id
ByFLOD
S.R1GGS
Correspondent
DETRciIT - Thousands of
people came from all walks of
life and from through out the
city with a common goal in mind
-- to hug teens who are at risk of
being killed by violent crimes.
Clementine Barfield,
founder of Save Our Sons and
Daughters (SOSAD) said an
event df this type as a neces­
sarystep letting teens knowthey
are loved.
"It really to give love and
. 'security: Barfield said. "Too
many of our children live in fear.
They feel if they're alone,
if nobody cares."
. . An afternoon of speakers,
. e and . c dre people
from the city and t ubu
ranging from tots to seniors.
Entertainers lead the crowd
singing -We Are The World" on
sunny Saturday on Detroit's
Belle Isle a human chain was
formed around the bandstand's
field.
The circle was formed by
people from the entire Detroit
area of all ages, all colors and
creeds holding hands, singing
and praying together ..
. A group of boys from St.
Peter Home for Boy, 6121
Joy Road, recei ed a H�Q,f���d .
Ie on. They learned fir t hand
of the pain inflicted on parent ,
of children lost to violent
crimes, as' they saw mothers of
victims hug each other for com­
fort, remembering their loved
ones.
The boys were personally in-
troduced 0 Barfield and
told e is the kind of per
liurt when teens deliberately
sault or set out to kill other
teen.
One of Barfield's son, Der­
rick, was shot and killed in July
of 1986 and SOSAD was
formed December of that same
year.
Arms Around The Children
. was the kickoff of a two year
campaign said Vera Rucker,
SOSAD chair .
Included in the
.' �tiQn' ',0)11\ di�
I paign �la!lS i� l,le,?o�ing �ea
involved in th local com u
and erecting a SOSAD
memorial on Belle Isle by 1990,
Rucker said.
Mayor Coleman Young ere
among many who showed in
support of SOSAD's Arms
Around The Children.
1989 Final s s selected for kool
ach ever a ard
LOUISVILLE, KY. -
, Forty-seven dults who have
made per .commitme
to improve urban America . I
each receive 51,000 to i in
t e future of their communitie .
Each will also be considered for
one of five national inner-city
focused w rds to be n­
nounced later this year.
These people have Been
n med finalists for the 1989
KOOL Achiever Awards and
three are from Michigan_ .
Establi hed in 1986, the
KOOL Achiever A rd
recognize individuals orking
to create a better quality of life
� inner-city �mmunities. The
emphasis is on those not ual­
Iy honored for their ac­
complishments.
The five 1989 award
recipien ,to be announced in
September, will each receive an
dditional 10,000 from Brown
&. Williamson Tob ceo Cor­
por ·0 also to be donated to
the non-profit inner-city com­
munity service of their choice.
. dUgan finalisu are:
Marjorie' Eljzabc;th Frazicr
of Wayne, Mich. has been
selected as a finalists in the
� category in recogniti of
er involve eat ia Cxpanding
the S1. Christopher's Ho a
center dedicated to 'feeding the
hungry and providing shelter
for the ho eless . St.
Christopher's House also
provid job training and place­
ment for its clients.
Daniel L Groce of Grand
Rapid , Mich. ha been'
selected as finalist in the •
Education category for efforts
to rai p boo a eo qfthe
prob of the inner city and to
gain community . de support
for the prevention and iotenen-
tion of th proble
Hattic Mac McKinney of
Detroit, Mich. h been
se ected . in the
category in recogni . on of
her ork a owner and
publi her of the Community
etwork Ne p per.
. McKinney teaches uden
the . necessary to opel te
their own busio by pr�ding
tr aining and internship
through her ne paper.
Free help to insulate homes
•
supplemental sistance
programs that NSD provides to
10 income families in the city.
- Families with annual incom­
es of up to $2O,<xx> may qualify
for the home weatherproofing
service. It depends on the
family's size. For example, a
family of four with annual in­
come of I than 516,000 would
qualify. An elderly coup e with
an nual income below
510,000 also would qualify.
. The number to call for infor­
mation bout the service is 267-
6640. People who feel tha they
may qualify ould apply at 0 e
of six NDS neighborhood ser­
vices center in the city ..
If they are income-eligible,
NSD will send a Home
Weatherization Program repre­
sentative to the home to make
an evalution of the h e' in­
sulation, weatherproofing. and
other eat-conserving needs
which also can include windo
. repair, caulking. wea erstrip­
ping. and orm windo . After
the evaluation, an NSD Home
DETROIT - Neighbor­
hood services department
(NSD) is seeking families who
can't afford to insulate their
homes to apply now for 51,600
worth of free home weatheriza­
tion under a citywide federally­
funded program. .
The free service can include
complete weatherproofing and
limited repairs to conserve heat
in the hom of city of Detroit
homeowners and re ers. NSD
. dlords to tell their
renters abo the p ogram and
encourage them to apply.
"There are thousands of low
income families who need this
. service to help them keep their
ome heating bills down,· said
SD Director Cassandra Smith
Gray. "Often, it is the landlord'
who DO what insulation the
home may need, but it', th
renter who m y be qualified to
get the free . tance," .
The program is called Home
Weatherization and operates
with a federal grant of nearly VI
million. It' one of a variety of
Weatherization crew will come
to the home and install the
needed insulation and
weatherproofing repair .
Mrs. Gray said that the free
service offe many dvan
for the property owner well
for homeowner or renter
invo .
Homeowner or landlor
have their property enhanced,
while saving hundreds of dollars
or more on their ann he
ana home maintenance costs.
Renters who have to pay their
own utility billsget a bre on
these expe .plus it's much
easier to heat an insulated home
which not only is warmer in
winter, but cooler in summer.
NSD services centers are at
5031 Grandy, Tl37 Ker val,
14631 West McNicho , 4100
Third and 2424 West Grand
Boulevard. These five cea ers
are open weekdays from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m. An NSD center at 8904
W.oodward is peon until Crom 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wed·
nesday, and Thursday.
3