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Show so they can solve their problems; 4) Hee Ae He ee ee AA HAC AE form community councils so the residents could have a voice in the community they live in; 5) community councils can plan with residents to solve their needs and 6) CAP acts in an advisory capacity to the community. This is the way they reach the goals and objectives. CAP eventually wants community JUNE 20, 1970 leaders and groups to take the 8:00 P.M. responsibility for everyone living within the community, regardless PRE-MISS BLACK Your Social UTAH Secur ity i BANQUET COOPER’S STORE 4270 West 5415 South KEARNS ONLY INDEPENDENT GROCER! by Lucy Black Lucy: Your column on the CAP program was well done, but I do not believe this program is meeting the goals and objectives as outlined in many publications. First, the 7 entire administrative of financial status. A community is everyone living in a given area. _ The administrative staff consists of professional and semi-professional people. The most 774 E. 4th SO. important qualification that must SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH be met upon hiring someone is that they have an understanding of poverty causes and effects. They DONATION $10.00 PER PERSON must be able to communicate with all people and be acceptable to all. Due to the complicity of their HE 26 2h 296 Of OI Of 246 24s Oh 24 3h 3h Is Ie He positions, education is a must. CAP has hired people from the high fashions and areas as aides — to work directly Afro-American products with the residents. These personnel do come from low-income families BEAUTY PRODUCTS and meet all the requirements set for him & her by the guidelines. There are feelings among the aides that schooling should be provided for them so advancement could be available to EBONY MALL them. All staff members are heads of families so they already have the no. 11 so. 3rd west job responsibility and to support. Salt Lake City The aides are very skilled in their career field. This, unfortunately, tel. 355-9497 does not qualify them for across from U.P. depot employment in other agencies. | Artis & Ruth C. Ross, prop. will agree with you that this is inter bank cards welcomed lacking in the program. CAP salaries are certainly not good wages, in fact, they are very low. Most CAP aides are still below poverty guidelines. SUPPORT THE If you want to do something about this program, join your — FOR FREEDOM neighborhood council and be CHUCK-A-RAMA DISCOUNT PRICES staff is . comprised of middle-class, semi-professional people. The Salt Laky Tribune carries an ad now for an Executive Director and_ the educational and _ experience requirements will eliminate all so called “poverty” persons. The CAP program is to train and utilize the abilities of these people. It is not doing this. Second, the government is supposed to be funding these programs, but we have been contacted several times-to donate to various projects. We have five children and barely are able to support ourselves and we cannot vive, give, give to a program which has vast amounts of money behinc it. The major portion of the budgets for CAP centers goes toward salaries. Most of these people make extremely good wages. As a taxpayer, I want to see something done about _ this program. elected as a member ‘ Thank you for writing’to me. | agree with you that publications on goals and _ objectives can be confusing to interpret. The first goal of CAP was to determine what the poverty cause was in the area served by CAP. To inform residents of agency services available and to see what changes need to be made in existing agencies to meet the needs of the people they are serving. Another goal is to get the voice of the poverty people as to what programs and services they need and help the people get them established. CAP has had a very changing role ‘to play — as one phase is completed, another one is started. | have been told that CAP’s role was: 1) to survey an area as to income and needs of the low income family; 2) analyze the survey; 3) gather together groups of low income people to find out what they wanted and how to help them JOIN NAACP TODAY ANSWER: by Mary Adams QUESTION: I have not changed my name on my social security card since [ married two years ago. Am | in trouble? Will I lose my benefits? ANSWER: No. When _ you change your name because of marriage or for any reason, you should complete Form OAAN-7003, a green card available at all Social Security Offices. [f you Yes, you can get another card with your same. number even though you don’t know the number. No, you should not apply for a new number. A new social security card can be issued based on the information on form SS-5, a white card. Come to the Social Security Office at 231 | East 4th SS-5. It South and fill will be sent out to the © our Baltimore office where it will be matched to your original application for a social security number. A new card with the same number will then be mailed to you. Take the card with you when you return envelope will be mailed to apply for a job. The employer~ you. You may save time by mailing should have your social security your card and a note explaining number so that he can correctly why you wish the change. Sign report your wages. your name as it should appear on READERS: Please continue to the card, using your own first name send in your questions! as you did in your letter, rather than your husbands. If convenient, bring your original card to the Social Security Office, and a new card showing your old number and your new name will be_ issued immediately. If you no longer have your social security card, the green ecard will be mailed by us to Social Security headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland where it will be compared to your original application and the number verified. The duplicate card will be completed and mailed to you. If you have worked since your marriage, you should also complete post card form OAR-7004. You WORDPOWER needs _ your will be sent a record of your total support—donate to a_ worthy earnings under social security, with program designed to assist people a breakout of the last four years. open channels off This will show whether your wages fand communication and understanding. } have been posted. Your W-2 ‘A scholarship fund; study of a (Withholding Tax Statement) will possible low-cost housing project; be of help in correcting the record so you will not lose credit for wages’ - vorkshops for talented youngsters in low-income areas and _ active which were reported incorrectly or gmembership in several civil Tight ' 8 omitted. You should keep W-2’s and welfare organizations are just a and tax returns at least three years. few of the things happening at It is important that you keep your WORDPOWER. This is where its same number when you change at... give your support today!!! your name. call 524-5300, the form and Where friends meet a | CLASSIFIED Chaparral New-used “Rentals Mrs. Janet Wyndotte Rose Park to the Board of Directors of CAP. Contact your center as to meetings. | The government does not fund the small projects. These must ‘be supported by the people, then when need and proof of a program is secured, they can apply os funding from other sources. CAP centers need aden participation. You are the people CAP serves. The aides also need your help. Thank you. Lucy Budget classes will be set up after school starts. Bear with us just: a little while longer. QUESTION: I lost my social security card and don’t know my number. I am 16 now and need the number to get a job. Can I’ get another card if I don’t know my number? Should | apply for a new social security card? Restaurant and Recreation Center -Repailts FAMILY MAN NEEDS WORK — QUALITY PAINTING AT REASONABLE COST. Exterior and interior. Rug shampooing, upholstery cleaning, yard work and window cleaning. LOW PRICES — GOOD WORK. Call Mr. Elwood Metz, 487-1448. Yard work, odd jobs Soft Drinks — Beer Bar-b-que food at it’s best. during summer. Junior High student needs part-time work. 485-0727, Rick. Deve ndable. Call CALL 486-9371 to be included on the mailing list for WORDPOWER. NO CHARGE. DONATE CLOTHING, FURNITURE, BOOKS, CANNED FOOD, ETC. TO. NEW. 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