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CO M M UNITY FORUM
Urban League’s Senior Service
Program: An Important Resource
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fact that she is able to get involv­
ed with activities such as those
provided by the Urban League.
“ I enjoy coming to the crafts
here is an old adage that it is
program every Wednesday so that
the squeaky wheel on a cart
that gets the most attention. If I can see so many of my friends
that truism is accurate, it does
and at the same time make a con­
tribution to a very special social
not apply to a special program at
effort. I don’t know what I would
the Urban League that has en­
do if the center were not here. It
joyed a singular success for more
certainly is beneficial,” Mrs.
than 15 years with hardly a com­
plaint from its clientele. To be
Wilbert said.
The center also provides an in­
sure, in some instances, some of
formation and referral service
the 900hundred people whom the
whose activities also include a
Senior Adult Service Center sees
news letter. In its most recent edi­
on a regular basis would have no
tion there was an announcement
other place to turn to if the Urban
about free tickets to the circus
League did not exist.
and information about a nursing
Mrs. Margaret White, 72, the
clinic where diabetics and other
user of these services for the last
chronically ill persons may be
decade said, “ I would not know
treated with their special medica­
where to turn if these services
tions. The Urban League, itself, in
were not available." She spoke
association with HealthLink will
about the warm and active social
provide free health screening
environment the center provides
next month. Persons interested
where elderly residents are involv­
should call 289-2638 for more
ed with each other in a wide range
information.
of social activities.
According to Joseph Payton,
“ I am very active and would
director of the program these and
lead a very lonely life if the center
other services are available such
were not here. It is deplorable that
as advocacy in providing assist­
they are going to lose so much
ance and intervention when the
money this year. Elderly people
elderly are not able to provide
deserve better treatment from our
such services themselves. They
society. We have worked long and
also provide counseling, transpor­
hard. I would like to show the peo­
tation and telephone assurance.
ple who are concerned about the
The latter is especially important
environment what we are doing to
to those senior citizens with
recycle some of the plastics that
limited mobility who cannot leave
are polluting our environment.”
their homes frequently.
Each Wednesday the clients of
The public can be assured that
this program gather together at
they are getting the benefit of
the center where they are involv­
their dollar from this program.
ed in various crafts. Mrs. Emma
The operating budget for 1988
Wilbert, 80, also has been a part
was only $177,000. It is comfort­
of the program for the last 10
ing to know that the elderly are in
years. She, like Mrs. White, at­
such good hands.
tributes her good health to the
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