TELL IT LIKE IT IS: THE V.I.P. STORY Part 1

Description

TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY: On the Volunteer Improvement Program for illiterate adults in St. Louis, Mo. Classes are held in the Hamilton School and the St. Regis Catholic Church where volunteers tutor adults in reading, writing and arithmetic to improve their education and help them escape poverty. Students talk about the program and job opportunities after graduation, Directors, volunteers and business associates "tell it like it is" to help people help themselves. Urges businesses, communities and organizations to help these "very important people" by providing space, contributions and scholarships.

Collection

Records of the Community Services Administration

Series

Moving Images Relating to Anti-Poverty Programs