Box 9, Folder 9, Document 19

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FEDERAL COLLEGE WORK STUDY PROGRAM

The Federal College Work Study Program (CWSP) was
established under the Economic Opportunity Act of 196 to
"stinulate and promote the partetime employment of students,
particularly students from low income families, in eligible
institutions who are in need of the earnings from such
employment to pursue courses of study at such instituions."

Section 444 (a) (1) of the liighor Edfication Act of 1965
(as amended) provides, in part, that students employed under
CWSP may work ; ™, . . in the public interest for a public
or private non-profit organization." An examination of the |
legislative history clearly establishes the intention of
Congress to encourage Urban Corpsetype programs. ‘a

‘ Collese financial aid officers determine eligibility

of students using guidelines furnished by H.E.W. The
bulk of funds is used for on campus employment such as
library assistants, bookstore and cafeteria student employees.
Colleges may contract with agencies for their work study
funds to be used by their students. CWSP funds may pay up to
80% of the students silary with the agency paying the remainder.

The Atlanta Urban Corps has contacted all Atlanta area
colleges and most within this region. Tentative agreements with ‘
financial aid officers total approximately 200 workestudy
atudent slots at 30% funding. .

1968 national appropriation for CWSP was approximately
§22 million, Atlanta area colleges received approximtely
$580,000,

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aATLANTA URBAN CORPS PUBLIC RELATIONS

As a newly formed program the Urban Corps is dependent for
its image development on a good public relations department. The
impact that the Urban Corps will have on the city of Atianta will
be made through its program of “selfesell." Therefore, a public
relations director has been appointed, and t e job of presenting
the Urban Corps to Atlanta and keeping the program in the public
eye is underway.

At present a newsletter is being drawn up which will come
from the general office and be sent to those students and none
students who are working closely with the program, e.g. Board of
Trustees, College Relations Board. The newsletter will attempt
to serve as an interedepartment information source for the Urban
Corps.

In connection with ‘the on-campus student recruitment devel-
opment, public relations is working on a student brochure which
explains the Urban Corps in short paragraph form, These brochures
will be printed and distributed among the nine participating -
Atlanta campuses, p

It is hoped that as the public relations area develops we will
have the Atlanta Urban Corps on the tongues of television and
radio announcers, in the columns of the Atlanta papers and
perhaps on several billboards shreuenone the city. Contact work
in this area is being made.

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