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EATON, Seaforth, 4--,THE BRUSSELS POST, DECEMBER 6, 1472 ment and trips, while one per cent said counselling, contact with youth and one-half per cent sug- gested telephone calls. Some general suggestions re- garding senior citizens were interesting. One noted that public school children could be encouraged to adopt a senior citizen as a kind of. grandparent , and do small favors for him or her. This, it was suggested, would have a re- ciprocal value to the child's growth and understanding. A Drop In type centre , for senior citizens. Through the Elderly Persons Centres Act, financial assistance could be procured. Respondents were asked if Huronview was meeting the needs of senior Citizens who live there. Seventy-five per cent said it was, only two per cent said no but 28% did not feel they knew enough about it to answer. Most respondents noted that Huronview should "carry on as they're going," th e report said. It also noted that many felt it was the finest such home "I've ever run across." When asked if there are new areas in which the Huron County Health Unit could be effectively working 14 per cent suggested health counselling. 12 per cent drug abuse, 11 per cent suggested geriatric programming, 10 per cent said dental care, 10 per cent more school nurses, seven per cent home visits, six per cent stricter sanitary inspec- tions, five per cent each for pollution control and V,D, clinics, three per cent for family planning, co-operation and public relations and the remaining 11 per cent pointed to miscellaneous matters. There was also an indication of strong support for supplements to the Health Unit. Eighty per cent supported Victorian Order of Nurses, 82 per cent visiting homemakers and 85 per cent home care. Asked if enough was being asswormotwast. I Brussels The report of the Social Ser, Ytee4. O-erdinating Committee On their 1972 survey of health and social services in Huron County, conducted in the spring of this year, was made public late last week 1,1 S,S,C.C. Chair man Bruce Heath. The survey was undertaken under the auspices of the com- mittee with funding provided by the Local Initiatives Program of the Federal Government. Under the chairmanship of Basil Hall the group decided to undertake a survey and delegated respon- sibility for the project to the sub committee of William C arter, Huron County Board of Educat- ion, Basil Hall, Goderich Psy- chiatric Hospital, Marvin Stretch, Ministry of Community and Social Services and Garwood Russell, St. George's Anglican Church in Goderich. The survey staff members were, Isobel MacDonald, direc- tor, Christine Rompf, secretary with interviewers Susan Bell, Kathleen MacDonald and Arthur Ma.ybury. In addition to the report a directory of Social Services in Huron grew from the survey and copies have been widely dis- tributed. In the preface to the report the committee notes, "While it is apparent that this report is limited in scope, it is our hope that it expressed the mind of those who are working with people in various professional, voluntary or elected capacities." They also note that with the release of the report they hope to stimulate more communicat- ion and co-operation among the existing social service agencies and the people of Huron County, and co-ordination of present helping services in the County. The survey did not take a random sampling of the populat- ion but was largely confined to people who, in a professional, voluntary or elected capacity, were involved with community or social service matters. Respondents, with a few ex- ceptions were selected for in- terview. Those not selected were volunteers and the inter- views were carried out by appointment. The final result represents the responses of 963 people in the county. Each was asked a series of questions relating to the broF.,./ area of social ser- vices and the needs of Huron residents. Replies were then coded and grouped into sixteen major sec- tions. The respondents were also categorized by occupation and by eight geographical areas. "The 963 answers were as varied as the individuals inter- viewed," the report explains. "Most of the needs were directly related to the profession of the person interviewed, and included needs such as emotional, social, personal, spiritual, financial, medical, legal, educational, in- tellectual, recreational, etc." The respondents were olassi- tied into nine occupation groups as follows. Business and Industry - 303, Clergy - 81, Elected representatives and appointed personnel - 37, Legal - 28, Medical - 77, Recipients - 33, Social Worker - 43, Stu- dents - 44 and Teachers - 170. The nine groupings total 916 of the 963 respondents. The sub group total represents 47 respondents who represented service club and community groups. Question number one dealt with the S.S,C.C, itself and asked if the respondent was aware of its existence. Only 33 percent said they were. When asked what they felt the committee had accomplished to date those who Understood its objectives considered it an e krellent start toward Communi- cations and co-operation of the social service agencies of Huron. Asked if there was a need in the County for any type of additional counselling service 81 per cent replied in the affir- matiVe for family counselling, 76 per cent for marital counselling Distributors of and 01, .per cent for budget