The effort to go deeper than a super- ficial response to current problems- the response that absorbs public atten- tion for a period of time and then dies down as public interest dies down- was a notable feature of AFSC work in 1976

\Vhen we a n d o u r contr ibutors re- sponded to t h e sudden sha t t e r ing tragedy of the Guatemala earthquake, we did so in ways that we hope went heyond immediate short- term relief. Our concern was not only with the im- mediate response required, but with carrying it out so that the victims were able to strengthen their own social fab- ric in a way that would hold more firmly in the event of another disaster.

In 1976, we did not forget Indochina and the enormous suffering and dam- age caused to that devastated area. \Ve responded to a malaria epidemic in Kampuchea (Cambodia ) . t o a food shortage in Laos. and medical. agricul- tural and reconstruction needs in Viet- nam. .-It the same time we appealed to our government for a normalization of relations with the new governments in Indochina.

The AFSC continued to support the campaign to stop production of the R-1 bomher and to turn war factories into peace plants.

\Vhen puhlic clamor about the abuse of government and police intelligence died down. we continued efforts to organize citizen action against improper gov- ernment surveillance, whether by the CI.4. FRI o r local police.

\ I a n people have ahandoned hope in quality, desegregated public education. \Ve strengthened o u r public school programs in the South, in Roston, Day- ton, Chicago and Pasadena.

\Veil past the point where public inter- est has been high, the AFSC believes it is vital to stay active in pressing con- cerns. This approach recognizes that what happens today has roots in the past and seeds for the future.

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PROVIDING MEDICAL, TECHNICAL AND MATERIAL AID

Drugs t o fight d i s e a s e In the spring .AFSC chipped c>\.er :I million anti- malaria tablets to 3fozambique to curb an outbreak of the disease in the w.nke of floods. .And m,hen 90 per cent of the popillation of Kampuchea (Cambodia) \!,a\ affected by malaria. AFSC \hipped the countr!. :I ton of chloroquine tablets and other anti- malaria drugs. In addition. AFSC sent penicillin to Vietnam's Skin and Venereal Disease Center in Saigon.

Too l s a n d s u p p l i e s for rebui ld ing For the familie\ resettling in the Plain of Jars in Lao\. AFSC i f providing over 50 ilrgently needed wrater buffalo and 1.000 \ets of tools. AFSC also has contributed equipment for a voca- tional rehabilitation program for Lvomen.

Follo\ving the February earthquake in Guatemala. AFSC supported projects to rebuild. and to re-establish i~griculture and education. plus tool distribution. By the end of the year the major project supported by AFSC. in Comalapa. had helped pro- \.ide temporal-!. 5helter for almost 0 0 families. begun 75 permanent houses.

distributed fertilizers and other prod- uct\ to farmer\. and undertaken edu- cational work for cornmunit! organi- 7ation and technical tra~nlng.

P r o m o t i n g s e l f - d e t e r m i n a t i o n , s e l f - r e l i a n c e In Zambia. in the proiect to upgrade the squatter 4et- tlements of Lusaka. many families ha \e improved their hoilses and are making payments on loans and munic-

ipal \el-\ ices. Roads ha\,e been cut. tvuter taps are in. stores built. and \eon construct ion \vill begin on schools and community centers.

In S e n . York City. AFSC staff helped tenants convert an itbancloned neighborhood lot into a pocket park. I t has become the center of activity in the community. a place \vhere people can meet. where !.oung people can play b:~sketball. it vital part of the communit>,'s life. This year residents planted a \.egetable garden in the park. and sponsored a seal-up paint- up program for abandoned s tore fronts in the area.

.A Bangladesh organization. sup- ported h!. AFSC funds. introduced the people in one rural area to new methods of agriculture and better medical care. Villages and roads \vere improved through food-for-1f.ot-k pro-iects. Yo~rng volunteers n,orked \\.ith the organization this year to in- noculate 70.000 people against chol- e ra . Tu,o "e!.e camp\" brought ophthalmologists from Dacca ~ . h o eu-

amined \ome 1.200 people and oper- ated an 131 for cataracts.

Seeklng to aid the rehabilitation of Vietnam. .4FSC provided a small fac- tory In Hanoi uith mach~nery to make \creus for uood\vorking. In addition. almoit 10.000 sweater\-man! knit hq hand by Americans-were sent to children in Uorth Vietnam to meet the need for warm clothing.

