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URBAN LEAGUE
United States Department of Agriculture is responsible for handling
such actions.
The Department of Family and Children Services also has a legal
services program in conjunction with the Augusta Bar Association.
The program is operating strictly on a voluntary basis of local
attorneys. The usual number referred is two to four per month.
The types of cases handled are: Legitimization, wage earners
plan, bankruptcy, divorce (only if welfare recipient), personal
representation, adoption (only if welfare recipient), hit-and-run
accident, automobile accident (when no insurance), sued for bills
(when welfare recipient), larceny, and advice.
Under Title V of the Work Experience Program, the Department
of Family and Children Services had one hundred twenty AFDC
recipients in training. They are participants in the Work Incentive
Program (WIN) of the Department of Labor. The staff is located at
the Department of Labor to provide supportive case work and
services for individuals in WIN. As an experiment, the office was
open one night per week until 8:30 p.m., but this did not seem to
serve a need although it was tried for eight weeks and against the
advice of the State Department of Family and Children Services.
Mrs. Emma Carson, Executive Director, stated that the prevailing
attitude of the staff is definitely shifting more toward help than
before. She felt this was the best staff she had ever had and that the
rapport of the community is improving.
AUGUSTA CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL WELFARE RIGHTS
ORGANIZATION
The National Welfare Rights Organization has a Chapter in
Augusta with a fairly large membership. The Chapter lacks financial
resources, although the Office of Economic Opportunity workers
have helped in putting on fund-raising efforts.
In discussing the Food Stamp Program, Mrs. Margaret Faver,
President of the Augusta Chapter, stated that it took her,
personally, over one month to become eligible. She also stated
that everyone had to pick up his own stamps and this causes people
to leave their jobs during working hours and, possibly, lose pay.
In discussing the general services attitudes of the Department of
Family and Childrens Services, Mrs. Faver stated, “....that if you are
not working, it is harder to become eligible. They want to stay
around (the house) until the child is there”. It was additionally
noted that the Day Care Center operated in the vicinity where Mrs.
Faver lives does not take children until they are three years old and
it is only open until 6:00 p.m.
Mrs. Faver said she had not known that the Department of
F mily and Children Services offices had been open on an
experimental basis at night and thought that the caseworkers
should have “spread the word” among their clients. She did feel,
however, that the caseworkers were friendly and noted that they
addressed clients by titles. She felt that the high turnover rate
lessened the effectiveness of the department.
THE SALVATION ARMY
The Salvation Army is an organization designed to operate as a
religious and charitable cooperation in all states and territories of
the United States. The program is carried out by officers of the
organization assisted by qualified personnel through the
Augusta-South Carolina area, limited to the United Fund area. Its
services include:
(a) Emergency assistance for local families, transient families,
and individuals without funds for meals, lodging, etc.
(b) Services and consultation to unwed mothers.
(c) Location of missing persons.
(d) Visitation to correctional institutions and assistance for
families of prisoners.
(e) Emergency disaster relief on short-term basis.
(f) Christmas bureau.
(g) Summer camp for boys and girls from six to eighteen years
old.
The Salvation Army seeks to serve all people regardless of age,
color, or creed. In so doing the resources of the community are
considered and the cases within the category of another agency are
referred to avoid duplication of services.
The facility has transient quarters, family rooms, and a welfare
office. Both blacks and whites share the transient quarters which
have beds, a washing machine and dryer, and bathroom facilities.
Table 33 is descriptive of the activities of the Salvation Army.
This information was not available by race.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Friend
ships, goals and long-range plans take on
new sparkle. You can get just about any
thing you want now—just be sure to use
your charm, not your fist.
TAURUS (April 20 May 20): Starts a six
-month period of public activity. Inter
ested in a job? Now’s the time to find
one. You may also enjoy some recognition
for past efforts during this cycle.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): At last you
feel that your drive is out from under
the wraps. Continue in any house-cleaning
or refurbishing tasks you’ve set yourself.
Start some new courses.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Mate should
be easier to live with now. Social gadding
about is enjoyable. Most of your interests
are centered rather close to home, but
you get comfort from any glamorous
contacts.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Opportunities for
personal creativity strong this week.
Spouse may show more life than usual.
A six-month period of inter-personal activ
ity starts now. Relax.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Most of your
thoughts and goals seem to be hiding,
while your emotional nature comes to
the fore this week. A new health cycle
starts now, bringing more energy.