c.oun- travelling youth to warrant a youth hostel. Seventy4lve per More than one respondent ill cent said not 1„0 Per gent Yn4 the hPainess world suggested that and seven per cent dial not know, retired bankers and businessmen in discussing single parents might be very good at budget only 4.5 per cent said there was counselling and that they might need for some sort of program be willing to do this as a per- for one parent families , Fifty sonal service. Recognizing that tw.e may be qoennet Pdeird cpeont tksnaoiwd.no and four per a need for counselling however The needs of senior citizens 34 per cent felt few would accept were broken down into two areas, any; 1 5 Per cent said that half Socia 1 and material, and res- would, 22 per cent suggested pondents asked what needs were most would and 29 per cent said, not being met. In the material they didn't know. area 12 per cent said money, 13 Respondents were also asked per cent housi ng, 10 per cent if most of the existing agenOies transportation, two percent for and institutions such as churches, both home care and meals on service clubs 'and industry should wheels, and one per cent for be asked to help fund counselling proper nutrition, health nursing services. Sixty-four per cent and help with house work. said yes, 34 per cent said no on the social side 17' percent and two per cent were unsure. said visits, 15 per cent said In general respondents senior citizens homes, 10 per stressed the need for Day Care cent recreation programs, four for the children of working and one half per cent said corn- mothers. Some stressed the munity involvement, two per cent need for child development pro- said to feel needed, entertain- grams, others emphasized only the baby sitting need. The comments made it clear that to many there is no need for Day Care, and in fact, there is considerable emphasis on Women staying home with child- ren. "One can probably con- clude," the report notes, "that there is still a strong opposition to working mothers generally throughout the County. This was no less noticeable in towns." Asked if the Government should finance Day Care centres 54 per cent said yes 42 per cent said no and four per cent said partially. Some said the working mothers should pay part or all of the Day care costs. It is also interesting to note that '75 per cent felt children who would have attended Day Care centres would have a head start when they started to school; 24 per cent said no and two per cent did not know. DO you see a need for a drop in centre in your community?" the survey asked. Fifty-five per cent said yes, 43 per cent no and two per cent were undecided. An overwhelming majority of the respondents suggested that if youth programs such as a Drop In were established they should be initiated and supervised by adults. While many suggest that young people can initiate, they generally add that adult help is needed in supervision. A few respondents suggest that young people can both initiate and supervise: A wide variety of agencies, clubs and professional persons were suggested as suitable spon- sors or supervisors . In general there was a lack of support for a program entirely in the control of young people, the survey showed. Sixty-one percent said coun- selling should be part of a Drop In Centre's program. Twenty- eight per cent were against that and 11 per cent were unsure. The survey also asked if the community was visited by enough Try our two new flavours of for the Holiday Season Butter Pecan — Christmas Fruit SEAL PURE Milk Products Packaged by HURON FOOD PRODUCTS LTD. Phone 887-6872 Release Huron social service study details done to .resolve the drug prohlem only 21 per cent said YeS While per cent said no. Replies regarding,. What .could be .further done to resolve Pie drug problem generally :stressed educational efforts and strict law enforcement, Some respondents tended to blame society or .moral standards for the problem.. Some felt it was not the .ser, tope problem the . news media. made it . out to. bp, A few. sug, gested .changeS in. the law to reduce penalties for using drugs. while some suggested getting to. the source of the problem, though they .did not state what they felt the source to be. • Explanations for drug . taking. tended . to centre on the breaic, down of parental disciplines, lack. of initiative among youth and the lack o f community recreation facilities. In the area of, low .rental housing 46 per cent felt there was a need for government subsi, dized . low rental. in the corn, ninnity; 47 per cent said no and seven per cent' did not know, Opinion ,4.14.19t. split on the need .for more recreational ser, 'vices in the community* Forty,. eight per cent said yes while 46 per cent .said no, leaving. 0% tinclecideci, Among those who .expressed a need for more recreational, facilities the commonest opinion was that school. and church.build, ings should, be used • to their fullest capacity., Other Qom,. mentp stressed the need for bet-. ter physical fitness programs and less emphasis on speetator and or commercial sports. Regarding crime prevention and services to the offender 71 per cent were generally sails, fied with the law enforcement in their community. Twenty-one per cent were not and eight per cent said they didn't know. Though most:respondents in- dicated their . satisfaction with law enforcement most comments (Continued on Page "7)