Box 2, Folder 25, Document 10

METROPOLITAN ATLANTfi_YOUTH
OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL'S PLAN

FOR THE

1969 YOUTH OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

MR. CLARENCE E. ELSAS, GENERAL CHAIRMAN
MRS. CARRIE B. WRIGHT, GENERAL CO-CHAIRMAN



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C O N T E N T S

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General Introduction

Planning . . .

Employment

Recreation . .
Camping .

Education . .
Arts . . . . .
Social Services

Special Events

Volunteers .
Tran3portation
Special Programs

Public Relations

Summary

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Gitx of Atlanta

Office of Mayor

Palnning Department
Personnel

Public Works Department
Recreation and Parks
Comptroller

Children and Youth Services
City Service Coordination
Community Relations Cemmission
Police Department

Atlanta Public Library
Model cities

Fire Department

Other Public agencies

Economic Opportunity
Atlanta Board of Education
Atlanta Housing Authority
Clayton County Board of
Decatur Public Schools

Private Non-Profit Health Education and Welfare Agencies

Community ChestuUnited Appeal

Community Council of fltlanta

Atlanta Mantal Health Association

American Social Health Association
Anti—Defamation League

Camp Fire Girls

Atlanta Employment Evaluation Services Center
Bogal,nid Society

Atlanta University School of Social Work
Atlanta Urban League

Bethlehem Wesley Community Centers

Big Brothers Association of atlanta

Atlanta University Multi-purpose Training Center
Cancer Society of Atlanta

Georgia Heart association

Metr0politan Crime CommissiOn

Goodwill Industry

Boys Club, Inc. of Atlanta

Boy Scouts, Atlanta Area Council

Butler Street YMCA

Camp Fire Girls, Inc.

Carrie Steele Pitts Homes

Catholic Social Services of atlanta

Children Center of Metropolitan Atlanta
Greater Atlanta Committee on Crime and Delinquency



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Grady Homes Community Girls Clubs
Kirkwood Christian Center

National Youth Courtesy Foundations

Paul Anderson Youth Home

Planned Parenthood Association of Atlanta
Emory University

Metropolitan YMCA

Metropolitan YWCA

Travelers Aid Society of Atlanta

Women in Community Services

St. Vincent DePaul Society

Salvatioa Army

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Religious

Christian Council of Metropolitan Atlanta
Metropolitan Council of Churches

AME Ministers Union

Inter-Denominational Ministerial Alliance
Baptist Ministers Union

Atlanta Archdiocese

Georgia Council of Churches

Business, Civil Right Services and Educational Groups

Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

Merit Employers Association

Retail Wholesale Merchants Aseociation

Frontier Club

National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers
National Conference of Christian and Jews
Atlanta Bar Association

Optimist Club of Atlanta

Y's Club Butler Street YMCA

Rotary Club of Atlanta

Kiwanis Club

Jr . League

Emory University

Atlanta Traffic and Safety Council

Junior Chamber of Commerce

Council of Jewish Women

Apartment Owners Association

NAACP

Metropolitan Commission on Crime and Delinquency
Georgia Labor Council AFL-CIO





EMPLOYMENT
Mr. Harding B. Young - Chairman

The major emphasis of the 1969 Youth Opportunity Program is youth
employment. An employment sub-committee is now working to deal with the
problems in this area.

Several agencies will assume major responsibilities for the Youth

Employment phase of the YOP.

Georgia State Employment Services

The Georgia State Employment Services will be generally responsible
for the processing, screening, referring and follow-up for the following
agencies: The National Alliance of Businessmen, Fulton County, Rent-A-Kid,
Federal Agencies, AFL-CIO, miscellaneous placements, NAACP, and the Atlanta
Youth Congress. In addition, the Employment Service has undertaken several
additional tasks. These include:

1. Mailed 13,000 Job SolicitatiOns letters to prospective employers
in the metropolitan area;

2. Located the Summer Youth Opportunity Center at 136 Marietta Street;
3. Established laison between NAB and the GSES;

4. Met with the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Chiefs and arranged for
10,000 free tickets each to 3 Baseball Game and a Soccer Game.

The GSES has assigned Mr. Jim Waites to serve as director of the

Job Solicitation Staff. The entire staff will be on board and operating by

May 19th.

National Alliance of Businessmen
The National Alliance of Businessmen will develop summer jobs for

youth who will be returning to school. Such jobs are being developed in the

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various industries and businesses through out the Metropolitan Atlanta Area.

Mr. Henry Reid is the contact for the NAB Program.

RENT-A-KID

A unique and imaginative employment program will operate in the
Summer of 1969. This program is named Rent-A-Kid.

The Main Office of Rent-A-Kid will be located in the State Employment
facility at 136 Marietta Street.

Rent-A-Kid is designed to provide part-time and domestic type employ—
ment for youth 14-16 who, because of laws and other reasons, cannot get jobs.
It will fill the employment gap between the 14 year old to 16 year old youth.

The various locations, contacts and other information concerning

Rent-A-Kid is as follows:





Agency

Area Affiliations Contact Phone

1. Bedford Pine St. Vincent de Paul Joe Flannagan 523-5431
547 Hunt Street, N.E.

2. Grant Park -
645 Grant Street, S.E. Ga. Ave. Presby. Church Jim Hicks 688-08?1

3. West End M. Agnes Jones School Gene Ruyle TBS-8326
1040 Fair Street, S.W.

4. Forest Park Clayton County EOA Jane Tapp 366—0516
4871 College Street
Forest Park, Georgia

5. Conyers Rockdale County EDA Ed Gamble 483-9512
929 Commercial Street
Conyers, Georgia

6. Techwood Central City EDA Tommy Hess 873-6?59
840 Marietta Street

7. N.W. Perry Extension N.W. Perry EDA George Dodd 799-9322

1927 Hollywood Road, N.W.

8. Dixie Hills West Central EDA Amos Parker 799—0331
2913 Verbena Street '

9. Kirkwood Edgewood EDA George Wilborn 378-3643



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Mrs. Joy Ruel is coordinating the Rent-A-Kid Project.

Earn and Learn
Another unique and innovative employment project is the Earn and Learn
Project. This project is also designed to provide employment for youth 14-16
years of age.
Earn and Learn is sponsored by several churches. These are:

1. Trinity Methodist Church
Reverend Frank Weathersby
265 Washington Street, S. W.
688—1567

2. Peachtree Presbyterian Church

Reverend W. W. Williamsan
3443 Roswell Road,N. W.
237—1578

3. North Decatur Presbyterian Church
Reverend T. W. Tucker
611 Medlock Road
Decatur, Georgia
636-1069

4. Hillside Presbyterian
Reverend Roland Perdue
1879 Colunvia DriVe
Decatur, Georgia
289-3092

5. East lake Methodist Church
Reverend Phil Barnhart

2500 Boulevard Drive, N. E.
317-1505

Economic Opportunity Atlanta

Another youth employment activity to be undertaken this summer will
be the EDA Summer Youth Employment Program. In addition to youth being employed
through the EDA funded proposals, EOA will hire 253 youth this summer. These

jobs will be provided through the EDA Neighborhood Service Centers.

Federal Agencies

The various federal agencies will be hiring youth again this summer.

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In addition to Civil Service Jobs, youth will be provided with other types

of employment.

City of Atlanta

As a special summer effort the City of Atlanta will be hiring youth

in part-time and full-time jobs.

Fulton County

The Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services and the

Fulton County Personnel Departments will be hiring youth this summer to work

in various jobs.

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Urban Corp is a special project which provides summer jobs for
college and university youth. Such youth will work in branches of government

or with private, non-profit agencies.

AFL-CIO
The AFL-CID will provide jobs for youth 18 and over. Such jobs will

be available in construction and building trades.

Nei hborhood Youth Cor In-school
NYC (in-school) will enable 1,200 youth to earn money during the

summer months. Mr. William Marshall ecordinates the in-school program.

Atlanta Police Department

The Atlanta Police Department will hire youth this summer to work as

Community Service Officers.

NAACP
The NAACP will sponsor a Youth Employment Project. This project

will serve youth ages 16-22. The project will unde make its own job develop-





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ment and recruitment. In addition, job referrals will be provided free of
cost. This project proposes to place 200 youth during the summer 1969. The
project will be located at 136 Marietta Street. Contact Miss Angela McClung

at 5??-3821 or 577-4399.

Atlanta Youth Congress

The Atlanta Youth Congress will solicit jobs from small neighborhood
businesses. In addition, the Youth Congress will provide volunteers to the
Georgia State Employment Services to perform job placement tasks. The Youth
Congress expects to develop 200 jobs.

The goals and commitments of the various agencies providing and/or

soliciting jobs are as follows;

AGENCY EMPLOYMENT GOAL
National Alliances E Businessmen 2,500
EDA 253
EDA Funded Proposals 331
Urban Corp 300
NYC 1,200
City of Atlanta 830
Fulton County 36
Rent-A-Kid 2,000
Earn and Learn 100
Federal Agencies 638
AFL-CIO 150
Atlanta Police Department 50
Miscellaneous (GSES) 300
NAACP I 200
Atlanta Youth Congress 100



TOTAL 8 ’ 9,38





The employment aSpect of the Youth Opportunity Program is well
ahead of the 1968 program. For example, in 1968 the job commitment was

6,100. In 1969 the commitment is 8,988 or 47% more than 1968.



RECREATION

Mr. A. B. Padgett, Chairman

There are approximately 500,000 youth in Metropolitan Atlanta. Most
of these youth will be seeking ways to Spend their leisure time during the
summer months.

Unfortunately, the lack of recreational and leisure time activities

is most acute in the poverty communities.

City of Atlanta Parks & Recreation Department

To meet the acute shortage of wholesome recreation in poverty
communities the major agencies are pooling their resources. Foremost among
these agencies is the Atlanta Parks and Recreation Department. The Parks
Department is assuming the larger portion of Operating responsibilities for
the Youth Opportunity Recreation Program.

The Atlanta Parks and Recreation Department will expand the regular
program during the months of June, July, and August with particular emphasis
on providing needed recreational facilities and activities for the people
living in the disadvantaged areas of the city.

Leadership is provided at twenty-four locations in the target areas
on a twelve month basis. For the summer of 1969, forty-eight additional areas
will be opened. The use of twenty—seven different school facilities has been
requested and, granted. This will give a total of ninety-nine supervised re-
creation areas for this summer.

As added requests are anticipated, it is most probable that over one
hundred areas will be in operation before the end of the summer.

Block parks will be open from 9:00 {.M. until 9:00 P.M. and community

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center buildingx from 10:00 AJM. until 10:30 P.M. Monday through Saturdya.

An additional staff of approximately two hundred and seventy—five
trained in various recreation skills will be employed. There will also be
one hundred and seventy youth assistants (age 16-25) employed from the target
areas. They will be placed in job slots in their own neighborhoods.

Another five hundred youth assistants will be given an opportunity
for a campinguwork experience at Wilderness Camp. Fifteen Atlanta Concentrated
Employment Program (ACE?) workers will also participate in the program.

Close coordination has been maintained throughout the fall and winter
with Economic Opportunity Atlanta and the Atlanta Youth Council. Members of the

Recreation Department staff have attended meetings with members of the various
neighborhoods in the city to determine their needs and desires in the type
program to be offered this summer.

