Ps. In public welfare, it is 126,000, roughly, so". it in the field administering the public issãof homes. * ... to *Noson. Does not part of the admino nce have to do with determining whether poo at the end of the month? »s. Yes, sir. ** "Nosos. That should take morebookkeeps". make inquiries. Do people go out and ask to" payments? . . . ...-e ‘ Os. Under the present system, which Ithikā. outdated in many respects, the chango }; !es weekly require somebody there to do. has it gone down, how muchdotheutilities' o f complex procedures it is calling for " we have. ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS GNUsos. Eligibility should be made simples. S. Yes, indeed. worses" *NUSON. Some countries having similar Sy jo m of eligibility. They assume the neces" doministrative costs get oppressive, irmāl. 3. There is no question about that, Mr. Chairm Senator MAGNUSON. I understand that it is necessary to go the field once in a while, because some of the people you are de with can't get down to a central headquarters. Somebody shou and find out what the problems are. But the more it is possible strict this activity, the less the administrative cost will increase. Mr.SIMONDs. Yes, indeed. We are very concerned about this. demeaning and humiliating procedure to a lot of people. We are to a new approach. Senator MAGNUson. Incidentally, I know of some personal When some of recipients of assistance say that the social workers * Mulsance of themselves. Mt. SIMONDs. Especially, when this social work or social se Bolmixed up with the grant business, with the money business, onator MAGNUson. And affected by the many changes of rol sing from the biyear and annual meetings of the State legisla Mr.SIMONDs. Yes, that is a real factor. PERSONNEL REDUCTION REQUISITE *:: MAGNUson. We must begin to cut down on the employ people, "... Wethink that this 126,000 I mentione." .." identally, in that staff there are a lot of young, dedicate mitted people. Mr. Simonds. We think they could be better used. t Sutor MAGNUson. Many .# them would not be in the work u .*.dedicated. I do not think this employment offers ...I o You people must realize that you i. too many emp T .o o o ir. A year from , ---. • Doing the wrong thin e.S. Sl I’. lo, We hope we . be . joi show you the *Some efforts to better ordinate in this field. I am not suggesting that these people a DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS APPROVED AND CONTINUED DURING FISCALYEAR 1969 REQUIRING SPECIAL FEDERAL Delaware---------. New Jersey---. Maryland-- - - - - Arizona lowa----- - - - Arizona. - PROJECT FUNDS Project title Brief description A volunteer services consultant and as- New approaches in use of and child welfare services. ---. Demonstration project in To provide for the employment of a recruitment of personnel Supervisor of personnel recruitment to ----- Special demonstration proj- To demonstrate the value of"intensive ect to the strengthening services to Navajo families and to test PROVED AND CONTINUED DURING FISCALYEAR 1369REQUIRINGSPCAF PROJECT FUNDS DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS APPROVED AND CONTINUED DURING FISCAL YEAR 1969 REQUIRING SPECIAL PROJECT FUNDS–Continued DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS APPROVED AND continued DURING FiscAL YEAR 1969 REQUIRING SPECIAL FEDERAL *::::: PROJECT FUNDS–Continued Project No. State Project title Brief description Funds a 328C-2 Florida----- - - - - - - - Homemaker services in 9 To provide homemaker services to se- 7,800 or counties in district No. lected OAA, APTD and AFDC recipients 3. who are convalescing, chronically ill, or are in need of upgrading homemaking 3360–3 Oklahoma- - - - - - - - - State public welfare To provide for the employment of a con- 5,008 consultant on Social sultant on social group work services; group work. to stimulate an interest in and recognition of the values of group work methods; and to train social workers o and supervisors to provide services to 3370–2 Alaska --- - - - - - - - - - Development of social To employ staff who provide social serv. 82,461 = services in rural Alaska. ices in rural Alaska to the public welo . and to former and poten- tial recipients. 3440–3 Florida---- - - - - - - - - Development of an See o No. 261C-3 Minnesota------. 63,022 organized case system - for public welfare. 366C–3 Georgia.---------- Program to expand field of To accelerate the recruitment of bag. 44,207 recruitment for social calaureate degree graduates into the welfare and development social welfare programs of 15 Southern o in 15 Southern States. States. New methods are being de- * - , veloped with existing undergraduate social welfare programs and existing §. Of d'. * being - stimulated and strengthened. 