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Wvjtrm day Oct 1383 Contact Centre celebrates decade of community service On the North Halton Contact Centre will bare free service to the community tad area for nearly 10 years The Centre will celebrate Us ICth birthday with present and former vcJunleen renewing a For six months now the Contact Centre with six other centres In the has been funded by the Ministry of Health to obtain statistics for a standardized infor mation system to Identify the needs and facilitate the planning and development of a supportive service network in the area of each Distress Centre There are concerns for the elder In the unities the seniors need someone to talk with and In this res pert the Centre calls out to several elderly daily to check their well be ing As this is also a rural area there is an isolation problem for many from transportation for shopping to the need of young mothers who wish an adult voice to talk over their con Young males in need of a befriend ing ear cannot talk to their parents but find by calling a distress centre help is available with referral to a social agency Suicide related calls frequently come from out of town Toronto to name one area and pol ice assistance or ambulance is sent The interrelationship of soda and health factors in the lives of callers is revealed in the large number of calls across the province If a ser vice is lacking in the community it is shown in the stats Information is readily available for the numbers of various agencies government ministries service clubs Red Cross Meals on Wheels etc Our 21hour service is confidential to all who call the volunteers are a caring group of individuals some have been with the Centre since its inception There are two training programs per year the fall session begins on October IS and the Spring session next April For uniformity with other centres in the province the name is being changed to the North Halton Distress Centre It will still be known as the Contact Centre providing the same service to the community and area D and G group home overcomes tram Page Bi The children are also raised to be very competitive said Stanley They compete against nature their fellow man and with themselves They value competition as a way to beome good at something It a when the children are denied that competition they become overly aggressive like the example of the 14year old youth slapping around two councillors one can see why the aggression is there and why that aggression needs a release We play a lot of contact sports like football said Stanley Heavy competition releases the aggression and we use a lot of physical contact like wrestling or just plain rough housing he explained We dont coddle these kids and their aggression like the others did said Summers and they usually have any mental illnesses Fortunately for D and G some prominent Indian groups and agencies who understood the problems got wind of what was hap to and Through a lot of discussion the government realized Indians had their own problems that were best understood and corrected by Indians themselves There any hard feelings anymore continued Stanley It was between two cultures D and G teaches a mixture of both North American and Indian concepts which prepares the children for life both on and off the reservation They all take turns feeding the animals cleaning and cooking which gives them a sense of responsibility said A fully qualified Indian teacher Instructs the children reading writing and mathematics and most of the 10 youths at the borne are doing quite well said Stanley Arts and crafts are encouraged by the staff and the walls of the home are adorned by works that show a great deal of talent Several times a year the staff take the children on weekend outings to camp and fish It teaches them some of their heritage and pits in competition against nature A few times a day the children and staff sit down to talk about their problems and how to solve them Movescamp told the children when you meet a man on the street you don treat him with contempt or you will be treated the same way when you meet him again Movescamp then went on to explain the importance of respect for ones surroun dings and the value of treating every person as an equal God he said created man as an equal to oil of nature except Tor one thing Man was given a brain that lets him chose bet ween right and wrong and It is left up to each individual to chose the paths of righteousness in the eyes of God The staff of D and G are all Indian and while some of them have university degrees in social behaviour and psychology most important qualification they must have Is a good attitude said Stanley Movescamp said he Is there because as a youth he lived in a group home I was one of the lucky ones he said I was taken into a home and taught respon and respect Im here to give my knowledge and experience to these kids and if one of them stays out of jail and becomes a responsible adult then I know I have been doing something worthwhile Summers said I may not have a great education but Ive had a great deal of ex working with the government This along with the understanding of what these kids are going through helps a lot to make this program successful Stanley said the reason he is involved with the is he cares about people and he cores about the children who are sent there Stanley and his wife bought the property three ago and since having been granted a licence have been running the home It takes a lot of patience but its an ex tremely rewarding profession said Stanley The government now supports what we are doing and as a matter of fact want to start up some similar homes In fact the home has been so successful some of the youngsters sent there dont want to leave when their month or longer rehabilitation period is over Tor the future though D and G will continue as they have been and with the hope that more of the same type of home will be set up to help hundreds more troubled Indian youths LEARNING TO SHARE A contributor from New Brunswick wrote to USC Head quarters with an idea which shows charity of heart Every day most of us enjoy at least one good meal without any thought to those who have nothing Be fore this mans fam ily sits down to their evening meal they empty their pockets and purses and drop the change into the Dally Sharing Bowl Once a month the money collected is sent to the USC Head quarters are located at Sparks Street Ottawa KIP Tickets are going fait for the Good Brothers who will be perform ing at the John Elliott Theatre Church Street Georgetown on Friday October 1983 Tickets are and can be picked at your Recreation Department For more Information call OCTOBER Looks GreatI THAT- BECAUSE CHOICE onus you QREAT MOVIES COdCESTS VAWETY CHILDRENS MOVIES MAKES ME CRY Starring Carol Burnett FIRST BLOOD Starring Sylvester Stallone THE TOY Starring Jackie Richard Introducing FIRST CHOICE ROCKS PLAYBOY Friday Mights Choice Shows All Movies Commercial Free Uncut Unedited 24 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