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Rumors circulated last spring that an attempt would be made to merge PBH with Education for Action (E4A), a policy unequivocally opposed by both organizations. As a result, some members of E4A were overhasty in juxtaposing PBH, supposedly a "social service" organization, with E4A, an organization dedicated to "social action...
...E4A do not differ in their goals as much as they do in their style of operation. Their actual differences point up the unique contribution of each organization while emphasizing their common concerns...
...unlike E4A, sponsors group efforts. Volunteers may approach PBH to work in an already-established group. While E4A does provide a central information clearinghouse, If only funds more intense individual projects: people seeking more facilities than E4A offers are referred to PBH. In the same way, people interested in joining off-campus efforts or in developing programs for individual effort only are sent to E4A...
...merger" has precipitated a lot of soul searching. What other needs could E4A be filling? Which functions have perhaps outlived their usefulness? How could we do what we do better? Some of the things that will be emphasized are the information clearinghouse and job counseling, funding only full-time projects when a student takes a leave of absence, or perhaps organizing E4A projects and funding students to work on them...
...this year at least, E4A will be funding students to work on social action projects over the summer. Grants for the summer normally cover subsistence plus required earnings for students with financial need and/or project expenses. Some people thing of E4A as a sort of a "mini-foundation." Ideally, however, the E4A money can be shared by everyone who is struggling and people will think of the money as only one of the resources of the E4A community...