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Show Mwzlbq DESERET NEWS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY When a child's in 4, 1974 A 13 trouble An agency of Ralph Naders Shelter homes often help to solve problems would it help? By Rose Mary Pedersen Deseret News staff writer i 1 His father was a drunkam His mother was a prostitute. And Joey was .eft on his own to kick around the neighborhood . drop out ot school . . get m trouble That's why he landtd out at the Salt Lake County Detention Center one snowy night last December a cold mied-up- , frightened buy In the old days of juvenile justice, a kid like Joey proba blv would have been put into detention and kept under lock and key until it was time f r the court to hear his case and deetde his future By Elaine !. never on such a large scale and never as an integral pail of the detention famewoik ) homes aie opened to kids m trouble with the law or youngwho come from sters undesirable family situations Rather than being confined at the Detention Center until , the court can meet on these children are given a chance to live m a atmowholesome family sphere And for many, it is a a fork in the turning point road that puts them oack on the nght track. then-cases- ff f Not every youngstei who gets in trouble is shelter homo of course. Some material, would pose a danger to both the family involved and themselves But for the majority of boys and girls who end up on the Detention Center doorstep Mr Dean is sold on the concept. The director began his intensive work to mold and refine the program about five years ago. (Previously the but idea had been tried out 1 P r FACTORY AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER REPAIRED UNDER THE ak an or guamm- 'skion Today that list has about HO entnes And according to Mr Dean, each name represents someone who cares about making the world a better place the een firsthand Pve good that tnese people can do how much they can help youngsters who are mixed up The program has tremendous potential. I hope that more people who are capable and willing to serve will contact us and become involved The In in Waterfalls are typical of those in the Salt Lake area who already are involved people who, for .An ZMt , Ask most consumers if they favor the what CPA and they will wonder certified public- - accountant you are talking about . 0 She's By Abigail 1 e'tra close I told my parents if they ie home to stay dont sena i with a friend (relatives are out they are like pnson guards) 2 HI V M.m. Sail they I all I will kill myself, but dont believe me Abby. if 1 nn away, will they lock me up7 I would rather be ;n an orphanage than live like this I it andO-d- in casuist! gnst sirred Section of Cabinet '"omplete both Top A At vanous times, they ve provided bed and board for 75 youngsters And the remuneration they've received for their efforts (shelter par ents are paid a small srm each day per child) couldn t begin to compensate for th hours and hours theyve put in Why do the Waterfalls being shelter parents like We just love children guess, says Mrs Waterfall 1 The house is empty without them around It gets lonely very lonely Then too. I tmnk that helping these youngsters has given us a complctelv new outlook on life We arent so inclined to dwell on our own little problems now after seeing kids who have had rough it so Mr end Mrs Kay t isonbei are some other shelter patents who feel they have bene fited from the piogram lodav their home tings wnh the h.ippv laughter of a little hov age live He is thriving on the attention lies leceiung And ovei the yeais. other shelter children abandoned infants from broken hemes juvenile delinquents thrived at the Lisonbees manv some some some have 1'v fuend, Mrs Wavrie Cooper, introduced us to tti.s Mrs lasonbt e program Shes in it, too and explains has had 300 or so children at various times It s so reward ing Mr Dean the man behind it all thinks 0 s rewarding too keeps a close eve on sim- - Running awav or getting pregnant will onlv make a bad situation worse Talk to your and make a parents deal ABBY help me When I see m. bov friend I am going to g'd pregnant have to right away so they let me get married Pease dont tell nn to listen to my parents Ihev hate me And I hate them wish I was dead 11 1 Tell nie what to do I trust you TORN APART DEAR TORN: Yob have a lot of bitterness and resentment to unload -- Tell your parents yoo want to get your head together and would like to express your to re Wallace ph-tKO-.