Activities to be offered will include the following:

arts and Crafts

Painting Physical Fitness
Drawing - pencil, crayon Slimnasties
Sculpture Wrestling
Ceramics Boxing

Clay Height Lifting
Papier-Mache Gymnastics
Crepe paper projects Tumbling

Block printing Self Defense
Weaving gudo

Stitchery Softball
Jewelry making Baseball

Wood working Basketball
Puppetry Volleyball

Camp Crafts Soccer

Swimming Track a Field
Tennis Table Tennis
Golf Day Camps
Archery Resident Camps
Badminton Wilderness Camp
Canoeing Nature Programs
Drama Golden age Clubs
Chorus Teen Clubs
Singing games Charm Classes

anic appreciation Low organized games



GENERAL INTRODUCTION

In 1968, The City of Atlanta, Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.,
The Community Chest and several other private and public agencies and organi-
zations sponsored a Youth Opportunity Program. More than 65 agencies and
organizations participated in this program (See Attachment 1).

The overall objectives of the Youth Opportunity Pregram are to
provide needed services to the poor, unemployed, socially retarded, culturally
deprived and academically delinquent youth in the MetrOpolitan Atlanta Area.
The major efforts of the Youth Opportunity Program.are aimed at eliminating
these conditions. Through the outstanding efforts and accomplishments of EOA,
The City of Atlanta, The FEB, The Community Chest and several other agencies
and organisations, the 1968 YOP yielded the following:

1. 14,990 youth attended summer school;

2. 3,000 youth received special remedial aid;

3. 1,400 youth received special tutorial help;

4. 2,500 youth were contacted and urged to return to school;

5. 1,500 youth participated in enrichment programs;

6. 5,000 youth participated in Fine Arts prcgrams and activities;

?. 525,000 youth participated in Recreational Programs;

8. 1,100 federal employees volunteered to help in the TOP;

9. 20,000 youth participated in camping activities;

10. Private businesses donated $237,000 in cash, equipment or services
to the YUP.

Although the 1968 YOP was a general success, some gaps and omissions

did occur. These were identified as follows;



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Folk dancing Table games
Modern dancing Quiet games

Tap dancing Horseshoes
Baton twirling Box hockey
Cheer leading Model boats
Social Recreation Model cars
Sewing Model airplanes
Flower arrangements Photography

Movies

33335 - Kennesaw, Six Flags Over Georgia, Baseball and Soccer Games, Zoo,
Cyclorama, Stone Mountain, Coca Cola Company, Lays Potatoe Chip, General
Motors, and other points of interest in Atlanta.

Tournaments — Softball, Baseball, Basketball, Tennis.

Wilderness Camp — fifty underpriviledged boys per day for ten weeks - earning
$1.60 per hour for five hour per day.

Track and Field Meet — Boys and Girls.

Swimming Meets - Boys and Girls.

Contests - Hula Hoop, Horseshoes, Sarrom.

Picnics, Parties, Dances

Play Day - City-Wide

guitar Lessons — Battle of the Bands

Airplane Flights

Free milk, fruit,juice, and cookies

Sprinklers

The first week of June will be devoted to a training session for all
new personnel. £11 areas will be Open and a full program in effect starting
June 9 and will continue through Labor Day, September 1.

Parks, Playgrounds & Recreation Center

Area 1
Twelve Month Operation summer
Home Park *Ashby Circle
Howell Park *Maddox

T A. White *Magnolia a Maple

*Central City (717 Marietta)
*Haynes

*Ladd Street

*Mozley Park

*Techwood

*University

*Vine City

Two lve Month Operation

Orchard Knob
Perkerson
South Bend
*Adair
*Joyland
*Pittman
*(Thomasville - not open)
(Under Construction)

Thelve Month Operation

Garden Hills

E. P. Howell
Knight
Peachtree Hills
*Bedford—Pine
*Butler
*Forrest & Fort
*666 Parkway

Thelve Month Operation

Adams
adamsville
Ben Hill
West Manor
laderson
=English Park

*Strong a Kennedy
*Thurmond
*Washington

*West End Park

*Target Areas - 14
Total 17

Summer

*Bethlehem Center
*Brown Avenue
*Carver
“Georgia-McDaniel
fiMary-Coleman

*Park Avenue-Lansing
*Plunkettown

a Target Areas - 11
Total 14

Summer

*engier a Parkway
*Boulevard a Auburn
1"Boulevard Place & Glenn Iris
*Daniel Street

*Hanover * Renfroe

*Perry Boulevard - Lively
*Piedmont Park

*Sampson a East

*Vernon Street

*flylie - Tye

*618 Irwin Street

* Target Areas - 14
Total 19

Summer

*Arlington Circle
*Center Hill

*Mary George ave. — Perry Homes

*Radcliffe
*Perry Boulevard - Habershall
*Tremont Drive



*Grove *Wilson Avenue
*Gun Club *2185 Verbena Street

* Target Areas - 12
Total 16

TWelve Month 02eration Summer

Brownwood *Capitol Avenue
East Lake *Capitol Homes Center
*Bass *Connally Street
*Branham *Gilliam
*Cook *Grant Park
*Daniel Stanton *Haygood-Crew
*Dodd Avenue *lra
*71 Little Street *Pryor
*Riehardson Street Center
*Stadium
*Walker Park
*Washington-Ryder
*Wesley
*Windsor-Richardson

* Target Areas - 20
Total 22

Swimming Pools

The following are opened daily for those wishing to swim. Lessons

are scheduled from 10:00 AJM. - 12:00 Noon, Monday - Friday for individuals
who come to the parks and register.

adams

Candler

Chastain Memorial
Garden Hills
Joyland

South Bend
Washington
Wesley Avenue
John £4 White

These pools are opened daily. Lessons are offered to groups from
10:00 A. M. - 3:00 P.M., Monday - Friday:
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Maddox
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Piedmont
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PORTABLE POOLS

Area I

Narvin Billups
Thurmond Street
Magnolia & Maple (moved from Rhodes)
Ladd Street (new—if available)

Area 11

Mollie Wagoner
Georgia Avenue — MbDaniel
Plunkettown
Thomasville

Butler

Hanover - Renfroe

.Sampson East (moved from Wylie-Tye)
Bedford Pine (moved from Merritts)
Irwin Street (new - if available)

Area IV

David Knowlton
Verbena Street

Perry — Habershall
Arlington Circle (new - if available)

Area V
Eddie MtLemore
Little Street (moved from Connally)

Haygood ~ Crew
Washington - Ryder
Walker Park (new - if available)

Recreation in the Elementary Schools

Recreational and enrichment programs will be sponsored at some of the

Atlanta Schools by the City Parks and Recreation Department. The program will

consist of a variety of recreational activities and enrichment programs such as:

arts and crafts, drama, singing for fun, entertainment, field trips, swimming,
etc. The recreation program in the following schools will begin June 9, 1969

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Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.

Another large recreation component for 1969 will be the EDA Recreation
Program. This program will operate through the 14 Neighborhood Service Centers

of EOA. It will cover most of the poverty areas in fitlanta and the Metropolitan

Area. These programs are as follows:

a Central City Neighborhood Service Center will operate a Summer

recreation program. This will be operational in the following
locations: Central City Youth Center, Salvation Army Red Shield
facility, area playlots and the neighborhood service center. Youth
will be employed as assistants for the program. These youth will
be recruited.from the Central City target areas. The following
activities are planned: Field trips, dances, Sports, counseling,

employment referral, arts and crafts. Activities will also be

offered to young adults in the evenings. This program is de-
signed to meet the demands of all age levels in target area.

EOA East Central Neighborhood Service Center will offer programs
involved in employment, cultural, and recreational activities.
Referral and program assistance will be given to other agencies
operating programs in the target areas of East Central. The
program will consist of sports, recreation activities, youth
center, cultural activities, arts and crafts, and field trips.
Youth will be employed to assist in thesa projects. These

youth will be recruited from the EDA target areas.

EDA Edgewood Neighborhood Service Center will organize a recreation,
cultural and employment program. Programs will include recreational

sports, dancing classes (ballets), tours, drama experience, trips



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to the theaters, plays, musicals. Other activities are bowling,
skating, and horseback riding. Other aspects of the program
includes referral to other programs offered in the target areas,
coordination of resident camping and day camp programs, establish-
ment of a target area youth council. a campmobile will also tour
the areas of high population on a weekly schedule. Youth and
young adults will be employed to assist and direct these pro—
grams in the target areas of EO;.
son Gwinnett Countz Neighborhood Service Center will organize
rural and semi-rural recreational Sports, league plan, play-
lots, field trips, camping, sewing, personal hutiene, water and
heating, safety, first aid, drama, musical activities. Youth
councils will be organized to assist in these programs. This
project will be Operated in the son target areas. Yoath and

young adults will be employed to assist and direct these pro-

grams.

EDA NtSH-Washington Neighborhood Service Center will organize

recreation, cultural/educational, and employment programs. Pro-
grams will include sports, clinics, dances, drama, theater, and
organization of youth councils. Youth and young adults will be
hired to assist and direct these programs. The projects will be

located and operated in the son target areas.

son North Fulton Neighborhood Service Center will organize rural

and semi-rural programs for youth and young adults. Programs will
include recreational sports, indoor and out-of—door activities,
arts and crafts, fishing, bicycling, trips and tours, and organi-

zation of youth council. Youth and young adults will be employed





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to assist and direct these programs. These programs will be in the
target areas of son.

EDA Northwest (Perry Homes) neighborhood Service Center will organize
recreation, education, and employment programs. Programs will in-
clude recreation, sports, art, arts and crafts, music training,
drama, teenage clubs, Wall of Pride (paintings of famous heroes for
art participants), and all types of recreational activities. A half-
way house will be established for school drop—outs. This project
will attempt to have youth return to school via sports, education,
and counseling. Youth and young adults will be employed to assist
and direct the many varied programs offered. All programs will be
conducted in the EDA target areas.

EDA Pittsburgh Neighborhood Service Center will organize recreation,
counseling, and employment programs. Programs offered will be re-
creational sports, arts and crafts, cultural tours, youth councils,
expanding activities, and program referral. Youth and young adults
will be employed to assist and direct these programs offered. These
programs will serve in the target areas of EDA.

EOA Price Neighborhood Service Center will organize recreational,
cultural and educational programs. Activities offered will be re-
creational Sports, boxing, bowling, swimming, league sports, trips,
arts and crafts, drama, dancing, ballet lessons, camping trips,
baseball clinics, and program referral. Youth and young adults

will be employed to assist in these programs. Programs will be
operated in the target areas of son.

Eon South Fulton fieighborhood Service Senter will organize a re-

creation and employment program for youth in the rural and semi-



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rural South Fulton target areas of son. The activities will include

recreational sports, arts and crafts, playlots, program referrals,

employment and employment referral, personal hygiene and grooming,
cultural activities, drama and field trips. The youth recruited

for these programs offered by the Neighborhood Service Center would

not have any extensive summer programs were it not for the son

Neighborhood Service Center and volunteer residents of South Fulton.

Youth and young adults will be employed to direct and assist the

many varied programs offered by the Neighborhood Service Center.

EDA Summerhill-Mechanicsvil1e Neighborhood Service Center will
organize summer recreational, educational, and employment programs, educational
programs, dance, arts, tutorial project, sports, leagues, trips, dances,

economic workshops, scouts, boys and girls and teenage referral.

Youth will be employed in these programs to assist the professionals.

This program will be in the BOA target areas.

EOA West Central Neighborhood Service Center will organize a re-

creational, educational program for the Neighborhood Service

Center target areas. Programs offered will include recreation,
sports, arts and crafts, tours, cultural and educational activities,
employment referral and counseling. Youth and young adults will be
employed to assist in program activities offered by the Neighborhood
Service Center. Volunteers will be organized to assist in programs
not fully staffed due to lack of funds. This program will operate
during the twelve weeks of the local school vacation in the EOi
target areas.

