Describes a relatively isolated rural workshop program, the Appalachian Film Workshop, Inc., a division of the APPALSHOP, Whitesburg, Ky. The Workshop, started in 1969 with OEO funding and under the direction of the American Film Institute, trains local young people in the art of movie making and producing films on Appalachia. (RJ)

Focuses on how imaginative and energetic people at the grass roots level can use Federal and local resources" for food and medical services, and thereby attack poverty on a broadened basis." (Author)

Begun in April, 1969, the Department of Defense Domestic Action Program's activities include: loan of equipment to Community Action Agencies; use of DOD facilities for training and recreation; assistance in technical areas; and, general aid. (JM)

Miccosukees, a small American Indian tribe of about 475 members who are cousins of the Seminoles, reside in the Florida Everglades and wish to retain their cultural heritage while expending economic enterprises. They hold that they find no conflict in these attitudes and would like to have a choice of how to live and to benefit from economic…

Describes the history and activities of the United Migrants for Opportunity, Inc. in Michigan, an OEO-sponsored program. (JM)

Describes a comprehensive project aimed at providing multi-services directed at total family rehabilitation--the Arizona Job Colleges, a private non-profit corporation formed as a demonstration project in residential family rehabilitation of the rural poor in Casa Grande, Arizona. (Author)

Describes an aquacultural project, fish-farming, planned and carried out in the Pacific Northwest by the Lummi Indian Tribal Enterprise, and funded by the OEO. (JM)