.

July 22, 1968

Wood .3 youth assistants
3 NYC

0mm]. City 6 youth assistants
5 1m:

East. Central 7 youth alt-intents
26 NYC

West Central 8 youth assistants
T1 NYC

Price 6 youth assistant:
10 NYC

want m1 :1 youth {unant-

pm:

Mia-ant County 6 Youth aunt-mu
1 NYC

Stu-Hue. 5 youth assistant-
11 NYC





Romaine-comers 1., youth a” 18m“
:5 tentative 1m:

Pittsburgh ll- youth assistants
15 NYC
Naohflashington 9 youth assistants
7 NYC
South Mton 28 youth assistant:
10 NYC
North Fulton 6 youth assistants
1:. NYC (Roswell Racmtion Cantor)
Northwest 7’ youth min-tents
25 NYC

SUB-TOTAL .110“ Knuth Assts.
SUB-TOTAL 255 NYC's

TOTAL 35;

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at was. We Mme.

$042+. LUKJJA (/07 HA).

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Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.

101 Marietta Street Bldg. 0 Atlanta. Georgia 30303 n Telephone 688—1012



T. M. Parham

Executive Administrator

December 11. 1968

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

Atlanta. Georgia 30303

Dear Mayor Allen:

This is to advise you that Economic Opportunity
Atlanta will have an "on—site” evaluation by teams from
CEO and U.S. Labor during the week of December 16—20.

You may be called for an interview by some member
of the teams.
Sinder Are.

T. M. Jim Parham
Exec tive Administrator




TMJP/gj



Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.

101 Marietta Street Bldg. 0 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 0 Telephone 688~1012
T. M. Parham

Executive Administrator

MEMORANDUM

TO: Mr. Dan Sweat December 11, 1968

FROM: T. M. Parha

EDA will have "on-site evaluation" by teams from CEO and U. S. Labor
during the week of December 16-20.

0E0 will be looking at the total CAP program.

U. 5. Labor will be looking at the ACEP program.

You may be called for an interview by some member of the team.

TPEP/gd



a RESOLUTION
BY SAM MASSELL, JR.:

RESOLUTION DESIGNATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

ATLANTA, INCORPORATED, AS THE COMMUNITY ACTION

AGENCY FOR THE CITY OF ATLENTA.

WHEREAS, the 1967 Amendments to the Federal Economic
Opportunity not 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

EHEREAS, 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

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

a public hearing for the above stated purpose; and

EHEREAS, the preponderance of expression at the public

hearing was favorable toward the designation of Economic Oppor—

tunity Atlanta as the Community Action agency.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the anrd 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.



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BY SAM MASSELL, JR.:

RESOLUTION DESIGNATING ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY ATLRNTA, INCORPORA—
TED, AS THE COMMUNITY ACTION

AGENCY FOR THE CITY OF ATLANTA.

Mme «Talia JUN 1 7 1268?







December 12, 1968

Mr. John F. Stendridge

Executive Director

Vocational-Technical and Adult Education
Atlanta Public Schools

2930 Forrest Hills Drive, 5. W.

Atlanta. Georgia 30315

Deer John:

Thank you for the invitation to attend the Job Corps Skill Center
meeting on the 19th of December.

I regret very much that I will be unable to attend because of a

scheduling conflict.

I am extremely interested in my proposal for the development
of a Job Corps facility such as this and will be happy to lend
whatever help I can to such I project.

DSzfy

Sincerely yours.

Dan Sweet







DR. JOHN W. LETSON JOHN F- Srsuunluoe

SLIPT. OF SCHOOLS Atlanta Public SChOOlS DIRECTOR
UflfllTlflHAL—TEBHIIIBAI. & MlllLT EDUCATION

2930 Forrest Hills Dr. S. W.
Atlanta. Georgia 30315

M E M 0 H A N D U M December 11, 1968

TO: Mr. Dan Sweat
Mayor's Office

FROM: John F. Standridge, Executive Director
Vocational—Technical and Adult Education

We would like for you to attend a meeting in Room Bl at the Atlanta drea
Technical School Thursday at 2:00 p.m., December 19, 1968, for the purpose
of discussing with us a proposal for a Job Corps Skill Center here in
Atlanta.

Your name was recommended as one who is vitally interested in a program of
this type and we want you to share your ideas with us in the final development

of this program.

We hope that you will be able to attend.

JFSzpf

cc: D1 J.W Lctson
Dr. J.P. Nix
Mr G W. Mulling

Whammmewsmw

CARL D. PERKINS. KYa. CHAIRMAN WILLIRM H. AYRES. OHIO
ALBERT H. QUIE. MIN".

MAJoRI-rv MEMBERS: QM.) MINORITY MEMBERS:

EDITH GREEN. OREG.
JOHN M. ASHBRODK. OHIO

FRANK THOMPSON. .19., N..|.
JOHN H. DENT, PA. ALPHGNZD BELL. CALIF.

.. CONGRESS OF THE UNIT D T “mew
common 9. DARIELS. rm. 5 A Es comma J. Gunner. FLA.
JOHN BRADEMAS, mo. .IoHN N. ERLENBORN, ILL.

WILLIAM J.5CHERLE. Iowa

$235333???” HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES m" ”wanes-ms-

MIGUSTIJS F. HAWKSHS. CALIF. MARVIN L. ESCH. HIGH.
EDWIN D. ESHLEHAN. Pl.

fififiiafif‘iai‘af‘mm. COMMITTEE on EDUCATION AND LABOR Ma- c. man... we.

WILLIAM a. HA‘rI-IAwAY. MAINE WILLIAM A. s‘rzseen. ms.
I-A'rsv ‘r. MINK. HAWAII 2‘8! RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING JAMES M. coLLlns, TEX.

JIMES H. SCHEIJER. NJ.

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PHILLIP BURTON. COLIF. HM
CARL. ALBERT, DKLA. UNITY—223’m}
MlNflRIW—zzi—WZE

.—

December 16, 1968

Dear Sir:

The Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives is
gathering information on the operation and effectiveness of various programs
to reduce unemployment and poverty. The Committee will be concerned with the
continuation of the Economic Opportunity Act and the programs included in that
Act such as the Neighborhood Youth Corps, the Concentrated Employment Program
(CEP), Job Opportunities in the Business Sector (JOBS), Operation Mainstream,
New Careers, Community Action, the Job Corps, and Headstart.

As Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, I would like to know
whether these programs are accomplishing their objectives and how well they
are working locally. While national statistics are important, there is no
substitute for the evaluations of those who are closest to the scene, and so

I am seeking your help.

One or more of the economic opportunity programs is operating in your
community and short questionnaires referring to those which are in your com-
munity and about which you may have knowledge are enclosed.

I ask that you give sufficient time to your responses to make them as
complete as possible. It would be most useful if, in addition to checking the
box which best summarizes your observations, you would also provide your own
comments in the spaces provided on the questionnaires.

By giving us the benefit of your judgment and experience, you will be
rendering a service to the Congress and to the country. I thank you in advance
for your help and appreciate your continuing efforts on behalf of the poor.

Sincerely, J

-‘<’W’€(’)/( .’J 2:.Lm ‘V

Carl D. Perkins
Che irman





l.



Has the local Community Action Program made a positive contribution towards
solving the problems of poor people and improving the greater comniunity in
which it functions?

Very much [Every valuable resource to local government.
Somewhat

Not at all
Unknown

Additional Comments: .
The CAP, with ten Neighborhood Service Centers within the City, has been
a bridge of communication between the poor and the larger community and
has sought constructive approaches to the problems of the poor.

Has the local Community Action Program been effective in stimulating the
participation of the poor in community activities that affect their lives?

Very much This has been one of the strongest contributions of Atlanta's CAP.

Somewhat
Not at all
Unknown

Additional Comments:
City Hall utilizes the CAP neighborhood organizations for planning for housing,
Model Cities, land use and for decentralizing municipal services. ‘

Has-the local Community Action Program been responsible for increasing
the services available to the poor? - =5:

Very much The City utilizes the EDA-(EXP to extend and expand city services

Somewhat to the poor.
Not at all

Unknown

Additional Comments:

Through its own services, and through expanded service of other local public
and private agencies, the CAP has directly and indirectly affected an increase
in services for the poor.

Has the Community Action Program improved communications between the
poor and the other sectors of the community (business, government,
education)? /.-

Very much

Somewhat '

N 01: at all
Unknown

Additional Comments:

The CAP has been especially valuable in this respect. Recent examples
include assignment of staff to help coordinate the National Alliance of
Businessmen effort, bringing together dissident elements in a dispute
at a target-area high school, serving as a vehicle to bring together
complaining tenants and public housing officials.



QUESTIflNHAIRE CAP

i

8'

Page 2

Has the local Community Action Program helped to increase the level of
resources which public and private institutions are Contributing to the

local War on Povertyi/////
L

Very much
Somewhat
Not at all

Unknown

Addiglpnal Comments:
Activities of CAP have stimulated increased interest from foundations,

civic groups, and government.

Has the local Community Action Program increased the will and the ability
of the poor to help themselves?

1/

Very much
Somewhat

Not at all

WH—

Unknown

Additional Comments:

Poor have been helped to see that government will respond to théir
needs, and many leaders have been developed who are now able to articulate

and express the needs of the poor.

Has the local Community Action Program helped the non-poor to understand
better the problems of poverty and the need for local efforts to overcome

these Problems? (///////
Very much

Somewhat _____

Not at all

Unknown

Additional Commentg:

Local support in Atlanta has been the best in the Nation, and much credit
belongs to the excellent interpretive effort made by the CAP. A current
example involves the designation of a week in January, 1969 as

"START NOW ATLANTA” week, proclaimed by the Mayor, and designed by the CAP

as a way to generate interest and activity in the "non-poor" community.
How would you evaluate the effectiveness of each of the following programs?

1. HEADSTARI: _ ///////I
‘ Very effective I i
Somewhat effective
Not at all effective

Unknown

1



QUESTION

emIRe CAP Page 3

What percentage of the total potential enrollment for this program

is being met in your community? Unfortunately only about 10%

A ditional Comments:

___-

This can be the best long—range effort to prevent poverty, but it is
hampered by insufficient funds.

2. LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM:
Very effective
Somewhat effective
Not at all effective

Unknown

What percentage of the total potential enrollment for this program

is being met in your community? 20%

Additional Comments:

Legal Aide keeps issues in the courtroom and off the streets. It

has been very helpful in combatting anachronistic welfare regultions
and bringing attention to landlord-tenant and seller-purchaser
laws which are iniquitous to the interest of the poor.

3. HEALTH CENTERS: 5"
Very effective
Somewhat effective
Not at all effective
Unknown

What percentage of the total potential enrollment for this program

is being met in your community? EX 20%

Additional Comments:

Comprehensive Health Center marks the first real breakthrough

in developing new forms of delivery for health services to the
poor. '

4. NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTERS:

Very effective
Somewhat effective

‘Not at all effective
Unknown
What percentage of the total potential enrollment for this program

is being met in your community? 75%

a

Additional Comments:

These centers are a base for operations and meetings. They have

been used for almost every conceivable kind of activity designed
to bring help and/or growth to the target areas served.



QUE gnome IRE CAP

5. COMMUNITY ACTION EMPLOYbENT PROCEéfifi:
Very effective
Semewhat effective
Not at all effective

Unknown

What percentage of the total potential enrollment for this program

is being met in your community? 10%

Additional Comments:

Employment programs constantly run into difficult obstacles,

such as the shortage of good paying jobs for women, the shortage

of day care resources, the difficfliy of re—training the educationally
crippled male and moving him beyond the lownwage, low-status job.

6. Do you know of any better way to reach the hard core unemployed
than we are now doing under present programs?

(1) Further loosening of "red tape'I which discourages businesses
from participation in government sponsored I'on-the-job training"
programs.

