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Between You and Me By RUTH CHAMBERS About Com'munity Care. DIAL-N - INSPIRATION Dial 6681331 and heur a thre el minute inispirational message by, Pister Emmo-Oit mons of the Emmanuelchurch at 40 1 Rossland. RoadW. in Whifby., Community Care is a non-profit organization of voluntëeers designated to provide s enior citizens with services flot otherwise available .in the community. This is a pilot program by the government; alternate care which allows ma ny older people to stay in their homes rather than having to give up and- go to a. nursing home or old folks home. The service was started on Febuary 1, 1978 and is expanding at a great rate. There are, 287 clients and 109 volunteers, 45 of whomn are 12 to 13 years of age. Assignments number between 6,0 and 700 a month and this entails about 3,000 miles.of driving. >Many of the drivers are retired business men, young married men, and women who take their youngchildren with them and often quite a friendship springs up between the older folk and the small ones. The young people help out in many ways. They take people in wheelchairs shlopping or just for a walk. They do light housekeeping, cut grass or in the winter, shovelsnow.. For people who are alone this is an addedbonus both for themselves and for the youngster. I am sure there are many lasting friendships made this way. The role reverses as time goes on and in this way the yfoung can give their care,-love and strength to the older' ones. WHEELS TO MEALS »Not Meals on Wheels but Wheels to Meals at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Brock St. A midday may is-.provided every Monday,- Wednesdayand Fridaybought,,from Fairview Lodge for senior citizens.'They are taken at 10:45 for a, three course meal and then there is'a program, maybe bridge or bingo until 3p.m., when they are picked up and taken home again. There is nothing in Brooklin at this time but Mrs. Brooks who coordinates Community Care hopesby the end of September there may be a begining. This is a pilot project at the moment in the planning, stages to find out what the best course of action shouldbe Maybe one mneal a week to'start with and'then raise it to IY PR ER PRESS, WE-DNESDàAy SElPTEMBEÏR 12, 1979, PAGE 19 three. HopefulY:a clu bi Brooklin might take over and make the meals, or a' buddy system céould be started and if theère ýwere one or two, people living on a street someone might make their meal and takeit to thlem. The meals ýprvided in Whitby cost 75 cents to $1.00. Volunteers are needéd very, badly in Bro-oklin as-it is very time consuniing and costly gas wise to drive-back and fort!' from Whitby, for the many trips *hich are needed. VOLUNTEER NOW There is an urgent îneed for more volunteers. Phone Community ýCare telephone centre located in St. Bernard's Sehool, corner of Dundas Street and Centre Street North, in Whitby. Donations will be greatly appreciated so please send a cheque to the above address or contact Mrs. Brooks.. C.I.V.P. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAM W.A. (Bill) Ives, chairman of the Commtunity Involvement and Volunteer Program, announced today that the programme has received ongoing funding from, the M inistry of l-ealth. C.I.V.P. is a volunteer miental' health programme designed to provide professionallyý supervised volunteer assistance to, persons experiencing problems related to emotional stress. At present, trained volunteers are serving approximately' sixty persons per month throughout the Durham Region. Volunteers offer a combination of practical and emotional support and are providing assistance in such areas as job hunting, budgeting, socializing and teaching readîng skills. The programme is a, co-operative effort. of Mental. Health Durham the Vol unteer Acti 'on Centre, the Whitby Psychiatrie Hospital, and Community ýCare and is operated through the Community Care offices throughout the Di.*ham Region. For further information, please cali Paul Tuttie, Regional Co-ordinator for Community Care and' C.I.V.P. 'during business hours at 668-6583 - i j J 'j 1) 'i k Il