Eon West End Hei borhood Service center will conduct a recreational,

educational, cultural and employment program. Programs will include



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sports, playlots, arts and crafts, cultural activities, record
hops, outing, teen town, art workshops, field trips, referrals

to other agency programs. Employment referrals, youth centers,
and counseling and still other aspects of the program. Partici-
pants will be recruited from the target areas of West End Neighbor-
hood Service Center. Youth will be employed to assist in the
operation of these projects. These projects will operate in son
target area.

EOL.Rockdale-Conyers heighborhood Service Center will organize a
rural and semi-rural recreation project. The E03.Neighborhood
Service Center will be the only agency providing recreation in the
county. The program consists of a youth center, use of a school,
and playlots. This program will also provide recreation sports,
night activities for teenagers, dances, leagues (baseball),
tutorial program, camping, trips, and counseling. Youth and
young adults will be hired to assist the professionals in these

projects.

Community Chest & Other agencies

In addition to the special recreational activities to be undertaken
by EOL Neighborhood Service Centers, EDA has contracted with several other

private agencies for recreational services in the target areas listed below.

The ltlanta Girls' Club, Inc., will operate expanded programs at

three clubs. The Girls‘ Club will offer sports, counSeling, coed
programs, homemaking, resident camping, trips and outings, arts

and crafts, educational and cultural activities. The program will

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Recreation activities for youth ages 16-21 were virtually
non-existent;

Generally, no programs operated on week-ends;

Several agencies and organizations did not fulfill their
employment commitments for poor youth;

Coordination and communication between some agencies were
generally lacking;

The location of programs was widespread. However, areas
such as Capitol Homes, Blair Village, Hentown, Stewart-

Lakewood, Cabbagetown, Mill Village, Knight Park, Adams-
ville, Mechanicsville, Peopletown, Joyland, Blue Heaven,
Bush Mountain and Bass received little or no program in-
PUt;

Resident camping opportunities for poor youth were woefully
lacking;

The more attractive and desirable special events resources
were not enough to meet the need;

8. Transportation remained a serious and difficult problem to
deal with.

These were the major problems which occurred during the 1968
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will be hired to assist the professionals during the summer. The

hours at these clubs will also be extended.

The Atlanta Area Boy Scouts will recruit 150 non—scouts and 150

youth who are non—scout members to Day Camping two days per week
for five weeks. Transportation will be provided, meals and equip-
ment to insure the youth having a good experience. This camp is a
resident camp and offers more than the normal day camp program.
Youth recruited will be in the age range of ll~13. Recruitment
will be made via the BOA Service Centers in the target areas. A
youth (16—21) will be hired for every 10 boys attending camp.

jhe Butler Stgeet YMEA will expand its normal programs during the
summer months. The? will also employ 100 area youth as locker
room attendants, program assistants, and send 300 youth to re-
sident camp. Part of the day would be in repairing building,
cutting trees, grass, etc. The remainder of the day will be used
for recreation. Youth will also be hired as kitchen helpers,
junior leaders, and assistant cabin counselors. A teen program
will be operated during the evening hours for dances, pool, swimm—
ing, movies, field trips, youth forum discussions, and lectures.
Other facilities being utilized by the Butler Street YMEn'will be
the Sumnerhill YMCA Branch, Perry Homes YMEA and the Butler Street
Resident Camp, Allatoona.

The Grady Homes Girls' Club, Inc. will expand their program in the
community in hours of operation, 500 additional girls, and employ-
ment of youth (girls) 14—21, from the community being served. Pro»
grams will be normal Girls2 Club activities. an expanded day camp
will be operated for girls EH14 years of age from.9:00 A.M. to

3:00 P.M. and youths (girls) employed as program







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Day Camp will offer outings, etiquette, dramatics, films, record
hops, and plays by the participants will be from the EDA target
areas.

The Metropolitan atlanta Boyst Clubs will operate six clubs in the
target areas of EOA. The clubs will expand their hours during the
summer months from 9:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. six days per week.

In addition, the Boys' Club will hire 62 youth to assist the pro-
fessional staff. The Boys' Clubs will expand their programs in
areas of sports, counseling, education, workshops, and normal Boys'
Clubs programs for disadvantaged poor youth.

The MetroEolitan YMCA of Atlanta and The Southeastern YMCA will
conduct a recreational program in swimming. The Swimming Program
will be to teach youth to swim. The normal YMCh program will also
be expanded during the summer months.

The Northwest Georgia Girl Scout Council will operate day camps for
girls which will include sports, health and safety, citizenship,
international scout program, arts, cooking, outdoor living, self—
government, housekeeping, money management, family relations,
nature and natural science. In addition, 32 girls will be taken
to resident camp (ages 10—15) for a two week period. This program
will be operated in the target areas of EDA.

The Royal Knights Foundation, Inc., will organize recreational
programs for youth in the Vine City Area. The program will be
sports, trips, counseling, indoor and outdoor activities, day camp,

teenage program --until 9:00 P.M., boxing, employment referral and
pool. YOuth will be employed to assist in the programs. This pro—

ject will operate in the NsSH—Washington sea area. The YMQA of



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Atlanta will operate expanded programs for girls in the poverty areas
of Atlanta. Program activities will include preparing girls to pro-
perly seek employment, how to dress and act during an interview, how
to answer an employer,“filling out applications, references, what
relations of employer and employee should be, and introductions
to new job openings. a phase of the project will also be in working,
training, office filing, business machines, and cash registers.
Another progrem.offered will be a training program for girls to work
with children in Headstart programs. n.summer day camp will be
operated prior to the summer operation. firelve young girls will be
given in—service training to assist the professionals during the day
camp operations. another program will be an enrichment (cultural
and tutorial), drama, sewing and grooming program with group dis-
cussions in history and contributions of famous nmericans. These
programs will be operated in the son target areas.
The U.S. Army Youth Opportunity Program is a special project operated
by the U.S. Army. This program operates to assist disadvantaged
youth in the EOA_East Central Neighborhood Service Center area of
Atlanta. It will operate year round and will serve about 100 youth.
The project offers recreation, sports, indoor activities, games,
trips, tours, charm classes, movies, sewing, reading, music, arts
and crafts, drama, health education and driver education. ages of
youth recruited and referred by the son East Central Neighborhood
Service Center to this project are 11-18 boys and girls. The only

change in the summer offered will be more outdoor activities.

The Vine City Foundation will hire youth as recreation organizers

to recruit youth for youth programs that best fit their needs. Pro-



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grams will also be organized by youth in the following areas: re—
creation, tutorial, and cultural. a group dynamics program will be
organized by hard core youth and supervised by the Vine City Foundation

staff. Four hard core youth will be hired to work in this project.

The MACK Radio Station will conduct street dances, record hops for

youth during the summer months. Ten yOuth will be hired as Disc
Jockeys to conduct their programs. NflOK will conduct its program

in the target areas of Eon.

The Wesley Community Center and Bethlehem Center will conduct an

expanded summer recreational program. Trips, outings, crafts, camping,

and games indoor and outdoors are Some features of the program. The

main feature of this project is small group participants. The youth
will be recruited from the EOi target areas of Atlanta. The program
will also be operated in an EDA target area.

Community Chest Agencies

(Regular Summer Programs)

Most of the Community Chest agencies and other group service agencies
will conduct on—going programs during the summer. Such programs will be aVail—
able to children and youth through out the metropolitan area.

The activities of these programs will be generally available to
regular members of such agencies.

In addition, these agencies have indicated that they will make efforts
to expand their regular programs and extend them through out the Summer Vacation
Period.

Thesa agencies are listed as follows:

Campfire Girls
atlante Girls Club, Inc.

Bethlehem Community Center
Boy Scouts





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5. Butler Street YMCA

6. Grady Homes Girls Club

7. Atlanta Boys Club

8. Girl Scouts

9. Savannah Street Neighborhood House
10. Wesley House Centers

11. Metropolitan YMCA

12. MetrOpolitan cha

DeKalb County anrRecreation Department

The DeKalb County ton and Recreation Department have pooled their
reSourees in efforts to provide additional services to DeKalb County's Youth
during the summer months.

Several programs are planned to effect a more comprehensive Summer



program.
The areas planned for are as follows:
Area Location Supervisors
Chamblee Doraville Church lot at Peachtree 1 - $900
Industrial Road plus 3 NYC workers
Clarkston The end of Clark Street 1 — $900
plus 3 NYC workers
Tucker Peters Road 1 - $900
plus 3 NYC workers
Washington Park Tobie Grant Park To be provided by DeKalb
Recreation Department
3 NYC workers needed
Redan Redan Elementary School 1 — $900
plus 3 NYC workers
Lithonia Bruce Street Elementary or 1 - $900
Lithonia High School plus 3 NYC workers
Bouldercrest Bouldercrest Elementary School 1 - $900
plus 3 NYC workers
Miller Grove Miller Grove Baptist Church 1 - $900
plus 3 NYC workers
Stone Mountain Stone Mountain Park 1 - $900

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Oakhurst The YMCA will handle
this area

3 NYC workers needed

Lynwood Park Lynwood Park Elementary l - $900
School plus 3 NYC workers
Oglethorpe Oglethorpe apartments 1 - $900
Apartments plus # NYC workers
County Line To be provided by
DeKalb Recreation Depart:
ment

3 NYC workers needed
DeKalb Memorial 1 - $900
Park Check with YMCA to see
if they can operate it

Total amounts needed: $9,900

Atlanta Junior Chamber of Commerce

Another privately Sponsored summer program will be the various
activities of the Atlanta Junior Chamber of Commerce. There programs will be:
Vacation Days, a series of daily recreational and educational field trips for
younger children from several poverty areas; The Little Street Community Center,
a multi-purpose recreation facility located in the Summerhill neighborhood.

Several Metropolitan Public Recreation departments will be offering
special programs during the summer. These include College Park, East Point,

DeKalb,County, Clayton County and Fulton County.

Community Schools

The Atlanta community schools will offer activities for children,

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Elementary Schools High Schools
Bethune Archer
Bryant Brown
Capitol Avenue Dykes

Coan Middle Howard
Cooper Street Parks, Jr.
Gideons Price

Grant Park Smith

Jerome Jones
M. agnes Jones
Wars

Special enrichment and recreational activities will be planned
according to the interest of the community participants. Some of the activities

might include:

Archery Photography
Ceramics Puppetry
Cooking for Fun Quiet Games
Creative Crafts Sewing
Creative Dramatics Softball
Creative Writing Table Tennis
Gymnastics Tailoring

Judo Track and Field
Modern Dance Typing

The enrichment activities will be scheduled for an eight—week period
beginnigg June 9, 1969 and ending August 2, 1969. The recreational activities
will begin at the same time but will be extended until august 23, 1969.

The EDA Recreation Program is cooperation with Parks and Recreation
Department and the Community Chest will provide wideSpread distribution of programs
activities.

Another significant factor of the 1969 Recreation program is that it
will cover the areas of unmet and new needs as identified by the Technical

Executive Committee during the planning process.

Morehouse College

Morehouse College will Sponsor a Summer Sports Program for dis-

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Association for approximately $35,000.

Two hundred fifty youth will participate in this program, most of
which will live in close proximity to Morehouse College.

The program will provide a hot lunch. It also provides youth with
training in the various athletic skills.

EOA, Parks and Recreation, The Community Chest and the Youth Council
will refer youth to the project. The project will operate four hours a day

(9:30 - 1:30) for six weeks.

The Youth Opportunity Recreation Program as presently planned shows

much potential and improvement over 1968. Hopefully 1969 will have the best

program ever.



