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Show j .jpfr rt itiinTf'-H- i mm A& 4 i"- 4T2 Residents Voice Views in Letters to Editor V V, 1 A me&i Dear Mr. Akerlow: being directed at institutional change. This is serious when it is considered that the need of our time is generally not more of the same inadequate services to poor people but the kind of institutional change that will produce a different service and one of quality. Since the adult nutrition distinguished from an activity programs will come to end pretty soon, I'd like to thank has you for everything the program done for me and a lot of people. At the same time like to ask you, if you will help, that the program will be continued in the time to come. Thanks again. I Cordially, Elizabeth M. Muije I When did you last attend a Task Force Meeting? Go to one today! tf-- salt lake not (of ! model neighborhood news The Model Neighborhood News is a publication of the Salt Lake Model Cities Agency under the supervision of the Joint Board of City and County Commissioners with editorial offices located at 157 East Community Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115. Publication of the Model Neighborhood News is made possible through a grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Joint Board of Commissioners James L. Barker, Jr., Chairman Phillip R. Blomquist E. J. Garn Ralph V. McClure William E. Dunn George B. Catmull Charles W. Akerlow, Director fr-- salt lake not services, and psychological services to deal with the whole child and to make sure that each child receives tor ill model neighborhood news Model Neighborhood News es un Community Drive, Salt Lake City, periodico de Salt Lake Model Cities Utah 84115. Model Neighborhood News se Agency bajo la supervisi6n del Joint Board of City and County publica atraves de una concesin Commissioners con oficinas del Department of Housing and editoriales situadas en 157 East Urban Development. Joint Board of Commissioners James L. Barker, Jr., President Philip R. Blomquist George B. Catmull Charles W. Akerlow, Willian E. Dunn E. J. Garn Ralph Y. McClure Director 1. Too much money reccommended by the Model Cities Dear Mrs. Muije: political authorities are going for kind Thank you for your very services - for what letter of May 6, 1971. appreciate appears to be activity to control and knowing that you participated in the oppress. adult nutrition activity program which was funded in part by our 2. There is a keen feeling that I wish to thank for your the SSTF in reality has little power you Agency. After lunch is over, the children our and influence in deciding what about very kind comments all brush their teeth, and then comes support for that activity. projects are funded and the nature of the time called"Free Play''which is a the funding. A feeling of being time of discovery where each child is Very truly yours, "used" by the administrators and allowed time to explore the different W. Charles Akerlow, Director political decision makers is quite sections of the room and discover evident. the new things that the teachers have Dear Editor: 3. That the original area put out in the room. It is a time when Social The past few weeks the that was to get attention and help is the children are free to play with Service Task Force has been being ignored and there is great fear anything in the room. attempting to address itself to the that Model Cities money is going to Next comes the "Creative mandate of identifying social serve other areas outside the Model Time." This is when the children all problems as per its charge by the Cities target areas. return to the tables and make Model Cities Administrators. The The Social Services Task Force something to hang on the wall or other and residents community members feel that unless the Model take home. Then comes the"Quiet participants areconstantly beingside and political Time" when the children gather tracked from this mandate because Cities administrative decision makers restructure so as to together on the rug to hear a story of concerns that crucial other give the citizens a meaningful role in and sing songs and play games. in the surface Model Cities the problem of low After the "Quiet Time, the continually discussions. morale and poor task force meeting class goes either to the gym for There are recurring questions attendance will continue. Secondly, physical activities or outside to play and concerns expressed relative to that minimum contribution by the on the playground equipment. Then the Model Cities program generally, task force will result. More they return to their room fora snack and Lake our Salt City specifically important is the feeling that until the and then back to the ''Quiet Area" one. citizen has some meaningful voice for more stories or songs until the General concern relates to the and shares in the decision making in bus comes to take them back home. Model Cities that the possibility some meaningful way that the Salt A busy and exciting schedule program in Salt Lake City is not Lake City Model Cities Program will for some busy and excited children! a direction which will achieve little needed institutional The children's parents are taking contribute to institutional change change. invited to come to the school on a but that it is heading toward Mr. Luis Medina regular basis to volunteer in the providing some of the same services Social ServicesTask Force classrooms. There are special but only on a larger broader scale. Vice Chairman training workshops to show the This concern becomes more parents how to work with the meaningfull when one considers that WRITE YOUR COMMENTS teachers in the classrooms. the preliminary tabulation of the Each classroom has a teacher Model Cities funded programs in six and a teacher's aide, as well as the of the nine cities of a study indicates TO THE EDITOR, TOO! volunteer parents, so that each child that " approximately 95" of the can receive individual help. projects are service oriented, as The school also provides a staff of professional nurses, social Early Childhood Education Program Receives Praises From Area Resident by Tom Sessions Early this spring the Model Cites Matheson School for Model Cities Agency signed a contract with ihe area children: The children are picked up each Board of Education of Salt Lake City to provide a program of Early day by a special chartered bus at a Childhood Education for Model stop near their homes. There are bus Cities area children. The program aides on the bus to help the children was to use the Matheson School and get on the bus and to keep them was to accomodate 120 three and seated while the bus is moving. When four-yea- r old children. The they arrive at the school, they are three-yea- r old children would attend met by one of their teachers and school for two hours, and the taken to their rooms where felt name four-yea- r olds would attend school tags are pinned on them so that all for three hours. adults at the school may call them by I went to the school last week to name. The children then wash their see if the program had been hands and sit down at tables, and are successful or not, and found one of served a mostdeliciousand nourishing the greatest programs ever started lunch, which is served family style. Each child takes the amount of food for young children . Here is an outline of an average that he wants and then passes it old class at the around the table. day in a four-yea- r Other bothersome issues which the SSTF struggles with are: the maximum benefit from the program. This is one of the best, most I Glendale Community School Slates Family Activities complete programs for Early Childhood Education in the by Lorna Lee We hope that by now you realize that we REALLY ARE going to country. This program will end on May have a Community School at Glendale Jr. High. Notices have been sent 28th, the same as regular school; but out to our young people and we are in the process of trying to set up some registration for the fall is starting of the classes requested. We would like to get some classes started for now. adults just as soon as possible. If you have any questions Please call either Mr. s at or Lorna Lee at concerning the school or the 484-105if you have any suggestions for classes you'd like to see in the program, contact the Matheson School at 1240 American Beauty program. Drive and call one of these numbers: Right now, every Monday night at the Glendale Jr. High School or (1430 Andrew Avenue) is family activity night. Everyone is invited . . . If you have a child you would and it's free! Activities begin at 7:00 and go to 9:00 p.m. in the evening like to register, fill out the and include basketball, volleyball and gymnastics. It's all for fun but application below and take it or mail please we'd like all children and teenagers accompanied by one adult. See it to Matheson School. you there! Papa-Daki- 4 355-612- 1 355-878- 484-323- 1 Uia |