Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-17
POWELL
Second Group Aided
By Federal Grant

planned to raise $4,000 by
public subscription, but nc
campaign so far had beer
launched.
ACT has been slow In getting
under way, receiving It's first
trainees only last month. They
numbered 20 college students
lie men and IL wonderland
they came from 81 States.
Seven are from the Harlem
area itself.
Mr.. Wingate said 1t was
planned to have at least a third
Of the trainees white, but ar
rangements could not be COM
pleted in time for them to leave
their schools. Applications are
pending. he added, from white
students at Harvard, Radcliffe,
and Bennington. ACT hopes to
start a second class in June.
SIS q Month
The students will undergo
two months of intensive train
ing and then will be assigned
/ to social agencies and hospitals
for a years work in Harlem.
The peace corpsmen" will
receive travel pay, subsistence,
a $2-a-day spending allowance
and SIS a month, to be paid to
them at the end of their service.
AS outlined by Mr.. Wingate
and others, ACTS program in
cludes three features: The
peace corps" the use of the
corpsmen to train and direct
an urban service corps" and
a third goal, which is not yet
d esigne d, aimed at aiding
adults.
Mr.. Wingate and others said
they hoped the undertaking
would pull together under one
umbrella" all the groups work.
ing in the Harlem area, as has
been done in the lower East
Side project.
Senator Lausche, Democrat
Of Ohio. has questioned the ad-
ministrative costs Of the prof.
ect. including rent and staff
salaries.
Near Powell Church
ACT occupies 1884 square
feet on two floors Of a building
on 18th street, Just off Seventh
avenue. and backing UP against
the Abysinian Baptist Church
Of which Mr.. Powell has been
pastor for many years. The
building is owned by Adam
Clayton Powell Center, Inc,
named for Mr.. Powell's father
and the church's former pastor,
and is, 1t was explained, in
effect an extension Of the
church.
ACT pays a rental Of $4,000
q month or about So a square
foot According to an APP
praisal. Mr.. Wingate had
made before the lease was
signed. the rate is in line with
other rental properties, and the
building was the only one in
the Harlem area where such
an amount Of space was avail :
able.
i Others in New York described
the rate as reasonable. Even
In the depressed areas space
is at q premium and rental
rates are not low" one mar
familiar with the situation
said.
At present the Harlem peace
corps" has a staff OF 26 and
three part-time consultants. II
has contracted with New York
University for two-fifths OF the
teaching services Of Or. Jeanne
Noble. an expert on community
relations. and 20 days OF con-
sulting time at a total cost OF
$4,000. In addition, Mr.. Win
gate said, DR.. Noble is doing
research free for the agency.
Salaries Compared .
Staff salaries range down
from a top OF $4,000. A source
not connected with ACT said
this is not out OF line. The
lower East Side project known
as Mobilization for Youth has
1872 on its staff with salaries
ranging up TO S2l 900. Haryou
the other Harlem project, en-
ploys is persons. A spokesman
declined TO say what the sala-
ries are.
James z. Mccarthy, director
OF the lower East Side projec.
and a veteran OF New York
social work. commended the
Harlem project as a step in
meeting a community need.
I'VE look favorably upon IT,"
he said. I'VE think 1t will
work.
The trainees and the agency