Box 15, Folder 4, Document 71

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Atlanta Children and Youth Services Council os

1201-B CITY HALL PHONE 522-4463 - EX. 437 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303

Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor Franklin W. Thomas, Ist Y. Chairman
Jerry Luxemburger, Chairman Mrs. Rhodes Perdue, V. Chairman
John W. Cox, Executive Director Michael H. Trotter, Secretary
Fletcher Coombs, Treasurer
Robert M. Wood, Member at Large
September 25, 1969

The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor of Atlanta

City Hall

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Re: Atlanta Youth Council-Model Cities Proposals
Dear Mayor Allen:

The Board of the Youth Council has requested that I wtite you to express its
concern over the Juvenile Delinquency Proposals for the Model Cities area.

In early November, 1968, Model Cities' staff contacted the Youth Council and
requested that the Council submit proposals for special programs to be
undertaken in the Model Cities area.

You will remember that the Youth Council submitted 5 separate proposals as a
part of the Model Cities program, These proposals are as follows:

1. Absenteeism Project

2. Central Coordination Services for Model Cities Youth

3. Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

4, United Youth Outreach and the Model Cities Branch of the Atlanta
Youth Congress.

It is my understanding that these projects were a part of the total pro-
grams submitted to and approved by HUD.

Last April, Jerry Luxemburger and John Cox appeared before the Review Board
and as I understand, questions were raised concerning the Absenteeism Pro-
ject, whereupon it was decided that this particular project should be operated
by the Public Schools and the others were approved by the Review Board and
considered to "be all right",

It is my further understanding that Jerry Luxemburger met with Dan Sweat to
obtain your general position concerning the Youth Council projects, at which
time Jerry was informed that all these projects were approved by you except
the Absenteeism Project,

AN AGENCY OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA






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The most important proposal submitted was our Juvenile Delinquency Program.
This as you remember, is the very purpose for which the Council was created.

You may not know that the Model Cities area, accounting for only a fraction
of the city's population of children (less than 4%) accounts for a sub-
stantial percentage (17%) of the city's juvenile delinquency.

The Youth Council Board has heard that the Juvenile Delinquency Program is
proposed to be deleted from the list of funded projects. We again request,
as we did last spring, a hearing with respect to this and our other pro-
grams be rescinded. :

Very truly yours,

: PU hs ee + (Ye able OC
(Mrs.) Rhodes Perdue
Acting Chairman

cc: Dan Sweat
Jim Shimkus
Johnny Johnson
Everett Millican
Lewis Dinkins

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