(2) For men and women with very low potential for training and/or
retraining, we need a "public works" type program. (Within our CEP
we have an Atl. Beautifieation Corps mitt which exemplifies what we need
?. Do you feel we are assigning proper priorities to the most urgent but it is

problems of the poor? If not, please indicate which problems you only a
feel deserve the highest priorities. small pro-

(l) Jobs (including public works) gram for 60 per-
(2) Child Development sons.)
(3) Community Action

Project D rector of Governmental

Address Office of the Ma or
Atlanta Geor ia

Affiliation with COmmunity Action.

Mayor's liaison representative to CAP agency



NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS PROGRAMS

Iva—___...

(IN-SCHOOL, OUT-OF-SCHOOL, and SUMMER)

The Neighborhood Youth Corps programs offer work to dropouts and
students of poor families, in the range of $1.25 to $1.60 per hour.

1) Is NYC needed in your community?
Very Much X
Somewhat_m
Not at all
Unknown

Additional Comments:

Provides direct work experience for the group which has the highest-
unemployment rate in our community.

Have the services performed by NYC enrollees been of value to the
community?

Very much
Somewhat
Not at all
Unknown

Additional comments:
Host agencies complain bitterly if their allocation of NYC enrollees is out.
we have more requests for NYC workers than we can fill. -

If your community has an NYC out-of—school program, does the project
make a strong effort to prepare enrollees and place them into regular
employment?

Strong effort X

Moderate
No out-of-school program
No effort

Unknown .l

éfifilEiflfl§l_EQEEEE£§: Many examples of movement from NYC to pernmnent employment,
but some yougsters are so badly crippled ed nationally and socially, they need

a stronger counselling and training effort an NYC/is currentlxsable to give.
. NAME /I :1fo y _ .cia

ADDRESS Dlrector of Governmental Liaison

Office of the Mayor—{anemi— Georgia

. NYC AFFILIATION? Ldayorfsliaison representafive
"- . to CAP agency

NYC (out of school) allocation has been gradually reduced over the past

two years. We feel this program has great practical value and tremendous
implications for future development of youth, and rather than being reduced,
it should be expanded and strengthened.



Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.

101 Marietta Street Bldg. o Atlanta, Georgia 30303 c
T. M. Parham

Executive Administrator

December 18, 1968

TO ATLANTA CIVIC LEADERS:

People must constantly ask you, as they ask me, “What
can I do?" and ”How can I find out what's going on?”

Because so many are asking these questions, we have
tried to provide new ways for them to learn first hand
about Atlanta‘s needs and to become personally involved
as volunteers.

In January many civic. religious and social groups
will join EOA in a START NOW ATLANTA campaign to alert
citizens to Atlanta‘s needs. The week of January 12 will
be proclaimed START NOW ATLANTA week.

I hope that your organization will be able to par—
ticipate by planning special programs, visiting Atlanta's
slums as guests of poor people, or by volunteering as a
group or as individuals.

I am enclosing brief background material plus
information about two programs which will be introduced
during START NOW ATLANTA week.

Please let me know if I can supply other information.

M. Jim Parham
ecutive Administrator



Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.

101 Marietta Street Bldg. o Atlanta, Georgia 30305 e
T. M. Parham

Execmive Administrator

TWO NEW BOA PROGRAMS FOR ATLANTA’S CITIZENS

Because so many people ask "What can I do." and ”How can I
find out what's going on.” EOA is offering two programs to help
them learn first hand and to become involved. _

The week of January 12 will be proclaimed START NOW ATLANTA
week'to alert citizens to the city's needs and to introduce the

two programs.
1. FIQQ OUT

One program is run by poverty area residents who want to show
other Atlantans what progress they have made in their neighborhoods
and what obstacles they still face. Twenty—two residents have
volunteered to lead tours through their neighborhoods. They call
themselves V. I. P.'s or Volunteer information People, and are
members of BOA neighborhood self help groups in 14 low income areas
served by EOA neighborhood centers.

One of the V. I. P.’s described their purpose this way:

”We're tired of them people coming through here
Shaking their heads about the rats and garbage
and nasty shacks and not seeing us. Since we
learned how. we've did more for ourselves than
anyone have did for us and we're going to do
more. We're people too. Some of us have a lot
of talent. After we get off our jobs, we spend
most of our hours working to make our neighborhoods
better. We want to talk with people who come
through here. Maybe if we work with eacn other
we can get rid of this load. It ain't good for
none of us.”

Groups or individuals interested in scheduling visits to
poverty areas should call 525—4262. For further information c0n—

tact:

Mrs. Mary Lu Mitchell

Director of Public Information
Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.
101 Marietta Street, N. W.
Atlanta. Georgia 30303

Telephone: 525-4262





g; . VOLUNTEER

The other program provides new volunteer jobs for Atlantans
who want to help poverty area residents remove the obstacles they

still face.

In the past volunteers have been used to supplement pro—
fessional staffs. This rich resource of skill, enthusiasm and

ability has not been fully utilized.

EOA will offer sensitivity training and coordination for:

Volunteers who want specific assignments at agencies
or centers.

Volunteers who are innovative enough to develop
their own programs.

Volunteers who want to work in partnership with
block groups in a low income area.

Volunteers who want to work with their own friends
and neighbors in changing attitudes and studying
specific problems.

The first training program will be conducted by the Multi—
Purpose Training Center on January 22.23, and 24.

Groups or individuals interested in volunteering should call
525-4262. For further information contact:

Mrs. June Sammons

Volunteer Coordinator

Economic Opportunity Atlanta. Inc.
101 Marietta Street. N. W.
Atlanta. Georgia 30303

Telephone: 525—4262



Backgroind information for:
STA RT NOW ATLANTA

Atlanta, the capital of the Southeast, is known for its
growing economy, beautiful homes and fine universities. For most
of its citizens Atlanta offers growth, vitality and prosperity.

But for 160,000 Atlantans this is not true. They live in
40,000 unfit dwellings in neighborhoods with names such as Vine
City, Cabbagetown, Lightning. Summerhill, Mechanicsville and
Buttermilk Bottom, only minutes from downtown Atlanta, but de—
cades away from the mainstream of Atlanta's progress.

