o
o child n . y in-
rome. povmy, lalth, 00
education, d care, aM Een
pregnancy - the IK:arly 0
q rof�ri' clill�n
. face
��LIoIL_ ctildIm
- In rural children are
nne likely k> be poor (22.9 per
cent) rmrural clildrcn (20
pcra-m). A B d in
Amerlca' roore likely to be poor,
am to experlm=e poverty, than a
Black inner city child. Th
astrooomical rural Blac child
poverty rate c:xcee<S city ra 53
percent to .f7 percent
- Rural piegnanl WOIml aoo
children face grea ohmdes to
health care than �ir oonrural
CO\JI1IeIp8m.
- Rural ptegnant WOtml and
children face greaer �1ad to
health care than their oonrural
COUID:rpaI1S.
- Rural babi are rmre likely
to be born to wancn wID received
lateorooprenatalall'C. Ruralmm
have only one third as many
obstetrical and gynecological
� per capita mnrural
areas.
- AltOOugh rmtll:Is in rural
areas are more likely to be
employed (<<> percent 63
percent), rural children are
slD� wl'a it cxxra .,
earlychildOOodeducation�
school resoun:u m1 q\lllity. and
youth�msclVi�
- High teen birthraa are tied
to highpoverty am1oweducation
al achie\QDCnL A greater prqx>r
tion of birtlB � rural 8I't3 are to
teen rmtlrls (l5 percent of all
birth;) than in mro area (12 per
cent). This w � for both white
am Blade teens.
- Mi1li<e of rural f.amilic:s
lack affordable oolSng. S0me
what lower rural tents am 00mc
0WIrlSbip (X)S are rmre thanout
weighed by much lower rural
wages.
Recent trends in the U.S.
eoooomy -projededsIDrtages of
entry-level workers, tre �
techmlogical sophistication of �
workplace, am tre iIaeasing1
. . Y
competitive mture of the global
emmrny - mean that tm nation
will nccdall ofAmerlca's clJildren,
iIrlmqpural children, to be &de
qua�ly prepared and e<Juca1ed.
'l1IE CONI1NUING migra
tion of� � t> cities,
COOlbimd with theoqpngc:xpan
sion of metropolitan areas ilmr
porating rmal America, m:ans
rpany of today's ruml children will
join tomorrow's metropolitan
citizenry m1 \Wrk fbree,
How can America emurc that
our 1UI8l children bcc.omc healthy,
well educated and productive
adul�? There are many effcm tm
govemrmn am community can
� but in particular, we
must provide basic health care fur
every child and tootm; extm1 1m
Head Start sdXXll readiness pro
gram to every child inunediatcly;
am provide a rriuOOable children's
tax aedit 1bat would reduce taxes
for middle- and low-income
familic:s, am ldp the lowest-in
cane families througha 1aXref\DL
'I1IF.BE ARE ALSO rriany
Slmwtw prlvaIc SCCD' initiatives
i nnl mmmmi1ics that can be
widely tq)1icatd, am tm tepOrt
ca1B fix' commuoity-based service
providets, dnucbes, fowxJati<&
am otia' 8101.11' � invest in such
progrmm.lU��Kenan
Family'I'nBt a-nm in ruad Ken
tucky mlNorth 0Ir0Um�
at CD site a !igb' quillty early
cJildtmd dcYe� program
b'� with a GPD pro
pm1brpal_�timefbr _
parenIS am cbIldren � inIemct.
Auaica C8DOOt Uge k cxaae
u.t tbeseme \lB)lvabIe probJel'DSt
we 80 oOm bear aboU condi
ticns in large cities.
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By RON SEIGEL
CO,.,. ponclftn'
HIGHLAND PARK - The State of
Michigan gave the Wayne County
Sheriff's Department a grant of $1
million to police econdary roads in
Highland Park.
Wayne County Sheriff Robert
Ficano stated that the grant would
pay for 13 officers and equipment
on the econdary ro ds well as
the major throughfare .. This,
Ficano added, would give the city a
chance to concentrate on protecting
neighborhoods
Highland Park Mayor Linsey
HIGHLAND PARK
THE UNDUE negative image
that Northside Branch baa cquired
has to be overcome, Mc eil said.
