Show Family Services Paul S. S Rose Executive Director of the Department of Social Services announced ed that the Division of Family Services would offer two new major statewide services this th is year homemaker home- home homemaker homemaker maker services and special services to the mentally re re- re- re Cooperation among private private private ate and public agencies has been outstanding according to Mr Rose The United Way of the Great Salt Lake helped to establish the sheltered sheltered sheltered shel shel- employment service with donated fu funds matched matched matched mat mat- ched by the Division for the theS S Salt a I t La Lake ke Davis and Tooele county areas Subsequently Subsequently Subsequently Sub Sub- the United Way of Northern Utah and the United Way of Cache County County Coun Coun- ty joined the effort to provide provide provide pro pro- vide sheltered employment services for adults in Weber and Cache Counties Three school districts Provo Juab and Carbon have also donated donated donated don don- funds for matching to provide sheltered employment services for adults in their respective areas Local financial participation participation participation with the state and federal funding sources makes the services to the mentally retarded a tru truly Iy cooperative effort stated Katherine M. M Mason Mental Retardation Coordinator for the Division of Family Services According to EJones EJones EJones E. E Jones Jone's Jr Director Division Division Division Divi Divi- sion of Family Services the 1974 Utah Legislature appropriated appropriated appropriated app app- funds for purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase of service contracts in each District of the State to provide homemaker service in Utah communities Homemaker services is especially especially especially es es- es- es designed to help individuals and families remain remain remain re re- re- re main in their homes during crisis disability ity illness recuperation recuperation recuperation re re- re- re from hospitalization tion and to help parents learn to manage households and to improve their parenting parenting parenting parent parent- ing skills Jay Wimmer Program Program Program Pro Pro- gram Specialist has been developing the services with the provider in each Dis Dis- Special services to the themen men mentally ta Ily retarded were commenced in the late Spring with the assignment of several staff to this nes effort In Ju July Iy according to Provider ot of the homemaker homemaker homemaker home- home maker service statewide is Vis Visiting i ting Home Services I Inc nc of San Francisco California California California Cal Cal- which bid for the services This company establishes establishes establishes es es- es- es local services offices offices offices off off- ices in the same where major D offices are located so that service is prompt and effective s Mr Jones the service program program program pro pro- gram was established with purchase of service contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts for sheltered employment employment employment employ employ- ment for adults self-care self and family teaming for children children children chil chil- dren 5 0 day care and social social social so so- cial group service During the initial stages we are concentrating on the school pre-school and school post-school groups who have no unities said Mr Jones |