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Show Progress Report from State-Wid- e Chicano Conference the first progress report of the Chicano Conference, it was determined that many of the resolutions adopted have already been implemented. The Conference was held October 29th and 30th. The following are brief reports from the task forces established at the Conference: In CULTURAL Pat Lucero Oliver State-Wid- e FAMILY SERVICES Almada (322-- - 1) -- Alberta Andy Gallegos Pacheco (487-3641- Joe ), (466-8322- ) Technical Assistance being set up. It will need which $20,000 has been far. Presently, in the a a (399-218- -- available to the community. List will be published in English and Spanish. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT meeting with Evan Jones, Director of Family Services; the following is under way: A training specialist, Veon Smith, has been assigned as liaison to help develop AWARENESS program is $30,000 of pledged so process of finding out how many minority businessmen are in established businesses. The National Association of Certified Public Accountants has volunteered their services. sensitivity training Further negotiations are under way to implement the remaining resolutions. HOUSING - Ben Medina program. Planning for the second Authorities urging them to place individuals on Spanish-speakin- g Conference is underway. Volunteers are needed in many areas. Several committees are being organized. For further information or to volunteer your help, call and leave your name and both boards. Bob Gallegos address. (359-8611- State-wid- ) Letters have been sent to the City and County Housing 487-364- is e 1 presently working on a campaign to inform Spanish-speakin- g persons about existing housing programs. ORGANIZATION AWARENESS (393-8976- - "It's everybody's responsibility. be upgraded," said Peter Grundfossen, newly appointed director of the Salt (328-5321- the Model Cities project, its problems and future. The program was initiated in 1966 by the Cities Demonstration Act which called for programs which would upgrade the life quality of blighted areas. The Model Cities program in Salt Lake roughly EMPLOYMENT Managing Your - Ralph The Employment Task Force is working on its assignments. The Affirmative Action Committee has been holding several meetings with officials from Employment Security. A highlight is the formation with the American G. I. Forum of a Jobs for Progress, Inc. A proposal has been submitted in order to secure funds to bring operation SER into Utah. EDUCATION - Tina Gonzales Garcia (328-5275- ) One meeting was held and one is scheduled for February. Coordination and cooperation with existing efforts of Spanish-speakinorganization is being worked on by this task force. Call Tina for time and place of next meeting. g Javier Saenz Money subscriptions and free. The complete offer costs only 57 cents a week. (The cost of living shows up here too - used to be 39 cents a week) Before the salesman gets too far into his pitch, ask him which reader's club or subscription club he works for. Chances are, he'll name a people (Model Cities estimates this figure at 45,000) in the Central City and the near west side areas from Redwood Road to State Street and from 35th For more information, call Javier. Pete Lovato (359-8253- ) meeting has been scheduled to continue preparation for an evaluation of the State Industrial School. Lake, there are presently four new Chicano policemen. Alfredo Avila has been hired as a Probation Officer with Salt A lt Lake County. Ol. Jftmiil'to is to Ah A inifi a nl magazine counter. If you bought every issue for a whole year, you would pay 52 times 50 cents or The publisher offers to everybody an annual subscription for the full 52 issues, delivered by mail right to your door, for only $15.00. But, there's even a better bargain to be had through the $26.00. Once the area has been made attractive, the middle class groups will once again find it an acceptable place to live. What is now a blight area could be rejuvenated by instigating a series of green belts, Mr. Grundfossen said. The green belts - shrubbery, grass, flowers and recreational areas would separate the freeway and greed and selfishness that precipitated the blight areas. Success can only come when the people in Olympus Hills realize that their destinies are intertwined with the people in Central City and decide to come to grips with the problem. Residents Question Model Cities Process a year. knowing what you will or won't save, you can easily say no to the salesman at your door. By Food Stamp Program Explained A staff member of the Food office address of the Department of Social Services. For further information on the Food Stamp Program, which is administered through the program, please contact Now, before you sign for the bargain deal, look inside the magazine you're interested in and find the regular subscription price for the same number of years as in the salesman's deal. Add these up for the five magazines and you'll probably find the total is about half the bargain package you're being offered. Why? Because the quoted savings are prices over-the-newsta- if you bought the magazines the publisher's individually, not direct subscription rates. ri Wheat news magazine again delivered by mail to your door, for a little more than 1 2 cents an issue or about $6.50 Stamp Nutritional Program recently completed addressing the Salt Lake City neighborhood staffs on the company. a iv.a position to be a model city for the nation, because "we have fewer minorities and transients and the people are more literate." "But