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Show Page 5 What's Happening! "The Central City Council is A complete schedule of sewing and nutrition classes are offered at many community centers and schools, through the Community Education Services, and the Division of Family Services. Call or Ext. 372, 308 for more information. and bus tokens provided. No charge for classes. dedicated to housing. low-incom- e 'Tjji very concerned about people, the people in my 487-162- 6 Ben neighborhood," Woodmansee, Treasurer of the Central City Community Baby-sittin- g Council, said in an interview on the suject of housing. Those aren't just words to Woodmansee. His life has been one of dedication to helping people and improving his People s FreeWay Sweetheart Dance Feb. 16 8:00p.m. s .00 donation at the Nettie Gregory Center 725 West South Temple Dancing- - Bingo - Food - Entertainment community. A big conern toiim now is the lack of adequate 1 housing, particularly in his Central City neighborhood. low-incom- e "We would have had housing years ago but no one in office would support it. It got bogged down in red tape, low-incom- e he said. Things have changed, Woodmansee believes, because now the people have Commissioners like Jennings and Stephen Harmsen Phillips working with them. "These two men have hearts. They understand our problems," he said. change drastically during the past few years as private developers have bought up property and built large apartment complexes. Older homes have been demolished and new, modern apartment houses erected in their place. Rents in these units range from $135 - 200 per month and e and many residents senior citizens - can't afford these rental prices. They are forced out of the neighborhood and must find housing often out-of-the-wa- in places without y any means of transportation. The construction of low-incom- e housing has stopped any action or further planning on such housing throughout the country and it has stopped work locally as well, Woodmansee said. If the moratorium continues the full 18 month period as presently designed, we will see dire results, he continued. "It will leave a wound that will never heal," he said. Woodmansee commended Herb Lingwall in his work as Chairman of the Central City The Central City Council has developed a Project Area Committee on Housing and Commissioner Phillips appointed Woodmansee to serve Chairman of this group Community Council. The Council is also fortunate to have Woodmansee - a dedicated supporter of his neighborhood. as to represent the people in Central City. Woodmansee took the matter back to the Council for it's vote of approval before accepting the position. "The Central City Council is determined and dedicated to e housing for the people," Woodmansee said. "We low-incom- don't support spot zoning. An area should either be residential or commercial." Central City residents have watched their neighborhood Severely Disabled A housewife had a drug problem. It got so bad she - Eligibility, according to Berg, is her children. determined by the nature of a person's disability, whether or A young man without the use of his arms or legs wanted an education. A girl couldn't get a job because she stuttered. - All of these people erj? disabled. They had a problem which prevented them from living a normal life and supporting themselves. But they all overcame their problems through the assistance of the Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS). "Rehab," as it is most commonly known, trys to help people with disabilities become If this isn't possible. Rehab aims to make the disabled person as financially independent as they can be under the circumstances. DRS is under the Utah State Board of Higher Education. It self-supportin- g. maintains Service centers need news from all areas We of the Model Neighborhood. 4 Call and we'll send 467-801- reporter and photographer to cover your meetings and programs! a Clients are those declared eligible for rehabilitation service. couldn't take care of herself or - on imoratorium friend into a whole new world. by Tim Funk low-incom- throughout the state. One of these the Central Salt Lake District Service Center at 638 is Wilmington Avenue (2190 directed by O. South) which Kent Berg. Berg's center handles many clients from the Model Cities area. There are other centers is serving the area but his is typical of them all. Berg is in charge of twelve counselors who handle about 1 00 clients each. 1100 University Club Bldg. 328-595- 7 Central Salt Lake District 638 Wilmington 328-597- 5 not they are vocationally handicapped and by what the Rehab agency can do to help. If a client is declared eligible he is assigned to a counselor who works with him individually. All of the steps in a person's Rehab program are determined by the client and counselor Together.. They work out a plan based on what the client wants and needs and his capabilities. In the case of the young Central City 61 5 So. 3rd East 328-591- 9 Northwest Multi-purpos- e Center 1 300 West 3rd North 322-128- 1 Juvenile Parolees 121 214 South State 328-266- 5 housewife, she received and health care. The young man had professional counseling his education paid for with special assistance for transportation and other necessities, and the young girl was sent to a speech therapist and the Rehab program paid her fee. Rehab will aid in the expense of the client's program. Berg explained that the agency will pay what the client cannot afford. But the client, if he has resources of his own, is expected to contribute as much as he can. Often, says Berg, confusion about what is or is not a disability will keep eligible people from seeking rehabilitation services. By simply calling any of the Salt Lake Rehab Service Centers listed below you may help yourself or a First District Neighborhood Probation Unit 905 East 5th South 328-529- 8 Second District Neighborhood Probation Unit 3950 South State 262-786- 1 Second Distiict Juvenile Court Office 3522 South 6th West 262-260- 1 South Salt Lake District 5138 South State 328-529- 1 State Capitol Office Room 104 328-544- 5 |