Officials laud Lubbock group for Neighborhood Youth Corps support
Alfredo Garcia of the regional Office of Economic Opportunity praised the Community Action Board in Lubbock County for its interest and participation in the Tuesday board meeting and NYC programs. The NYC employs 100 youths 16 to 21 across Lubbock, Lamesa, Levelland, Plainview and Spur with 50 weeks of on the job training under a $216,600 federal grant.
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Alfredo Garcia
Office of Economic Opportunity
Austin
Community Action Board
Lubbock County
Raymond Wheatley
Bob C. Thomas
Lyon’s Chapel Baptist Church
24Th
Quirt
Joe Kelly
Lubbock
Lamesa
Levelland
Plainview
Spur
NYC
Texas Tech
Slaten Public Schools
Panhandle South Plains Fair
Department of Labor
Jack Christie
Ray Diekemper
New Child Welfare Chief Named for West Texas Region
Ralph Conley, formerly of Harris County, becomes regional director of the Child Welfare Division for 24 counties including Plainview Lubbock and Sweetwater. He succeeds John Robinson and aims to expand professional staff and improve services. Conley, a West Texas native born in Winkler County, holds a master’s in social welfare from LSU and resides in Houston area with his wife.
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Houston
Lubbock
State Department of Public Welfare
Ralph Conley
Harris County
John Robinson
Austin
Plainview
Sweetwater
West Texas
Conley
Louisiana State University
Winkler County
34Th St
Head Start Meets Set Across 14 Centers Tonight
Dr Heenan Johnson heads a series of parent meetings at 7 30 pm in 7 Head Start centers for groups from McWhorter Wolffarth Jackson Guadalupe Wheatley Ties Bean Harwell Martin Posey Bozeman areas A 34 member advisory board member chairs each session with consultants Mary Hamlin Barbara Sommerville Rufus Carrillo Dorothy Phea and Julia Peppers Health concerns for children enrolled will be discussed All Head Start parents urged to attend
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Heenan Johnson
McWhorter
Wolffarth
Jackson
Guadalupe
North Avenue U
Sanders and
Carter
Wheatley
Ties
Bean
Harwell
Martin Elementary
Martin, Posey and
Bozeman
Mary Hamlin
Barbara Sommerville
Rufus Carillo
Dorothy Phea
Julia Peppers
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OEO Lands Board
Richard Bunting
Texas Employment Commission
Bunting
Community Action Program
Lubbock Region
Blackwall
Sears
Allstate
Sears and
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Sears, Roebuck and CO