the people of Utah are likely to continue their cycle of in a good -- magazine publisher. But push him a little further for the actual name of the subscription sales company. Jot it down along with the salesman's name, phone number and well-know- n The Statewide Health Task Force has had meetings in Ogden and Salt Lake. A training program for Chicanos has been developed and approved by the Granite Mental Health and the University of Utah. fifth a subscription the home m Mr. Grundfossen, a former legislator, stressed that Salt Lake was low-incom- e as magazine subscription wholesalers who do not come to your door but solicit only by mail. They offer an annual subscription for the same The tempting offer may turn up at the door or on the phone . . . a package deal of four magazine ) In-Sa- political muscle," he said. the newsstand or supermarket (322-1433- ) - they can develop tremendous families. news magazine which costs 50 cents a copy if you buy it at 26th. JUSTICE neighborhoods to well-know- n Speaking Organizations in the State of Utah (COSSO) elected as its president, Jose Archuleta. Their next meeting will be held Saturday, February (487-5841- situation. And second, as a political force to educate the community about its problems. "If the people in this area can ban together and work together, move away, leaving the 0 Let's look at an example of Coalition of Spanish - for blighted areas, until the community can remedy the ) By-Law- HEALTH The Model Cities Agency acts first as an aid station with band aids industrial development are some of the factors which start the blight cycle, Mr. Grundfossen said. The areas become unattractive to live in, so the families who can afford1 to Model Cities Agency. At a KUED student press conference February 8 he explained 70-80,00- money. Fast traffic and increased Lake City-Count- y encompasses I Dan Garcia establishment of a coalition. The first meeting was held on January 11, and the second on January 23, s and Articles of where Incorporation were approved. The presently housing problems. think a building by building review in the area is necessary. Although there is an acute low income housing shortage, we don't need inferior buildings which endanger the lives of the people living in them," he said. low-incom- e The middle class must be mobilized and integrated into the large pockets of low income groups if the quality of life in the Model Cities area is to Both task forces have been working together in the Sandoval receives an annual $3.5 million from the federal government. Last year, 37 programs were funded with this - Gabe Vega ), The Model Cities program "We need to look at the South to 10th North. The problem to be solved COMMUNITY CIVIC industry from the residential area. reverse the blight cycle which has a strangle hold on the Model Cities area, Mr. Grundfossen said. (The following is reprinted from the University of Utah Chronicle as written by Kim Foltz.) resource people and speakers Benavides After Community to Upgrade Model Neighborhood Communications with Chamber of Commerce in several cities has begun in order to establish a list of 433), Anna 1 Responsibility of Entire iA A A Ms. or write to Melendez at her at the following address: 328-558- 9, Q. Will the Model Cities program mean that after five years the model neighborhood will offer the same benefits and the same opportunties as the city as a whole? A. Probably not. During the five year period the city is expected to make as much progress as possible toward raising the quality of life in the model neighborhood to the levels of the city. However, the neighborhood is selected because it has some of the worst conditions in the city, and it may not be possible to accomplish all goals within a r period. On the other hand, r the program should make substantial improvements in the neighborhood and establish the groundwork for continued progress. five-yea- five-yea- resources. Accomplishments should serve as "models" to be followed by other cities facing similar problems. Q. Which Federal agency administers the Model Cities program? A. The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in cooperation with all other Federal agencies administering programs to help cities or city residents. These include the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce (Economic Development Administration), Health, Education and Welfare, Interior, Justice (Community Relations Service), Labor, Transportation, and the Office of Economic Opportunity. Food Stamp Nutritional Program 237 East 4th South Salt Lake City, Utah 841 1 1 Certification for the Food Stamp Program may be done by the Department of Social Services at 231 East 4th South, Salt Lake City, Utah and also by eligibility workers at Central City at 627629 South 3rd East and South County CAP at 51 North Main, Cornet Building, Midvale, Utah. a Q. If cities selected for this program are supposed to have neighborhoods with serious social, physical and economic problems, why is it called "Model Cities"? Q. Why is it necessary for States to get involved in local Model Cities programs? A. The State government is actually the first resource of city governments. States administer A. In attacking these human and physical problems, these selected cities are expected to use innovative approaches, new techniques, and reach a high degree of coordination of Federal, State, local and private many Federal programs, such as education and welfare, that are vital to the Model Cities effort. States can also provide valuable technical, manpower, and financial resoutces to the cities. |