The social, economic and ethnic character of Atlanta‘s popu—
lation is undergoing profound change. Middle—class families are
moving to the suburbs, leaving behind in the central city area an
increasingly large concentration of unemployed, underemployed,
poorly educated, low—income families.

Some of the residents of the central city are long—time hard
core slum dwellers. Added to this group are thousands of rural
"in—migrants" who move to Atlanta yearly from surrounding states.
Crowded into deteriorating housing and alien surroundings, the
newcomers from deprived rural areas join the residents of the central
city in a lonely, miserable existence characterized by restricted
opportunities and despair. Most are unskilled. Many are illi—
terate, lacking the most basic skills in reading, writing and
arithmetic. Many are unable to fill out job applications, read
street or bus signs, or follow written work instructions. Finding
no work and little hope, the family unit disintegrates as indivi—
duals break and flee or fathers move out to allow their families
to qualify for public assistance. Desertion, divorce, crime, de—
linquency, unemployment and dependency- follow.

Who are the poor in Atbnta?

They are young men, like the 21 year old holding two jobs,
neither paying more than $1.25 an hour, to support his wife and
four children. A loan company is now threatening to garnishee his
wages because he missed payments on money borrowed to buy Christmas
toys for his children. One of his children had pneumonia. THamedi—
cine and additional coal to heat his room'took all he had.

The poor are women, like the 33 year old mother supporting
three children. She earns $28.00 a week and pays $12.00 a week
rent on three rooms. She must leave her children alone at home
while she works because there are no free day care centers near
her neighborhood.

The poor are old, like the 76 year old man living alone in
one room, existing on canned tomato juice and wieners which a
neighbor brings every six or seven weeks. He is paralyzed. No

one else ever comes to see him.
The poor are parents, like the mother and father struggling

to feed eight children. The father drove a garbage truck for a
private firm where his take home pay was $58.00 a week. Sometimes
he slept in the truck when he missed the one ride that took him

near his home, some 18 miles away. One night a policeman came there
to tell him that his 8 month old daughter had died of malnutrition





that afternoon. The man is now blind. He no longer watches his
oldest son draw beautiful pictures —-— a son who will never have
a chance to develop this talent because he must quit school and
feed his family.

Who are the people living in Atlanta 5 slums?

A study of 47,000 people, 16 through 75 years of age, living
in poverty neighborhoods served by EOA centers, found that:

More than 2/3 of all unemployment in the Atlanta Metropolitan

areais concentrated in these low—income areas.

77% earned less than $3,000 a year.

52% of all households were headed by women.

82% were Negroes.

57% of the adults did not graduate from high school.

?% had no formal education.

12% needed medical aid to remove a work handicap.

11% claimed no job skill, or only farm work as experience.
22% of the whites and 25% of the Negroes were seeking work.

Of those seeking work,

T5% were women.

65% of all seeking work were Negro women.

34% of the white women and 30% of the white men desired
additional vocational training.

75% of the Negro women and 6r% of the Negro men wanted
additional vocational training.

The need for jobs, or better jobs, isa major topic of con—
versation in Atlanta's slums. The EOA centers are in daily contact
with thousands who do not earn enough to support themselves and
their families because they are unemployed, underemployed or under-
paid. Seventy—two percent of all people coming to EOA neighborhood
centers want jobs, though most need many other EOA services before
they are prepared for steady employment.r

At the same time, Atlanta employers beg for people with the
skills they need to run their businesses.

Unemployment wastes both human and economic potential. At
the lowest level. Each man—year of unemployment costs the economy
at least $2,500-fi3,000_in lost wages or products. If the per capita
income of the hard core unemployed in Atlanta could be raised just
$100 each year during a working lifetime, there w0uld be an additi~
onal $28 million injected into the economy. If that income could be
raised to the income level of the average Atlantan, Atlanta business
would benefit from an additional $450 million of purchasing power.

These are just the extra—earning benefits. Add to this the
millions saved on welfare (between $75,000 — $100,000 to support
a family during a lifetime), unemployment payments, crime (some
$2,500 per year to keep a man in jail), and hundreds of agencies,
services and programs aimed at dealing with or eliminating these



problems, and the figure would probably double or triple.

Part of the city's recent Community Improvement Program
studw dealt with jobs —~ tow many there are is certain cate—
gories and projections of what tie sit atiOn will be in the
year l983 if present trends continue.

For example, by four of every ten new jobs will be
in the city of Atlanta.

if present trends continue, these new jobs will be divided
among government, finance, insurance and real estate ~ waite
collar jobs.

None of the new jobs will be in manufacturing or in whole—
sale trade and distribution.

It is necessary to look at population figures from the same
report to see how these trends will affect Atlanta.

By 1983 the Negro population will increase by 02 percent,
the white population by four percent. Well over Half of the city's
population will be Negro and more than half of the Negro population
will be under 20 or over 54. Over 40 percent of the Negro families
living in the city in l983 are expected to have annual family in—
comes helow $5.000.

TO SUM UP, these ClP figures show that:
FlRST, Job growth will be in white collar occupations.
NEXT. population will consist of people unqualified for
white collar jobs, by current standards.
NEXT, downtown retailing will he supported by a prepon—
derance of families with poverty—level l CJmeS,
and
FINALLY, Atlanta 5 growtn pOLential Will oe imposSible
to realize unless established trends are changed.

This gap between rich and poor is affecting Atlanta at every
level. The extent of the gap comes as a shock to most.

A recent study of social blight in Atlanta by our Community
CounCil shows the disparity clearly.

The Council found that if you live in one of Atlanta's upper
income areas you share an acre with six others: if you live in a
downtown slum you share an acre with 56 others.

The Council found that a baby born to slum parents has only
half the chance of surviving as an infant in the highest income
areas.

The tuberculosis rate is five times higher among slum adults
than for adults on the Northside.

The same trend follows in juvenile delinquency according to
the Council. In Vine City the juvenile arrest rate is six times
higher than in Buckhead. Juvenile problems are complex.

’nirvu 7n severe deprivation, children represent one of the

greatest tragedies of poverty. The cycle of public dependency
and failure repeats itself as they grow up little better equipped
than their parents to cope with the demands of urban life.



