Cash will be made directly available to MN residents who have come against emergency situations, such as immediate need for food, clothing, or shelter Uniform criteria for this emergency assistance have been developed by all seven NPG's

A follow up will be provided by the information and referral service, which will provide MN residents with a ready source of information on existing Kansas City services for which MN residents are eligible.

Neighborhood improvements grants will be made for area wide projects which need funding, such as trash pick up and clean up campaigns.

Kansas City's NPGs are unique among Model Cities citizen participation organizations across the country they hire their own staffs and implement their own projects.

They are evidence that government and the citizens can build a new, vital, and enduring partnership

ADDENDUM

Model Cities realized at mid-year that funds slated for use in First Action Year projects would not be used by the end of the fiscal year because of a time lag in the start up of certain projects.

Through a budgetary adjustment known as re-cycling, contracts were terminated October 31, 1970-the last day of the First Action Year. This freed about $3 million to be spent on projects that can be funded in the remainder of the fiscal year, and that can use the supplement grants immediately.

The projects described below were recommended to HUD on March 27, 1970 by the City Council, and at press time are being reviewed by HUD for possible funding

DIRECT HOUSING ALLOWANCE FOR
LOW-INCOME FAMILIES

Through this experimental project, subsidies would be paid directly to low income families who need help to afford decent housing. Instead of requiring families to move into public housing projects, Model Cities would channel rent supplements through the Housing Development Corporation to move families into standard dwelling units.

Applicants would be chosen at random for the $286,481 project, which would continue for three years

SWIMMING POOL CONSTRUCTION

The Parks and Recreation Department would build a $300 000 swimming pool in Area 20's Spring Valley Park, convenient to MN residents and others who live in the inner city.

Contractors providing employment opportunities for MN residents would be favored in consideration of bids. Maintenance and operation would also provide job openings.

EXPANSION OF GENERAL HOSPITAL

Through $485,305 contributed by Model Cities, two floors would be added to the $1,854,115 Diagnostic and Treatment Center of Kansas City, Mo. General Hospital. The additional space would furnish the physical base for general medical, medical specialty, and surgical sub-specialty services for outpatients of Wayne Miner and Model Cities Health Centers.

Primary beneficiaries would be patients otherwise unable to afford even their most urgent medical needs. General Hospital would actively recruit Model Neighborhood residents for training and employment in the operation of the hospital and new clinic.

MODEL CITIES YOUTH

OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM

This $175,000 program would operate youth centers in the MN and would provide funds for-profit business enterprise, recreation equipment, and educational supplies. A Youth Council would help develop programs stressing leadership, increased skills, and self-direction among youth. Among possible businesses could be bowling alleys, restaurants, theatre, teen-age night clubs, service stations, a bakery outlet, a skating rink, or an African dress shop. Model Cities would provide $150,000.

VOLUNTEER ADULT TUTORING

In keeping with Model Cities' policy of funding existing programs of merit, the services of Volunteer Adult Tutoring, Inc. would be expanded. In one and a half years, the group has

helped 80 persons pass the high school

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equivalency examination. Presently, 170 volunteers are tutoring about 250 persons. The program would be continued and expanded through $68,000 from Model Cities.

COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATIVE
REMEDIES ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

The Kansas City, Mo. chapter of the National Welfare Rights Organization would expand its present program of informing the poor of their rights under welfare programs, and of helping with the administrative process of obtaining their rights. Model Cities would provide $60,974 of the total cost of $87,224.

MN REFUSE COLLECTION

Under this project, the Department of Public Works would provide free refuse collection from buildings with four or less dwelling units throughout the Model Neighborhood Model Cities funding would be $307,992

The Refuse Collection would be co-ordinated with an already approved Trash Demonstration project in Area 2C and a similar project now operated by Interim Assistance Program.

COMPREHENSIVE CHILD CARE SERVICES

George Washington Carver Neighborhood Center would provide comprehensive day care for 100 Model Neighborhood children. The service would include preschool training and school readiness activities, as well as medical, dental and nutritional services Fees would be set on a sliding scale, and training for 26 child care teachers and aides would be provided Parent involvement would be stressed in the $221,288 project.