SEEKING TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING

Africa AFSC's southern African rep- resentative. on his second U.S. speak- ing tour. visited 17 cities. met with local groups. held many interviews u,ith the pres\. .At the Geneva confer- ence on the future of Zimbabwe. he .joined a Quaker team ~vhich sought quiet nxys to facilitate an e ~ c h a n g e of

ie\\rs bet~veen participants.

The Middle East AFSC u.orked both in the C.S. and the Middle East to promote Arab-Israeli dialogue as a step to\vard peace. and to stimulate greater U.S. interest in a settlement that \vould resnond to the needs of all peoples of the area. Program efforts in nine regions included the formation of task forces of members of the Jewish. Arab. Christian communities to work on the issues. dialogue uith members of Congress. public testimony about C.S at-mi sale\ to the \liddle Ea\t: and the distribution of a pamphlet. "Quest ioni and A n \ u e r \ on the Arab-Israeli Conflict."

Gaining new insights In \lay. in the C.S.S.K.. eight American ~vriters and scholars met with eight Soviet coun- terparts for a second seminar on dC- tente. :trms control. and the Middle East. There were frank and free dis- cussions among participants and agreement on the urgent need for finding the way to peace.

Quaker seminars in Southeast Asia still offer an arena for free discussion even though local governments are hecoming more centrally controlled and restrictive. One successful semi- nar. held in Bali and attended by In- donesian social workers. educators and academicians. focused on "The Impact of Development Pro-iects on the Ruml Community."

This year saw the fourth exchange of young people between Puerto Rico and the U.S. Puerto Rican partici- pants li\.ed in Philadelphia and worked with community organiza- tions I-elated to education. mental

health. aging. the arts. U.S. partici- pants on the island studied commu- nlty organization. reprewion. indus- trial pollution and work-related i l l - ness.

FEEDING CHILDREN AND DEALING WITH HUNGER To get at the root causes of hunger and deal with immediate needs is .4FSCas aim in the U.S. and abroad.

In Mali, staff report good rice and corn crops at Tin Aichn this year and the rat infestation is under control. .At the new nutrition "center" mothers prepare a noon-time meal for 50 pre- \chon1 children-a porridge of local millet and goats milk-learning nutri- tion at the same time. .4FSC had 50 health and nutrition lessons translated into Tamasheq and onto tape to benefit health services in the nomad region.

In Chile, AFSC's representatives ex- panded the nutrition programs to other needy areas of Santiago. and to Copinpo, and undertook a health edu- cation program in Santiago. An ag- ricultural development project got

~rnderua! in three \Iapuche Indian communities near Temuco in the ~ 1 1 t h .

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In t h e U.S., as part of AFSC's anti-hunger program in Detroit. ten young interns are working to improve the nutrition of residents in their own community. Through a community newssheet BREADLINES. and by going door-to-door. they tell about food s tamp eligibility, quality of neighborhood groceries. food hints. recipes. The volunteers were awarded Certificates of Recognition by the De- troit City Council.

In Chicago and Des Moines AFSC confronted the problem of hunger among senior citizens. working families and the unemployed. They co-sponsored a food stamp outreach HOTLINE to pre-screen potential food stamp recipients and provide food stamp information.

The N e ~ v York. Cambridge and Baltimore offices focused on public education and action around hunger issues. New York co-sponsored a large conference in November to dis- cu.;s "World Hunger: Priorities for .4ction." and a seminar series on "Who Shall Eat'?"

PROTECTING, DEFENDING, PUBLICIZING THE RIGYTS OF CITIZENS This past !.ear AFSC expanded the Surveillance and Citizens Rights pro- gram to expose. and if possible to overcome. the pernicious use of city and state police intelligence depart- ments to restrict the First ,Amendment rights of Americans. Its report . FREEDOM FOR .i\MERIC.L\NS: 1976. received wide publicity. I t called for public hearings on legisla- tion to correct U.S . intelligence abuses.

In Hawaii. staff documented and publicized the inadequacy of govern- mental measures to protect the com-

munity of Onhu against possible nu- clear accidents . AFSC ' s report "Hazards of Nuclear Weapons Pres- ence on Oahu" was read into the Congressional Record.