Many of the children live in broken homes. One out of four
children in Atlanta live with only one parent. In our slums the
figure would be more like one—half to two—thirds. Most of these
parents work. Those who earn little cannot afford day care and
the RCA and United Appeal centers for poor children can handle only
1,200. The remaining 12,000 children have no where to go. Often
they are left alone at home or in tne streets because parents
have no alternative. Trouble is never far away. One out of six
Atlanta youths will become juvenile delinquents within one year.

The school lives of these children are marked by poor atten—
dance, low achievement and failure. They come from homes without
books, pencils or privacy. No adults areavailable to guide and
encourage the children. They are dulled by low protein diets.
Obviously they cannot benefit from even the best education, if
available, unless some of these needs are corrected.

it must be stressed that poor parents care very deeply about
their children. But tney can only do what is possible, and that
is not mucn.

These are some of the serious and tragic proolems confront—
ing us.
The city government, Churches,United Appeal agencies and

other public and private agencies perform hundreds of vital ser—
vices. They do an outstanding job.

The National Alliance of Businessmen under A. H. Sterne, the
Chamber of commerce, the uaycees, and private buSiness are making
tremendous progress in opening jobs, changing attitudes, and
training the unemployed so they can become part of Atlanta.

In 1964 the city and county governments paved the way for
Atlanta to receive anti~poverty funds. Because of their quick
action Atlanta received one of the first urban grants under the
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. From the beginning. Atlanta's
antinoverty agency, Economic Opportunity_Atlanta, or EDA, has
been one of the outstanding programs in the country. Mayor Allen
praises EOA‘s contribution to the city and credits it with helping
keep Atlanta peaceful last summer.

Led by Boisfeuillet JOnes as Chairman of the Board and Jim
Parham as Executive Administrator, EOA has helped thousands lift
themselves out of poverty.

....During the past 12 months more than 5,000
people have been placed on jobs by employment
counselors in the 14 EOA neighborhood centers...
330 school dropouts were employed through the
Neighborhood Youth Corps...80,000 hours of part—
time work were available for youths last Summer
...l,lOO boys have been recruited for Job Corps
training...l, 48 people have received employment



training...

...Twelve EOA day care centers have provided two—thirds
of all available ”public” day care slots in Atlanta

(800 of approximately 12001EOA neighborhood centers
helped poverty residents develop youth centers in

five neighborhoods with sparse recreational facili—
ties...2,300 children benefited from Head Start.

...Legal services supported with Economic Opportunity
funds have successfully challenged antiquated welfare
regulations and given a new degree of equity to the
poor in their dealings with those who exploit their
ignorance...the Comprehensive Health Center is pro—
viding preventive medical services to 28,000 resi—
dents of one inner—city slum...Planned Parenthood
with a large share of funds from EOA is helping
7,500 women through nine centers...Senior Citizen
Services, largely thIOugh BOA support, provides
counseling, recreation, training and transportation
to 2,500 aged participants monthly... -4osenior
citizens work in the F0ster Grandparents program
providing tender loving care to children at Grady
Hospital. the Fulton Juvenile Court and Carrie Steel

Pitts Home.

...Aides in 14 BOA neighborhood service centers have
contacted 25,596 poor persons during'the past 12
months...15,763 requests were received for social
services...total attendance at more than 2,000 neigh—
borhood meetings during the past 12 months was 124,
260 and provided a badly needed means of expression
and communication for the poor...countless acts of
kindness have helped relieveiimmediate distress.

The anti—poverty program has done much more. It has demon-
strated the success of the first really new idea in social welfare
since 1776. That new idea amounts to One little preposition, but

it has revolutibnized old methods. Instead of doing things FOR
and T0 poor people, EOA has shown the success of working WITH people

to help them solve their own problems. EOA is not another hand—
out program. It simply offers opportunities for education, train~

ing, and services. And most important of all, the poor help plan

every program.
Some 200 neighborhood block clubs and their elected represen—

tatives to EOA committees attest to the success of this idea. Since
1964 the poor in Atlanta have spent more volunteer hours trying to
improve their lives than all other volunteers together. The impor—
tance they attach to this newoPportunity was shown last year when

12,000 poor people, most of whom had never voted, came to crowded



grocery stores. parser snops and neignoornood gathering places
to vote for their representatives to BOA committees.

Of course, no one argues that these programs have been
totally successful. Mucn has seen learned, b t we still face
tough problems such as developing additional :cadership among
the poor. motivating the hard core unemployed, stretching limi—
ted dollars and using them most effectively, tnanging detrimen—
tal policies and laws, Changing personal attitudes and invol—
ving more of Atlanta's citizens in these efforts-

During EOA s past four years, $30.000,000 in federal money
has been made available to help lift thousands of Atlantans out
of poverty. Only approximatel3'a500,000 has been allocated by
our city and county governments. Further progress in solving
Atlanta‘s problems will depend on the interest of Atlanta’s

citizens.
The week of January 12 “as been proclaimed START NOW ATLANTA

week to urge Atlantan s to learn scout our citx's proclems, what
the poor have done for themselves and w.at we can do to help
them.

BOA is ready to lend a sane. uroups or individuals who want
to visit poverty areas as guests of poor people or wno want to
volunteer in new ways can do so by calling BOA at 525-4262.



CITY OF ATLANTA

CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303

Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404

WAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR

R. EARL LANDERS. Administrative Assistant
MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Setretal'lII
DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison

MEMORANDUM

TO: Dan Sweat DATE; 12/23/68

FROM: .I. H. Robinson 2

SUBJECT: Meeting of the E, O. A. Citizens Central Advisory Council

Dan, you will find enclosed copies of things that were
discussed that took place December 17, 1968 in the

Aide rmanic Chamber .



MEETING OF THE EOA
CITIZENS CENTRAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
CITY HALL fi_ATLANTA, GEORGIA
DECEMBER 17, 1968

Suggested_Agenda

Devotions

Adoption of Agenda

Minutes of the Last Meeting

Recommendations from Sub—Committees:

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

F.

G.

H.