LIBRA (Sept. 23 Oct. 22): Hobbies, en
tertaining, children, sports all get a new
lease on life. Your efforts may be more
strongly concentrated in these areas for
about six months.
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WEEKLY
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Week of May 2, 1971
TABLE B
PRUGF MMATIC SFR.I .FS ‘D .
OF THE
AUGUbT/ SA LVATION ARMY CHA PI E R ■
Service to Homeless .
Lodged
Meals
Clothing 1 ,8?A
Emergency Help;
Needy persons ; j.. |
Grocery orders 035
Presc r ipt ions
Burned-out families 33
nothing 27,296 (articles)
Consulted with Other Agencies : 73 L
Budget:
Public and Fort Gordon Christmas donations $28,343 48
Programs and activites $2L,936
All other income $ 3 1 39
United Fund $42,000.00
Balance c 159 52
Total $99,203 83
DAY CARE LICENSING OFFICE
The State Department of Family and Children Services has a Day
Care Licensing office in Augusta to service eleven counties for the
purpose of licensing and reviewing day care operations.
There are twenty-nine centers in Richmond County -two of
which are strictly for the children of the Work Incentive Program
participants and one (the Turpin Hill Center) is an Office of
Economic Opportunity neighborhood service center. There are
several day care centers that provide service on a sliding scale basis.
Ten inquiries or applications have been made recently with regard
to opening new centers. Sixty percent of these applications
represent requests from the black community.
Miss Elizabeth Smalley, a licensing worker, stated that there are
not an adequate number of centers. She stated that many interested
persons and organizations are prevented from developing centers
because of zoning laws, inadequate financial resources, and failure
to meet other important criteria.
She felt that there is a vast need for basic community education
regarding licensing and what to look for in a day care center. The
state is providing basic public relations material on licensing
requirements. This material is placed in supermarkets, Y.W.C.A.’s,
public meetings, etc. Several pamphlets, however, were revised by
the audit team and, in our judgment, the material is entirely too
technical to be of value to those who are most in need of this kind of
information.
THE SCOUTING PROGRAM
The scouting program in Augusta is administered by two councils
which serve Richmond County and fourteen others.
Mr. Jack Bo wden, Assis t a n t Director of the
Georgia-South-Carolina Council of Boy Scouts, stated that there
are approximately twenty-three packs, twenty-seven troops, and
seventeen explorer units in the Augusta area. Last year
approximately sixteen or seventeen boys in the area received the
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Home and
parental duties become even more im
portant than they usually are. It may be
a good idea to have the wiring and heat
ing systems attended to within the next
several months.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Al
though entertaining your children’s
friends can be important this week, you
should be getting out more yourself. Buy
a pretty outfit for yourself.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 Jan. 19): Start to
plan some major changes for your total
environment which can be carried out
within the next six months. Your values
could change radically.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): For the
next six months your energy levels should
be higher than usual. Projects close to
home are still requiring much attention.
Try to change some attitudes.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A good time
to implement some of your closely held
dreams. Writing or some other little-used
talent will be stimulated for the next six
months.
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ABOUT THE GROWING LIST OF UNMET NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
How are they being handled now? Can two out dated governments really do
' a better job than one?
Wesay that Unified Government opens the door to ACTION. MRRt'
ABOUT THE STRANGULATION OF OUR CITY, CHOKED BY URBAN jHE
NEEDS ITS OWN PROBLEMS OF OLD AGE, AND CONFINED BY
ARTIFICIAL BOUNDS THAT WE CALL CITY LIMITS BEYOND WHICH
WE CANNOT GO FOR RELIEF, OK
EVEN THOUGH THOSE LIVING ON THE OUTSIDE ARE DEPENDANT MB
ON THE CITY FOR THEIR OWN SURVIVAL. |S
We say that Unified Government is a door that opens to financial help 9HK
> where it is needed most. Already we have lost out on millions of dollars in |MM|
state and federal grants just because of our stagnant city limits and declining MSH|
SmIS population.
ABOUT THE YEARS IT HAS TAKEN TO GET LOCAL GOVERNMENT BK
REORGANIZATION TOTHISPOINT. m|M
j ’. We say that any new charter must go through the same tedious process: it
' must clear legislative obstacles in Atlanta, it will require a mandate from the MMB
people (that's what Amendment 112 was all about in 1968), ... and then it WIRK
' mu st come up again for a vote. And the same or similar political opposition
/i" fe, wi 11 aga inar i se. MBH
This is no quick or easy job. In fact, it will be easier to amend the proposed gHK
~t ) charter than to get a brand new one at some future date ... and TIME IS
RUNNING OUT.
