Show j f z r I- I t 1 4 r rb T 4 4 v e a Rehabilitation Really Paying in in 2 Counties To keep Summit and Wasatch counties' counties citizens aware of the help the Heb Heber r City Office of Rehabilitation ion Services offers Rehabilitation Counselor Jerry Springer felt Summit Co County ty readers would find his Vocational Voca Voca- Vocational Rehabilitation and Utah Welfare Re Recipients c i pie n t s report interesting During the fiscal year of 1969 the Utah Off Office ice of Rehabilitation Services worked with a large number of families and in individuals individuals individuals in- in who were disabled and receiving public assistance through the State Division of Family Services According to a State Report sent to the Wasatch Summit-Wasatch County ORS office located in ill inH H He Heber e b e r City approximately twenty twenty six six percent of all disabled disabled disabled dis dis- Utah citizens were re rehabilitated rehabilitated rehabilitated re- re habilitated d during u r i n g the fiscal year of 1969 through the efforts of the ORS were welfare clients In removing these recipients from State Welfare rolls ORS was able to save the taxpayers of Utah approximately in yearly we welfare are assistance payments alone Another interesting finding of the same study showed that the combined annual earnings of the welfare recipients prior to rehabilitation was 59 59 After being rehabilitated rehabilitated rehabilitated t the their h e i r combined annual earnings rose to an impressive fold 50 increase The report further ranked Utah fourth among the various states in n number u m be r of r re rehabilitated rehabilitated re- re e- e habilitated c cas cases a s e s per public assistance recipients In 1968 welfare recipients per were rehabilitated in the State of Utah whereas the national national na national na- na average at that time was only These findings indicate indeed in indeed indeed in- in deed that Rehabilitation Doesn't Cost IT PAYS Phil Jones Assistant Ski School Director Park City Resort Resort Re Re- sort tries out Parks Park's early season powder Jones looks forward to a good ski season beginning Saturday morning at 8 Sufficient instructors will be on hand to provide that important all early season technique So take a lesson early before the had habits develop Photo by John S. S S |