More than 50 people. many low- income people and several case- workers. took AFSC training last summer in Indiana to become advo- cates for people needing emergency aid such as food. shelter. medical care. The Chicago office also pub- lished a handbook on the Federal and State programs available to senior citizens. The handbook forms the basis of a training program intended for several communit ies in the Chicago area.

In Pittsburgh AFSC began a new program. Pittsburgh Alliance for Safer Streets. PASS which promotes block organizing as a method of crime pre- vention. Neighbors work together. pinpoint problems or needs. take ac- tion to make their blocks safer.

INVOLVING YOUNG PEOPLE IN CURRENT PROBLEMS in I I AFSC projects this past summer some 96 young volunteers worked on such problems as self-help housing. migrant and welfare rights. criminal justice. rural housing. One group built nine bus shelters along the school bus route in Lowndes County. Alabama to shelter children in bad weather. Six \ .olunteers aided ten farmworker families in Florida who had started building their houses by self-help. In addition. 36 North American men and women ~vorked \<.ith I5 Latin .4mer- icans on road and school construc-

tion. gardening. ditches for pipes for drinking water. and so on.

WORKING ON PUBLIC SCHOOL PROBLEMS AFSC staff in Boston. Chicago. Pasadena. Dayton and in the South are making it possible for lay people to have an impact on equity and qual- ity of public education.

Working on the problems of de- segregation. AFSC staff in Dayton worked this past summer to assure a peaceful transition of that school dis- trict to a court-ordered unitary school system.

.At the same time in Boston. AFSC sought to strengthen the role of con- cerned white. black and Spanish- speaking citizens in that city's volatile desegregation process. Staff are con- centrating on getting parents of many races working together on school facilities. class size and curriculum. unifying them around common con- cerns.

The Chicago AFSC published a le- gally definitive handbook CHICAGO SCHOOLS on the rights of students. The book. now in its second printing. is available to students. parents and community advocates. A Chicago paper's accolade: "Too bad it took a private agency to do what the Board of Edi~cation should have been doing for years-telling concisely in one package information students and parents have a right to know."

In South Carolina. after AFSC charged that fees for supplementary school materials were illegal. four bills wfere introduced in the state legis-

lature to correct the abuses. The pro- gram also conducted a study of the state's schools and found that many cases of child abuse and neglect either are going unrecognized or unreported by educators. or when reported little is done. AFSC made specific recom- mendations for correcting the situa- tion.

HELPING FARMWORKERS AFSC continues to assist the farm\+.orkers in California. Florida and Penns!slvania \+.hose struggle is one of the most significant non\.iolent efforts for change in this country. XFSC completed a comprehensive "Pennsyl\.ania Farm Labor Plan" \+.ith 60 recommendations to encour- age state authorities to take appro- priate steps to protect the human. economic and political rights of sea- sonal far-m\vorkers.

Staff testified before the U.S. Sen- ate Subcommittee on Housing and Lrban Affairs to offer suggestions for impro\.ing I-ural housing. I t joined other ci\,il rights and housing groups in a suit against four Federal financial regulatory agencies charging they failed to enforce 1aw.s against dis- crimination in mortgage lending.

AIDING AND EMPOWERING PRISONERS. FAMILIES OF PRISONERS, EX-"RISCINERS In eight regions. AFSC's I5 criminal justice prqiects are organizing com- munit!, approaches to justice prob- lems. strengthening the voices of those \vho ar-e the \.ictims of a faulty criminal justice slSstem. and calling for a moratorium on prison construc-

tion ivhile 4eeking alternatives to in- car-cer;ition.

In Xla\\achu\etts. \taff work \+]thin Walpole Pr~\on on such problems as race I-elations. Regular meetings are held \j.ith prisoners in a joint search for nonviolent \vays to deal with their problems. Staff also focus on voting rights of prisoners and legislation to improve the hlassachusetts parole procedure.

Out of a concern for families and prisoners. staff obtained more flexible visiting rights in a number of institu- tions in \lassachusetts. Texas and Yen. Je rsey . Visitors now. move through faster lines and have longer \.isiting hours.

