| Show 'Tt P C'1 71itt (triourte Xatt I 4 ifestyle 1 i r !ttonday Morning—April 16 1990 Nue 8 Section A Mariflac House shelters and assists women children serives geared to removing women from an situation Dr Knapp said Mari Ilan House driesn t turn battered women away however and those stay are through cociperatie arrangeserments to rece:‘e the specific: Ey Nancy Inhurie Lifestyle 'butter Seven years ago a story printed th f7Stmistthe Interrryfuraiwz eel 40 women were sleeping on Salt Lake streets each night Now although nm'riers are stil difficult to deterrnirie berase of transient lifestyles conservative estimates are that several hiiridred single women alone and with children are without homes on any given r '41-- YV-c:- so c Lt straits Those dire straits iriclude all types of unfortunate situatioris hut there are corrionon seenanos said Dr Knapp Young sringle mothers who are unskilled for employment pay irg more than tr "T fa r g are on vihlin assistanee often are unable tfi afford hcusing Not to mention additional utties cr the co:it Of child care to stay erripioyed IDr Knapp added Women over Fd0 make up ariorher Large arid growing segrnerin They often are divorced after two or three decades of an existence defined almost totally as wives and mothers -Most often the divorce is the beginning of things falbrig apart 'With the divorce they've literally lost their center of existence" Dr Knapp said The primary reason for Marillac's existenee in her opinion is helping women trapped in homelessriess to regain self esteem and self suffirlency Marina!: I(M IS oce nf several corrimunty 5(rfirei offering women shelter and acsistance The temporary housing facility was opened in J33 Ln reporise to needs recognized by the local Catholic the ehurch The shelter originally nn the Ave eues near Cathedral (A the Madeleirie was relorated last becerriber to an undisclosed locaLon on the city s IAPSt Sid6! For years the house was shrouded in serrery With the need for shelter so great its PxisUl Ire is better publicued but the location remains goarded aerording to director Mona knapp Ael:tcws that eorrionly hear from arid deal with worrier) in frISIS are well aware of Marinate louse and in an emergency refer it to single worrien arid women with minor Children The facility houses 20 with 16 beds arid four mbs "We don't discriminate based on the reason for tiorrielesaness" said fitr Knapp who holds a doctorate in hurnamties arid assumed the home's directorship 15 months ago when increasing homelessness beearne an issue (A personal concern "Whether a worrians abused transient evicted — whatever the reason for her ticirnelessriess — we don't discriminate in providing a f Lire to stay We try to see that every woman gets the servicea she needs" Abused women often are referred by Marinate administrators to the Women in Jeopardy shelter at the Young Wornen's Christian Association (YWCA) That faellity provides '' ::i': zet:tt : v:'-''4':- ' 1:: i- k r7t) '' 4''''''-v- "A 41 4 V 1 -- The poor are definitely getting poorer and were still seeing the effects of the Reagan years especially the cuts in housing money The federal housing budget vas cut by 70 percent during the Reagan years which essentially eliminated subsidized houszg" Those in formerly- subsidized units who suddenly lost federal assistance also lost their homes and were added to America's frightening homeless statistics Were the government to subsidy housing funds Dr Knapp figured it would solve the problems of 80 percent of her clients With subsidized housing you can survive on welfare Its not easy going but you --can make it" Without it she added I just don't know how they make She knows all too well the cycle toward not making it however The "classic story" is the young woman with one child who receives monthly assistance of $310 and food r stamps There's at least a wait for subsidized housing in Salt Lake County (18 years in New York City) so if she's able to find a unit for $250 she's lucky Utilities on top of that usually consume the total She either pays rent and lets utility bills ride for several months before services are turned off or gets behind on rent to the point of eviction The problem of mental illness in victims of homelessness is also growing and causes similar concerns Dr Knapp said Once a person is declared unemployable by virtue of mental instabile ity she is awarded income "Thats the good news The bad rt ''1” 4' 0$ — 'I t ' 44 7 4 ::: 41 11 4 7 :7:: '1'''' ' ' '' 44t4 -- frp00q0----p— ": - out V - "r 4 N '"- - -- ' -- '' - --0- Fait rP:-(- T:?-:'':':' -- 4 ''''v ' :Itsiitftymf '' -- i k' 4 ' :''' 4-- - Tgi - '!P Ittl 41t enough to get services e Eesides being to blame for housing shortages inadequate child-car- e services and employment practices that exploit women with low pay and too few hours to qualify for benefits American society also is guilty of ignoring substance-abus- e treatment for women Dr Knapp said Utah for example does not have a residential substance-abus- e facility for women with minor children As a result women often don't seek treatment though they may want it for fear of losing custody of their children Their addictions have to reach a crisis point -They have to become bad enough with their substance abuse to lose their children before they can get help" Dr Knapp complained With an estimated 80 percent of homeless women having a