CAMPING

Mr. Frank Player, Jr. - Chairman
Mr. Charles Green - Co-Chairman
In 1968, only 5% of the inner city poor youth participated in resident
camping activities. In order to prevent the scarcity of camping opportunities
for poor youth from reoccuring in 1969, a Camping Sub-Committee was created in
January, 1969 to deal with the problem of resident camping opportunities and
camperships for poor youth.
The camping sub-committee has sent camping questionnaires to all

groups which operate resident end/or day camps. The purpose of the question-

naire is to find out how agencies utilize their camps and camperships to

benefit poor youth.

Several of the agencies have indicated that they will provide camping

Opportunities for poor youth. These are as follows:

RESIDENT .
aGENCY LOCATIONS CAM? DAY CAMP
Camp Fire Girls Camp Toccoa 464 ’.

Camp Eluta-Mt. Paran Rd.

Camp Tawasi-Mathis Dairy Farm
Camp Cobb-Mt. View Comm. Gen.
Camp Wohelo-Mt. Gilead

Wesley House Camp Wesley, Fairburn
Bethlehem Center

Boy Scouts Bert Adams (Hon. Scout)
Camp Orr

Salvation Army Camp Grandview
Boys Club Camp Kiwanis

Grady Girls Club Friendship Day Camp
Herndon Day Camp
Carver
University Day Camp
John Rape
Bowen Day Camp
Perry Day Camp
Grady Metropolitan

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Kirkwood Community Camp Calvin ?S
Church‘s Christian :Camp Michael
Center
YWCfl (72 Edgevood) Camp Highland 457
Hi-Heighbor 80
YWCA (599 Tatnall) Phyllis Wheatley 200
Atlanta Parks Lake Altoona, Ackworth, Ga. 400
& Recreation Wilderness—Barton County 350
Atlanta Presby. Camp Calvin, Route 2, Calvin 138
Butler St. YMCfi Lake Altoona 400
Eastside Day Camp——22 Butler 800
Girl Scouts Camp Timber Ridge, Hableton
Camp Pine Acres-ackworth, Ga. 616

Camp Gazelle Dew-firmuchee, Ga.

Girl Scouts (City) Stone Mountain
Day Camps Washington Park
Dunwoody
Fairburn-Kiwanis Club 2,900
Lake Spivey Jones
Chastain Park
Fairwood

Girls Club (City) Donnelly avenue
Grant Park

Techwood Project-116 Pine 900
Trincities-Bachelor
Camp Wesley 225

Jaycees Lake Altoona 300 (overnight)

In addition, the Camping Sub-Committee has contacted every service
club and civic group in the Metropolitan Area asking them to increase the
number of camperships they are providing to agencies.

The Thomas Beverage Company, the 10ca1 wholesaler for the Schlitz
Brewing Company is sponsoring a unique camping-incentice program. This program

will provide 30 youth with Camperships for one week as a beginning.

PLANNING 1969

In December, 1963, Vice President Hubert Humphrey sent a telegram to
Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. indicating that federal funds will be provided to the City
of Atlanta for YOP Planning.

Mayor Allen promptly designated the Youth Council as the agency re-
sponsible for coordination of the metropolitan Youth Opportunity Program. In
addition, Mayor flllen appointed Mr. Clarence Elsas, Chairman of the 1969 Youth
Opportunity Program. A chart of the Metropolitan Youth Opportunity Council is
attached.

The major agencies involved in the 1969 YOP Planning are EDA, The City
of Atlanta, The Community Chest, The Federal Executive Board, The Georgia State
Employment Servoce, The National Alliance of Businessmen, The Atlanta Arts
Alliance, Fulton County Government, DeKalb County Government, The Community
Chest Agencies, MACK Radio Station, WSB Radio Station, The Georgia Arts Com—
mission, The DeKalb County Health Department, The Christian Council, Liller,
Battle, Neal and Lindsey, The Chamber of Commerce, The Junior Chamber of Commerce,
The Atlanta Police Department, Morehouse College, The Atlanta Urban League,
Emory University, Atlanta University, The Atlanta Youth Congress, The Office
of Governmental Laison, The Metropolitan Commission on Crime and Delinquency,
The Atlanta Children and Youth Services Counsil.

A Technical Executive Committee was created to assist and direct the
overall Youth Opportunity Program Planning.

Major decisions made by the Technical Executive Committee are as follows:

1. That the Atlanta Public Schools will concentrate on educational

programs, and not be responsible for operating Special recreational
programs;



EDUCATION

Dr. Hilliard Bowen - Chairman
Mrs. Mary Sanford - {lo-Chairman

The major Youth Opportunity Program educational activities will be

operated by the various school systems.

Objectives:

1. To provide needed remedial and tutorial programs for youth;

2. To provide vocational information and educational activities
needed by youth to enter the labor force;

3. To allow creative and innovative educational programs not possible
during the winter months;

4. To offer programs and courses not generally available to poor

youth during the regular school year.

Special Goals:

1.

5.

To provide summer remedial programs for 2,000 students;

To provide vocatiOnal, technical and occupational information for
2,000 students;

To provide tutorial services for 1,400 students;
To provide enrichment and advance programs for 1,000 students;

To launch an intensive back—to-school campaign to get 2,000 students
to return to school.

The Atlanta School System has already indicated that it will concentrate

only on educational activities in the summer 1969. In addition, the Atlanta

School System has indicated that one experimental programs will be undertaken

this summer, which will utilize students in curriculum planning activities.

In addition to obtaining the abOVe commitment, the educational sub-

committee has also contacted parochial and private schools. The committee was

informed by such schools that they will not be operating any summer programs,

but they might let agencies utilize their facilities for Special educational

activities.

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Atlanta Public Schools

The Atlanta Public School System has indicated that there will not be

tuition charge for students attending regular elementary summer school or the

fourth quarter sessions of high school.

Summer school programs will be offered at the following elementary

schools:

Area I

*Bethune
*Carter
*Couch

English Avenue

*Hardnett
Harris
*Herndon

*M. A. Jones
*Lee-Rusk
*Luckie
*Ware

Area 11

Gideons
Gilbert
Guice
*Harper
Parkerson
*Slster

Ares III

*Finch
*Goldsmith
*Hill

*John Hope
Jackson
morning side
*Pitts

Rivers
Whittaker

*EMR programs will be offered at those schools designated by an

asterisk.

Area IV

*Anderson Park
*Grove Park
Kimberly
*Peyton Forrest
*Towns
*Venetian Hills
*walter White
Williams

Area V

Capitol Avenue
Coan

Cooper

East Lake
Hubert
*Milton Avenue
*Pryor

Reynolds
*Slaton
*D. H. Stanton
Toomer
*Wesley

*Gront Park Primary



In addition to summer school, Head Start programs will also be offered.

These programs will be offered in the following schools:

Area I

Bethune

Garter

English evenue Primary
Hardnett

Dobbs
Gideons
Gilbert

Goldsmith John Hope
Hill Pitts

finderson Park
Carey
Grove Park

Capitol Avenue
Cook

Cooper

Grant Park Primary



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SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES

A number of special programs in addition to the regular summer programs
will be offered at schools throughout the city. Students interested in these

programs but who attend other schools may onroll.as space permits.

Area I

Bethune Band, Art, and Choral Music

Carter Spanish, Typing, and Band

English Avenue Band, Typing, Sewing, and Woodshop
Hardnett Choral Music

Harris Music and Art

Herndon Art, Band, and Typing

M. A. Jones E.I.P. Projects

Lee—Rusk Art , Music , S peach

Ware E.I.P. Projects

Area II

Gideons art, Instrumental Music, Physical Education,Typing

Gilbert Art, Physical Education, Vocal Music

Guice Art, Physical Education, Vocal Instrument Music

Harper Art, Typing, Physical Education, Vocal Instrumen-
tal Music

Parkerson Art, Typing, Vocal and Instrumental Music

Slater Art, Physical Education, Vocal and Instrumental
Music, Typing

Area III

Finch Vocal Music, Typing

Goldsmith Vocal music

Hill Typing, Vocal Music

John Hope Drama, Vocal Music

Jackson Dancing Class, Vocal music

Morningside Typing, Vocal Music

Pitts Vocal Music

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SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES (CONTINUED)
Area IV
Instrumental Music...Individual, small ensemble, and group instrument will be

offered for band and string instrumentalists. Classas will be for beginning,
intermediate, and advanced students.

Anderson Park - Instrumental Music
Cascade - Instrumental Music
Continental Colony - Band
Kimberly — Creative Arts, Instrumental Music
7 Towns - Creative Arts, Instrumental Music
Area V

Arts and Crafts, Instrumental and Vocal Music, and Speech Therapy will be offered
in all summer schools in this area.

Coan Middle School will offer:

Guitar — a course that involves music and mathematics
Home Economics — (5-8 grades)
Industrial Arts - (5-8 grades) A special course in model cars

that includes experiences in language arts and
mathematics.

Pryor Street will offer:

Ceramics

Home Economics (Sewing, Cooking and Home Decoration)
Dramatics

Public Speaking

Typing



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HIGH SCHOOLS

All high schools will operate the fourth quarter schedule beginning

June 4, 1969 and coding August 15, 1969.

Special Opportunities

Listed below are courses other than regular quarter offerings which
will be available at Specified high schools. Students in any school may

register for these courses.

Arts and Crafts...Douglass High School offers Arts and Crafts for students
adults. 5 quarter hours

Aviation...Primari1y a flight training program taking advantage. of the best
flying seaSOn with related ground school. The beginning student will have
an opportunity to get in as much flying as possible while starting the
regular ground school. The advanced student may continue working toward
Pilot Certificate requirements. Cost of flying: $11.00 per hour, Cessua
150. Link trainer time may be available at a reasonable cost of $5.00 per
hour. For additional information call Mrs. Georgia Kingdom at 755—2231.
Grady w Price - Washington 15 quarter hours



Computer Program (APL)...A course in basic Computer Techniques will be offered
at washington High School. 5 quarter hours

Class Piano...An opportunity to study the piano and to learn to play simple music
will be offered at Smith High School. 5 quarter hours

Dance...Modern Dancing will be a part of the 4th quarter activities at Washington
High School. 5 quarter hours



Driver and Traffic Safety Education...Driver and Traffic Safety Education con”
sists of two closely articulated phases:

(1) Classroom instruction (Driver Education 301) in driver and traffic
safety education consists of thirty hours of instruction dealing
with driver, the vehicle, the roads, other users of the roadway,
traffic laws, insurance, and defensive driving.

(2) Practice driving (Driver Education 302) refers to six hours of in-
car instruction in the skills necessary for safe driving.

Driver and Traffic Safety Education (continued).,.Practice driving for those
pupils who have completed the classroom work will be available at all

of the high schools operating the 4th quarter, providing enrollment is
sufficient to warrant the course. Students, not taking other subjects,
may request to be scheduled for either the first five weeks or the last
five weeks of the 4th quarter. Student taking other ;abjects will be
scheduled to drive at regular intervals during the lOmweek period.

The complete program, consisting of the classroom phase and practice
driVing, will be offered at Dzkgg and Eguglagg.

English_a§ a Second_§anguag§...lhis course will be offered on the high school
level for no credit to those students of foreign background who are having
difficulty in their classes because of a deficiency in English. Eggdyy
non credit.

Hgalth Ogggpationalfljraining Egogggm...This course will be offered at Douglass
High School. This will include (a) Work Study Program, (b) Health Seminar,
{c} On the Job Experience. Qne “a three hours daily. Call Mrs. Parker
at Douglass for further information.

