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Show WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, APRIL 1 2, Governor Scott Matheson has proclaimed the week of lApril 16 through 21 as Foster Parent Week in Utah. Foster parents and foster parent advocates will Tie a Yellow Ribbon in a conspicuous :place to draw the publics attention to the foster parent .program. The yellow ribbon symbolizes the need for foster families and a caring atti- raster homes on an average of 2'2 to 3 years. ARE placed in homes because of child abuse, neglect or dependency .have. Behavior difficulties in the home, school and community : tude foster parents must ; THE STATE Division of Family Services, the agency administers the foster parent program, estimates there are 1400 children living in foster homes throughout the state. :who In Davis County, there are :40 children in foster homes most of these are teenagers. ;Thirty of the children are originally from Davis County. :The remaining ten moved into the county with their foster families from another part of the state or from ; FOSTER CHILDREN Image from children live in range The 40 25 Davis County homes. 979 1 Teenagers stay in foster abut six s months. live in home and function effec-uMH- y lively. The program is really a time-ou- t period which allows the family members, parents and children, to readjust to their living terns to handle the difficult stress situations, Originally, the foster care program was designed to Pre-teen- PRE-TEE- N pat-fost- er situations where parents arent meeting the childs needs through no fault of their own- are service the major children. pre-tee- n Today, most children in foster - care are teenagers. This presents special problems reasons and challenges for the family services social worker and the foster parent. teenagers are placed in foster homes. UTAHS JUVENILE court THERE IS always a need for foster parents. Teenage system is responsible for deciding if a child should be placed in a foster home. The best situation would be for a family to make moves to counseling and therapy while the child is still living in the home. children are especially challenging and difficult to Place-see- The Division of Family Services looks at the present home stability, good marital secure relationships, IDEALLY, FOSTER home placement is temporary-un- til the family and the individual child have the problems within the home solved adequately enough that the employment and behavior of the children within the home before licensing a foster care home. Because of the special problems a foster child brings into the home, single parents . child can return to the natural are licensed infrequently. a although occasionally, for more information and an application, single parent can provide the special help a child has not found elsewhere. FOSTER PEOPLE WHO have the capacity to reach out and meet the needs of others es- pecially the needs of troubledmake the best teenagers foster parents. These foster parents are licensed by the Division of Family Services on a yearly basis. Homes where there are six under 18 will not be considered for the foster care program. BEGINNING FOSTER parents are licensed without special training. For those individuals who want to ac- cept more difficult children, there is a special training program. An adequate pay supplement is given to foster who take more dif- ficult children. Anyone interested in apply- ing to be foster parents should contact the Davis County Family Services offices at 4 or 773-462- 376-129- 6 CARE a is cooperative program between the child, the foster parents, - the natural parents and a division of family services social worker. The foster family can rely on the social worker for help with school, home and court problems Before a child is placed in a foster home, the prospective foster parents have an n tunity to review the childs history and to meet the child, They can then choose whether or not to accept the child into their home, oppor-childre- DAVIS COUNTY has a Foster Parent Association for all foster parents and others interested in foster care, Members of this organization are willing to talk to prospec-parent- s tive foster parents about the problems and rewards of the program. Anyone wishing to discuss the program with a foster 295-536- 376-153- 773-566- 867-222- can parent New officers of the Moonlighter Square Dance Club are, to r front, Pearl Hilton, Janice Walker, Grace Strand, Gay Carver. Back, Ken Hilton, Tom Walker, Einar Strand, Bill Carver. OFFICERS call or 867-257- 4 ' 1 dmg The Moonlighters Square Dance Club has elected new officers for 1979-80-. BILL AND Gay Carver, president; Einar and Grace Strand, vice president; Tom and Janice Walker, secretary treasurer; Ken and Pearl Hilton, historian; Bob and Marge Ashton, reporter; Erma Eskridge, historian; and Jay Hanson, sheriff. The club meets each Friday evening in the Bountiful Community Church recreation hail, kj Specific Statement Is Issued On Commercialism FARMINGTON - In the wake of questions concerning the Davis County School Districts commercialism policy, the board of education has approved a more specific, statement THE POLICY came under question after some PTA officials addressed the board concerning how far local PTAs could go in fundraising activities. A project to raise money for new books and supplies at Clinton Elementary School was stopped several months ago because some had thought students supposedly were being used in sales. as fflm Supa Sami! .Check Ovr Select lea ef We km a cwfltte (feck el el thee fer tester 0PA i Snow Star count package Tertis Chips J'toi. peckaoe Tcco Chips Q Hscha Chips ' 12 59 59 3 ELCCa PLANTS 9 & Diamond Walnuts Dixie Cold Cups Dixie Hot Cups f0ar,r 9 Paper Plates fsainsr 9 Paper Plates 9 Paper Plates srjasss $14 $1 $149 9 9 9 9 ?, $2 Marshmallow Creme '49 74 Hershey Chips Coconut Coconut 1 Premium oi. M ox. package Miniature oz. IT CONTINUES, Students should not be responsible or assigned in the collection of funds except for approved 3 w'M student activities in junior and senior high school or for those projects which have designates must approve projects before they are in- started and adds, All volvement by students in such projects will be strictly, voluntary. In no case should the participation, sales or general support of the project be used in determining the grade of a student. FINALLY, CONCERNING student involvement in states, Many worthwile programs and projects are promoted and supported by the PTA. it would be However, improper for students to be involved in the distribution of brochures, collection of funds, coupons, etc., where a rebate is involved to be given' to the school, PTA or to individuals from a business or commercial enterprise. And student names and addresses cant be given out for use by commercial groups, the board decided. Cooperation would be lent to the military and colleges and universities seeking to recruit students, however, tb CRACKER Whipping Cream 9 Sour Cream K? Lucerne Egg Hog 99 69 89 9 Oam 594 Biscuits 1 site FlJf Puft Mar Fiuf PuftSK 9 9 Dw'l IHim Tkesel Cwfewg & Bakhuj lieedbl Vtaksl Wrightsl oi. Assorted Varieties Mrs. 10 Quaidtites Dixie Cupi PmuMiI MlVtalig 9 Soft Cookies 9 Highway Cut Ycmf. 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