DETROIT The House
Appropriations Subcommittee
on Social Service will be holding
a public hearing in the City of
etroit on the 13th Floor
uditorium of the City County
Building Tuesday March 6,
1989, 2- 5 p.m.
State Representative David
Hollister, who chairs the com
mittee states that the hearin
will guide it in developing a
budget
The hearing, he stated, is an
attempt "to hear the ideas and
concerns of recipients, service
providers and client advocates"
about what services are needed
in the communities and whether ,
these needs are being met Ink e fights Wayne Mf�ro shelter for
Marian Kramer of the Na- ·
tional Welfare Rights Union is By ROD igel
urging people to come to "pac _Co_nl!_S.._po_tt_de_n_t __ .."",.----
the house", in order to discuss DETROIT - Eft rts to set up
inadequacies and neglect in the a temporary shelter in Inkster to .
social service programs and he p homeles families get b ck
problems they have in dealing on their feet is running into
with it roadblocks from the Inkster
David Weiner, aide to Planning Cornmissk n. ,
Representative Hollister, stated The Inkster City Manager
that individual could speak and City Attorncv were not
bout any ubject they want. ' available for comment.
Ho ver, several topics are Th� Wayne Metropolitan
listed as being of particular con- Community Service Agency
which is working to get the shel
ter there i. trying to negotiate
with the In . Y lin' t
By Frank M.I,..h.all
CoTTUpondent .
fare rights activists, including
Kramer, oppose this program,
because in the early stages, it
would take away social service
grants from those 18 - 25, leav
ing them with a stipend of $200
a month, which they say in many
eases would not cover rent
- The reoommenda ion of
the Lo , Income Energy Assis
tance Task Force, consisting of
offieials of private utilities, the
Department of Social Service
and the Public Service Commis
sion, that people pay a larger
portion of their grant for
electricity.
_ Will the Job Start
.program bel p General Assis-
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Kathleen Joyner
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Did Yo
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tance recipients? «OAs.) in cotDbatting home-
, -have employment and lessness, hunger, and family
tr ining program helped dege-neration? .
people get jobs and stay off as-. �H accessible is h�th
sistance? care for public assistant
recipients and other low income
persons? - How is the county
medical care program working?
Should it be expanded? What
are the alternatives?
8y& N. Tayt
DID YOU 0 ... that the
most populous nations in the
. world are China, India, the
Soviet Union and the United
States. ,For your information,
roughly one of every four people
in the world is Chinese.
D1DYOUKNO ... the
latest figures are available on
lighting. Last year 88 peopl
were killed by lighting. Men
Were 2 1f1, times more likely to
be struck by lighting than
women. And more people were
killed by lighting in Texas than
any other state.
- Are the Energy Assistance
Program and Electric As
si tant Program adequately
covering recipients' bills as it is,
providing shut-off protection
and weatherization and home
repair services?
_ What i the st tu of the
fostir care program --- espe"
cially the growth of children in
foster care? What alternatives
are being (or can be) used to
strengthen families and reduce
the necessity for foster care?"
tion n this i sue."
Agency Director Luther J.
F1anagan warns that if Inkster is
ahle to use city codes to stop this
shelter, other cities, such as
Dearborn will block such shel-
staled.
The program involves family The residents will not stay
unit , which are more stable there permanently. The shelter
than individuals. 0 wife as- js me nt to provide them with
au It victims or runaways will be help to end the homelessness.
in th -shclter. Th with suc· Flanagan added that ap-
problems will be cnt to othc plicants in Ink. ter will have first .
facilities run by other rganiza- priority f r acceptance in the
tions., because of agree men . sheller. Of the] 1 rnmunities
with th e agcnci . the a 'cncy deals with, he added,
Th residents will b In tcr ha. the largest amount
screened for drugs and ale ho of h melcss people. ,
and 0 one indulging in ejthc He added that it w uld be
will b . allowed there. Th hel m rc f a neg tivc impact on
ter will Have it. own ecurity an neighborhoods to have the
those engaging in disruptive be building empty, where it can be
havi r will .. cd, h vand lized.
. \
tcrs too.
He stated, "Other com
munities have indicated" 'We
knov there's a problem (of
homclcssncss), but don't bring
it here."
Flanagan said that precau
tions will be taken to ensure the
sheller JX?ses no problems to
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ACHIEVER
NOMINEE OF THE MONTH
Kathleen Jo{ner devotes her time
and energy to creating a better
future for the youth eX Benton Harbor.
Through her work with the· winners
Circle Program. a scholarship pro
gram for needy students. Jovner is
helping to make higher education
possible for hundreds of disadvan
taged young people who might oth
erwise not have an opportunity to
attend college.
Congratulations to KIIl>l Achiever ..
Nominee eX the Month Kathleen Jot
nero Her nomination. along with oth
ers from cities across the U.S .• will be
considered for one of rive national .
awards to be announced later
this year.
Awards sponsor Brown &
Williamson Tobacco Corporation
will contribute a total of $50.000 to
non-profit inner-City services chosen
by the award recipients.
In addition. as many as 50 awards
finalists will each receive S 1000 to '
donate to the non-profit community
- service � their choioe.
To learn how you can nominate a
KOI.. Achiever, c 1-800-341-5211.
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