Humanities...Limited to selected 11th and 12th grade (September, 1969} students,
this course will combine the disciplines of art, music, literature, and
history to provide a broad understanding of the cultural development of man.
Included in the course is a.two-week study tour of Virginia, Washington,
New York, and “nosachusetts. Applications for enrollment will be sent to
each school. For further information call 892—3114. memorial Arts Center
15 quarter hours m Lost $1?5.00

Oceanoggaphg...Limited to 20 upcoming seniors. This ocurse involves concentrated
study of the Marine environment by interested students who have successfully
completed 3 quarters of required biology. Students must have parental per-
mission to enroll in the course which will meet 5 hoars daily for 5 weeks,
July 14-August 15 including one week of study at Sapelo Island, at a cost
of around $125.00. Jobs will be secured for those unable to pay, if
possible. Applications will be screened in each high school. Applications
of those who are recommended by the Principal will be sent to Mrs. Annie Sue
Brown by April 20 for a city-wide screening vy a committee. Eggthside
l5 quarter hours

figssian,..Regular class in Russian will be scheduled for interested students
at flaghingtgn_fiigh Sghggl. 5 quarter hours

Vocational (Smith and Washington)...EXploratory and advanced training will be
offered in the following vocational areas at Smith High School: ggmmercial
Eggdg; Machine Shep; Woodwork; Electrigity; Eglding; AEEOrMechanics; and

Machanical Drawing. Each course will be offered in a 2—hour time block
except Foods which will run 3 hours daily. 10 quarter hours and 15 quarter

hours

Exploratory vocational courses (3vhour time block) will be offered in Food
Services, Architecture, D} fting, Welding, Auto Engine Repaig, auto Body_§gpai£,

“we...” h. .-

and Painting at Washingtgn Hieh School. 15 quarter hours

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Fulton County Schools ‘

The Fulton County Board of Education will be operating regular summer

terms at the high school_level in the following locations:

- 1. Milton High School
2. '2. North Springs High School
3. 'Russell High School
4. College Park High School
5. Campbell High School

The tuition charges for the high schools are as follows:

1. For Fulton
a. $20.00
b. $18.00
c. $30.00
(A student may
five).

The hours of Operation

approximately 1:30 P.M.

County residences:

for first subject

for each succeeding subject

for Driver Education

take any number of subjects for one subject to

of the high schools will be from 8:00 S.E. to

The term of the high schocls will be June 16 - August 22, 1969.

lhere will be a Title I program under the 1965 ESEA. This program involves

kindergarten activity for pre-school children and also remedial Reading for

children in grades 1, 2 and 3.

The locations of these centers are as-follows:

l. Dodd Elementary School

2. Roswell Elementary School

3. Cedar Grove Elementary School

4. Central Park Elementary School
5. Beavers Elementary School

6. College Street Elementary School
7. East Point Elementary School

8. Fairburn Elementary School

9. Palmetto Elementary School

There will be regular elementary summer school in grades 4-7 at the

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Roswell Elementary School

Guy Webb Elementary School
Harris Street Elementary School
North Avenue Elementary School
M. P. word Elementary School
ovary Elementary School
Quillian Elementary School

The dates for the Title I program and for the elementary program

(grades 4-?) are June 16 - August 8, 1959.

BeKalb County Schools

Summer School Opportunities will be offered by the DeKalb County School
System. These Opportunities will be offered in the following Schools and loca-

tions.

Elementary Schools Location

Huntley Hills Chamblee—Doraville
Evansdale Tucker

Coralwood North Central DeKalb
Idlewood Clarkston—Stone Mountain
Roland 3. Indian Creek Drive
Clifton ' S. w. DeKalb

These schools will be open for 45 days, June 11 until August 13.
Tuition charge will be $35.00 for the Summer Quarter.

High Schools Location
Clarkston ClarkstOn
Columbia 8. Central DeKalb
Lakeside N. Central DeKalb
Sequoyah N. DeKalb

Tuition charge for the high schools will be $51.00 per unit of credit.

Registration will be held on June 9-10.
In addition to the above, the DeKalb County School System will operate

a Title I program for 165 seventh graders at the Indian Creek School, Children



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throughout the County will be transported to the school.

Atlanta Public Library

The Atlanta Public Library will operate two special inner-city summer '
programs in addition to regular library activities.

The two library programs will be the Indian Giver and the Free Reeler;
Both of these programs will operate from vehicles.

The Indian Giver is a small bookmobile which is stocked with paper-
back books for circulation among patrons.

The Free Reeler is a larger vehicle equipped with a film projector
and screen for the showing of movies. This cinemobile will sear approximately
30 people.

The scheduled stops and locations of the Indian Giver and Free Reeler

are planned as follows:
MONDAY

ADAIR PARK

2:00 - 4:00

Indian Giver

Est. 63 patrons/wk.

WEST CENTRAL EDA
Free Reeler
7:30-9:00

Est. 60 patrons/wk.

FULTON MILLS — BEDFORD PINES (ALTERNATE)
7:30 - 9:00

Indian Giver

Est. 100 patrons/wk.

TUESDAY

U. S. Qfllfl CENTER
3:00 - 5:00

Indian Giver

Est. 25 patrons/wk.



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2. That the atlanta Public Schools will make their facilities avail—

able to any group wishing to utilize them provided such group
assume full responsibility for custodial and administrative costs;

3. That the Public Schools will indicate in early spring, those
schools where summer programs will be located;

4. That the Parks and Recreation Department will indicate in early
spring where summer programs will be located;

5. That the Parks and Recreation Department will submit a listing of
desirable school facilities which they might utilize;

6. That Eon provide a listing of locations and programs which comm
munity residents indicate are more desirable;

?. That the Chest agencies provide the Technical Executive Committee
with a listing of programs which will be operated with summer funds,
as well as, a listing of summer programs and locations which will
be operated on their regular budget;

8. That the Georgia State Employment Service be responsible for most
YOP employment screening, processing and recruitment;

9. That the Georgia State Employment Service locate the Summer Youth
Opportunity Center by March 15. (136 Marietta Street)

Planning for the 1969 YOP centers around the implementation of the
above recammcndations in addition to regular and ongoing activities.

In late 1968, EOA began holding planning meetings in all of the EOA
neighborhood service centers.

it these meetings, residents and youth of the EOA service areas made
valuable suggestions concerning the types, locations, and hours of operation of
summer programs in their neighborhoods.

The suggestions of neighborhood residents provided a valuable guide for
YUP planning.

These meetings were planned and implemented by Mr. Duke Harrison,
Recreation Coordinator, EDA.

Based on the recommendations above, as well as suggestions by residents

and youth, the Executive Technical Committee set the following priorities:

WEDNES DflY

STLANTA UNIVERSITY
3:00 - 4:00
Indian Giver
Est. 20 patrons/wk.

VINE CITY

4:30 - 6:30

Indian Giver

Est. 50 patrons/wk.

WEST END EOA AREA
7:30-9:00

Free Reeler

Est. 25 patrons/wk.

THURSDAY

JOYLAND PARK

2:00 - 4:00

Indian Giver

Est. 80 patrons/wk.

WHEAT STREET APTS.
7:30 - 9:00

Indian Giver

Est. 100 patrons/wk.

NORTHWEST EOA SREAS
7:30 — 9:00

Indian Giver

Est. 25 patronsfwk.

SflTURDflY

The Free Reeler will go to different areas each week to
show films to people it attracts.

The Indian Giver will alternate Saturdays afternoon stops

between Hillcrest Center and Plunkett town but the morning

stops have not yet been determined. We hope to have approximately
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Clayton County Schools

The Clayton County School System will offer summer school programs in

several schools. These are as follows:

1'

2C

3.

Fourth quarter summes.school for grades 9-10 at North Clayton
Senior High School in College Park. Tuition charged;

Fourth quarter summer school for grades 9-10 at G. P. Babb Junior
High School in Forest Park. Tuition charged;

Summer remedial program for grades 1—6 at Huic Elementary School
in Forest Park. Tuition charged;

Summer remedial program for grades 1-6 at Lake Harbin Elementary
School on Lake Harbin Road. Financed entirely by Title I, E.S.E.A.
No tuition;

Headstart program for pro-school children at Church Street
Elementary School in Riverddle, Huie School in Forest Park,
and Suder Elementary School in Jonesboro. Financed by son.
No tuition;

Summer recreation program for school age children at 15 sites in
Clayton County. Financed by EDA. No charge to participate.



Privately Sponsored Tutorial and
Study-Help Froiects

Grady—Metro Girls' Club, Inc.
The Grady Metro Girls' Club will offer tutorial help and remedial

reading in several low income neighborhoods.
Saint Vincent de Paul

Saint Vincent de Paul will operate a tutorial project in the Bedford

Pine Area.

Savannah Street Mission

The Savannah Street Mission will operate a Special tutorial project

on a request basis

atlanta Urban League

The Atlanta Urban League will take youth who will be recommended by
the court from poverty areas. These youth will be given extensive education
in a relaxed atmosphere. The youth will receive a salary. This will enable
them to buy new clothes and other essentials. Overnight trips will be taken,
at least four hours per day will be Spent on education; the remainder of the
day will be spent for cultural and recreational activities. The program will
operate in all son target areas.

Emmaus House

The Emmaus House program is designed for boys and girls, 6-14 years
of age. The program will have a facility open day and evenings to teach basic
educational subjects, recreation, cultural activities, outings, field trips
and counseling. The project will be staffed by volunteers and youth assistants

under the direction of the Director of the Emmaus House. This project will

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learning Foundation
The Learning Foundation will provide tutorial and study-help programs
at regular cost.
Morehouse College
Morehouse College has received a grant of $100,000 from the Field
Foundation according to a recent announcement made by Dr. Hugh M. Gloster,
President of the college. This special grant was made in Esmory of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr., an alumnus of Morehouse, for the purpose of relating the

College to problems of the inner city of Atlanta.

Dr. Gloster said that the Field grant will support a second phase of
Project CURE which was begun by Morehouse last summer. Phase I was supported
by $50,000 grant from Morehouse Board Chairman, Charles Merrill.

Last summer's program included projects in early childhood develop-
ment and enrichment, youth development and enrichment, leadership training
and dvelopment, basic and continuing adult education, and citizenship education.
The entire program was enthusiastically received by citizens of the inner city;
and the citizens Neighborhood advisory Committee, Northwest Perry Homes Center,
presented citations to the project director and assistant director for their
work. The citations "For Out-standing Services, Summer 1968" were presented
at a dinner honoring the recipients. Dr. Anna Grant, professor of zsociology
at Morehouse, who served as director of Project CURE said, "I think nothing
could be more indicative of the real success of our program than the fact that
this gesture of appreciation was made by the people we were trying to serve."

The youth development and enrichment program, in'which Morehouse and

Spelman students served as tutors to inner city youth and as campions and

tutors to court-adjudged juvenile delinquents has continued throughout the

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Phase II of Project CURE, which will also be directed by Dr. Grant,

will Operate an entire year -- June 1, 1969 through May 31, 1970 -- with the
funds provided by the Field Foundation and will include two components -- a
Resources Information Exchange and an Economic Resources Development.

The purpose of the Resources Information Exchange will be to provide
residents of the inner city with knowledge abOut the many services offered by
both public agencies and provate agencies which some perSOns might need but do
not know about. The exchange will also study the reopensiveness of the
various agencies to the real needs of the people. The Central Information
Exchange, housed on the Morehouse campus, will Operate on a 24 hour basis;
Neighborhood Information Centers will Operate out of accessible area offices;
and certain ”natural leaders” in each neighborhood will be selected by their

neighbors to serve as Home Information Officers.



ARTS

Mrs. Rhodes Perdue, Jr. - Chairman
the. Harold Barrett - Co-Chairman
An Arts Sub—Committee has been formed and is working to secure

opportunities and activities for disadvantaged youth in the Fine Arts.

The Arts and Cultural Program for the 1969 YUP will operate under

the general title of "Creative Atlanta."

Planning for the 1969 YOP arts activities has been seriously hampered

by the very limited amount of funds for arts activities.

