Vista Part 5

Description

TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY: Examines volunteers in the VISTA "block workers" program in the slums of Harlem, N.Y. Young men explain their reasons for joining the program and work with people on the block. Young women talk about their success in helping teenagers and adults to write their own poverty proposal for better housing and cleaner streets. A retired school teacher explains her services at the Henry Street Settlement House where she tutors hard-core delinquents and high school dropouts.

Collection

Records of the Community Services Administration

Series

Moving Images Relating to Anti-Poverty Programs