Manpower

Social Services
Housing
Education
Health
Transportation
Home Management

Follow—Through

Other Business

Adjournment h Mizpah



ngislative Recommendations of the Manpower Sub-Committee
COCQACCO

We recommend that both the State and City

A. Establish a Public Employment Program which includes the following

features: '

1. Public work and beautification program for limited skilled,
unemployed persons in urban communities.

2. New Careers programs in public departments.

3. Establishment of sub—professional job categories in the State
MErit System.

4. Create a public advisory committee to the Department of Labor.

B. Establish a Skills Center designed to offer training, evaluation, and
placement to the unemployed in the urban centers of the State. Such
a center would:

1. This center would accept persons with no prerequisites based on
education, training, income, etc.

2. The center would have an advisory committee representing enrollees,
business, education, labor and community action programs.

3. Such a center would deal specifically with the unemployment problems
of females by offering training, providing day care and developing
job placements for them.

C. Enforce nondiscrimination of all (city) state contracts set by any
department.



RECOMMENDATION - SOCIAL SERVICES

SUB-COMMITTEE CCAC

December 16, 1968

The impending freeze of federal funds for Aid to Families with De-
pendent Children payments, effective July 1, 1969, will require
action by the State of Geargia. We therefore urge our legislators
to make provisions for funds to make up for this lack of federal

assistance in this as well as any other area.

Legislative Recommendations on Housing

December 1968

I. The Department on Family and Children Services is called upon adjust
welfare grants so as to remove inequities in housing and maintenance.
This adjustment will require legislative action:

a‘

A. The Georgia State Legislature is called upon to increase the
standard budget allowance for shelter in Dapartment of Family
and Children Services grants throughout the state, and to

allocate the money necessary to fund thesa grants.

Reasonable investigation of present system of payments to deter-
mine basis for adjustment.

state laws should be amended to provide:

Tenant participation in:

1. Policyhmaking, by enlargement of local housing authority
governing bodies to allow for the tenant membership - Reduce

terms office from ten to three years.

Management

a. Development of resPect for tenant organizations in an
advisory capacity; prohibition of turning off utilities
for nonmpayment of rent.

Establishment of tenant-review board to hear and investigate
complaints, recommending disciplinary action in repetitious
cases; disciplinary action against management upon 10 or more
written complaints filed with the tenant association.

Appointment of tenants to the next vacancies from a
democratically selected list of nominees.

d. Appointment of resident project managers with authority
to act.

I

Democratic elections of officers in tenant associations.
Requirements for health and sanitation to meet the original goals
of public housing for tenant families at the expense of the housing

authority and no increase in rents.

Reorganization of eviction procedures to:

1. Allow six days instead of present four.
2. Removal of requirement for double indemnity bonds where



-2-

=dispossessory warrants are contested in court.

Require that receipts be furnished tenants for all charges
including: warrant fees, utility bills, repairs, etc.

4. Removal of Section 9-A and like provisions making
_evictions purely discretionary with managers.

IV. The officials and staff of public housing authorities are called
upon to work for the social goals recommended by the Housing
Assistance Administration March 22, 1968, including also:

A. Respect for tenants as individuals and human beings.

B. Same regulations and codes for public housing as exist for
private housing.

C. Uniform requirements in regard to rules and elimination of
dues except as established by tenant associations.

Arrangement of office hours and facilities to suit convenience
of most tenants.

Public announcements and advertising in regard to vacancies,
changes and possibilities for transfers, as well as, itemized
financial reports by housing authorities.

Raising minimum income requirements for youth family members
to $600 before inclusion as family income for rent adjustments.

Rents not to be increased on the basis of a child’s income
for one year after high school graduation on the assumption that
he will be saving for future educational expenses.



Citizens Central Advisory Council

Legislative Recommendation
of the
Education Sub—Committee

I
December 17, 1968

The Georgia State Legislature is called upon to pass the following
amendments:

A. At present the board of education candidate's fee is $900.00.
This large fee eleminates the possibility of grass root people
becoming candidates.

We recommend that the board of education candidate's fee be
reduced to $25.00 in order to insure the possibility of all
persons being fostered the opportunity to run in the election.

Several months ago the Department of Health, Education and Welfare
evaluated the school system of the United States and Georgia

rated fortywninth.

In order to dissolve the education lag in Georgia, training
must start at an early age. We therefore reccomend compulsive

kindergarten throughout the state.

All teachers be placed in their major area of training.

Funds be withheld until local boards of education comply with
the State Board of Education's requirements.

Representatives to Boards of Education be elected by wards and areas.

Textbooks be selected by the area'superintendent with advice of
community advisory committees.





Recommendations from Health Sub—Committee

CCAC

1. That Fulton County start a visiting nurse service for the many
elderly and bedfast who cannot get to Grady Hospital.

2. That same decentralization of the health services now available
at Grady be undertaken to make them more accessible to people and
to attempt to ease the overcrOwding there.

3. Enforce the city code which requires that ambulances be staffed by
a doctor, a registered nurse, or a person with Red Cross First Aid

training. Extend the code to cover the counties which do not have
these requirements.

Citizens Central Advisory Council
Legislative Recommendations
of the
Transportation Sub-Committee

December 9, 1968

The Georgia State Legislature is called upon to pass the following:

A. Increase representation on the Rapid Transit Board.

B. Revise the Rapid Transit program to meet the needs of the people.
Offer new referendum to vote on rapid transit.

Permit sale of stock to raise funds instead of increasing property
taint.

Consider a payroll tax for rapid transit.

Supply transportation for Special schools (Headstart, Follow-Through,
and other schools that deal with mentally and physically retarded
children.)



Recommendations from the Home Management Sub-Committee



CCAC

We ask that the State of Georgia establish a consumer protection agency
to gather facts and evidence against merchants of all types who ‘
knowingly cheat and swindle customers with inferior merchandise, foods,
and hidden or unfair credit practices. That this agency make this

information available to consumers and use it, too, to advise Georgia
lawmakers of needed changes in state laws.

2. That a law be passed requiring full, total, itemized and final credit

costs be written out immediately above the place where the consumer
must sign contracts, for loans, services, or goods. That these costs
also be read aloud to the buyer before he signs the contract.

