JANUARY 16 - 22,1985 THE CITIZEN PAGE FIVE
More Senior Citizens now qual ify for free cheese
expre d the feeling of the
Board by saying,' e are glad
that CAA could be instru­
mental in bringing about this
increa d rvice to low-income
eriors of our community. e
hav been in reasingly con­
cerned that seniors on fixed
income and l with high medical
bill were left our of this pro­
gr m." Persons over 60 who
quali y will be able to receive
hee , butter, milk, honey,
ri e flour, and cornmeal as
t hey become available for dis­
tribution in our area.
Anyone wishing to apply
for a Community Card m y
come to the Com­
munity Action Agency office
Tr i-County J PTA reports
success
B TO HARBOR - Doug-
la eber Chairman of
th Private Indu try Council
PI rving Berrien, Ca , and
Van Buren Counties ann unced
that the Job Trainin Partner­
ship Progr ms h dec d d the
ven perf rm n t nd rd
durin it fir t nin m nth
r r ti n.
TIl ven
d rd mu t be met in order for
the pro r m to receive funding
during th next operating cycle.
The PI wa mandated to
find employment for 32.6 per-
ent f the adults who left the
pr grams funded through JTPA
at 0 t per per on of $7626.
The average hourly wage rate
f r the adults who were assisted
in finding jobs was 4.52 which
exceed th standard by 13 cent
per hour.
The PIC had placed an
emphasis on finding employ­
ment for adults ho were
receiving welfare and ucceeded
in finding job for 71.6% of the
elfare recipiants ho left PIC
pon ored program .
Succe rate for minoritie
mirrored tho of the group
a whole, aid Program and
D velopment Coordinator'
Dianne Fitzpatrick.
Of all tho enrolled, 55.93%
were minorities with a 52%
Black enrollment, Fitzpatrick
said. .
The purpo e of JPT A is to
provide employment and train­
ing ervice to help economi-
cally di advantaged person
ithin the three counties find
employment. Weber stated,
The members of the PIC
and the staff of the program
are committed to help people
find jobs and during the first
nine months of operation, we
ucceeded. We are cofident
that the success of the programs
will continue and the Private
Industry Council will continue
to help improve the economic
base of the community we
serve by finding our clients
employment." JPT A replaced
CETA.
PIC offices are located in
Benton Harbor, (616) 926-0074;
Dowagiac, (616) 782-9881;
iles, (616) 683-5231 ; Hartford,
(616) 621-6010; and South
Haven, (616) 637·5181.
If anyone is interested in
finding out about the services
that are available, they should
call the office located nearest
to their home, Weber said.
Immanuel fRecormng StuJios
�461 Ai\{ rbend Drive/B nton Harbor, M149022
MIKE BROWNIE
(616) 925-8617
D&D
Silk Screen
&.
Sports
"Quality & Service is our Goal"
Orchards Mall
Benton Harb
(616) 925-84
1101 Pipestone
Benton Harbor
(616) 926-1066
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in Ben on Harbor, 100
ain Street, the iles office
1217 South Eleventh Street
or the Senior Citizen Agency
clo est to them. The next
distribution will be January 29,
1985.
Seniors are encouraged to
content. A two-ounce serving
of cheese contains 636 milli- _-------W---.
grams of odium. The ational
Re earch Council indicates that
a- 'safe and adequate' odium
intake per day is about 1,100
to 3,300 milligrams for an
adult.
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apply early to avoid delays at .
the ite in February. Verfi­
cation of income must be pre­
sented at the time of appli­
cation. For more information,
please call the CAA at 926-
1515, iles at 683-7230.
rs. Price noted niors and
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.orri Gavin
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