ENbIESHED. a report on the prob- iems of the criminal justice process in \\lashington. D.C. \vas pirblished in 1976 by .4FSC's Washington justice program after t\vo years of casework with 569 individuals. The report and its recommendations received maior co\,ernge in the press.

In Oakland. California staff \ought to pr-e\ ent unnece\sar) incarceratron of person\ wrth mental disorder\ b) 4eeing to it that community resources \\ere atailable to them at the time of :II-rest.

In Seat t le . staff and a support committee are proposing changes in the parole sy\tem based on intervieu.4 \+ith prison inmates and guards. They are revie\ving legislation related to correction policie5. and developing an advocac! organization nrn b! prison- er\ and ex-priwners which can \\fork for changes in policlr.

In Chlcago. ..\FSCas 3lothers in Prison Program. \vhich focuses on the

problems of mothers losing custody of their children. is beginning to look at hail problems as well. I t also offers bilingual volunteers for women having difficulty communicating with the judge and encourages media coverage of the conditions of women in prison.

WORKING ON THE HUMAN AND LEGAL NEEDS OF NATIVE Ar,P;ERlCANS

In \+.estern Washington. .4FSC sup- ports the Puyallup tribe as they assert their right to an old Indian Health Ser\.ice facility and as they seek to highlight their health needs and in- adequate health care facilities.

In 3laine. AFSC conducted a cen- sus this year of off-reservation In- dians to identify members uf the Penobscot and Pnssamaquoddy tribes \vho could benefit from the land claim suit. The suit will lead to the acquisi- tion of land andlor cash compensation for land seized from Indians by urhites.

In the 3lidu~est AFSC is seeking to educate the white community about treaty issues and the legal and human needs of Native American people in the area. Staff in LVisconsin helped the Winnebago Indian community find a way to secure land for badl!.-needed housing for 35 families.

In Los Angeles. AFSC began a spe- cial program to promote more exten- sive p:~rticipaition by Indians in the media. and to stud! minorit!. pro- gramming and hiring practices of TV and motion picture studios.

RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF WOMEN In S,ln Antonlo. Te\a\ . AFSC is mon- ltorlng \\elfare. medical and work training services for women with low incomes. providing the \vomen with information to challenge existing pro- grams that offer then1 little chance to rise above poverty. .4FSC hopes the information tvill spur new2 legislation in Texas and at the nation;il level.

With a financial assist from .4FSC. residents of a low.-income area in Port- land. Oregon. developed alternati~.e ways to meet child care needs. The!. now have individual day care mothers. teen-sitters. a parents' co- operati\e baby-sitting group. and a before-and-after school program for school-age children.

AFSC's Feminist Health Prqiect in S;tn Fmnci\co is challenging ~teriliza- tion of poor or Third U'orld momen v. ho ma! consent without being given adequate time or information. or after be~ng threatened with loss of ~velfare benefits. The \taff have proposed reg- ulations which they hope will be adopted and enforced in California.

&'omen \4ho leave their homes to escape violence badly need housing. Transition House in Cambridge. Mas- sachusetts offers them temporary \helter wrhile the! start a new life. AFSC helps \rith \taffing and other needs.

,AFSC's neu Rre\t .Africa Women anci Development Program relates to \\omen'\ participation in their coun- trie\' de~elopment and the quality of famil! life. Beside\ assisting small vil- lage programs. staff w1I1 cooperate n ~ t h \\omen'\ organizations in setting LIP inter-national pro-iects and semi- nars.

Nation:ill\. four times as manv chil- dren are cared for in other people's home\ than in day care centers. In Des Jloine\. AFSC is helping build an

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organi7atron of day care mothers. lo\\ -Income \ tomen u ho pro\ ide licen\eci da! care. 50 the!. can qualif! for neu federal food aid and for other retources to improve their services.

SEEKING PEACE CONVERSION, DISARMAMENT, AND A NEW ECONOMIC ORDER 'fh15 !ear peace education program ttaff around the country took up a study of the New International Eco- nomic Order and the right sharing of the \vorld's resources. disarmament. L.S. arms sales abroad. peace con- \ .enion. the transfer of funds from military spending to meeting human neecis. U .S . aid to dictatorships and human rights violations: the use and control of natural resources. simple living. and nonviolent economics.