- ler liar systems across the counis convinced tha! try sneltei can lessen the burden on detention ot duals and give them more time to spend with hard core juveniles Of course, its a big under taking He admits it not We law only place but we also vvoik tloselv with the police s Youth Division and the Protective Services Division of Family Sen ices (Welfare) Whenever we can help a lonely lost child, we do We want to con it s our p- -i tinue to expand n.ary goal It also is the goal of the shelter olfiuals to make elul drens encounter with tb law far les. austere. G.r more human Aoiing law bream rs need but correction, thv believe correction tempered with compassion and it get depressed every time I about my husbands wanting to pass me around to his fnends, and lately 1 ve been taking it out on our son I am open for NOT FOR suggestions LENDING 1 thank - an objective. DEAR ABBY The other night, after a fa.rly calm evening with fnends, my husband offered me to one of his You cant imagine fnends how much this hurt me I did the only could th.ng think of doing refused m no uncertain terms, even though he tned his best to talk me into it 1 1 i love my husband, but I doubt that he really loves me He has tried to get me to go to bed with his fnends before, and eviry time I ve told himi no. and not to ask me again, but he keeps on trying DEAR NOT- My suggestion would be leave him, and look for a man who would respect his marriage vows as you respect yours. But first I would give him an opportunity to get his head together If he refuses counseling, then leave him unless you want to continue to live with a man who regards his wife as his personal property and a sex object to pa-.- s around to his friends. Thus, the CPA would not, for decide on its own that example, were making manufacturers shampoo false advertising claims But it would have the power to represent what it feels is the consumers interest during Federal Trade Commission hearings on the subject Under some versions of the bill it would also have the power to request such a regulatory agency to undertake Efforts to establish a CPA failed in Ongress in ltPO and 1072 The idea was submitted again to ttie present Congress, this time as five investigations. Why do proponents of a Consumer Piotcction Agency feel there is a need for a watchdog over agencies such as the FTC which are already supposed to three in the House and different bills two in the Senate The bills range from a weak version of a Consumer Protection Agency to a very' powerful one hieikers - Rood lurk And let me hear from you again. I rare Cant somebodv feelings O and hates qualified third partv A psv chiatrist or psychologist can help you and your parents develop a better relationship DEAR ABBY I am 14 years old My mother has a health problem so she and nn Dad go south from November until April and we are Registers Jeweler Amican Gem Society kids an Buren I have a boy friend up north - now, years have opened their homes and their hearts to unfortunate fv (! he Co1-- ! ef ! wing Council for would take the consumers example point of view into consideration in making their decisions. to consumer Yet, according advocates and congressmen who spoke at a recent seminar sponsored by the Washington Journalism Center, a Consumer Protection Agency would provide the consumer with more protection than any present consumer group or any legislator possibly could Opponents argue that the proposed could have "dangerously agency overreaching powers, or could prove to be- just another ineffectual bureaucracy mso in Arizona wouldn't go again, but here am in Arizona and I despise it GUARANTEE "GENUINE TIMET ENERGY CELLS AVAILABLE" km He and lus staft hunted for people who loved child. en and wanted to help out. The names were written down on the shelter parent list That means have to all mv leave schools, change fnends, and go to Arizona 'with them I went last year and hated it1 1 told them I TIMEX TIMEX The new agency also would not be a tegulatory agency with powers to make rules, decide on rate review applica-- t ms or issue orders What it would be is a kind of governmental Ralph Nader who would see to it such that other government agencies as the Food and Drug Adm.mstratien While this proposed CPA has generated fierce debate among consumer advocates, the business community and congressmen, it has faded to even capture the public imagination as much as the controversy over Daylight Saving Time Mrs. Roy L'sonbee and her youngsters, Dirk, left, and Christy spend some happy hours shelter child who is staying at their home. playing games with the five year-ol- d i 1 water The legislation would create a fedeial Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) r , units of the fedora1 government which ome 950 consumei now administer related activitu s Lcat in the shadow of Wateigate and the energy crisis is legislation now before Congress that could have a more profound effect on the nations consumers than all the Ralph Naders you could fit uito all the recalled Con airs in America The piogram works this way Certain people in tiie comas selected are munity shelter parents, and their If This new agency would nos, however create one monstrous consumer department to coordinate the estimated 400 Jarvik Deseret News staff But those were the old days Now theres a system in full swing that provides an alternative to being locked up Its called the Shelter Home Program. and its supervised by Claude C Dean, a social worker and a past director of the Detention Center IS The bills call for the creation of an independent federal agency that would act as a spokesman for Americas consumers IJaine Jarvik, Deseret News staff writer, attended a national consumer conference In Washington, D.C. and has Investigated other consumer sources before writing this series. 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