3730–3 Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . Development of an See project No. §§§o.ta. --- 5,749 organized case system 377C - - - for public welfare. –2 Virginia........... Social services mobile To make the services of the local welfare 5,923 office unit. department more accessible to recipients and potential recipients. A mobile office unit is staffed and operates in those areas of the city of Chesapeake characterized by comparative isolation | . main Y. .. and/or by . - - - the incidence of Social problems. 378C-3 District of Colum- Protective services for To provide protective *::: for older 63,879 bia. adults. adults who are current, former, or potential recipients of public assist: ance. . project is being o o in accordance with Services for adults. 3790–3 Colorado.......... Rural Colorado protec. To determine how successfully and ade- 27,929 tive services. quately protective services can be provided in 3 selected rural counties. Activities are being carried out in accordance with the national plan for - - - - protective services for adults. 3820–2 Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . Baccalaureate manpower To increase substantially the quantity 3.10 × development program. and quality of social work manpowes available to meet the expanding de: programs through the extension and ..". of undergraduate social * - welfare education. 383 Washington_____. Foster family homes for To experiment with the use of fostes 5,700 adults—A model cities family homes and medical services fos project. adults needing a place to live and * receive care away from their, own 89C– - case). 389C-2 New Mexico.-----. Bernalillo County extended To * for the assignment of a case: 21,533 services project. worker in each of 5 §§ neighborhood * centers to act as an information and - - - eligible f blic assistance. *010-2 West Virginia...... Promotion and develop- To | ji, the quantity 12.68. ment of education for and quality of social work manpower social welfare personnel available to meet the expanding.de: and recruitment of social mands for personnel in special welfare welfare personnel. programs through the extension and strengthening # undergraduate social welfare education and through a broad WNSTRATION PROJECTS APPROVED AND CONTINUED DURING FISCAL YEAR 1969 REQUIRING SPECIA PROJECT FUNDS—Continued Connect “cticut..... -- Housing improvement pro To increase the number and quality of the social welfare personnel available for employment in socail welfare programs through developing undergraduate social welfare educational programs and career lines and recruitment programs designed to secure personnel with this educational preparation. A demonstration in providing foster care for AFDC youth, age 16 to 20, who cannot live with their own families. To increase substantially the quality and quantity of baccalaureate manpower to meet the expanding needs for personnel in social welfare programs through a wide range of organized activities designed to stimulate the recruitment, education, utilization, and retention of baccalaureate social service personnel. - To provide for a community social service planner in the Crossroads Community Service Center in Dallas, to determine and maintain the most effective lines and methods of communication between the public welfare staff and the center. To increase substantially the quality and quantity of social work manpower available to meet the expanding needs for personnel in social welfare pro. grams through a broad, program, 9 recruitment and by extending and strengthening social welfare educa” tion. To provide AFDC youth 14 to 21 with meaningful work experience through which they can acquire strong work habits and a positive attitude toward independence through employment; o encourage them to complete theis high school education or vocational training: to provide them with an 0000(tually to earn and save income which can be used to offset their educational **. penses during the coming, year 9s to further their education in lates, ye?!?. Vermont. ---- To offer a variety of specialized *::: to improve thé housing situatio" blic gram of Hartford. Florida. ---- - - Minne - elderly in the pilot cit Inn.; emergency social needs of families receiving P' assistance. - To complement the Jacksonville .. Child"Center program by osmo o: family aides to provide o of i.e. to AFDC families in the coy acksonville. , or coto: o components of the ". apolis neighborhood solo. wili: (1) enable the Henne?'" o Welfare Department to explose ". the and breadth what too." o adequacy and availability 0 o to services to the elderly co". the those directly involved an tablish community at large and: (2) i. ilot emergency social servio." "...] city area to delives ado". for services; to measuse. the o to exemergency social sesoe. an en the plore” the relationship o!"...i. emergency health, seo. . o by the inneapolis o, GenHealth and the Hennepio COu cy socia eral Hospital, and the *...i. services' provided by . County Welfare Department. |