Ms. Gloria Blake:
Community Action Pittsburgh

Community Action Pittsburgh

For Further Reading: 1965-1983

* "City's War on Poverty Gets Rolling

Barr Group Signs Action Contracts for $1,336,000."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 20 February 1965.

* The War on Poverty in Pittsburgh:

A 1966 Progress Report to Pittsburghers
From the Mayor's Committee on Human Resources, Inc.
Pittsburgh: The Committee, 1966.

* Impact:

A Report on the War on Poverty in Pittsburgh
From the Mayor's Committee on Human Resources, Inc.
Pittsburgh: The Committee, 1967.

* "CAP Placing Older Workers into Jobs."

Pittsburgh Courier, 21 June 1968.

* "Youths Plan Own Anti-Poverty Program:

In 8 City Neighborhoods."
Jerry Sharpe.
The Pittsburgh Press, 11 December 1968, 63.

* Community Action Pittsburgh, Inc.:

Interim Report.
Pittsburgh: Community Action Pittsburgh, Inc., [1969].

* "Job Training Plan Is Approved Here:

Program Includes Placement."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 8 January 1969.

* "Conspiracy to Disrupt Schools

Denied by City Poverty Aide."
Roger Stuart.
The Pittsburgh Press, 19 February 1969, 1, 4.

* "Agency in Controversy If Not Conspiracy:

CAP's Role Here Uncapped."
Roger Stuart.
The Pittsburgh Press, 25 February 1969.

* "Poverty War Works Here, Report Says:

Human Relations Group Supports Community Action."
The Pittsburgh Press, 12 March 1969.

* "City Agency Backs CAP; Says Program Important."

Pittsburgh Courier, 15 March 1969, 1, 5.

* "Dream Fulfilled by Helping Others:

Opportunity Knocks at Last."
Maggie Patterson.
The Pittsburgh Press, 16 March 1969, 6 (Section 5).

* "Stormy Figure Quits CAP; $6.5 Million Budget Adopted:

Dr. Johnson Bows Out:
He Joins Staff of CMU [Carnegie Mellon University]:
Bid to Suspend Activity Ignored;
Not Reaching Poor, Haden Says."
James Crutchfield.
The Pittsburgh Press, 2 April 1969.

* "District Group Hits Budget Cuts:

Poverty Program 'Makes Ripples,' House Told."
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2 May 1969.

* "CAP in Washington to Ask Aid in Retaining Its Program:

United Fund Plea Also Slated."
David Warner.
The Pittsburgh Press, 4 June 1969.

* "CAP Spending $478,392 Surplus on Neighborhood Recreation."

The Pittsburgh Press, 10 July 1969.

* "CAP Takes Long, Hard Look at '69:

Barr Hails Report."
Roger Stuart.
The Pittsburgh Press, 21 December 1969.

* "CAP Maps Problems Strategy."

Pittsburgh Courier, 21 November 1970, 25.

* Action Lines:

A Report from Community Action Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh: Community Action Pittsburgh, Inc., 1970.

* "Teen Work Project Renews Lost Hopes."

Beth Dunlop.
The Pittsburgh Press, 14 February 1971, 10 (Section 2).

* "Negro County OEO [Office of Economic Opportunity] Workers May 'Revolt.'"

Pittsburgh Courier, 3 April 1971.

* "Abolition of OEO [Office of Economic Opportunity]

Affects Pittsburgh's CAP."
Pittsburgh Courier, 10 February 1973.

* "Nate Smith Says 'We Won'---But

Conflict Rages over CAP Settlement."
Pittsburgh Courier, 4 August 1973, 1, 3.

* "Seven Employees Sue CAP for Reinstatement, Wages."

Woody L. Taylor.
Pittsburgh Courier, 10 November 1973, 1, 31.

* "Mikell to Head CAP."

Robert Flipping, Jr.
Pittsburgh Courier, 22 February 1975.

* "Youth Teams Dig Landscaping."

Pamela Spotts.
The Pittsburgh Press, 30 July 1975, 20.

* "CAP Research Designs 5-Yr. Antipoverty Plan."

Beth Dunlop.
The Pittsburgh Press, 18 October 1976.

* "Charges, Countercharges over CAP:

CAP Director Strikes Back."
Ron Suber.
Pittsburgh Courier, 6 November 1976, 1, 23.

* "CAP, UBF [United Black Front] Work to Better Neighborhood Conditions."

Ulish Carter.
Pittsburgh Courier, 11 December 1976, 1, 4.

* "Elderly Projects Facing CAP Budget Pinch

$3 Million Cutback Feared."
Rich Gigler.
The Pittsburgh Press, 14 January 1977.

* "Fed Agency Funds CAP to Tune of $1.5 Million:

More When Changes Made."
Ron Suber.
Pittsburgh Courier, 29 January 1977, 8.

* "CAP Threatens Fund-Cutoff of Elderly Group."

Jim Goodwin.
Pittsburgh Courier, 22 October 1977, 1, 4.

* "CAP's Mikell Fired, Claims Caliguiri, 'Politics' Behind Move."

Carl Morris.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 28 July 1978, 2.

* "Ready to Take Reins of CAP, Mayor Says."

Matthew Kennedy.
The Pittsburgh Press, 3 August 1978.

* "Federal Report Due Today on CAP Director, Board."

Matthew Kennedy.
The Pittsburgh Press, 7 September 1978.

* "4 City Council Members Appointed to CAP Board."

Jerry Byrd.
The Pittsburgh Press, 15 February 1979, A2.

* "U. S. Official Threatens CAP with Shutdown."

Al Donalson.
The Pittsburgh Press, 12 March 1979.

* "With CAP in Hand." [Editorial.]

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 30 September 1980, 4.

* "Community Action Program Facing 25% Budget Slash."

Tom Boyer.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 14 August 1982, A2.

* "CAP Needs Caliguiri." [Editorial.]

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 7 October 1982.

* "CAP Critics Urge Replacement for Poverty Agency."

Albert J. Neri.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 19 January 1983, 4.

* "CAP Holds Closed Meeting on Response to Audit."

Douglas Root.
The Pittsburgh Press, 10 March 1983, A12.

* "The Many Faces of the CAPI Controversy."

Pittsburgh Courier, 12 March 1983, A1+.

* "Hill House Takes Over Reins from CAP."

Phillip Davis.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 30 March 1983, 4.

* "CAPI Funding Discontinued:

Hill House to Run Program."
Tanya M. Adams.
Pittsburgh Courier, 2 April 1983, 1.

* "Anti-Poverty Plan Shift May Add to Poverty Rolls Here:

150 Jobless Irate."
Bettina Montez.
Pittsburgh Courier, 7 May 1983.




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