In spite of the limited funds available for a YOP Arts Program, the
Sub-Committees has managed to identify some of the arts activities which will

be available for the Summer 1969.

Salvation Army

The following program will be conducted at the Bellwood Boys' and

Girls' Club during the summer months.

FINE ARTS PROGRAM This program will be conducted 3
nights a week under the leadership

Of a qualified leader from Clark
College.

This program will serve young peOple in the Bellwood and surrounding

areas of the city. We have no way of knowing at this point, how many young

people will be served.

Simpson Street Arts Center

Another meaningful art program will be Operated by the Franciscan
nuns. This project is an Arts Center located in a deprived area of the city.

The present program includes the following:

Visual Arts - 9 hours per week of painting, drawing, printmaking,
clay, crafts, etc., for about 80 children.

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Creative Writing — é hours per week for about 8 children. This class produces
a monthly magazine, "Hey Look" and are anticipating a
publication of their work by the Georgia Art Commission
and MtGraw~Hill Publishing Company.

Dance a 3 hours per week for about as children some of whom enter
local community talent shows and programs.



Photographg - 6 hours per week for 3 students.
Classes are scheduled after school at 4 P.M. and all day Saturday.

The proposei Summer Program looks like this:







E92; T293. WEQ; Thurs. Fri. Sat.

9:00 A.H.

I! " ;-,RT.._..__..-.._..__....-.._I ..........................

1:00 P.M.

1:30 P.M.

" " DANCE, DRaMA, CREATIVE WRITING, MUSIC and

PHOTOGRAPHY*

3:30 P.M.

1' " CLAY ........................... i ..... I ....................
5:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M.

" " TEENAGE CLASSES**
9:00 P.M.

*These classes will be scheduled on a once or twice a week basis
according to the availability of the teachers.

**These classes will include art, drama, music, etc. according to the
inclinations of the teennagers, and availability of teachers.

SATURIIJ will be reserved for field trips to the ZOO, Fernbank, etc.
The Atlanta Parks and Recreation Department will Offer the following
arts Programs:

Painting, Drawing, Sculpturing, Ceramics, Drama, Chorus, Music
appreciation, Modern Dancing, Tap Dancing.

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BOA has a person working at the community level in efforts to determine
the degree of interest in the arts by neighborhood residents.

The Arts Sub-Committee has written over 50 agencies requesting in-
formation concerning their programs Vis A Via the Arts.

Many of these agencies have indicated that they will submit proposals
so that they might undertake some activities in the Arts.

Two proposals have already been submitted. These are described as

follows:

Preposal For A Community Theatre In The Edgewood-Kirkwood Area

The Program will involve youth age fifteen (15) and up in a Com-

munity theatre, including drama, dance and music workshops. Training will also

be available for those interested in set design, lighting and sound.

The program as projected will involve at least one hundred and fifty
youth in workshops running six (6) days a week.
Paid Staff:

Director - to run theatre as artistic director and participate in
program administratively, to direct and supervise
volunteers and other staff.

EOA Youth Assistants (to be paid by EDA)
Administrative Assistant
Technical Director
Outreach Worker
Volunteers a to help run workshops in all three
areas (dance, drama, and music)

VISTA - to assist director administratively to help
coordinate with other youth programs in area.

Summer Budget:

Director @ $125 per week for ten weeks $1250.00
Telephone for three months 30.00
Utilities for three months 60.00
Miscellaneous expenses; for

Volunteer expenses, contigency fund,

equipment and materials not available

on loan or for free, transportatiOn

expenses 500.00

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Harden Circle Arts Center

at present the center is staffed by members of the Black Art Student

alliance of the Atlanta University complex. Their association will end at
the close of the college year unless funds can be found. It is hoped that
money can become available to pay two of this group so that continuity might
be maintained in the program.

The Center serves approximately one hundred youth, eight to fifteen
years old now. Classes include drawing, painting, c1ay,magazine writing and
movie making. The expenses for the movie making, which meets once a week and

produces 16 mm movies of professional quality, is paid by the contracting

agent, Urban Mythologies.

Budget:

Two people at $2.25 an hour, 40 hours a week for'ten‘weeks~~i $1800.00
Fund for materials not available free or on loan ------------- 200.00

$2000.00

Challenge 69

another Arts proposal is submitted for funding. This proposal is
sponsored by the Academy Theatre. It is known as "Challenge 69" and will
operate in the following manner.

"Challenge 69" is an arts program to encourage the positive values
which our youth are ready to put to use -— their desire to become productive
creative human beings who are capable of being relevant to the real needs
in their community. It is a program challenging our youth to work together
to give artistic form to their search for meaning and thereby share with us

a clearer statement of who they are n- and who we are.

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who have become together in the Atlanta Memorial Arts Center to work as ex—

ploring artists.

From this basic work, they then spread out into partnership with

Atlanta's Inner—city programs for children and other community service agencies.

And-for all of us, they give another dimension to the resources for Atlanta that‘

can be nourished in our arts center home.

Arthur Harris Foundation

In 1968, Arthur Harris, President of Scripto, provided funds for a small
visual arts program in the Inner-city. Mr. Harris has indicated that he might
fund the same type of activity again in 1969.

The Arts Sub—Committee has contacted several agencies in efforts to
obtain a location for the Arthur Harris Project in close proximity to Scripto,
Inc. The principal of John Hope School has indicated that he Would be happy
to have such a program in his school during the Summer 1969.

Arts activities will be offered in the Model Cities area through the
Atlanta Arts Council.

The Guild will operate a photography project known as The Urban
flythology Film Program.

The Urban Mythology Film Program uses film and photography as a way
of focusing attention on the myths which prevnde the urban environment, thus
affording children an opportunity to establish an art based on their everyday
lives.

This program.differs from other in three respects: 1) It provides
children of diverse cultural backgrounds an opportunity to work with established
and apprentice artists; 2) it is intended to reach a mass audience through a

television series of children's stories and photographs; 3) it is an active



Employment

a. Youth 14-21 years of age
b. Poor Youth

Recreation

a. Organized athletic activities for inner city youth;
b. Organized activities for older teenagers 16-21 during
evening hours.

Education

Tutorial and study help programs

Remedial programs in poverty schools

Cultural enrichment programs

Special enrichment and tutorial programs for socially and
academically retarded youth.

Arts

a. Special programs in the Fine Arts for inner city poor youth
14—21 years of age

b. Establishment of a broad based Community arts Program.

Camping

a. Resident camping experiences for inner city poor youth of
all ages

b. Day camp opportunities for inner city youth.

Social Services

a. Counseling and therapeutic services for all youth 13-21
who might need such

b. Establishment of such a service which presently does not
exist in the Metropolitan area.

Special EVents

a. Free passes and admissions to places of entertainment and
enrichment for youth of all ages.

Volunteers

a. Engendering volunteers to assist operating agencies in areas
of need.

b. Aggressive recruitment of youth volunteers.

Transportation

a. Centralize the transporatiOn funds and diSpatching of buses
b. Provide adequate transportatiOn for all program components

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children's stories and photograph; 3) it is an active attempt to involve
children in developing myths that are relevant to themselves and to urban

culture.

EDA Creative Atlanta Program

The Creative Atlanta project is to develop a genuine interest in the
creative arts at the grass root level of the various neighborhood service centers
this summer.

Based on the limited funds available, the following are contemplated:

l. Mhsic -- Mr. John B. lawhorn to instruct a group of volunteers
on his revoluntionary method to teach music to people who had no
previous knowledge'of music. These volunteers have agreed to
teach twice a week at our neighborhood service centers, (IS—20).

2. Drama -- I personally, with the assistance of three drama students
of Atlanta University Center will arrange Creative Drama WorkshOps
to be held weekly at the various neighborhood service centers.

3. Arts -- A professional artist of the Art Department of Atlanta
University Center will supervise students and volunteers to work
in painting sculpture, ceramics, etc., at the neighborhood service
centers on a weekly basis.

4. Creative Dance -- A professional dances has been contacted to
arrange creative dance workshops in two to three neighborhood
centers weekly.

5. Special visits -- Plans are made to arrange for visits by pro-
minent artists to the centers.

6. Performances -- In cooperation with the Parks and Recreation Depart-
ment of the City of Atlanta, performances will be scheduled by
dance theater groups to perform on the Showmobile in various areas
of the inner city.

7. Additional workshops -- Incorporated with the staff of Parks and
Recreation, City of Atlanta, additional workshop on Arts and Crafts,
photography, etc.

At our neighborhood service centers so far as the budget is concerned,

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amount of $1.50 per hour for a 40 hour week for 10 Spelman students on a weekly

basis. This means practically that Spelman College will pay $1.20 from its

own funds but $.30 will have to be contributed by EOA to Spelman.

I was assured by the administration that we could have, beginning the

first of September, twenty students on a 15 hour basis working for a full year

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Eastern Music Festival -- Special Summer Program -- Cultural Enrichment Program
I. PURPOSE:
a. What problems will you deal with in the program account?

b. What are the objectives of the program account and what benefits
should result from its operation?

c. Why do you believe these results can be achieved?
11.. PARTICIPANTS:

a. How many people are potentially eligible to take part in the
program account?

b. What percentage of those eligible will participate?

c. How will the poor and target area residents learn about and be
recruited for the program?

d. What are the selection criteria?
III. PROGRAM:
a. What activities will be carried out in the work program?
b. What major steps will be taken to carry out the work programs?
c. What are the strengths and weaknesses of your current program?

d. What changes are you proposing in this work program as compared
with your current program?

e. How will participants in one activity be referred to other activities
or programs?

f. What follow-up activities will assist participants upon completion of
the program?

g. How will other members of the participant's family be involved in the
program account or other programs?

b. What facilities are needed for the operation of the program and where
are they located?

1, what transportation is required and how will it be provided?
j. What major new equipment is needed?
k. What problems do you foresee in carrying out the program?

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IV. RESIDENT PhRTICIPATION:

_a. What are the functions and responsibilities of policy advisory
groups set up for the program?

b. How are members of policy advisory groups selected?

c. -What ideas of the poor and target area residents have been included
: in the work program?

_d. How will the poor and target area residents influence the program
while it is being carried out?

e. What assistance will target area groups and neighborhood based
organizations have to help them express their needs and interests
related to the program and to administer programs directly?

V. ADMINISTRATION:

a. If all or portions of the program account are delegated, why did you
decide to delegate?

b. How will you advertise for, recruit and select staff?
c.. What functions once performed by professionals will be assigned
to non-professional employees as a result of reassessment of professional

job requirements?

d. How will non-professional employees be helped to advance to higher
level positions within the program.

e. How will non-professional employees be helped to gain employment with
agencies other than the can?

f. What volunteer services are required in the program?
8. How will volunteers be recruited?
h. What consultant or technical assistance will be needed?
1. What staff training will be provided?
VI. COORDINATION:
a. Checkpoint procedures have been followed and forms are:

Attached f X I Not Attached 1 /







b. What other agencies in the community are dealing with problems
related to the program account?

c. What arrangements do you have with these agencies to coordinate their
programs with the activities of the program?

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d. How have_you encouraged other agencies to provide or help finance
activities of the program accOunt?

e. What changes in approaches to poverty problems do you foresee as a
result of the operation of the program account?

EVALUATION:
a. How will the effectiveness of the program be evaluated?

b. How will recommendations for improvement be put into effect?

t

I. (a) Persons in the poverty community, particularly youngsters,
seldom if ever have the opportunity to become aware of or take part in the crea—
tive process entailed in the performing arts.