The branch h Inve t In Youth
Camp ign and the log n, If the
YMCA been good in your life,
hare it with others, which the Y
hopes ill attract more people.
In ddition, McNeil aid, there
are two programs geared for the
spring. The programs are Spring
One, March 16 through May 22 and
Spring Two, May 4 through June
22.
According to McNeil, in addi
tion to presenting individuals and
groups with guest pas es, the
Porter thanked Michigan Governor
John Engler for "coming to our aid"
and doing it quickly-27 days after
he made hi reque t.
Noting that this arrangement can
be "a model," Mayor Porter said it
would help the city "to eradicate
criminals from our streets, eradicate
crime and crack.
Governor Engler, who appeared
in a press conference with Porter
and Ficano at the Highiand Par
City Council chambers, said, "this
was an area in which we can do a
little bit more."
A Highland Park resident, criti
cal of tate cutbacks in social er
vice and the eradication of General
Assistance, warned, "This city can
never reduce crime, when people
have been pushed into homeles -
ne s and desperation. The few
crumb Engler has given us cannot
begin to undo the damage he has
caused thi city and Highland
Parkers should not ever forget it."
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PORTER ADDED that be in
tended to get "back to basics" -
basic service nece sary for health
and safety of the people, in order to
ttract residents and developers,
and increase the prosperity of the
city.
VVelfare Rights to launch
ma ive H.P. voter regi tration
By RON SEIGEL
Co"'.ponclftnt
HIG HLAND PARK - Starting
Monday March 9, the Welfare
Rights Organization will be in
volved in a massive five month
voter registration drive in Highland
Park.
Local Director Maureen Taylor'
said the goal of this drive' is to
register as many as 20,000 people
Brldgette
Town nd win
palling B
Sixth-grader Bridgette
Townsend is the chool .
champion and another Ixth
grader, Durand Sinclair, has
earned runner-up honors in
the school pelling bee at
Highland Park' Ferris
Elementary School.
Other conteatan qualify
ing for the chool bee were
fifth-graders Nikichia Lat
timore and Willie -Rocker,
and seventh-graders Aliya
Howard �teven Moseley. .
The spelling bee coor
dinator was Ferris reading
. consul nt Paralee Day.
SUPPORT
OUR
ADVERTISERS
over the next five months, 80 that
they will be able to vote in the
November elections for state legis-
lators. .
People on social services have
been severely affected by cutbacks
in aid, particularly the total elimina
tion of General Assistance, which
removed approximately 90,000
people from all state aid,.organiza
tion officials tated. Taylor
believes that registered voters can
vote out officials who supported the
cutbacks.
The headquarters for the drive
will be in the office of the Highland
Park area chapter of WRO in the
basement of the Highland .Park
YMCA. 13220 Woodward, be
tween Beresford and Winona.
Highland Park YMCA have been
. evicted or are in danger of eviction,
because they have been removed
from General Assistance and are
unable to pay rent. Taylor says this
story has been repeated in many
buildings, causing the high level of
homelessne .
Those who wish to register can
simply come to the basement,
Taylor stated. '
WRO will also be involved in
going to welfare offices and schools
to get people on the voting rolls.
Those interested in registering
themselves, erving as volunteers
to register others, or simply in get
ting more information, should call
the Welfare Rights office during
working hours at (313) 868-3660.
YMCA ttin up program ith
employe the city of Highland
Pa
The program will 0 er inceq
tives to get people to p rticipate In
activities uch ad�t swimming,
dance cl , gymnutica, karate,
nd body conditioning.
In addition to actlvltie for
adul there are peclal programs
for children, uch the Fun Bus
Program for the youth between ix
and 12.
Also,there are the Winter and
Spring Break Programs, Pizza Trip
and the Day Camp Program.
The Y also has membership ap
pllcanons and accepts donations.
For add! tional Information
please call (313)868-1946.
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