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Treating individualized lomprehenslve programs otter diversity and daily Ccniys sty limit ADULT OAY for more information nvolvement. Maplerldgei newest location In p 399-117- Day Care Mapleridgo Services Individualized activities Ogden, Call Adult Q CARE CENTER on Cwbr 6 Family Support Group Transportation available 298-766- Reality orientationValidation Therapy Maintain independent living skills 8 snacks 1150 South Main Bountiful Nutritional noon meal and Call Classified 625-430- 0 at the Davis Applied Technology Center. She receives no financial assistance. Shelly Spencer, of Layton, supports her two children through her job as a registration clerk single mother finds hard work pays off Self-suffici- ent This is the first in a scries of stories on how some people recent ng go eminent financial assistance have become seif knew had to support my children. sufficient. By JaNAE FRANCIS Its not like when I was 18 and could skip work and not worry. . Shelly Spencer Corespondent LAYTON Hard work and humility. Shelly .Spencer said these two seemingly simple ideas were the keys to her professional success. woman is emThe 34- - car-ol- d ployed as a registration clerk in student services at the Davis Ap- to survive. Spencer obtained a Pell grant and enrolled in an accounting clerk program at the DATC. Human Services staff members put Spencer on the welfare roles, provided her with free day care and food stamps and showed her how to apply for plied Technology Center. The single mother supports her son, Tyson, and daughter, Jessica without any Financial aid. Spencer is proud to announce her self sufficiency. Four years ago she was in a much different low-inco- situation. housing. Spencer had to take a back seat to other residents for housing as waiting lists spanned about a year. Spencer said while her parents were extremely helpful and understanding while she waited for that year, accepting their help was difficult She said her living ments often were the source of temptations to give up on her quest for a better life. There were times when I thought I wanted to just go get a job right now and go on, Spencer said. At those times, Spencer said she sought the support of her instructors and counselors who reminded her of her success in school. Spencer said Human Services workers also were helpful when she felt low. was low as I My was taking on all that responsibility all by myself, Spencer said. In 1990, Spencer moved away from a marriage and her home in Willard. With few marketable job skills, Spencer said she saw moving in with her parents, Leon and Karen Ray of Layton, as her only choice for a change. The choice was a difficult one as Spencer enjoys her independence. 12-ye- ar However, Spencer said the humbling lesson of how to ask for help would prove pivotal in her quest for a new life. I knew I had to support my. children, I I Spencer said. I had to think about them. Its not like when I was 18 and could skip work and not worry. Spencer turned to Davis County Human Services for financial assistance and quickly learned that if she took steps to obtain job skills, she and her family could receive what they needed self-estee- m City makes bonuses official for employees By BRYON SAXTON Staff Writer CLEARFIELD Its official. Starting the first of next year Clearfield City employees will receive incentive awards for extra work with of few of those receiving extra dollars. The city council last month established an ordinance that will provide city employees with incentive bonuses, including monetary awards, for service beyond the call of duty. City Manager Jack Bippes said the program will be used as a morale booster for Clearfields 85 e employees. Bippes said most of the citys employees are recognized for their daily hard work through the citys merit pay system. But the incentive awards, Bippes said, would be for such actions as when Clearfield Firefighter Alan Joos entered a burning mobile home to save a small child. full-tim- Those receiving monetary awards will be exceptional situa- tions, he said. Bippes said the monetary awards will be limited to 5 percent of the employees annual gross income and he "anticipates during the course of the year the council will award two or three incentive monetary awards, which will be taxed. The city will also provide gift certificates and certificates of appreciation through the program. Recipients of the awards program will be determined by an employee committee. To prevent any conflict of interest the city will require any committee member being considered for an incentive award to abstain from the decision making process. Layton City officials said they ha e no formal policy regarding awards, but department heads can give bonuses to employees they feel have made extraordinary efforts. Do something your business will be proud of become a Partner I had to tell people and allow them to help me." Spencer said accepting food stamps was the second most difficult move behind her plight to at 625-455- 7. nTTfMffcElte better herself. For the first little while (30DG0JDCIC) I didnt want to shop anywhere G30oa3) where people were that knew me," Spencer said. But there always seemed to be someone I knew and they would come up to you right when it was time to pay." But now, Spencer said she has learned to look at financial assistance in a new light cuEnflib sni9 GGGOH30QC) 03 0 GnnatoGy think everyone at some point in their lives needs a little help, some more than others," she said. I guess Ill just have to 1 pay more back now that I have a better job. Spencer said she worked hard to keep up her attendance in school and to keep up her progress. years she reDuring the 1 quired to finish her program, she said she watched a number of her friends have to drop out of their programs after they werent careful in fulfilling their requirements. When they Miles Inc., a national pharmaceutical leader, is currently seeking healthy people to participate in a quality plasma drive in our community. This plasma drive is open to adults age 18 to 70 who are in good health and meet Miles' donation requirements. Plasma is an essential fluid of life and is used to make medicines to treat people diseases such as with hemophilia and congenital emphysema. Plasma-base- d medicines are also used to save the lives of bum victims, people in shock, and certain newborns whose lives are threatened. life-threateni- ng (HMEWfiE) (jlfoTilEb Baf ihyat9.it didnt follow through, they lost their support, Spencer said. I saw that being responsible was the single most important aspect of finishing. With her new job skills in hand some two years ago, she wasted no time in finding work. ments Center Hours TUES 10-- 6 WED. THUR 10--6 FRI. soon was asked to fill a temporary assignment in her current office. Soon after that, she was offered permanent employment. OGDEN PLASMA CENTER 2262 WASHINGTON BLVD. OGDEN, UT. 84401 Miles Inc. 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