(b) The objectives are to offer the opportunity to the youngsters
involved for specialized instrumental training and understanding in symphonic
music performance. Also to bring the achievements of these youngsters to the
total community at various times during the year in the follow—up program.
Benefits include strong job training possibilities for the youngsters and a
strong degree of pride to the poverty community when the achievements of the
youngsters are brought, through concerts, to their attention. In addition, it
is hoped that the prevailing attitudes which most in the poverty community have
toward the performance of classical music, and in particular to those partici-
pants in classical music, will be altered.

(c) The performing arts have long been one of the few job' areas
completely open to those in the ghetto, and symphony orchestra salaries in
this country are, for the first time, paying living wages to musicians. There
is also an extreme scarcity of qualified string players being trained in the
country today, and it is planned that many of the youngsters selected for this

program would be students who play string instruments. Also, the Opportunities

available to the active participant and the viewer of the arts has simply not

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by the youngsters selected for a similar program spansored by EOPI in Miami
last year has astounded the community there and has provided the young partici—
pants in the program with an enormous degree of inspiration and enducement to
continue, through whatever means possible, to achieve in this area.

II. (a) Fifty youngsters will take part in the Festival program
proper. As many as 40 educators, community leaders, etc. will be involved
directly in the recruitment program. The number of persons in the poverty

community who will be involved in the follow-up program is unlimited.

(b) Judging from the experience with EOPI in Miami, approximately
25%. .

(c) Each and will assign one staff member to be responsible for
recruiting in the community. A recruitment committee, consisting of community
residents, will be established and information about the program will be made
available to all students who participate in the public school music programs
in poverty areas. There will be a series of three open auditions in each com-
munity after the completion of which participants will be selected.

(d) Ten students will be selected from each of five cities. The
ones selected will be those who display the greatest degree of proficiency at
the time along with potential. The cost of the unique factors involved in
training young musicians (the younger the better) in order to develop proper
physical coordination (the program will be limited to students 16 and under).

III. (a) GED sponsored students will participate, along with double

their number from other geographic areas and environs, in the Eastern Fastival

program. This includes participation in a student orchestra, chamber music

ensemble, provide lessons taught by professional performers from major
American orchestras, master classes, bi-weekly concerts, and various recreational

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(b) In past years, the Festival has maintained two student

orchestras of equal ability. This year there will be an advanced orchestra
and a training orchestra. While certainly some of the OED students will
qualify for the advanced orchestra (some of the EOPI students last year

were among our finest talents), we feel it is of great importance to provide
leadership possibilities in a training orchestra for some of those who other—
wise would be relegated to back-of-the-section positions in an orchestra that'
is too advanced for them to realize a meaningful educational experience.

(c) The Eastern Festival program is one in which professional
a1 performer/teacher and student work together in a curriculum that is geared
to performance. In addition to their own performances, students regularly
hear concerts by the professionals. The Festival is nationally recognized

as one of the major institutions of its kind in the country.

(d) See (b) above.
(e) Does not apply.
(f) 0E0 Sponsored students will be assigned to work with pro- _
fessional musician in their home town for the school year following their
attendance at the Festival. The students will present a series of orderly
concerts at various community centers, to display to themselves and to the
total Community their achievements. The responsibility for presenting these
programs will obviously demand serious practice during the year by the partici-
pants.

(8) Other members of the participants' families will be involved
in much the same way as the rest of the community.

(h) The Festival has a long-time contract with Guilford College

whose total facilities are made available each summer. Guilford College is

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(i) Transportation from the participants' home to the - stival
and return is included as a part of the budget.

(j) A clothing allocation for participants is included as a part
of the budget, as is spending money which is to be used for instrumental needs
such as reeds, rosin and some music, in addition to laundry and drug store items.

(k) We foresee no problems in carrying out the program this year,
in light of what we learned from our experience last summer with EOPI.

(1) There will be no change. We would not for this season want a
larger number students, and a smaller number of students would only mean that we
would admit that many more applicants.

IV. (a) The policy advisory groups in each city will act on and be
responsible for all matters pertaining to the extensive recruitment program,
described in II (c) above.

(b) Persons who have established themselves as leaders in variousl
aspects of community life will be selected.

(c) The recruitment procedure and the follow-up program are, to
a larger extent, the ideas given to us by those target area residents who partici-
pated in the EOPI program last summer.

(d) The target area residents' influence on the program will be
demonstrated by their attempts at, and reaction to, the concerts given in the
follow-up program.

(e) Target area groups and neighborhood organizations will have
representatives on the recruitment committee.

V. (a) Each 0AA will designate one staff member to be responsible for
administrative detail work in the program. This person obviously would be more
aware of prevailing conditions and attitudes within the community than would

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(b) The Eastern Festival staff is limited to professional per-
forming musicians and some conservatory graduate students. Selection is by
audition and personal interview. Approximately 50% of the Festival faculty
and staff have had one or more years association with the Festival.

(c) Attempts will be made to have 0E0 sponsored students

assist music directors in their public schools in the year following their

attendance at the Festival.
(d) None
(e) None

(f) See IV (a) and (b) above.

(a) Sec IV (a) and (b) above.

(h) Sec II (t) above.
(i) Sec II (c) above.
VI. (a) Checkpoint procedures are as follows (please refer to copy

of original preposal attached for more complete understanding):

1) The project coordinators from each of the 5 cities visited
Greensboro on March 29, 1969. They were shown the complete facilities followed
by a group discussiOn related to all aspects of this project (refer to Check-
point Form 1 attached for agenda). Audition dates were determined as indicated
on Checkpoint Form 2.

2) The Pro Initial Audition Form (attached) was sent to each
project coordinator (these forms will be submitted as they are made available).

3) The Final Audition in each city will be attended by Eastern
Music Fastival representative who will serve as the checkpoint at that stage.

4) From the time of the final auditions to the date of the actual
Festival season, various checkpoints will be employed. These checkpoints will

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.parental approval forms, and regular information which the Festival sends to
all of its students.

5) During the actual season, the OED students will be under the
guidance and direct supervision of our complete faculty and staff. In additiOn,
we have employed a Dean of the Festival whose general responsibility will be in
the area of student —- facultyfstaff relations, but whose specific job will
involve any Special problems (none anticipated) which occur with 0E0 students.
Also, regular faculty/staff administration meetings are scheduled to discuss
all student matters.

6) After the Festival season, checkpoints will consist of
regular questionnaires, yet to be determines, by the Eastern Music Festival

staff as well as the individual Eli's.

7) Finally, the checkpoints will consist of working with these

students by means of quarterly workshops. The exact procedures and form of these
workshOps is impossible to be determined at this point.

(b) None

(c) None

((1) None

(e) Rather than simply making available from time to time in-
school concerts, plays, etc. by professional groups who have no direct re-
lationship with students or the community, it is hoped that youngsters directly
involved and the total community will become aware of the possibilities for

careers in the performing classical arts.

VII. (a) By means of direct discussion and questionnaires involving
youngsters selected for the program, the recruitment advisory committee, the

CAA staff member, and parents of the children.



Public Relations

a. Widespread distribution of program locations, operation, re-
quirements, cost, etc. to utilizers of services through the
various media

b. Effective publicizing of program achievements to total com-
munity.

Urban Corps
a. Provide meaningful employment for poor college youth, who need

money to return to school
b. Provide agencies with an additional personnel resuurce at low

cost.

In addition to the suggestions concerning major programming, the Com-

mittee suggested that special attention be given to unemployed youth, 16-21;

socially and academically retarded youth, 6—18; culturally deprived youth, all

ages, and youth leadership and development ages 14—25.

The Tachnical Executive Committee also agreed that effective program
planning depends upon the availability of funds and resources for programming.
In this respect, the Committee agreed to work toward an early commitment of
funds for programming. Such funds include planning funds $45,000, GEO-EDA,
$612,000, City of itlanta $300,000, The Community Chest $15,000. all of these

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(b) Depending upon recommendations.

VIII. (a) Attached. (The proposal already submitted to Mr. Jacobson).





SOCIAL SERVICES
Mrs. Benjamin Brown ~ Chairman

A Social Services Sub-Committee has been established. The committee is
attempting to draw together all of the casework and counseling agencies as well
as concerned individuals and churches in an effort to provide a "Walk-in Counsel—

ing Center."

A proposal for the Center has been developed. It is shown later in this

section.

The following agencies are being asked to participate in the Social
Services Program. These are as follows:

atlanta Adolescent Pregnancy Project

Atlanta Public School System Services for Exceptional Children

Atlanta University Department of Psychology

Atlanta University School of Social Work

Big Brothers

Carrie Steele Pitts Home

Catholic Family Services

Children's Center of Metropolitan Atlanta

Clark College Department of Psychology

Community Services for the Blind

DeKalb Child Guidance Center

Department of Health, Education and Welfare Social a Rehabilitation
Services

Emory University Comprehensive Health Center

Emoty University Hospital Department of Psychiatry

Emory University Department of Psychology

Family Counseling Center

Florence Crittenton Home

Fulton County Family & Children Services Dapartment

Fulton County Department of Health

Fulton County Medical Society

Georgia State College Department of Psychology

Gate City Day Nursery Association

Grady-Emory M&I Project

Hillside Cottages

Jewish Family a Children's Services

Morehouse College Department of Psychology

Morris Brown Department of Psychology

Oglethorpe College Department of Psycholog

Protestant Welfare a Social Services, Inc.

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Salvation Army Comprehensive Counseling Center
Spelman College Department of Psychology

Suicide Prevention & Psychiatric Emergency Center
Traveler's aid

Veteran's administration

Georgia Mental Health Institute

YOUTH COUNSELING WALK-IN CENTER

Introduction and Background

The Social Service Sub—committee of the Youth Opportunity Program pro-

poses the establishment of a demonstration pilot project. This project will be

a ”Youth Counseling Walk-In Center.” This center will provide supportive and

therapeutic services to adolescents age 13 and over who are trying to adjust to

problems of living. It would also provide a forum mechanism for agency re—

presentatives to share experiences and creative ideas about how total available

resources might best be related to existing human needs in this area of in-

terest.

There are feur basic reasons why such a center is prOposed. These are:

1.

Objectives

The limited services available to aid troubling and troubled
youth in spite of the myriad of resources which do not provide
services on an immediate basis.

The intake and processing requirements of traditional casework
and psychiatric agencies tend to divert youth from participation
and to fall short of the need.

The selection and utilization of appropriate services tend to
be a significant problem.

The general shortage of personnel and funds available to help
youth in this manner.

To provide youth, 13 and over with individual and group services.

To provide troubled and troubling youth with help for problems
of social and personal adjustment.

To provide the testing and evaluative services necessary for
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To provide effective help in a crisis situation.
To find and involve volunteer and professional loan staff
from agencies and individuals who will provide professional

and meaningful purposeful relationships with youth.

6. To provide consultative service to agencies working with
troubled youth.

Operational Procedure

This agency will be Open from 11:00 a.M. - 8:00 P.M. with professional
and volunteer staff.

Youth will be notified of the center's Operation by news media,
neighbors, friends and other agencies in the Youth Opportunity Program, teachers
and ministers that such a service is available and where it is located.

The basic philosophy of thiS-program will be similar to the "crisis"
concept. Therefore, professionals will be functioning with clients in a non-
traditional role. The intake process will be minimized. At the center, incoming
youth will go to or be met by an intake worker whose only function would be re-
ferring youth to an available staff person regardless of professional status, to
discuss his problems. Identifying information would be obtained during the
interview at the worker's discretion. If necessary other staff will be utilized
for consultative purposes and further diagnosis and treatment. The professional
will be readily available to address himself to the urgent concern of the moment

with a view toward an appropriate solutiOn.

