ERIC Number: ED013161
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1967-Feb-15
Pages: 107
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A SUMMARY OF THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS FOR MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARM WORKERS.
Educational Projects, Inc., Washington, DC.
IT WAS STATED IN THE INTRODUCTION THAT 7.5 MILLION MIGRANTS AND OTHER SEASONAL FARM LABORERS COMPRISE ONE QUARTER OF THE NATION'S POOR. LITTLE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO MELIORATE THE POOR CONDITIONS OF THESE WORKERS UNTIL PASSAGE OF THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT OF 1964. OEO HAS APPROVED GRANTS FOR FARM WORKER ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS IN 35 STATES. THE GRANTEES HAVE PLACED A HIGH PRIORITY ON EDUCATION, HOWEVER, THE EMPHASES IN THESE PROGRAMS ARE VARIED. THIS PUBLICATION PRESENTS A LIST OF PROGRAMS WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION--(1) GRANTEE, (2) DIRECTOR, (3) TYPE OF AGENCY, (4) COUNTIES SERVED, (5) TYPES OF PROGRAMS, (6) NUMBER OF STAFF MEMBERS, (7) TOTAL FUNDS ALLOCATED, AND (8) WHETHER THE PROGRAMS WERE FUNDED IN THE FISCAL YEARS OF 1965, 1966, AND 1967. (ES)
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Authoring Institution: Educational Projects, Inc., Washington, DC.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Economic Opportunity Act 1964
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