Nine AFSC offices participated in the Continental Walk for Disarma- ment and Social Justice \vhich began in California in January and ended in Washington in October. Through pub- lic meetings and local actions the

walkers sought to dramatize the cru- cial need for disarmament and the re- lationship betu.een militarism and in- justice.

The Quaker L1.N. Office held a \\.eekend seminar at Lake Mohonk. S.1'. for diplomats. L'N Secretariat and other experts. on the su'niect of C N approaches to disarmament.

The B-l bomber campaign. mounted b!, AFSC and its cq-organizations. has had telling impact on public awareness of the issue. .AFSC peace education staff also pressed for 0111-

government's reconciliation with In- dochina. They employed a mass- circul:tted petition and intensive edu- cational \\.ark with "opinion leaders."

in many of these efforts. AFSC \taff in Washington. D.C. shared the Committee's eyperiences and insights uith members of the go\.ernment. the press. and voluntary citizens' ussocia- tions. so that lessons learned locally might be shared \r . i th the nation's decision-makers and opinion-le:tders.

.As a Quaker agency, AFSC seeks in the programs just deccrihed to give contemporary expression to the religious convictions in which it is rooted and to reach out to people of all beliefs with a basic respect for their own integrity. In the months ahead. with the help of staff. volunteers and supporters, the AFSC will continue to take positive steps toward the solution of some of today's crucial problems. to support efforts to gain justice and human rights, to ease suffering, and to work for a more nonviolent world.

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American Friends Service Committee, Incorporated Financial Highlights for the Year Ended September 30, 1976

OPERATIONS FUNDS TOTALS UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED

Public Support and Revenue Contribution5 (including clothing of S171.494) .........................

........................................................................... Bequests Endowments ..................................................................... Matured Annuity and Life Income Gifts .................................

Total Public Support ..................................................... Fees and Grants from Governmental Agencies ..................... O!her Revenue

Investment income. net of related fees (including gains/losses on investment transactions) ................

Program service fees ........................................................... 3liscellaneous.. ..................................................................

Total Other Revenue .................................................... Total Public Support and Re~zenue ............................

Expenses Program Services

Overseas: promoting international ilnderstanding: human rights. economic and social justice. and the relief of human suffering through program\ of communication. education. technical assistance and material aids (including clothing of Sl59.906) ............

................. Seeking peace. reconciliation and disarmament In the U.S.: rooting out the causes of violence n.hich

lie in poverty. exclusion and the denial of rights ............. Special Programs (including contributions of S 13 1.178

to other \ervice agencie\) ........................................... Total Program Ser\.ice\ ...........................................

Supporting Services 34anagement and General ..............................................

............................................................... Fund Raising Total Supporting S e n ices. ....................................... Total Expenses ......................................................

Euce\\ (deficient! ) of Public Support and Revenue Over E\pense\

Other Changes in Fund Balance Property and Equipment .Acquisitions from Unre\tricted Funds .

Total .......................................................................... ....................................... Fund Balances, Beginning of Year

Fund Balances, End of Year* ...............................................

* Fund Balances. End of Year

In ;tccordance with the .Audit Guide for \'olnntar). Health and \+'elfare Organization. all contrihr~tion\ are consid- ered a\;til;thle for unre\tricted use unles\ specificall! re- \tricted h). the donor. In order to comply with the .Ar~dit Guide. the Committee classifies the Request Fund*. Funds Functioning a s Endowments and the 1nform;il Pen- \ion Plan a\ 0per;ctioni Fund\ for use in accordance with the following policies of the Board of Directors:

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Re\tricted Funds repreient ;imounts donated o r granted to the Committee for use ;I\ \pecifiecl h! the Jonor.

Fund B a l a n c e s :

Lnrestricted Funds: .............................................. Cnde\ignated 5 1.168.729

Designated for future uie: f\ee note 1

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endowments ..................... 296.6X1 Informill pension plan ........... 11 1.571

Tot;il design;rted ................................. 5.561.513 Total unre\tricted ......................... 6.730.212

Restricted Funds: Current Contrihutions .............. 1,380.219 Bequeit\ ................................ 575.121

Tot;il restricted ................................. 1.955.371 ........................................... Total fund h;il;tnce\ SX.hX5.613