New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 16, 1927, Page 8

WELFARE REPORT FOR LAST QUARTER Miss Beale Outlines Work Done by Association Here Miss Cora M. Beale, executive secretary of the Welfare Association of New Britain has submitted her | quarterly report to the directors of the organization and has outlined the work done during the past year to the officlals of the association. Tncluded in her report are various examples of the good work done by the Welfare Association and a gen- eral review of the conditions en- countered in the year's work. One special service which includ- ed the visiting of the homes of 148 families at the request of the school physician in an effort to ascertain whether or not the families able to provide glasses for children who had been prescribed glasses. Through the generosity of a local vhysician and a civic organization, spectal o sary gla children. The report is as follows: To the Directors of the Welfare As- sociation of New Britain: “President Coolidge savs, well, then, to the hearthstone: therein all hope for America lies." *“To every citizen who is inter- ested in the welfare of his fellow- men this brief report is oftered con- cerning the services rendered by the family Welfare Association. “The work of this organization is centered around the home, its first es were furnished to 48 endeavor being to promote a normal | tife. Til health plays a large part in dependency, and it Is no respector | of persons. Quoting from a Nation- al Conference delegate, “For those who live on the income level of the average wage-earner, ill health gen- erally will create serious difficulties in the whole household economy, while it may spell disaster to those living near the borderline of de- pendency.” Tt the worker's economic status is low, or he belongs to the dependent group, the cost of his ill health must be met hy society at large. either through the public or private benevolent institutions, both. ! “Although Mr. L., a father of four | little girls, had a serious opcration and a subsequent attack of grip, on recovery necessity demanded his immediate return to work. Result— a worn-out physique and a mental strain, repeated intervals of lost time and income, with the resultant accompanying bills, even with the Welfare Association assisting with rent and food. Tn this condition the only possible hope was to get away | for a complete change, rest. new were | examinations and neces- | to go. Through a tactful interview with a sister funds were forthcom- ing to meet all present bills and to care for the family during the fath- er's absence. A few weeks at the shore, with sunshine, good air and food, rest and freedom from worry, | worked wonders, and Mr. L. is back at work with scven or elght addi- tional pounds of muscle in reserve. We hope the gain will continue. “Health-giving sclence of all kinds goes hand in hand with the advancement of social service, by lengthening life, lessening mortality, and preventing contaglous diseases. Mrs. M.'s husband died from tuber- culosis. The children were examined | und three were sent to a sanatori- | um for special care and treatment Ito prevent their succumbing to the dread diseasc. Mrs. M. and the re- maining children are being moved to a tenement where there is sun- shine in all the rooms, where there | is space outside for the youngsters | to play. A tenement with sunshine | demands more rent than one that is dark and cheerless, but to pay ad- | ditional rent in a more desirable | home is an economical gain in the | end. New Britain has all too few | | homes for the low wage-earner that | sdmit fresh air or sunlight from all | sides. Street upon street running north and south are built with four | and six tenements, two families to a floor, separated by a hall or parti- | i tion. This means that the dwellers on the north half, on one, two, three ! or more floors, as the case may be, | have practically no sunshine through the long winter. and very | Hittle in summer. As a result the | homes ar> damp and cold. Children, | like flowers, must have the sun to thrive, Witness the returners from ~sh Air Camp, where sunshine and fresh air reign supreme. “The Welfare Assoclation can | often help build up a family to bet- | ter health by taking the children to the clinic, by providing extra milk and right food, but the great- er task is to induce the parents to | want good health for their family | enough to use the community's re- | sources. This is the test of | family scrvice work and takes n- | finite patience and time. We hope bringing As a {to accomplish more in | about such a development. |service organization the Welfare |terial relief in the last ten Years. | coiidarity. This helps one to realize | Assoclation keeps a steady stream of | effort goizg alone preventive and { educational lires In order to intel- { ligently prevent sickness, misfortune | and poverty from wrecking other or | homes. We endeavor to have all our | charitable | familtes utilize the service and re- sources placed at thelr disposal. “One especial service was render- | ed to the children of our communi- ty. At the request of the health de- partment of the schools, investiga- |tions in one hundred forty-eight | (148) families were made in order | to determine as fairly as possible as; | to whether the parents were finan- cially able to provide certain of their children with the glasses pre- scribed by the examining doctor. As |a result of these careful investiga- | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1927. were provided with special eye ex