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NOR IN CAROLINA STATE LIBRARY
RALEIGH
JUN 8 1978
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** EMISSION
NEWS
NORTH CAROLINA COMMISSION
OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
^.Voi. I, no. V
fcJune, 197 \
CONSORTIUM X*' workshop
MEETING: PLANS FOR^*7 highlights
SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM ceta
June 7 a consortium meeting
was held in Rocky Mount, N.C.
to formulate plans for the
Summer Youth Program. Ini¬
tially, this project would
have provided summer work
and training experience for
800 Indian young people.
President Ford' s recent veto
of the $5.3 billion alloca¬
tion to create emergency
jobs for the summer has
greatly reduced the poten¬
tial of the summer youth
project. What summer funds
are available have been se¬
cured mainly for reservated
Indians.
Due to the veto, plans have
been altered and the program
will not involve as mary stu¬
dents. "It won't be on as
large a scale as we'd hoped
for," said Greg Richardson,
Director of Field operations
for the commission. It is
hoped that the money needed
can be obtained from CETA
funds. "We'll only be able
to serve 150 students in¬
stead of the original 800,"
Richardson continued.
Plans for the Youth program,
geared toward the 14-22 yr.
old bracket, would serve
Young people in Guilford,
War r en , Hali fax , Harnett ,
Sampson, Cumberland, and Co¬
lumbus counties. It is pro¬
jected to last until Septem¬
ber for the student who has
not returned to school at
that time. Training in ba¬
sic educational skills plus
career counseling are some
of the projects planned for
the participants.
"We will be placing young
people in non-profit organi¬
zations. Mary will be doing
improvements on tribal pro¬
perty where they can learn
basic skills," Richardson
explained. "We also plan to
provide them with a working
knowledge in Indian Crafts."
While there is a need for
such a program all over the
state, Indian communities
have an acute lack of pro¬
jects geared towards their
young adults. The drop-out
rate is high, and few youths
who do graduate continue
their education at the post¬
secondary levels. Bnplqy-
raent opportunities are like¬
wise poor; there is the
greatest need for low
skilled workers leaving lit¬
tle incentive for further
education beyond high school.
(cont. p,6)
Goldsboro, N.C. was the site
of a learning experience
workshop when 37 employees
of the North Carolina Com¬
mission of Indian Affairs
gathered there on June l6
and 17. Highlighting the
event was an outlining of
all aspects of the Manpower
Program for Indians in the
state.
After a brief invocation ana
welcome ty Mr. Ear lie Maynor,
Executive Director of the
commission, Participants in
the workshop were asked to
present special problems
they experienced regarding
the Manpower Program. Mr.
Owen Grove, Project Director,
cont. p.2 )
Profiles. ........ .3 , 5
Field Office
Report . 5
Indians in State
anployment.,,.3
Consortium
Meeting.. ....••I
Summer Youth
Program. 1
