New Britain herald., 1927-12-08
MISS BEALE FILES
 QUARTERLY REPORT
Recommends Unemployment h. surance and More Cooperation

X plea for unemploym ent instr- ance and a request for fuller cooper ation among other welfare agencies with the confidential exchange, maintained at 52 Center street, was made last evening by Miss Cora M. Bea,e. executive secretary of the Jew Bfitsin Welfare association. T. was M,n Bcalss report for the quar- ter ending November 80, and dealt largely with Christmas problems:
 'Ih, report continues:
 Among the ss feml'ies aided hy the weitar. association during October and November. 10 came to oar ro.iae when thr cause or poVer- " VI. .Nness resulting in joss Of work and wages. with s2lllonai eN- penso. incurred until al! reserve funds were exhausted and the s 0 g cal went out. In IA Of the eases unemployment and underemp!oy- ment were the causes Of poverty. Men and women in these families are physically fit ro: work. eager for it. and unable 10 support :hetr faml- ,ies without i.. Yet ;Ns industries Of our city hare not the work 10 offer them.
 There will come a day when un- emp ioyment insurance will safe guard the wage-earner and be an econom!-al factor in industry, just as the Gpansation law has proved beyond I doubt. in spite of opposi- ,ion at its Introduction.
 ''Continued poverty in a home Is detrimental to every member of the family. Sclf-respect is lost, health suffers. the general morale is lower ed and the children, physically and spiritually. are the main sufferers. Yet home is never broken up be- cause of poverty alone. Intemper- ance, abuse, immortality and mental incapabilitv are main factors in s"v- ering children from the care ot their parents Lack of a wage can be substituted, food provided. clothing and bedding and other household necessities furnished whenever the tather and mother show the least in rlination to appreciate help and put forth some effort Of their own.
 Into such drah lives the Welfare association tries 10 place help and encouragement all through the year. The community is especially inter osted just now when hearts are warmed 10 service by the approach ing holiday season.
 When Christmas Is provided by outside sources for families where the need exists, 1t is the duty of every social worker 10 see that 1t IS provided in as normal q manner as possible. Parents should have the natural function of selecting the gifts and planning for the home. Those who have been in the habit of giving specified articles or baskets may help 10 achieve this very tsing by substituting money or credit. The families under the care Of the social agencies, in their posi- ton of recipients, should not be oX- cludcd from the joy of giving. They must receive where otherwise no Christmas cheer would be forthcom- inS but the parents pleasure in choosing and planning is their Christmas joy, Whether it be q tree and toys for the youngsters at peep of day, or bit Of extra for dinner, theirs is the normal right to create hc Christmas atmosphere in that home.
 Tn the joy Of service 10 others, .he generosity of those desiring 10 provide some form Of Christmas cheer may even be more generous if inc givers are assured that the family krown to the social agency is well known and especially needs 10 be remembered.
 Sometimes an apparently too prosperous looking home is just the place for an added bit ot cheer when back Of the apparent prosper fly is q long story or sickness and trouble known only 10 the social worker who does not he1ray the confidence of the family in making known the reasons for the state ment os need.
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