Chapter VII 
THE HOME VISIT 
Purposes 
The home visit is an extension of the applicants interview. 
It does not have as its sole purpose the determination of the financial 
status of the family. It has also the same three purposes as the inter¬ 
view, namely: (1) to make sure that the parents or allottee understand 
the nature of the CCC program, (2) to determine whether the applicant 
meets the legal and administrative eligibility regulations of the Corps, 
end (3) to determine the personal fitness and adaptability of the appli¬ 
cant. 
Family Influence Upon CCC Enrollee 
It is almost as important to give to the parents of appli¬ 
cants information about the nature of CCC camp experience and the rules 
and regulations by which CCC enrollees must abide, as it is to supply 
such facts to the applicant himself. The cooperation of the fathers 
and mothers of enrollees with their sons, their first employment ven¬ 
ture, and their first prolonged trip away from home, is naturally a 
powerful and helpful influence upon the attitude of the young men in 
camp. The wise selecting agent will stimulate that interest and co¬ 
operation among the parents or allottees of all the youths he selects. 
He will tell the parents enough of the rules and regulations of camp 
life so that, if their son, in less than six months, comes home to 
stay with no apparent excuse, they will know that he is either ATOL or 
has been administratively or dishonorably discharged. They will en¬ 
courage him to return to camp, if he is absent without leave, and com¬ 
plete his term of enrollment. The parents will not return allotment 
money to the enrollee in camp. They will write letters and help keep 
his spirits up. They will encourage him to take advantage of every 
opportunity for experience and training in camp. They will want him 
to get the most out of CCC camp life. 
Verification of Facts of Eligibility 
Part of the purpose of a home visit or interview with the 
parents is to verify the facts as given by the applicant end to de¬ 
termine the eligibility of the proposed allottee to receive the 
monthly allotment payments. In the event that the applicant is pre¬ 
sent at the time of the visit or interview, and, indeed, in any event, 
it is important that the questioning be done in such a way that no one 
feels that doubt and suspicion are cast upon the applicants statements. 
The interview and home visit, when conducted in a friendly manner, will 
produce virtually all the information necessary. It can be obtained 
without an "inquisition. 11 Good spirit and manner on the part of the 
interviewer are more important than adroit phraseology. 
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