HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974 05-21 Commission: Maplewood Lacks Human Services DISPATCH Commission: Maplewood
• Lacks Human Services .
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-Maplewoo residents council of a committee none." the commission Leg a 1 Assistance and
have been shortchanged to "research this situa- stated.. Big Brothers have of-
in "human services" in �p
tion in depth ficesin St.Paul.
T'hand to de- • e Ramsey Count
comparison with the rest velop a program toonProgry And some of them
of plewood s Ramsey
County.Rola-- guarantee equal bene- conte act with i the go err place field workers in St.
tions Commission says, fits." nor's Citizens Council on 'Paul neighborhoods. •
me council authorized Aging to administer Ti_ "But Maplewood hay
"It appears," the corn- the committee and tle VII nutrition pro- neither offices," thy
mission stated in a writ- asked for•v o 1 u n t'e e r grams for ' Ramsey comms ork reportec
ten report to the city members at a meetingCounty. operates 10 sites nor workers statione
council, "that the cit!- last weekfor congregate meals for
The commission sa
in the local community.
.zees of Maplewood, and senior citizens, it was
particularly the a g-e d As an example of an pointed out. several agencies "pi
and the ppor, are not of- inequity, the commis- port to serve" reside
fered the same level of sion cited the five neigh- Maplewood." the of Iaplev ood.
services or the accessi- boyhood community cen- notcoevensofon added, "has "In' truth," the c
bility to services en- ters in St. Paul support- not one such site." mission a s s e r t
joved by other citizens ed • mostly by United All major social agen- "many are really 1
of Ramsey County." Way and with budgets cies such as Red Cross, available to our , pi e
augmented by federal, Family Service, Catho- because of the dist (
The commission rec.- county and state funds. he Social Service, _ Lu- that must be tra• ti
ommended. appointment theran Social Service,
by the mayor or the ' M a p 1 e w o o d has Jewish Famil � Service . downtown af 1;
officess.. S
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