It is a fact that. despite tremendous advances in the educational attainment for our Nations citizens. the average educational attainment for farmworkers remained the same for the 20year period from 1940 to 1960. I am particularly pleased to point out that this education program has been designed to complement the many fine public and private efforts already underway to improve the welfare of all our citizens. Local government. private groups. the State of California. and the Federal Govemment have entered into constructive partnership to provide temporary housing to California and outofState migrant workers needed for peak harvest activity. The San Joaquin County Medical Society recently received a $72.000 grant from the Public Health Service to provide care for the workers in the county. Under the war on poverty and national housing legislation. farmworkers within the San Joaquin Valley have undertaken an experiment in selfhelp housing. Through our schools. remedial educational programs in Stanislaus and San Joaquin Counties have been launched for migrants children. Cooperative efforts are now underway with the city of Stockton and San Joaquin County to obtain Federal funds to construct housing for single male migrant farmworkers. Headstart classes are widespread in the two counties. The new adult education program will complement and strengthen all these efforts by providing needed services to adult members of farmworker families.
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