history of some type of substance abuse the crises aren't inconsequential The house runs on cooperation with shared responsibility for cleaning and cooking and a rotating laundry schedule The networks women develop during their residency often benefit them later Although operated by Catholic two-yea- 4t ' ' - 4Pli '0 The beds arid food are our foundation But in terms of importance those are secondary in my mind" mar-iliaHouse has a limit on residency used not to threaten but to help motivate" Dr Knapp E X - :: 4 t Star 5 :46 :: :" ' PiartMenn Mary with son Chris is a former resident and success story of Marillac House a vestside emergency shelter for women 30-da- y Counseling focuses on how- the became homeless and what needs to happen to get her out of the situation Sometimes that means applying for public assistance enrolling in an education program or lookVoOffiall plained After the initial crisis period when a woman arrives at the shelter she Is counseled in planning a course toward and goal Setting with Dr Knapp a volunteer master's level counselor andor one live-iof t Vi 0 house managers educated and licensed as social workers ing for suitable employment Marillac counselors assist in the process with goal establishrnent a first step toward independence stay a During her n one-mont- woman is provided necessities including food laundering facilities books for education courses free medical and dental care for herself and children and secondhand clothes for her family Any money she's able to earn during the 30 days is hers and ideally goes toward securing housing and paying utility deposits Dr Knapp said They're not mentally said - tott it with finding housing and food for that amount" The most djficult segment to help in Dr Knapp s opinion is the homeless women between 50 and 60 They're not considered employable because of their age but for the same reason are ineLILgible for aerrig services which combine to make difficult The longer those individuals are on the street the more susceptible they are to mental illness but again Dr Knapp cns 14 -- on-sit- e ' 1- oi - ( Ve 64 ::::i:::: 'f vines Dr Knapp estimated that tetween ao arid ilr pernerit tif the at M an Ilan Hot Se are victims of a nt:Se -the majority are simply in dire rg)-- 1' iN‘ neihs is that general assistance is $224 a month: the s4oman is faced ' Success" defined by Mari Ilac's director as finding stable housing and receiving regular inCQMe either from employment or public assistance was realized by 50 percent of last year's 46 temporary residents Housing is deftely the point of Marillac Community Services House is non denominational Add- itional operational funds come general-assistanc- through private donations the United Way and federal allocations More proof what happens in head has impact on body -- Dear Residers: Have y6u changed your physician m the past five years or are you thinking of changing? If you have changed or if you are considering it what are the reasons? These questions were asked in a survey of residents near the University of California at Ixoi Angeles campus an area considered "upscale in terms of education occupation and economic status Eighty-fivpercent of those who responded said they had either changed physicians in the last five years or were giving it serious consideration The questionnaire revealed that the doctors lack of competence was not a factor What troubled the respondents was a lack of sensitivity to their needs and an inability to communicate Here are some typical responses that surfaced in the survey: "I left the doctors office feeling worse than when I came in and My doctor had gained a lot of weight since our last meeting and looked quite fat I had trouble taking ' him Ann seriously" "When my doctor told me what my problem was he was so cold and indifferent I had the feeling that he didn't care whether I got well or Landers not" "My doctor sent me the bad news by registered mail Maybe he wanted to make it easier on himself but he certainly lost me as a patient" The prescription he gave me had that's not what I went in there for" "I waited about two hours for my turn and no sooner did I get into the doctors office than he became in valved in a long personal telephone call -I don't think the doctor under stood what I was saying Ile ordered a long series of tests even before I finished telling him my symptoms -The doctor lit a cigarette when he started to talk to me I decided that anyone who had so little regard for his own health should not be entrusted with mine" e some terrible side effects and I had been given no warning whatsoever" What you have just read is excerpted from one of the best books I've run acoss in a long time The underlying theme is that what goes on in your head can have tremendous impact on what happens to your body I have been a strong believer in this concept for a long time and it has worked for me I am convinced of its validity because I have seen so many examples that have proven it is so good-lookin- 67 1 — -- 0: c't l' -- ' r CI 401 t r 0 v : d - : - ' k:r (04) — d'z' - ' ''- ' 4 rt los ' p ! d lif 'r $100 I (4' ‘v CASH Call for yoor & oh aoy 4 19 i't - today t‘) g '-' r 411r- 4 r1:0 4 r it - °that ofter fle1'''gjil — 2)N 11‘ 44 - 4 -0 zirl4-- 4' nta rlitriti only ildlconulLanon CAflibillibiC F ' dr When you reach your goal! 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