Citizens Central Advisory Council

Legislative Recommendations
of the
Follow-Through Sub-Committee

December 10, 1968

I. The Georgia State Legislature is called upon to pass the following:

A. Provide the Atlanta School System with an increase in
tranSportation allotment per child in order that the

children attending Headstart, Follow-Through and schools
dealing with the mentally and physically retarded Can

travel to and from school safely.

I.

Citizens Central Advisory Council
Legislative Recommendations
of the
Follow-Through Sub-Committee

December 10, 1968

We recommend to the Atlanta Board of Education that:

A. Cross—walks be placed at strategic points within the Follow-
Through school areas for the protection of the children.

B. Patrol ladies be provided for these cross-walks; also these
ladies be hired from the target area of the community.

MANPOWER SUB-COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

Although the nation in general and Atlanta in particular is
experiencing relatively high employment. the hard core poor, i.e.
the chronically unemployed require immediate and direct assistance.
These unskilled men and women who are currently unproductive and
therefore impose a heavy drain on welfare and other dependency
programs would prefer to be ~employed and productive if given the
necessary training and/or work.

Therefore, we call upon our state representatives and city
officials to enact legislation which will:

A. Establish a Public Employment Program including the following
features:

1. Public work and beautification program for limited skilled,
unemployed persons in urban communities.

New Careers programs in public departments.

Establishment of sub professional job categories in the
State Merit System.

Create a public advisory committee to the Department of
Labor.

Establish a Skills Center designed to offer training, evaluation,

and placement to the unemployed in the urban centers of the
State.

1. This center would accept persons with no prerequisites
based on education, training, income, etc.

The center would have an advisory committee representing
enrollees, business, education, labor and community action
programs.

Such a center would deal specifically with the unemployment
problem of females by offering training, providing day care
and developing job placements for them.

C. Enforce nondiscrimination in all (city) and state contracts
let by any department.

r.





SOCIAL SERVICES SUB-COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The most serious problem facing the poor in Atlanta and
throughout the state is the impending freeze of welfare as-
sistance. The level of assistanceis already too low. It
should be raised. But if it must remain at this low level,
at least continue this sole support for mothers with depen—
dent children.

The Congressmen from Georgia are urged to work for the
repeal of those provisions which would freeze AFDC at current
levels.

The proposed tax revision poses a real threat to the
families of the poor throughout the state,

The general sales and use of tax is the most regressive
tax. It takes a far larger percentage of the poor man‘s
income than a rich man's, simply because the poor man spends
a great deal of his income on necessities.

If the General Assembly increases the taxes which are
regressive in-nature, loss of purchasing power would be a
crippling blow to the already low standard of living of the
poor family.

We urge the Georgia Assembly to reject any plans which would
increase the tax burden of the poor in our state.



HOUSING SUB-COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The_Housing sub—committee of the Central Citizens Advisory
Council is concerned about the problems of welfare recipients
in public housing and public housing conditions in general.
This committee has studied these problems, met with welfare and
housing officials to discuss them and still has found no relief.
The minimum standards for welfare grants and the allowance for
shelter must be increased.

I. The Department of Family and Children Services is called
upon to adjust welfare grants so as to remove inequities
in housing and maintenance. This adjustment will require
legislative action:

A. The Georgia State Legislature is called upon to in—
crease the standard budget allowance for shelter in
Department of Family and Children Services grants
throughout the state, and to allocate the money ne—
cessary to fund these grants.

We request and investigation by the Legislature of
the present system of payments to determine basis for
adjustment.

II. The state laws should be amended to provide:
A. Tenant participation in:

1. We recommend that Tenants serve on policy—making
boards. Also we recommend the reduction of the
terms of office of the housing authority members
from ten to three years.

2. Management
a. Development of respect for tenant organizarions
in an advisory capacity; prohibition of turning
off utilities for non—payment of rent.

Establishment of tenantmreview board to hear
and investigate complaints, recommending dis—
ciplinary action in repetitious cases: disci-
plinary action against management upon 10 or
more written complaints filed with the tenant
association. a

c. Appointment of tenants to the_next vacancies
on boards from a democratically selected



list of nominees.

d. Appointment of resident from tenants as pro—
ject managers.

Requirements for health and sanitation to meet the
original goals of public housing for tenant families
at the expense of the housing authority and no in-
crease in rents.

Reorganization of eviction procedures to:
1. Allow six days instead of present four
2. Removal of requirement for double indemnity bonds

where dispossessory warrants are contested in
court.

Require that receipts be frunished tenants for
all charges including: warrantees, utility bills,
repairs, etc.

Removal of Section 9—A and like provisions making

evictions purely discretionary with managers.

The officials and staff of public housing authorities are
called upon to work for the social goals recommended by

the Housing Assistance Administration March 22, 1968, in—
cluding also:

A. Respect for tenants as individuals and human beings.

B. Same regulations and codes for public housing as exist
for private housing.
Uniform requirements in regard to rules and elimination
of dues except as established by tenant associations.

Arrangement of office hours and facilities to suit
convenience of most tenants.

Public announcements and advertising in regard to
vacancies, changes and possibilities for transfers,

as well as, itemized financial reports by housing
authorities.



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Raising minimum income requirements for youth family
members to $600 before inclusion as family income
for rent adjustments.

Rents not to be increased on the basis of a child's
income for one year after high school graduation on
the assumption that he will be saving for future
educational expenses.

EDUCATION SUB-COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Education Committee of the Central Citizens Advisory
Council has discussed many issues over the past year. We
are concerned that the recently passed School Board Issue be
carefully inepected and monitored to see that the highest

" priorities will be those areas in greatest need. We intend
to watch the School System on this Board Issue.

I
Futhermore, we recommend:

1. The Georgia State Legislature is called to pass the
'following amendments:

'z. ‘present the board of education candidate's fee
is $900.00. This large fee eliminates the possibility
of grass root people becoming candidates.

We recommend that the board of education candidate’s

fee be reduced to $25.00 in order to insure the
possibility of all persons being fostered the opportunity
to run in the election.

