Limited VolunteerIn 1962, concern demonstrated by Mayor Merie E. Allen and other responsible citizens of Ogden resulted in the formation of the Mayor’s Committee on Youth. The Weber County Welfare Department, Employment Security, Police Department, Community council on Social Services, YWCA, various service clubs and other groups contributed members to the committee and allied themselves for the purpose of encouraging the community to work together in dealing with problems facing disadvantaged youth in the Ogden Area.
In the same year, the Weber County Welfare Department became concerned with the lack of feedback received from mothers participating in its programs. In an attempt to remedy the situation, the Embry Chapel AME Mother’s Council was organized by the Welfare Department, designed to act as a “change agent” by enabling recipients to provide first-hand, reliable input with regard to their needs.