OCR Text |
Show Volume eur ae hee see ws ane Utah arse wore aon See =e ome oo omer se he Bice Lene idea of Multi-. a funds ware of existing under the Dept. of Hous-. ing & Uxban Development would mmunity allow to borhood which to the build co- neigh- facilities in house services to poverty neighborhoods, "which often times are lacking tina poverty area," said John Florez, Coordinator of the Centr- al City “THATS sons Action is one that in Watts Center. of the rea-= caused the riot. -—- lities Florez lack to the also of agencies establishéd poverty making): faci- poor." Mr. said that, "traditionally, are out. of neighborhoods difficult tor Le poor people to reach the agencies which are a necn essity to them." The proposed prefect was brought to the attention of the Neighborhood Council (a council com-= posed of Central City re- sidents) where borhood people up type the omy Stree City: NTER! people were made a- which = oo : Center developed, the Central City. when area a —— Gift | For Central Christmas ; ee the neigh= helped of set services they wanted and needed to provide services to the poore:.2 purpose The whole. adr is il help. agencies: . expand: their services into pove Olympic erty .neighborhoods with out setting: : up separate administrative costs. The Center centrally will. located and ernment in poverty centers is Mr. they be centrally, in an area is of concentration. and. thus be walking distance. . "The, goal,!"“is said, of located in which there a. high poverty, within Mie iE .Lorez to bring.a host., services to,the where services accegsible.. to... need them, and make the-people poor clude: .Employment; ult :.Education;: a young Parole "all | erty has been long finally He also the prop- purchased the needs of the poor.The |. services that the poor need will be made available to them." | "They will help mold their own destinies," Mr. Piorez added, "instead of , Many Senior. Florez, and At~ the Will Multi-Purpose Center become a reality. Early in the spring of this year (March 1967) the need for a Multi the need for a MultiPurpose Center was brou-= ght to the attention of the Salt ssion by Council Lake City Commithe Neighborhood and interested alike; (State: on this their the Catmull Harrison project, and assurance project and voted with pushed through. Barker possibility vietine stance" After’: Ad= missioners Barker and the part of the Neighbor-= hood Council, Commissioners George Catmull, James° being of much’ and Conrad circum work on Harris— School); a John lena West (former Neighborhocd Council chairman) Commissioner Catmull said the approximate date of actual construction could not be determined because it would depend on the architect's plans and specifications. However, he did indicate the Men—. tal Health Counselor . Co operative Day Care. Nurs-= 2 Child Development. ery; Center 3. on, Central City residents — and the buildings on the __site_of-the-property-are-—@ —group which consisted of thirty people. Commisnow being demolished. "Mr. Sioner George Catmull was Florez was asked what he interested in helping set thought of the new Multi. Purpose Center and he anup the Center. He was inswered this way: "This is strumental in obtaining one of the greatest inno— the appropriation of funds for the Center. Covations in really meeting Tutoring and old Office Industrial that Wel~ . fares Legai Services; asked the actual construc= would take place. He that "planning has said a= ine was and progress is being realizede" will. be those who also to a.part of the .community.-— not part.from it." The services will for to that Florez been almost one year all _ regards. large swimming ity Action offices (Cen. tral City Action Center.) be services:.-will be in one buildinge Qne.. of. a require ments, 12 the Federal, Gov- anda sized poole Also included in services will be Commun- poor will not have to. st=> when ruggle: to find an agency > tion to serve them. The Multi- . said Purpose hall, of Cont'd. a ground~ De S Citizen rooms . a a33¢ ter Arts Recreational. Cen= .which will. contain & Crafts; amulti- | SGT Garwrvrn' VAN Anas ite ae , eg BES Bg Gir N “end anh “Lovig ARCHITECTS Oe M, ie AS WAR AND ENGIMEERS Tr OME |