aminations and the necessary glass- es, upon our recommendation. Among the remaining one hundred, numerous parents have already financed the need after repeated ex- planations in a careful and earnest manner, as to the benefits to be rived. These children are not. only better able to advance in school but are relieved of various physical ills resulting from impaired eyesight. Such service relief absorbs much of the social workers’ time and brings satisfying results. “Among the familles recelving material aid for the past three months one quarter were helped be- cause of continued unemployment. Others were unable to continue without assistance, due to the pres- ence of illness, non-support or widowhood. There are jobs in the community someone must do. We try to bring the job and the idle person together. Somebody — must care! “When two young girls earn a mere $8 or $0 each. and father and older brother are idle, the family of nine suffer, not only from need of proper food and necessary extras in the way of clothes, shoes, medi- cines, etc, but the ychological effect on the girls is bad—enforced idleness on the part of the men is tad.—and what of the worry and strain on the part of the mother who tries to make ends meet? Weekly groceries are supplied so | that the wage of the earners can he applied to rent, giving assurance of a place to live another month, while extra effort is made to find jobs for the idle ones. Who can de- termine the value of time and | thought expended in planning cuch families and in helping them carry on. In these days of anxiety, it is the duty of the paid workers of the Welfare Association “to | care.” | “Hdward D. Lynde of Cleveland | discussed at the National Confer- ! ence of Sacial Work in Des Moines, | how family welfare societies could | best cope with the increasing cost good |of relief. He stated that ‘A com- {5 democracy’ will be answered.’ | parison of the statistics of 96 fam- |1ty agencles, public and private, in- | dlcated an increase of nearly 200 | per cent in expenditures for ma- | Even when allowance is made for the increased cost of living, the cost | of supporting a family is ene and a half times what it was ten years |ago, and the demand upon the | agencles for support is {growing even more rapidly than | what they spend on relfet.’ “In discussing the changes ! method that must follow the in in- | creased cost of material relief, Mr. | ! Lynde recommended a concentra- | tion of resources upon a smaller number of famfilies. “Generally speaking, the speaker insisted, ‘there should be no diminu- tion in the personal service rendered part from material rellef and the cases served should be arrested in | number so as to secure the maxi- for | | 1ite has been spent 1n soclal work, has had for a motto these eighty years, ‘strenuous and gay.’ “Uncle Alex” has seen many changes in soclal work during the last forty | vears, especially in the attitude of the public. ‘The neglected and prob- | lem child is given every opportunity | to fit him for good citizenship, the ! hospitals for the mentally ill now | glve proper employment and com- | fort and enjoyment to the patientc. Institutions for the feeble-minded recognize the fact that these unfor- tunate people may be 80 trained as ito be self-supporting instead of a | menace to the community “Uncle Alex” predicts that within a few vears the last thing a policeman wil think of doing will be arresting people. He will use every social atd | avallable, hefere using punishment.” | Reporta come of 25,000 physically and mentally handicapped persons ( who have turned to gainful occupa- | tion through the operation of a | bureau of rehabiliation in thirty- | eight states, also good news of the rural community and the eity com- ing nearer together in many ways. although from a point work there is still quite a wide gap | between. Cooperation upon public | welfare movements has been diffi- | cult due to a difference in rural and urban attitudes. Wide extension of a social work may be assured as o | governmental responsibility 1t lepis- | 1ation will promote more rapid | growth of public welfare on sound | administration lines. Then eity and | countrv can join hands in dealing | with their common problems and | hecome more closely allled in their | triendship and relations that the | future will require. “Chester H. Rowell, from the | Pacific coast, addressing 3,000 social | workers, said, in part, ‘I greet you, | the volunteer army of the common | pood; the advance guard of the {'world that is to be. Your task is to | make the world safe for democracy, by making democracy fit for the world. When political service is | rendered in the spirit in which you render social service, the ‘challenge | “The attendance at meetings | where several thousands of soclal | | workers are in session creates a| | sense of professional loyalty and | his own individual responsibility in maintaining the highest professional standards in order to render t | most effective service. | | Respectfuliy submitted, ‘ | “Cora M. Beale, | “Executlve Secretary” ‘ | {Auto Thief Perfects | Device to Stop TheftS| Concord, N. H,, June 16.—(UP)— | | An automobile thief-proof device, invented by a man now serving a | state prison sentence for stealing | | automobiles, will be manufactured | by a concern just incorporated here. The device was created by Frank | D. Carpenter and perfected by of soclal | scenes, interssts. etc. Only with the |tions and through the generosity of |mum of results in proportion to tke | Arthur H. 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