The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-21
CHILDREN'S WEEK AIDS
VERMONT YOUNGSTERS
Physical Needs, Moral Welfare ard
Mental Training To Be Considered
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The frequent appeals Of late for
the children OF distant have caused
some to wonder II perhaps it would
not be well to give definite attention
to the problems at home. What are
the needs of Vermont children?
What are the prospects OF the coming
generation? What kind of citizens
and parents are the Influences Otto
day moulding? How many lives are
being Aawed because OF neglect, Of
PHYSICAL need aud OF moral infectlopg
In response to such feeling and the
questions thus raised the. Publicity and
Finance Cimmittees OF the Vermont
Children's Aid Society are working
out plans for Vermont Children's
Week, 1t is hoped that arrangements
can be completed in time to observe
such week In. October % to 80.
A vital part of the plan depends upon
securing the support and cooperation
of womens clubs patriotic societies,
etc. The plan is. to secure as wide
publicity as possible for the aims and
policies OF child.helping agencies
Through churches, schools clubs and
sooieties.by lectures, talks, and dis
cussion. as well as by distribution OF
suitable literature, effort will be made
to arouse the general public to fuller
realization Of the vital Importance and
the extent Of the problem OF child
helping within our own state There
| win also be a definite attempt to in
form and instruct the public of the
value OF constructive family case-work
! and other phases OF the, accepted
technique of child helping as carried
on by the Vermont Children's Aid
Society. The preventive and construc-
tive possibilities OF social work are
not always fully appreciated even by
phiimthropic persons. And so there
will be an endeavor to demonstrate
by citation OF concrete cases the pos
sibility OF the trained worked pre-
venting the warping of character OF
the growth of social woes and also oil
counteracting evil forces and strength
ening weak spots so that individuals
on the downward path are made SELL
reliant and decent selfrespecting in
divlduals. And especially will EN-
phasis be given to the possioilities
OF such work during the plastic years
of child hood and youth
In connection with this general
work Of cid ucation there W II
also be an organized effort to secure
guarantees OF budget adequate TO
support the work of the Children $
Aid Society. The Society now has ~
wards EXPENDITURES for care OF
walds. for making Studies and adj
iustments involved in case work Tor
4 finding and Supervising homes in
which placements are made, now run
inward of $1,000 per month. SO npi1 3
there Is TO be retrenchment the
society must have $4,000 for the
coming year 1t is hoped that the
response will enable an extension OF
program rather than retrenchment.
| In some respects the story Of the
birth and growth OF the Vernon
Children's Aid Society reads like
fairy tale. Organized in short orde'
April 1919. case-work began in No
| vember following The STAFF now mum
bers three workers. each ere care
| fully trained OF wide experience. AM
devoted to the welfare OF children Il
distress or danger. These three de
vited woman are graphing with case
numerous enough to keen five worker
busy. Their modest stipends by n
,,eons ranay tho thought. the sympf