Map Plans to Reorganize Activities of Hill City Municipality: Director Outlines Program

BLACK BUZZ NEWS SERVICE
Saunders & Robinson Archives
The James S. Robinson Jr. Project
Pittsburgh PA.
September 8, 2010

The article titled Map Plans to Reorganize Activities if Hill City Municipality, Director Outlines Program appeared in The Pittsburgh Courier on Saturday, January 5, 1946.

Director Outlines Program

Launching a new eight-point program designed to intensify the fight against crime and juvenile delinquency and raise the standard of living in the slum areas of the Hill District, James S. Robinson, director of Hill City Municipality, made a plea for public support and cooperation this week. According to official reports, the Board of Directors and administration staff of the organization have been laying the foundation for such a reorganization movement for the past two years.
The present building has been renovated and equipped adequately and according to the director, Hill City is now prepared to tackle the job of crime prevention on a much larger scale. Although the agency is sponsored through the Friendly Service Bureau, Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety, the varied program of activities is supported through private and group donations.

Program Outlines

The new eight point program has been outlined as follows :
(1) To reorganize Hill City with all its departments and bureaus. (2) To organize crime prevention and good conduct clubs throughout the community, such clubs to be supervised by by parents of the members.
(3) To sponsor inter-neighborhood affairs for the purpose of creating better understanding among the people in the community.
(4) To hold regular meetings of the leaders of these groups for the purpose of improving the neighborhood programs.(5) To cooperate with other agencies in increasing supervised recreational activities in the community.
(6) To encourage self government among youth. (7) To meet individual needs, so far as may be possible, by referring these persons to the agency which can supply the need. (8) To establish and conduct a program for rehabilitation of borderline delinquents.
The director has indicated that in order to promote this expanding program it will be necessary to hire two part-time workers, one home visitor and an instructor for arts and crafts. Other activities may be conducted through volunteer assistants, Mr. Robinson pointed out.