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Show Learn to Model Cities: A Process to . . . Learn to like what doesn't cost much. Learn to like trees, fields, woods, brooks, fishing, rowing, hiking. Learn to like reading, conversation, music. Strengthen Government Learn to like gardening, carpentering, puttering around the house and lawn and automobile. There's talk around the country that America's cities Model Cities continue. can't be saved. Model Cities, after all, depends upon people. Working Model Cities was born to concepts can the laughter and gaiety prove they can be. There is widespread poverty and decay, that's true. The inner city - - that oldest core closest to the downtown, industrial and business district - - has long been Slide Program on Mental Health Available neglected. City government is now faced with solving problems created long before their election - problems related to poor planning, overpopulation, unemployment. The seventh grade health classes at Glendale Junior High are taught by Mrs. Ida Tumblin. They have been studying a unit on mental health and as a conclusion to their work, they invited the Westside Mental Health Unit to come into their class for a day. Lorna Lee and Mike Enright from the Unit brought a slide presentation to the classes and explained the role of the 'Mental Health Agency in Salt Lake City and particularly in the Westside area. The presentation illustrates the way in which mental health services are being offered in the area and the students were given the opportunity to ask questions such as " how can I friend who wants to run away from home?", "how can help an I alcohol ic?pl us several drug related questions. The presentation was also shown to the ladies group of the Grace Methodist Church at their regular monthly luncheon meeting. The presentation has been prepared for the purpose of helping show what the Mental Health program is doing and making people aware of the services that are available. The slide program can be presented to any group who might be interested. For further information, call the Westside Mental Health office at 328-036- With these growing, unfamiliar problems, city government has been accused of being unresponsive. Many times, however, they have lacked both the ability and the financial means to cope with them . Model Cities came about to help local government get back on its feet, where needed and to demonstrate possible solutions to solutions and the ways to make them work. It's people working together with their government that can save America's cities. The time to start is now. ! children. Learn to like work and enjoy the satisfacation of doing your job as well as it can be done. Learn to like the sunrise and sunset, the beating of rain on roof and windows, and the gentle fall of snow on a winter day. Learn to like plain food, plain service, plain cooking. Learn to like people, even though some of them may be different from you. Learn to like life for its own sake. Learn to like to be alive. Learn to keep your wants simple. Refuse to be owned and anchored by things and by the opinion of others. That is the path to happiness. problems. One of the most misunderstood programs in the United States, Model Cities was established by the federal government in 1966 to help save a handful of America's larger cities. Its founding fathers knew it was problems of a community; but it can demonstrate what solutions can or cannot work. In essence, Model Cities problem-solvin- is a Salt Lake County A program led by local volunteer leaders to help young people learn new skills, incorporate new methods. Young people learn to do by doing. Learn to "Make the Best Better. OPEN TO ANYONE FROM 9 to 19 years of age. process. g Its purpose is to increase the capacity of local government to meet the demands of a growing Telephone Service Saves population. Choose a project, set your Model Cities, whose staff Lives of Elderly goals and accomplish them. makes up a City Demonstration Agency in each of 147 cities across the country, does not work on the premise that local Vs. - y Jr government has been irresponsible in the past. Instead, many accidents that may have been potentially serious have by Roger Taylor been reduced. to Elderly People, STEP, is a program of daily telephone reassurance to elderly people in Salt Lake City. Everyday of the week hundreds Service of lonely, bed-ridde- n and homebound people are contacted through the STEP program in an effort to reduce the tragedy of loneliness. If for some reason a person does not answer his phone when a regularly scheduled call is made, someone is dispatched or calls to see if there are any problems. By using this method many lives have been saved and Francesco said she started the program four years ago because of an incident involving her mother who was at suffered a home alone and stroke. STEP has been so successful that additional phone service has been added and the funds have Mrs. Ruth Di been provided through the Study of Independent Living. This service is available to anyone, male or female, couples or singles, of any age. Additional information may be obtained by calling 328-488- 1. of in 4-- H these new, overwhelming not going to solve all the help my together, people can find It's Up To You Learn to like the song of birds, the companionship of dogs, it recognizes that local government lacks the and the money to deal effectively with the problems handed down to them by their predecessors, and sets out to find answers know-ho- w together. Political nature, Model Cities relies on citizen support from the entire community. It responds specifically to residents within a target area, called a Model Neighborhood, but needs the backing of the entire city and county to become most effective. Model Cities' lifespan is five in years. After the City Demonstration Agency has gone out of existence, however, the Kay Bendixsen, Area Youth Agent Bernice Economist-Yout- Palfreyman, Home h Gladys Fredriksen, Youth Agent Pam Assistant Arnold, Youth Vincent Rice, Youth NO COST TO JOIN! Assistant Nellie Valdez, Youth Assistant Sponsored by S. L. County Commissioners, U. S. D. A., U.S. U. Extension, Salt Lake City Call or stop in: USU Extension Center 444 South Second West Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 328-574- 5 |