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Show ThuRsdAy, Paqe Eiqhi OciobEH 1, 1987 HOMELESS Hungry can benefit from If you think there's nothing you can do to fight hunger in Salt Lake City, you're wrong. Utahns Against Hunger offers many options for people looking to help out. Learn more. Find out about the causes of poverty and seek out local organizations who are concerned with helping the poor. Invite "experts" from these groups to speak to your church or civic organization. Donate food. Local emergency programs and food pantries are always in need of food donations. Contact Utahns Against Hunger or the Salt Lake Food Bank;' Give money. Tax-deducti- U. -- aid family donations to ble in organizations fighting hunger can be very helpful meeting staffing and other basic costs. Plant a garden. Plant an extra row of vegetables in your garden for the poor. Donate it through the Utahns Against Hunger "Share-the-Harve- project. st" Write a letter. Cutbacks in state and federal aid for the Tell a poor are one cause of increased hunger in Utah. about your concern for funding aid programs. congressman from page six from either California or Texas because Salt Lake City is a crossroads for the homeless as they move between Denver and the West Coast. People tend to congregate in urban areas because more services are available, he noted. And as they emigrate, they bring with them all types of physical, mental and emotional problems, he said. By not being aware of counseling opportunities, many go through life without the proper care. This prevents them from assimilating themselves into mainsteam society, compounding the homeless problems. Alcoholism is a major problem amoung some of the people living on the streets, Holbrook said. Most of them become panhandlers because they get no help in overcoming their bout with the bottle. Soon downtown businesses which are frequented by panhandlers will be given cards listing places that will shelter and feed the homeless, he said. shelters from page six nm mm Lake City's poor, Holbrook said shelters and services are not the ultimate answer. The underlying problems that create poverty must be examined. Blackman said it would take a total effort on the part of all citizens including lawmakers and government officials to end hunger in Utah. They need to decide that no one in Utah will go hungry, he said. Current public policy must be modified in order for a change to occur in the way the poor are treated. ' 'My feeling is that legislators have a pretty myopic view of hunger and poverty. There's not a lot of understanding. They need to be educated," he said. "These (the poor) are real people with real problems." Blackman said it's a matter of choices: Does the state choose to spend $60 million on the Great Salt Lake pumping project or allocate $10 million for welfare resources? "Maybe it's a fantasy in part, but wouldn't it be nice to say no one in the state of Utah is hungry?" he asked. 1 . J A Owns turn l is one thing, To else, l hey 11 show you me meaning ptvings. ironi the wings oi the Hornet to the wings you wearasa Marine" aviator, this is flying at its best. And your ticket to fly is your college diploma. If you'd like to be up there, contact your local Marine Officer Selection Officer. To fly F-- '' l ro " ' " n, That's the good news. Unfortunately, it'll be about a year before it is ready for our patients and visitors.. easy-o- ut 18 ' ! So, until 'M(sjfemeuhing ,. parking terrace is done, it will be easier still. For University Hospital clinic informa- tion, call then, we "are running easy-ishuttlebuses continuously from 581-289- 7. n, University the free, public parking areas just east Hospital of University Hospital. your car to the hospital's front door. There may be some inconveniences, but getting to University Hospital has never been easier. And when our new 1,000-ca- r Ride in comfort from 50 Nortli Medical Drive Salt Lake City, Utah 84132 mnmiMIMUl Msamss Medical Referral Center for the Intermountain West " A -- We're looking forafewgood men. For more information contact Capt. at W.L. 6. 'mm. Bartels ; . - I I j ' |
