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Evaluation Essential In H.U.D. MODEL CITIES GRANT FUNDS $3,507,295 TOTAL MODEL CITIES PROGRAM $6,378,011 OTHER STATE GRANT FUNDS $174,241 OTHER FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS $2,004,191 OTHER LOCAL AND CITY FUNDS $692,284 Where the Money Comes From Sources of funding through end of Second Fiscal Year, July 31, 1972 Planning Future Better Evaluation and planning were built into the Model Cities process to in sure that present mistakes are not repeated in the future. Evaluation is a familiar process which people perform every day. In Model Cities, evaluation involves identifying decisions to be made; de fining information needs; collecting information; and analysing that in formation, or data, in order for de- cision-makers to have alternatives in making future decisions. All projects sponsored or funded by Model Cities are monitored. This task includes monthly reports from all operating agencies, on-site observa tion, interviews with beneficiaries, dis cussion with project staffs, and cost analysis. Model Cities Information and Evaluation staff studies all informa tion coming in from projects, and draws up monthly reports to be sent to task forces. Model City Commis sioners and City Councilmen about the progress and failures of each pro ject. They are told the stafiF level of each project, budget expenditures, number of persons served, new programs de veloped, and problems facing the agency. They are brought up to date on the accomplishments of the project, as compared to its planned work pro gram. With this knowledge in mind, and with the recommendations of citizen groups such as the Evaluation Task Force and Local Interagency Coordi nating Committee, planners, residents and city officials can better plan for the future. Evaluation, then, is a valuable tool in the Model Cities process. Do you have something to share with What’s Happening”? 885-9081 Model Cities Plan Makes City-wide Impact MANPOWER AND JOB DEVELOPMENT (Continued from Page 1) Hospital’s expansion of direct prim ary care services, the Commission has underwritten the costs of the cardi ovascular laboratory and is seeking financial assistance for the coronary care system. This summer. Model Cities is again providing a nutrition program for 1600 youngsters enrolled in organized rec reation programs. Lunches will be served daily to children playing on a number of playgrounds throughout the city. Other health projects include the Community Mental Health program and a special sickle cell anemia pro ject. Model Cities was also the first agency in High Point to commit mon ey to combat a growing drug abuse problem in this city. They were in strumental in forming the new and active Drug Action Council, and en tirely funds a Day Program for Drug Dependent Persons. SOCIAL SERVICES Ground will be broken for the Mul ti-Purpose Neighborhood Service Cen ter in Southside during the coming action year. The center will serve as an entry point for persons seeking social service and other assistance. A Council on Aging has been estab lished to address the specific needs of the elderly, while a City Community Services project has been set up to coordinate agencies offering assist ance to low-income families in the city. The Concentrated Social Services project continues to make innovative strides in finding new ways to identify persons in need and assist them through the process of securing help. Their telephone reassurance and homemaker services components are two projects which make this agency a true demonstration of what a pro fessional and paraprofessional staff can do in the field of social services. RECREATION AND CULTURE Educationally enriched summer rec reation for Model Neighborhood youth continues to be a high priority. This summer, 600 boys and girls are involved in professionally operated programs at High Point and Bennett Colleges. The Model Cities Cultural Arts pro ject continues to serve a number of Model Neighborhood residents. It ex poses them to good art, music, and drama. CRIME AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY Two concerns are addressed in this program area. Two counseling and character-building projects are pres ently operating for teenagers: Youth Outreach and High Point Youth Serv ices Bureau. These projects focus especially upon troubled and alien ated youth, and aim toward helping them in constructive ways to keep out of trouble. The Behavoir Modification project operated by UNC-G at the county detention home assists young people there, their parents and the institu tion’s staff in becoming more sensitive to the needs of juveniles. In the past, Model Cities also helped establish the Police/Commun ity Relations project of the Police De partment. This project continues to operate in the city and the Model Neighborhood without Model Cities assistance. Unemployment and underemploy ment among Model Neighborhood res idents continues to be a main problem in High Point. It is addressed by the Comprehensive Manpower Services agency, which was established by Model Cities, and is a division of GTI. The project upgrades persons by of fering employment opportunities, training and upward mobility in their vocations. Handicapped persons are assisted by the Vocational Rehabilitation pro jects and the services of High Point Sheltered Workshop, all of which were established or upgraded through the Model Cities process. ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Through the efforts of Model Cities, and for the first time in the com munity’s history, small businessmen, a majority of whom are black, have come together to form the High Point Business Development Corporation. The corporation assists small busi nessmen with loans, technical assist ance and advice. This important pro gram is beginning to pay off in posi tive ways. A shopping center, now in the developmental stage, will most likely be the first major accomplish ment of HPBDC. HOUSING Model Cities approached the hous ing problem in High Point not by allocating resources to construct a few housing units, but by establish ing two projects to undergird long- range planning and assist low- and medium-income families. Consumer Credit Counseling helps families become good credit risks, thereby making them eligible for mortgage loans. With consumer edu cation, counseling and debt manage ment programs, the project bridges the gap between poor people and the mainstream of the economic structure. The Housing Development Corp oration serves as an umbrella under which the actual construction and re novation of housing units is planned and implemented. This project also utilizes public and private resources to address the critical need in High Point for Housing, which poor peo ple can afford. The Central Relocation Agency, a Model Cities spinoff, is responsible for (Continued on Page 3) WHATS HAPPENING is published bimonthly by the Model Cities Com mission of High Point, North Carolina, William S. Bencini, Mayor; Dr. Otis E. Tillman, Commission Chairman; Don J. Forney, Director; Cecil A. Brown, Information and Evaluation Specialist. QEBces of the agency are located at 609 S. Main St., High Point, N. C 27260. Telephone 885-9081. The preparation of this magazine and its free distribution were financiaUy aided and made possible through a federal grant from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under Title I of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Act of 1966. Editor Emily Hedridc I
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