Show Welfare Department Announces J Changes in Name and Services Organizational changes are taking place in the state Division Division Division Divis Divis- ion of Welfare office provided in the recent passage of Senate Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate bill In the new change the j Division of Welfare willbe willbe will willbe be changed to tl the e Division of Family Services The new division will have two distinct k sub divisions Assistance Payments Payments Pay Pay- ments and Social Services J I each having Independent dut dut- tea les 4 I I In explaining the new changes chang chang- es Hyrum C. C Toone director of assistance payments and Jerry T T. Jackson social services J es supervisor stated that the Vernal office is i for Region B comprising Uintah Uintah Uin tah Duchesne and Daggett counties Over the region B Division of Family Services is isa isa isa a field director Jim Wheeler of Salt Lake City IN THE assistance payments payments pay pay- ments division the director heads the organization with a worker an anaid aid and a clerk derk In the social services division division divi divi- sion slon siona slona a supervisor heads the organization with the following following follow follow- ing ng intake intake- service personnel clerk clerk worker service adult and aid to families with dependant dependant de de- de pendant children and child welfare welfare welfare wel wel- fare workers The re reorganization will add adda 8 a new service of giving s social counseling to persons and families famIlies families fam fam- who do not need financial assistance assistance Previously only those who received financial assistance could receive social services The new organization will better accomplish the primary objective of providing social and rehabilitation services which help families and Individuals indivIduals individuals to deal effectively with personal and social problems it was was' pointed out THE AIM Is to restore those who are are dependent socially economically physically culturally culturally cul cul- culturally and spiritually to a a maximum degree of self suf and self In In pursuant of this objective it was explained the new division dl di- vision seeks to prevent such dependency before it occurs Thus most of the family services services ser ser- vices program processes are devoted also to the prevention of dependency and the conservation conservation conser conser- and promotion of human human hu hu- hu man resources on behalf of the individual who who requires help and on behalf of society which needs him as a useful and productive productive productive pro pro- member of the com com- A SECOND objective of the Division Ser new of Ser 1 reties vices is' is to l ni n r purchase the the essentials of livIng living living liv liv- liv- liv ing in a way which enables one one to 00 o deal with his economic situation to the best of his ability ability abil abil- ity and to provide the cost of medical services The Division of Family Services Services Ser Ser- vices also has a youth development development devel devel- program that works Continued on page 8 Welfare Continued from from page pagel 1 with underprivileged families Richard P. P Lindsay has just recently been appointed to the position as state director of Family Services He lie succeeds Mrs Algie E. E Bailiff The Division of Family Services Services Ser Ser- vices comes under the Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Social Services of the State Other divisions under the department are Health Corrections Mental Health Indian Indian In In- Indian dian Affairs and Aging |