Final report on Chester urban crisis seminar at PMC Colleges
Seventeen week workshop at the Joint Center for Urban Affairs gathered about 60 health welfare and other professionals to study the crisis in Chester The team worked in Model Cities area but found problems cross boundaries They planned a final community report with task forces on health education employment income and housing Recommendations call for greater resident involvement leadership training and an Urban Coalition Excerpts from five task force reports appear on this page.
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Chester
PMC Colleges
Safe Housing For All Initiative Standards and Goals
The task force on housing aims for safe, decent, sanitary housing for all in the city. It calls for an in-depth study of current conditions, a dominant grassroots non profit to accelerate development, rehabilitation of existing homes to avoid evictions, and low cost housing near jobs or transit. It supports open housing laws, additional and scattered site public housing, and special focus on large families. Chester residents should have maximum choice and equal housing opportunity.
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Chester
Education panel urges Chester schools to adopt integration plans
A task force recommends immediate steps for K-4 and 5th-6th grade integration via community schools in Chester, inviting coordination with the Archdiocese to address segregation. It urges open, fair school board meetings, a hot lunch program for low income students, and linking funding with earned income tax for district needs. The report calls for Afro-American history in curriculum, full-time elementary counseling, community uses of schools, and stronger public relations to involve parents and residents.
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Asther
Chester’ School ‘Board
State Human Relations Commission
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Chester
Train local leaders urge broad neighborhood involvement
A task force on income maintenance and social services urges inclusive planning for the model neighborhood. It calls for maximum citizen participation led by residents, local training for leaders, and high regard for human dignity across race and income.
Health Conditions and Deplorable City Health Care
A task force reports deplorable health conditions in Chester and the county, linking politics and discrimination to poor access. The city ranks high in premature births, infant death and tuberculosis, with barriers including long ER waits, limited facilities, low income, and lack of public programs. Recommendations urge Crozer Chester Medical Center to create a neighborhood center, improve communication with residents, include indigent residents on the board, hire a development professional, and strengthen social services to expand care for low income citizens.
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Chester
Department of Public Welfare
Community ‘Nursing Service
Crozer‘Chester’ Medical Center
Crozér-Chester Medical Center
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Crozer
Chester Medical Center
Greater Chester
Medical Center
Chester task force urges local employment bureau proposal
The local bureau proposal aims to create a federally financed center integrating business labor government social services and education to secure employment data, coordinate efforts, and initiate new approaches. It calls for improved training with enhanced social services and broader program oversight to better match trainees with suitable long term jobs.
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Phos
Wert Hodge
Delaware County
Delaware County Community College
Chester High School
United States
Board of Education
HOD
T Smey
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County
Local Bureau
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