ABOUT THE TRUTH THAT THE ECONOMIC HEALTH OF THIS MB
COMMUNITY IS AT STAKE. EVERYBODY LOSES IF WE CONTINUE
GOING THE WAY WE ARE NOW.
B Open the door on a new day. H
I VOTE on May 25th H
Paid for by the League of Women Voters of the Augusta Area ,
Eagle Scout Award either three or five of these were black.
It was also stated by Mr. Bowden that percentage-wise, young
black males take more advantage of the Boy Scout program than
whites and they have no trouble finding black leadership to assume
responsibilities for the troops, that of the Boy Scouts, stated that
they have twelve senior troops, fifteen cadet troops, and two
hundred that of the Boy Scouts, stated that they have twelve senior
troops, fifteen cadet troops, and two hundred and thirty Brownie
troops. The twelve senior troops are in-both the rural and urban
areas and are almost equally divided in terms of race.
During the summer of 1970, the Girl Scout Council implemented
a program called “Summer Fun” which was designed for young
black women in rural South Carolina. The purpose of this program
was to reach low-income rural families not active in scouting.
Approximately two hundred fifty girls were involved. The program
was considered highly successful by the Council, which plans to
continue it.
Mrs. Frazier noted that recruiting volunteers is always difficult
and that recruitment was equally difficult in getting black and
white scouting leadership.
BOARD AND STAFF COMPOSITION OF SELECTED SOCIAL
WELFARE AGENCIES
Following this narrative are two tables, numbered 34 and 35,
which depict the racial composition of the boards and staffs of
selected social welfare agencies in the Augusta area.
Os the ten selected agencies contacted, there are one hundred
ninety-two board members. (This excludes the State Office for Day
Care Licensing). Os this number, forty-five (23 percent) are black.
Twenty-seven (60 percent) of the forty-five black board members
are found in two agencies. This is an obvious disproportionate
manner of representation when one considers the population of the
community and the percentage of blacks served by these agencies.
One cannot expect someone who is unfamiliar with the problems of
being poor and black to be able to guide an agency in a manner
which would be beneficial to the black community. Additionally,
only two agencies have consumers of their services on their boards.
Agencies which are primarily involved with youth do not have any
representation on their boards for this consumer population.
The selected agencies employ a total of two hundred ninety-two
persons (see table 35). Os the total number of employees, one
hundred five (36 percent) are black. One eighteen (6 percent) of the
black employees are in supervisory positions.
Thus, there is a greater gap in black employment than there is in
black board participation. Both are in serious need of black
participation.
The programs and services offered by these agencies are varied
and could easily provide for the general welfare of the community if
a more wholesome attitude is assumed in the operation of these
agencies and if consumers are part of the delivery process.
NEWS-REVIEW MAY 20,1971 •-
TABLE 36
AUGUSTA BOARD COMPOSITION OF SELECTED SOCIAL AGENCIES BY RACE
Board NameTota IWhitesßlacks
Department of Family and
Children Services 5 *
Office of Economic Opportunity 24 9 *5
Bethlehem Community Center 24 12 12
Girl Scouts 30 27 3
Boy Scouts 49 41 8
United Cerebral Palsy Day
Care Center n/a* n/a n/a
Ways and Means
American Red Cross 36 34 2
Day Care Licensing (State
Department of Family and
Children Services, Division
of Children and Youth !4**
Salvation Army 2420 4
Totals 192 147 45
(23%)
Not Available for application
**These are on the state level and not Included in the total
£ TABLE 35
STAFFING PATTERNS FOR SOME OF THE
MAJOR SOCIAL WELFARE AGENC IES/ORGAN IZAT IONS
Total Number Number Supervisors-
Name Number Whites Blacksßlacks
Salvation Army 16 16
Soc ia I Security -
Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare 33 30 3
State Department o ( Family
and Children Services -
Day Care Office 2 I I
Augusta Chapter - American
Red Cross 2 2
Ways and Means I I
Welfare Rights Organization 35 *— 35
United Cerebral Palsy - Day
Care Center 3 2 I
Boy Scouts
G»ri Scouts 11 10 I
Bethlehem Community Center 10 2 8
Office of Economic
Opportunity 40 8 31
Department of Family and
Children Services 125 102 23
Totals 292 186 105 >8
One non-white is Mexican-American which accounts for discrepancy.
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