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SH GTO ,D.C. - Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development Samuel
R. Pierce, Jr. today announced Project
Self Sufficiency, a demonstration pro­
gram de igned to foeu public and pri­
vate re ource in local communitie on
th pecial needs of 10 -income single
parent hou hold and to help the
predominantly female headed familJe
obtain employment and chieve elf-
fficiency.
Through project Self Sufficiency
housing sistance provided by HUD
ill be combined with child care, job
training and placement, and other sup­
port rvice through public/private
r hip involving the u of a t
force compo d of g vemmerit and local
mmunity group .
HUD · t . de 5000 Section 8
hou . ng certificate for u in the Self­
Suffici ncy demon ration.
E plaining the need for the Self­
Sufficiency program, Secretary Pierce
referred to da from the U.S. Census
Bureau. The dat indicate that 11%
of more than 61 million familie in the
'United States were headed by single
parents, the majority of whom were
omen. ore than one half of the
. gnl paren familie with two or more
children had income below the poverty
1 el.
"Through Project Self-Sufficiency,"
the : cretary id' e ek to create
an awarene in local communities of
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WASHI GTO , D.C. - ational Bar
A ciation BA) President Dennis W.
Archer announced that the BA Board
of Governors' quarterly meeting will be
held June 7-10, 1984 at the Bond Court
Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio. Archer, a
prominent Detroit attorney and presi­
dent-elect of the ichigan State Bar
A elation, invited Black attorneys from
Ohio, ichigan, Kentucky and Tennes-
e to attend the concurrent BA Region
IV Conference.
Speaking to America' 19,000 Black
ttorn y, Archer said, "It is. critical,
a our number dwindle at the n tion'
major law firms, that we collectively
rategize to serve the Blac community
nd to increa minority acce to th
profes ion. I emphasiee ervice, becau
with one white attorney to ev< ry 399
whit citizen, the majority community
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CHICAGO TRIP - During the month of May, tbe ax P tzhe OIapter of t
Junior High School Honor Society spo red trip to the of Scie
Industry d the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Illiaoi . nother educatlODai
nsored one to the Coo uclear Plant. Both trip pro eel to be eDli2bteu_
experie for tudent and chaperones, a non Pictured
the chapeion fo the Chicago trip: Alfred HoUiday; Barbara
Jo Viqil y, .. nt princip
SOUP KITCHE VOLUNTEERS - Th ax Petzh Chapter of th F irp in Ju .
rendered volunt r rvic t the Soup Kitchen Saturday, J 2.
found the experi nee a re arding on. Pictured abo , Let.:
. Lind nfeld James Wade.
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YORK - Marking its 15th
ry, the Black Executive Ex­
Program of the ational Urban
Le ue will focus on a number of issues
HUD seminars to aid minority entrepre-neurs
Housing nd Urban Development
cretary Samuel R. Pierce, Jr. today
nnounced a eries of minar to a . t
minority ntrepreneurs to participate in
bu ine opportunitie on to be gene­
rated by two De dministr tion initia-
tiv - Hou ing Development Grant
and Rental Rehabili J Pro rams.
The Secretary r d that the
new program fall within his announced
policy that "federally-as' ed programs
help local bu ine s in such a way that
dollars r turned over and maintained
within economically disadvantaged and
minority communi ties."
'Participation by minority bu ines
enterpri e in the new programs," he
noted 'will provide an opportunity for
them to be a full partner with the local
nd Federal Government in dding to
. the rent 1 hou ing stoe where needed.
The Housing Development Grant pro­
gram, funded at 5200 million this year,
the special problems faced by the e 10
income single parent familie. We hope
to demonstrate the capacity of local
government to marshall publi and
private resource in th ir communities
into a comprehen ive and coordinated
rvice delivery sy tern to the . ngle
parent hou hold."
Explaining HUD's role in this effort
o help low income ingl parents, the
Secretary noted that the vailability of
decent and affordabl housin i a fir t
tep in creating stable living environ-
. mente
"In addition," Secretary Pierce said
"stable living condition ill give the e
ingle parents the freedom and security
to participate in the full range of upport
rvices leading to employment and
fuller participation in the community.
, e believe that a majority of these
single parents are strongly motivated to
become self-sufficient. We hope "that
this demonstration, which builds on the
public/private partnership concept en­
visioned by the Reagan dministration
as the mo t effective service delivery
mechanism, will give them that oppor­
tunity."
A notice in the May 21 Federal
Regi ter invites proposals from local
and county overnments to participate
in the Project Self-Sufficiency Demon­
stration. The application deadline is
July 20.
to convene
well served. Despite a nationwide glut
of attorn y, the distrubing ration of
Black attorney to th Black client
ba (1:2155) erie for more trained
Black legal minds. On the 30th anni­
versary of Brown v. Board of Education,
there is an urgent need for Blac lawyer
to continue the struggl ."
The ational B r oci tion
t B c b r
is de Igned to i t in the construction
or b tantial rehabili tation of rental
hou . ng in areas experiencing vere
hou ing shortages. The Rental Rehabilia­
t ition Grant program, funded at $150
million, addre s loeal needs for mode­
rate rehabilitation.
The seminars, which are being plann d
and organized by HUD's Office of Volun­
tary Compliance and Busine s Develop­
ment Divi ion, will describe the purpo
and intent of the new programs, how
they are intended to wor , and step
minority busine e may take to fa ciliate
their participation in the programs.
The first meetings have been cheduled
for the following citie: ew York,
June 4· ashington, D.C., June 5; At­
lanta, June 7; and iarni, June 8. Addit­
ional seminar. are tentatively planned
for the week of June 11 to 15 in Chica­
go, ew Orleans, Dallas/Fort Worth,
and Los Angele .
The e ions, Secretary Pierce
emphasized, should be of interest to
minority busine smen, especially inves­
tors and owners of rental property,
construction contractor and subcon­
tractors, and upplier of building and
construction related g ods and rvices,
although other entrepreneurs are invited
to attend.
For
further information contact:
John Sheehy, Director, Division of
Business Development; Office of fair
Housing and Equal Opportunity; HUD,
Room 5246; Washington, D.C. 20410�
or phone: (202)755-6215.
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of critical importance to Blac s who re
. desirous of either beginning or enhancing
existing careers in busine ,as it presents
its annual eminar June 13-15, in
Atlanta, GA.
The gamut of ubjects to be covered
will range an the way from the changin
structure of corporate America in manu­
facturing, con umer products and com­
munications to coping with career con­
flicts and stre . To addre the and
other issues the minar ill rely on a
number of outstanding expert drawn
from the corporate world and academi .
The close relationship between th
two areas is spelled out in the seminar
theme, "Colleges and Corporations: Part­
ners for Progress." To further improv
thi relationship the Blac Executive
Exchan Program (B EP) ill al 0
relea e a rep rt "The Changing Struc­
ture of Corporate America and Impli­
cations for the urriculum of Blac
College and Universities - Pha Two."
The sermnar is open to intere ted
individuals. Further information may
be obtained by contacting: The Blac
ecutive Exchan Program; The a-
tional Urban Le gue Inc. 500 E. 62nd
Street, ew York, . . 10021.