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1 2 TH E CAROLINA TIM ES
SAT., FEBRUARY 14, 1981
N A ACP Prison Program Receives Gannett Grant
NEW: YORK - The
Gannett- Foundation has
presented a $35,000 grant
to the National Associa
tion for the Advancement
of jColorcd People's
Special ; Contribution
Fund (NAACPSCF) this
week to support the
mobilization of a prisoner
rehabiliiation program,
initiated six years ago, at
the Elmira correctional
Facility in upstate New
York.-,-
NAACP deputy ex
ecutive director Rev.
Charles Smith, .who for
mally accepted the award
at a Gannett-sponsored
luncheon, praised the
Foundation's commit
ment to projects geared to
assist prisoners and called
attention to the local
newspaper. The Star
Gazette, "which played
such an integral part in
funding and providing the
necessary spirit to make
this project operative."
Robert Collson, publisher
of The Star-Gazette,
recommended approval
for the project after
receiving the proposal
from NAACP executive
L.
director Benjamin
Hooks last June.
LeRoy Mobley, na
tional --director of the
NAACp's Prison Pro
gram, in his remarks
before the small gathering
of officials in Elmira, New
York, said "The program
we envision will provide a
tremendous rehabilitative
service- especially for
minority inmates. Black
inmates presently repre
sent 65 of the prison
population at Elmira
an overwhelming majori
ty. fo intend to prepare
these ex-offenders for re
entry into society as an
asset, as opposed to a
liability."
Gannett Foundation
president John A. Scott,
who was also on hand to
take part in the presenta
tion, said, "We are wholly
committed to this kind of
effort that will help black
inmates lead more con
structive lives after their
release. At the same time
this grant can be viewed as
a landmark for our foun
dation - enabling us to
pioneer new fields of
endeavor." '
The twelve-month pro
gram, according to
Mobley, is designed to ex
pand the NAACP prison
branch at Elmira by pro
viding a full-time prison
coordinator as well as
other related support ser
vices. Mobley said
members of the Elmira
Corning branch, through
its prison support commit
tee, will continue to pro
vide visible support for the
inmates in their effort to
establish relevant pro
grams within the institu
tion. He explained that the
pilot program will attempt
to establish remedial
classes in reading, math
and other basic subject
areas; conduct leadership
training sessions to ac
quaint inmates with
parliamentary procedures;
sponsor classes in basic
job-hunting techniques;
provide effective counsel
ing for prisoners and their
families; develop a voter
registration and education
program to encourage
eligible members of their
families to register and
thereby instill a sense of ,
Sakisha Johnson of 111 Charming Avenue,
Apt. E-11, celebrated her fifth birthday an-
11 niversary on Tuesday, February 10. Shea the
1 daughter of Ms. Valeree Johnson and Tab
l Lnnsford. She is the maternal granddaughter I
) of Ms. Gloria Cooper and Lee Dell Johnson and I ,
the paternal granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. I J
Edwin Kelly. Wfi
Quettes Adopt Warren Family
WARRENTON The
Quettes of Zeta Alpha
Chapter of Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity met on Sunday
at thl home of Dr. and
Mrs. , J.P. Green in
Henderson. Composed of
Omega wives from Vance,
Warren, Granville,
Franklin and Persbn
counties, the group
gathered to discuss social
programs on which, ' it
would concentrate for the
coming year.
Having made a con
tribution to the James
Hargrove family of War
ren County during the
Thanksgiving Season, the
Quettes voted to "adopt"
the famijy and offer conti-
V
nuing services to its
members. Mrs. Irene Fitz
of the Warren County
Department of Social Ser
vices assisted the group in
locating a family that
would benefit from its ser
vices. James Hargrove, age 53
of Route 1 , Macon, is the
head of a family of eight.
The Quettes believe that
'many of the family's
needs could be met
through a coordinated ef
fort between their
organization and the
department of social ser
vices. The project is
scheduled to go into
operation immediately.
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civic pride; and compile
records on released
prisoners to examine their
success or failure in the
job market for a period of
up to eighteen months.
Mobley also
acknowledged that "the
exceedingly favorable
responses we received
about the plan from the
superintendent of the
prison, and other ad
ministration officials, will
certainly work to our ad
vantage in this endeavor."
According to Mobley,
some 24 branches have
been established in nine
states through the
NAACP national prison
program with eleven of
those branches located in
New York prisons. He
said some 4,000 inmates
participate in the nation
wide program that has
already produced tangible
results. "Nationally, our
records indicate that over
400 ex-offenders, who
participated in the prison
branch program, have re
mained a year or more on
the job and have not been
rearrested. To accomplish
this we rely heavily on the
Targeted Jobs Tax Credit
program where the federal
government pays a
substantial portion of the
ex-offender's salary dur
ing the first two years of
his employment."
Public Meeting
You are . invited - to : an informational public
meeting on the formation of a Community
Development Credit Union in East and Southeast
Durham. : : i , '
Anyone living in the area or employed in a small v
business or organization located in the area h eligi
ble to join. Small businesses and organizations will v;
also be eligible. '
All interested individuals are urged to be at M.
Joseph's Performance Center, 804 Fayetteville St.,
on Tuesday, February 17, at 6:30 p.m. "; V.
For futher information, call. 688-1331 .
Zafa Talant Contest Winners
Zafa Temple 176 of the Prince Had Shriners held its Talent and Scholarship program recent
ly at the Durham Civic Center.(L-R) Miss Deborah Atkins, second runner-up; Miss Shamia
Li ' "Si!!' Miss Beth Lov8, flrst r""-"P- Miss Truitt is from Hillside High School and
t l,iiiIWB8 and Love arB from Jordan H'9h Sch001- A winner of the local contest, Miss
Train H represent Zafa Temple in the state contest in April. Photo by Silas Mayfield
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