HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1980-02-06, Page 7family, counselling sessions
fociising on re-integrating
the child in' his family.
The focus of a program
for the child, who will
remain in the care of FCS
over the long term, will be
normalisation 'of the child
so he can move into a
traditional fester family.
The °average foster
family in. the county cares
for one to three children.
There ' are four group
homes in the county Which
are foster arrangements;
where a family has
consented to take more started.
than three children under
a special arrangement with
'FCS. The new home in
Goderich will, be the first
group home initiated as a
program by FCS with
professional ehild care
workers living in , the
home.
New resources must be
developed fora children . in
the county every year says
Penn. Last year a foster
group home was arranged
and this year the county
group home is being
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A group home for
young adolescents Will
open in 'Goderich to serve
the needs of children in
the county who present
excessive demands for,
foster families.
According, to John Penn,
director of Family and.
Children's. Services for
Huron County, = the new
program will' match a need
which has developed in
the county.
"These children are too,
emotionally or behaviour-
ally upset to be pieced in
a .foster family," says
Penn,: and there is
evidence they. do better in
a group home arrange-
ment:"
Group home care
operates well with
teenagers, according to
Penn. .
The program will use
„the house formerly used
by the county'S, Children's
Aid Society, Teenage Living
Experience (CASTLE)
program which was
terminated at, the end of
November.
The home will
accommodate children who
require more than ;the
average family situation
can give them. Abused
children do well in group
homes,) says. Penn. They
don't trust foster parents
will not abuse them: In a
group home they have the
opportunity to see other
children who are living, in
the home and have not
been abused, The children
who, have lived there for a
time act as role models for
the newcomers. Group
homes also work well for
the delinquent child.
Skilled group home
parents will live, in the
home. Family and
Children's Services (FCS)
is looking for a married
couple with child care
training or. previous
experience as group home
parents. The home will
accommodate ' up to six
children ranging in age
from 10 to 15 years.
The program will be
funded on the basis that
one of the parents' will
work fulltime in the group
home and the other will
have a job outside the
home. FCS will pay the
group home parents on -a
scale of $12,000 a year
plus accommodation.
Penn said the program
will cost $40,000 and the
project will be funded by
defletting the cost of
supporting two children in '
institutions - and ` the
CASTLE 'operating inidgeti.
The program will have
$20,000 .from, the CASTLE
budget and the $24,000
saved when the two
children who are now
institutionalized are placed
in the group home.
More money will be
saved down the 'road says
Penn when the children
who would' be placed in
institutions for the lack of
a group home can be
plated in a new program.
The average length of
stay in the group home for
a child will be six months
to a year. The child's
parents will be actively
involved in the program
and will contribute
financially to the program,
Parents will participate in
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THE BRUSSELS POST, FEBRUARY 6, 1910
Road construction delayed
. teens ,
• ,
and, representative' Dave Reid spOke to delegation
them about their insurance rates. Council council meeting,
this year starting the year with $21,387 arena building taken away and possibly
and ending up the year with $20,19. retaining,ownership of the land and,
the Frank Cowan Insurance Company thattheb,".ftom thetthing wotcos c
Council also had a representation from leasing it -to ,Ahe Leos !nit decided
1,(Continu.ed .from, rage 1) discussed such Things as having the.old
dbe aifit to to have aa
heard that their accident insurance on CoRncil agreed to increase the salaries
firemen had been extended to include , of the PUC) raising the chairman's salary
heart attacks while fighting fires. Council from $600 to WO and the commissioners°
decided to increase the'amount of their salaries. from $$00 to WO.
Owned Automobile Insurance from S2 In the road report council had been
million to $3 Million. The 1979, expendi- asked whether they would consider
-hire analysis, cost $10,479 and the 1980 putting no parking signs on. the other
renewal billing total was figured at side of the arena road so that nobody
$10,647, which included, village accounts' would park in front of the, fire hydrant,
of $4,130; -PUC-$896 and Arena-55,62.1. but council decided that people
In other business, councillor Gard should know better than to have cars
Workman told council that the Brussels parked beside a hydrant. Council' also
'.Leo Club was wondering if they could decided to have the fire truck water tank
buy the old arena lot so that they could repaired in Walkerton as suggested by
put up three, tennis courts there. Council Fire .Chief Hastings.
Friday Evening Program in charge- Brussels Leo Club.
8:00 P.M. 'Torch lite Parade from Lions Park to Arena.
9:00 P M. Dance in Auditorlim. D.J. music - Lunch booth.
SATURDAY, FEB. 16
1:00 P.M. Polar Dip in Maitland River Tug-of War. Contest
Log Sawing Contest Activities at Lions Park
Thunder Mug Races. (Nominal Registration Fees)
3:00 - 5:00 P.M. SKATING RACES
FREE-PUBLIC SKATING at BMG Arena
9:00 - 1:00 DANCE at BMG Auditorium
Music by Lincoln Green. Lunch provided. Tickets
available from any Lions member. Age of Majority
required.
SUNDAY, FEB. 17
12:00-2:00 REGISTRATION & snowmobile rally from the B-.M.G. Arena
2:30-3:00 Cross` Country ',k1 Rally Registration Lunch Booth
--MONDAY, FEB. 25th
CURLING .BONSPIEL
Draws at 9 and II a.m.
Contact Jerry Dillow 887-6017 for registration.
Come one, come all and support your Lions Club.
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