Recovery House fights for funds HANNAH Herald Half writer The annual struggle to find funds to keep Recovery House a residence for recovering alcoholics in lor another year is again in progress House director Helen Finer an told The Herald last week a submission lias aread been modi provincial health mm Dennis Timbreel and to United Way while an application to Re gion is now being prepared province has been asked for a and the United Way far In cussing the application region representatives nan warned directors not lo ask for more than the they received Inst year MsHnernn Recovery House a to tal budget for the coming year Is 1Z3 she said Private donations as well as those from businesses and Industries have helped the cause in the past and Is confident that these sources will support them in the future Last year grants will main lam the house until March and private donations could keep It operating until summer What the house really needs she said Is a firm commitment from which budgets could be based each year l the house was assured of definite per of the budget through government grants on an an basis it would be able to the remaining Funds through the director own ingenuity Ms Finer an said It healthy for the image of the place to keep going begging for funds every year she said We hope will be the year we get rccogni from province in form of continuous funding We need the security of a If they would provide us with a percentage of our bud get vc would use our to fill in rest The house sheltered resi dents In 1979 It has a nine bed capacity and residents stay an average of three to six months Many residents arc physical ly run down when they firsl come to the house They are plugged into welfare for a short time until they are cap able of taking a job Usually in three or four weeks they begin visiting Manpower and nearly all of them arc eventually successful in finding some type of employment It may not be the sort of job most people would fancy but it is work and it enables them to regain a bit of dignity once they arc again contributing to society Even while they ore on WLlfare the men pay room and All the reside house voluntarily may from any when residents ore people Ms Fin ran said coram unit response to the cause has been Rood since most of the men have found work in Milton area There is still a tendency in some areas ihink alcoholism is problem of the lower class or to the Hang onto 80 water bills treasurer urges hi ira is urging all a lulls or I mi Mi irmei Id The Her I ist litre is rites paid in hi issidbs mi is for tix eiilcul Ik he s ritepaj ha tli utilities won be imped wilh idlls larlv in IJfil finn people i id rnntii i 1980 payments to Mr farmer ninth ilu v pud In iplu 1 1J9 the only lit it in tub he ministry Mine was related ti debt mi I r the lit pollution i 1 Mr since is no f icility for 1 Die minislrj i nit ilu ruling i i be Ik said he also advised Ihe that wake In its fir their itipci it of l bills should is Iv fleet ipplv fir pr perlv la 1JH0 rile lit mi his advised us ami it fir hi spit lit wi i If here er vied In tin Mr is i lie of I J J HI J inn I l I mis tin ietion pies utilitv I lis f i 19W o my I i v Inch ii still in ruli for the Region delays road exchange in in iiciIkiii works direct ispttl di lived tin impkmentnlio recently regional rei study nor its rcciim Hilton riejonal i last week the rtpnri luck to local nil for further Input iimcillors from and lomplamed they d insulin lent time to stud lotions hid ii mill Hill J of Mild id Kin of ldiouiiultliil their rk directors had not i Hum of s I first r I iht rtpirl The i ipprnved by the Hills reported Unit works hail discussed the Teachers talks resumed The Jlallir board or lion resumed neKoliatitins w iih it I 150 ImlIi school teachers Tuesday of instruction said Monday Talks been suspended since before Christmas whin the teachers turned negotiations from their provincial federation the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation The teachers have been without a contract since August J They arc seeking an per cent Increase not including increments for expe rience improvement in bene fits reductions he cLustlxeand reductions in the I pupilteacher ratio J linsn sjul he does the reeiimnien ind ludj the report recommends tin of sevt ral sections rind be Attn the return and Ihe ire municipalities If recommendations art il region will miles of road which will bin mi municipal rcspi nihilities and add miles were formerly local rttommeiida frtmnalroJil within Hall would revert lull k wn and miles of the Ninth Lint between 10 Avenue would the region of those with lower intellects however and changing this misconception is Ms Finer an s biggest challenge All support agencies a ree with Ihe need for the house and approve of re suits il achieving she said The fad that his need is recognized provintnlly in of continuing funding makes you wonder where pnonties lie in ttrms f allow ing facilities such as ours to to operate she said of he of keeping a man in hospital in Jail or in the boggle the mind in terms of savings to the community in a place like this show a hospital bed requires per year to maintain a Jail costs to per year a Recovery House coils a year maintain The hi use is filling a do us need in she said At present it is the regions needs but Ms could offer no guesses as to how long will last Since surrounding areas have more facilities thin for such has been asked lo lake in people from Ms Fincrin slid the recent trend is younger referrals While this could a overtone she prefers In it as a sign thai today s is realizing has a problem ages and finding the courage to do some thing about lhal problem Mayor MP to snip ribbon at opening THLllfcRALD Ural snd rom with idiiedthrs1erfield lift I in el Us in is Mr Heed 1 six f the mils will Ii bet reiW fir inn Ink it iny the in pitted suf Motor Inn I Must the unit expected it those ill iv I the will pub style I wliuh Mr Heed Iwukibt rt idyl open by Craft 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