Several months ago the Department of Health, Education,
and Welfare evaluated the school systems of the United
States and Georgia rated forty-ninth. I
In order to issolve the education lag in Georgia,
training must start at an early age. We therefore

rLCOmmend compulsoryVKindergarden throughout the State.

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All teacher: as ura3ed in their major area of training.

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Funds be withheld until local_boards of education comply
with the State Board of Education's requirements.

Representatives to Boards of Education be elected by
wards and areas.

Text books beiselected by the area superintendent with
advice of community advisory committees.



HEALTH SUB—COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The most critical problem facing many of the poor is the
absence of health services. Before an individual can hold a
job or keep one he or she must have good health. Our older
peOple require better health services and the very young in
poor families. Existing health services meet only a fraction
of the need of poor peOple.

We recommend:

1.

That Fulton County start a visiting nurse_service for

the many elderly and bedfast who cannot get to Grady
Hospital.

That some decentralization of the health services

now available at Grady be undertaken to make them
more accessible to people and to attempt to ease
the overcrowding there.

Enforce the city code which requires that ambulances
be staffed by a doctor, a registered nurse, or a per-
son with Red Cross First Aid training. Extend the

code to cover the counties which do not have require—
ments.



TRANSPORTATI ON SUB-COMMI TTEE REC OMMENDATI ONS

The poor recognize as does the general public the need for
transportation. In fact, the poor lives with this recognition
each day as we leave our homes in the early hours of the morning
and return late in the evening. It is we who are forced to use
public transportation and who are sometimes prevented from seeking
better jobs because of the lack of transportation. We want better
tranSportation, even Rapid Transit, if it planned in such a way
that our needs are met just like the other groups in the area.

1. The Georgia State Legislature is called upon to pass the
following:

a. Increase representation on the Rapid Transit Board.

b. Revise the Rapid Transit program to meet the needs of
the poor people. '

Offer new referendum to voters on rapid transit.

Permit sales of stock to raise funds instead of
increasing property tax.

Consider a payroll tax for Rapid Transit.
Supply transportation for special schools (Headstart,

Follow—Through, and other schools that deals with
mentally ill and physically retarded children).



HOME MANAGEMENT SUB—COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Poor are often the prey of unscrupulous merchants or
salesmen. Exorbitant interest rates on items purchased or
inferior quality Of goods and services are frequently found
in our low income neighborhoods. These practices must be stOpped.

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1. We ask that the State of Georgia establish a consumer
protection agency to gather facts and evidence against mer—
chants of all types who knowingly cheat and swindle custo—
mers with inferior merchandise, foods, and hidden or unfair
credit practices. _That this agency make this information
available to consumers and use it, too, to advise Georgia
Lawmakers of needed changes in state laws.

That a law be passed requiring full, total, itemized and
final credit costs be written out immediately above the
place where the consumer must sign contracts, for loans,

services, or goods. That these costs also be read aloud
to the buyer before he signs the contract.



FOLLOW-THROUGH SUB~COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

I. The Georgia State Legislature is called upon to pass the
following:

A.

Provide the Atlanta School System with an increase
in transportation allotment per child in order that
the children attending Headstart, Follow~Through

and schools dealing with the mentally and physically
retarded can travel to and from school safely.

Cross—walks be placed at strategic points within the

Followahrough school areas for the protection of
the children.

Patrol ladies be provided for these cross—walks:
also these ladies be hired from the target area of
-the community.



101 Matietta Street Bli z. - .itlanta,Georgia 30503 0 Telephone 683*1912

T. M. Parham

Executive .’.ininisxitc.‘

November 3, 1968

Mr. Boisfeuillet Jones
Chairman

EOA Board of Directors

210 Peachtree Center Building
230 Peachtree Street, N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear MI. JONES‘

Attached is a sheet from the weekly Economic pportunity
Report for this week noting that Mr. David -Roc leller is
urging business to lrbbwaor 50cial programs_-

.JHE,

Considering :he results of natiOna and local elec
this week it m9€ld seem advisable t‘ L those members _
business com_?p:ity who believe that war on poverty programs
have had p93: ve effects should - w begin an eff t to stress
the desiaability of their contiqdance. Such an fort would

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not hage’to be a blancet endonsement of all cur ent act1Vit1es

but w hld emphasize the mainrthrust of creatih opportunity and
re ving unnecessary obstacfbs to social and _uman growth.

"EE"§au-unsusg hese programs have in the past four ye
V brought thirty million dollars in federal grants to the
community. Our social problems have not been eliminate
many needed programs, too costly for local resources,
made possible:
...5300 job placements have been made during
the past twelve months through EDA Centers...
330 Neighborhood Youth Corps slots were avail—
able for school dropouts...80,000 hours of



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part-time work were available for youngsters
in the summer program...llOO boys have been re—
cruited this year for Job Corps enrollment...
1048 persons were enrolled in ACE? training
programs...EOA staff positions provided 350 jobs
for residents of target neighborhoods.

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-..OEO—EOA funds supported twelve day care
centers prdviding two—thirds of all available-
"public" day care slots available in the
community {800 of approximately 1200)...EOA
Neighbdrhodd Centers helped develop five youth
centers in neighborhoods with sparse recreational
facilities...a number of low income youngsters
have been given otherwise unattainable educational
opportunity_through the Upward Bound Program...
2300 children received the benefits of Summer
Head Start Programs.

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fully challenged antiquated welfare regulations
and given a new degree of equity'to the poor in
their dealings with thOSe who exploit their
ignorance..lthe Comprehensive Health Center will
provide a badly needed experiment in delivery of
preventive medical services to 28,000 residents
of an inner city slum...the Employment Evaluation
Center, now operated by Georgia Vocational Re—
habilitation Agency and a valuable part of the
city's emplcgability effort, got its start with
a two millioh dollar grant from CEO...Planned
Parenthood is serving 7500 women in nine centers
with a large share of the funds from BOA...
Senior Citizens Service. largely through_EOA _
support, provides counsellinc, recreation, train—
ing, and trahsportation to 2500 aged participants
monthly...fo'ty senior citizens work in the Foster



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