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Show ! f DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, APRIL 12, YEEKLY REFLEX yfialh 1979 home and function effectively. The program is really a time-ou- t period which allows the family members, s live in months. foster homes on an average of 24 to 3 years. Pre-teen- ARE placed in of child abuse, neglect or dependency situations where parents arent meeting the childs :program. The yellow ribbon symbolizes the need for foster families and a caring atti- service needs through no fault of their own. Behavior difficulties in the home, school and community tude foster parents must have. are THE STATE Division of. .Family Services, the agency Jwho administers the foster parent program, estimates there are 1400 children living tin foster homes throughout tthe state. In Davis County, there are f 40 children in foster homes most of these are teenagers. Thirty of the children are originally from Davis County. The remaining ten moved into .the county with their foster families from another part of "the state or from FOSTER CHILDREN range The 40 in age from children live in 25 Davis : the major Today, most children in foster care are teenagers. This presents special problems and challenges for the family services social worker and the foster parent. reasons teenagers are placed in foster homes. UTAHS JUVENILE court THERE IS always a need for foster parents. Teenage system is responsible for deciding a child should be placed in a foster home. The best situation would be for a family to make moves to seek counseling and therapy while the child is still living in the home. if v children are especially challenging and difficult to place. The Division of Family Services looks at the present home stability, good marital secure relationships, employment and behavior of the children within the home before licensing a foster care home. Because of the special problems a foster child brings into the home, single parents IDEALLY, FOSTER home placement is temporary--unti- l the family and the individual e. child have the problems within the home solved adequately enough that the child can return to the natural County homes. are licensed infrequently FOSTER CARE is a cooperative program between the child, the foster parents, the natural parents and a division of family services PEOPLE WHO have the capacity to reach out and meet the needs of others the needs of troubled teenagers make the best foster parents. These foster parents are licensed by the Division of Family Services on a yearly basis. Homes where there are six children under 18 will not be considered for the foster care program. children. pre-tee- n for more information and an application. single parent can provide the special help a child has not found elsew here. terns to handle the difficult stress situations. Originally, the foster care program was designed to foster homes because a although occasionally, parents and children, to readjust to their living pat- PRE-TEE- Ribbon" in a conspicuous place to draw the publics attention to the foster parent Week (PaFinift Teenagers stay in foster care usually about six Governor Scott Matheson "has proclaimed the week of 16 through 21 as Foster Parent Week in Utah. Foster parents and foster parent advocates will Tie a Yellow ' social worker. The foster family can relv on the social worker for help with school, home and court problems. Before a child is placed in a foster home, the prospective foster parents have an opportunity to review the childs history and to meet the child. They can then choose whether or not to accept the child into their home. FOSTER BEGINNING parents are licensed without special training. For those individuals who want to accept more difficult children, there is a special training program. An adequate pay supplement is given to foster parents who take more dif- DAVIS COUNTY has a Foster Parent Association for all foster parents and others interested in foster care. Members of this organization are willing to talk to prospective foster parents about the contact the Davis County Family Services offices at program. Anyone wishing to discuss the program with a foster parent can call 29S 5363, or ficult children. Anyone interested in applying to be foster parents should or 376-129- 6 . problems and rewards of the 4 New officers of the Moonlighter Square Dance Club are, OFFICERS 1 dmg 867-222- 4 to r front, Pearl Hilton, Janice Walker, Grace Strand, Gay Carver. Back, Ken Hilton, Tom Walker, Strand, Bill Carver. The Moonlighters Square StoreTOpen Dance Club has elected new officers for 1979-80-. BILL AND Gay Carver, president; Einar and Grace Strand, vice president; Tom and Janice Walker, secretary treasurer; Ken and HIKES s FARMINGTON MJ - In the wake of questions concerning the Davis County School Districts commercialism policy, the board of education has approved a more specific, statement THE POLICY came under question after some PTA of- ICE CREAM 1KHM AMMID OAVMI f'A ficials addressed the board concerning how far local PTAs could go in fundraising activities. A project to raise money for new books and supplies at Clinton Elementary School was stopped several months ago because some had thought students supposedly were being used in sales. as Stressing protection Supa Sou&aI or Mrs Wrights Rye Breads Assorted Varieties 39 Soft Cookies or package 69 or Highway Cut Yams can 69 (Kate '(tack el MOW O lW ahe lcc Cream Sandwiches 11 count package TorCa Chips 7'a dz Sill I Sale 9k fteiait 59 59 59 packaoe Tcco Chips rn Kscbo Chips Flavored noz & Plata! 3 Dixie Cold Cups Day Q Dixie Hot Cups Easy or sire Count Day 7 or 100 Cubing Paper Plates 3 Paper Plates 3 Paper Plates Q $r Dixie Easy Day 7 mch SO count $12 I Dixie Easy Day 10v inch SO count 91 tIECK RES. ar biuedm rj NY HtiM Tkmi The club meets each Friday evening in the Bountiful Community Church recreat- ion hall, kj 49 or to or 4 ) -I of children as the main criteria behind the policy, the revision states: It is the policy of the Davis County Board of Education to protect children against commercialism and to assure that they are not used improperly in the been approved by the Superintendent of Schools." The policy also says anyone wanting to make a contribution should get prior approval from the superintendent. In addition, school principals or designates must approve projects before they are started and adds, All involvement by students in such projects will be strictly voluntary. In no case should the participation, sales or general support of the project be used in determining the grade of a student. FINALLY, CONCERNING student involvement in states, Many worthwile programs and projects are promoted and supported by the PTA. it would be However, improper for students to be involved in the distribution of collection of funds, coupons, etc., where a rebate is involved to be given to the school, PTA or to individuals from a business or brochures, collection of funds. commercial enterprise. IT CONTINUES, Students should not be responsible or assigned in the collection of addresses cant be given out for use by commercial groups, the board decided. Cooperation would be lent to the military and colleges and universities seeking to recruit students, however, tb And funds except for approved student activities in junior and senior high school or for those projects which have student names and CRACKER MKX-ACM- ei. lit I7 I CCXHTttXER IS at. Settle er ei. Brack I" jaAA rrr.r pikb and mm i mom CADDURY ASSORT! CANtY MRS SAVE-1- 0 ROOD HEWS RAZOR APN 11 IWeAPitt 14. 1474 IOW M UTAH WAMITW 0MT MPtlABU IPAK HEl'J TWIX LAYTON CROIMATI CARRY BAR LA, 0 4M BANANAS PDEAPPL 8Uh Ripe Nadi ORACH'S New Spring suitings are showing lots of city polish, and Naturalizers city sandal is the ideal footnote. Smarf and pretty, with luscious leather styling and a sleek stacked heel. PICK-A-ni- X asst, nuns CANDIES cqeeu o:::o:js EACH 6 ladi pate 16 Reg or CREME RKISE HAIR SPRAY SHAMPOO I flip flash t Reg or Erma Eskridge, historian; and Jay Hanson, sheriff. JACKS FLASHCUBESlJV Flash Bar Bun Baking Keafo! 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