The project will provide consultative services to agencies calling

the center and asking for help with troubled youth they have identified.
Any youth or group entering the center will be serviced. There will
be in—service training, case conference, guest speakers and discussion of

current problems that promote inter-racial and inter-cultural understanding as

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It is hoped that this project will generate the interest and enthusiaSm
of the agencies in the community so that it would Operate on a year-round basis.
However, at the end of the summer should this project not be ongoing, the
Operating agencies will assume reaponsibility for absorption of cases needing
continuing follow-up .

Evaluation

This project will be evaluated at the end of the summer.
Location
The center will be located at the Trinity United methodist Church
at 165 Washington Street, 3. W., Atlanta, Georgia.
Staff
One professional staff person will be hired (or borrowed) to direct
the project. The responsibilities and duties of this director will be:
To schedule and coordinate the loan and volunteer staff.
To assist in the training of non-professionals.

To develop interpretive and in-service training material for
staff, organizations and volunteers;

To maintain office reports, records, etc. and provide general
administrative and supervisory guidance for the staff of the
project.

To recruit staff replacements from existing agencies in the
community. The remainder of the staff would be loaned to the
project by participating agencies and would constitute a multi-
disciplinary treatment staff.

ndditional staff would be constituted of volunteer professionals

who have agreed to provide direct services to the project. Many of these

volunteers would be persons whose normal day-to—day activities might be
administrative, supervisory, consultative etc. Volunteers would also come

from the various fields of private practice. The project will also provide

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warm friendship and general support to this project.

Budget
ITEMS EQEE

Staff salaries $3,000.00
Office supplies 200.00
Printing and Publication 250.00
Telephone 150.00
Transportation and Travel 200.00
Emergency and Discretionary Fund 350.00



TOTLALL ------- II- ------- $4, 150' 00

Mr. Carl Sanders
Commerce Building

Julius A. McCurdy Contact person
Chairman of the Board Tom Elliott for
Decatur Federal Savings Stone Mountain
and Loan Association

(Stone mountain)

Georgia Public Service Commission Work on it referred to
(Community Service day) Tom Elliott

Thomas Elliott Sent us a list of
General Manager reduced rates for
Stone mountain groups

The sub-committee is still working to engender the necessary events

for the summer 1969.



VOLUNTEERS

Mrs. Frances Parham — Chairman

A crucial aspect of the YOP is the Volunteer Program. The manpower
needed to carry out the many activities in this program is too numerous to be

obtained from the limited funds available. Therefore, a vigorous effort is

underway to obtain the necessary volunteers for the 1969 YOuth Opportunity

Program.

The major Sources of volunteers are ton (Start Now Atlanta Program),
The Community Council of the atlanta Area, The Red Cross, The Junior Chamber of
Commerce, The Federal Executive Board, The Atlanta Urban League, The Atlanta
Chapter of the League of Women Voters, The Women's Chamber of Commerce and the
Garrison Company, Fort MtPherSon.

The Volunteer Sub-Committee of the YUP has approached the established
volunteer resources be used upon request to assist agencies participating in
the YOP. The following agencies have agreed to do so: The Red Cross, Chamber
of Commerce, League of Women Vbters, Fort McPherson, Junior Chamber of Commerce,
Federal Executive Board, Atlanta Urban League and the Community Council.

There are several other non-established volunteer resources which are
being contacted for input into the YOP. These resources include the Walk-In
Volunteer, Churches, Student groups, and colleges.

Special efforts are being made to engender more black adult and
youth volunteers. The most acute problem in 1960 was a central coordination
and dispatching office to carry out coordination for a day to day and week
to week basis.

This year, the YUP effort will, hopefully, eliminate this problem
by hiring 2 or 3 Urban Corp interns to operate a central volunteer office

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The specific duties of the interns will be:

To provide Central coordination for the YOP Volunteer Program;

To compile and codify the volunteer resources and needs for
agencies and groups participating in the YUP;

To take calls on é day-to-day basis for volunteers;

To diapatch appropriate volunteers to groups and user agencies.
Hopefully, the Center will become operative by June 10, 1969.

The Fulton County Medical Society will provide free physical examinations

for poor youth who might need them to go to camp.
The Metropolitan Commission on Crime and Delinguency is engendering

financial support for special summer programs.

The Atlanta Youth Congress will contacy youth and urge them to serve

as volunteers in the YOP.



TRANSPORTATION

Mr. Robert M. Wood - Chairman

One of the most serious problems encountered in the Youth Opportunity
Program during the summer of 1968 was the lack of adequate tranSportation re-
sources and facilities. The same problem remains for 1969.

In efforts to overcome anticipated problems around transportation
3 special task force is working to obtain special tranSportation for the 1969
Youth Opportunity Program.

The TransPortation Task Force has contacted several individual bus

owners and the transportation companies asking them to provide Special tranSpor-

tation at no cost or reduced rates for Youth Opportunity activities. No positiye

reopenses to the request have been received to date.

In lieu of the limited response from the various transportation
companies, the task force suggested that transportation for the Youth Opportunity
Program be centralized.

All of the major agencies were contacted and asked if they would
establish a joint transportation pool. EOA and the Atlanta Parks and Recreation
Department have agreed to share their resources in order to establish a central
tranSportation pool.

The transportation pool will provide:

a centralized dispatching office.

Singular contact with the atlanta Transit Company.
Key tranSportation contacts in the major agencies.
Identification systems for buses and youth.

The necessary machinery for dealing with the transportation requests
of ad hoc groups.

A hired dispatcher to deal exclusively with scheduling and other
tran8portation matters.

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METROPOLITAN COUNCIL 0H YOUTH OPPORTUNITY

Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. Honorary Chairman
DeKalb Commissioner, Clark Harrison, Honorary V. Chairman

Fulton Commissioner, Walter Mitchell - Honorary V. Chairman

Mr. Clarence Elsas, General Chairman
Mrs. Carrie B. Wright, General V. Chairman



Program Sub-
Committees



Employment
Mr. Harding B. Young

Recreation
Mr. a. B. Padgett, Chairman

Camping
Mr. Frank Player, Chairman
Mr. Charles Green, Chairman

Education
Dr. Hilliard Bowen, Chairman
Mrs. Mary Sanford, Co-Chairman

Arts
Mrs. Rhodes Perdue, Chairman
Mrs. Harold Barrett, (Jo-Chairman

Social Services
Mrs. Benjamin Brown, Chairman

Special Events
Hr. Waymon Wright, Chairman

Volunteers
Mrs. Frances Parham, Chairman

Transportation
Mr. Robert Woods

Public Relations
Mr. Zenas Sears, Chairman

Technical
Committee

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Executive



Dan Sweat

James McGovern
Peter White
Jerry Luxemberger
Jack Delius

John Cox

Alan Koth

Lyndon Wade
Clinton Rogers
Thomas J. Perham
Richard Hicks
John Letson
Nicholas Novak
James Rogers
Harmon Moore
Michael Hollis
A. B. Padgett
Harold Barrett
Irwin Lewis

. Howard Baugh
Emmett Lee



SPECIAL PROGRAMS

POLICE DEPARTMENT

The Atlanta Police Department will provide a Crime Prevention Officer in
each EOA Neighborhood Service Center in the city. Thesa officers will work closely
with the City Services Coordinators, BOA personnel, community organizations and
individuals to eliminate potential problem areas.

In addition to normal crime prevention police functions, the Crime

Prevention Officer also receives and forwards complaints on city services,

assists school counselors on absent students and drop-outs and inVOlves himself

generally in community activities of all kinds.

The Crime Prevention Bureau has forty-seven personnel assigned to
disadvantaged areas. Officers are assigned walking beats in these areas inorder
to keep in closer contact with residents.

The Police Department will employ 50 Police-Community Service Officers
from among the unemployed male residents of disadvantaged areas. These officers
will be assigned to the Crime Prevention Bureau and other divisions to work in

high crime areas, at special summer school-recreation facilities and in other

areas of police work.
FIRE DEPARTMENT

The Fire Department has taken the necessary action to implement the

following programs:

1. Publications of a brochure that will outline the responsibilities
of each Division of the Fire Department to explain their functions
and to emphasize to the citizens of these areas that the Fire
Dopartment exists for only one purpose -- the protection of life
and property of all'citizens. This booklet will contain such in-
formation as the requirements for employment, the training, and
benefits dervied from being employed by the City of Atlanta Fire
Department, an open invitation to all personnel to visit their Fire

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Department, how to report a fire, how to obtain emergency responses,
the need for protecting fire apparatus, many fire prevention steps
to be taken by each citizen and an explanation that the Fire Pre-
vention Bureau is available to assist any group by making Fire
Prevention talks, demonstrations, and showing of film.

A program of visitation into various communities for the purpose of
distribution of Fire Prevention literature, demonstrations of fire
equipment, and providing for dvelling inspections on request.
During the inspection an invitation will be extended to residents
to visit their community Fire Station.

Harit Badges will be purchased and maintained at Each Fire Station in
sufficient quantities to give to all children visiting the Fire
Station along with the comment that in receiving this badge they are
assuming a helpful citizen's role in assisting the Fire Department

in preventing fires.

Coordination with the Water Department and Parks Departimrt in _.
providing str.";-ahowors for t ’16 en in thesc.iroao utilizing the
fi:;.hydrants.

Assignment of a coordinator to cooperate fully with City Services
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PUBLICITY

Mr. Zenas Sears 3 Chairman

Liller, Neal, Battle and Lindsey, Public Relations firm has agreed again

this year to serve as publicity consultant for the Youth Opportunity Programs

The plan is as follows:

1.

To secure a part-time public relations intern beginning May 4,

who will become full-time July 10, 1969. Under the close
supervision of Liller, Neal, Battle and Lindsey, the intern will
operate a Mock Public Relations Agency to provide service for
participating agencies in the YOP. The intern's initial activities
in the YOP will include: developing a brochure, contacting the
News Nadia, developing materials for HfiB, YOP, and Rent-A-Kid pro—
grams, setting up an effective referral and information system
during the planning and implementing stages;

To distribute to the total community, the YOP General Solicitation
letters and brochures describing the program and soliciting help
of any kind;

To deveIOp a Summer Resource Inventory describing the program for
youth to be printed and distributed in the schools or printed and]
or distributed in one or several editions of the Newspaper;

To hold meetings with son, Schools, Community Chest, Parks Depart-
ment to develop procedures and guidelines to be used in reporting
and promotion of activities to the media;

To contact the various radio, TV Stations, Newspapers and Magazines,
in the area asking them to provide special events for youth, as
well as, provide coverage of total YOP effort.

To plan Kick-Off Day activities.

To plan 1969 Summer Youth Opportunity Report.





SUMMARY
All of the programs mentioned in this presentation represent the
efforts of the various groups, agencies and organizations in Metropolitan
Atlanta to deveIOp a successful Youth Opportunity Program.
If the prOpOSed program is implemented as planned, the 1969 Youth

Opportunity Program will be much more successful than the 1968 Program.



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ngencies and Organizations Providing Planning - Coordination Assistance to the
Metropolitan Council on Youth Opportunitz

Federal Agencies

Federal Executive Board
Defense Department

Labor Department

Housing and Urban Development
Health, Education and Welfare
Interior Department

Commerce Department
Department of Justice (CRS)
Agriculture

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Civil Service Commission
Department of Transportation

State agencies

Office of the Governor

Defense

Family and Children Services
Education

Health

Governor Commission on Crime and Justice
Arts Commission

Recreation Commission
University of Georgia

Georgia State College

Georgia Department of Labor
Mental Health Institute
Scholarship and Loan Commission

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Fulton County Commissioners

Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services
Fulton County Schools

DeKalb County Department of Family and Children Services
DeKalb County Schools

Fulton County Juvenile Court

Fulton County Health Department

DeKalb County Recreation Department

DeKalb County Health Department

Suicide Prevention