The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-08-02
FORM NATIONAL
RELIEF GROUP
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and is identified with several Cleve-
land welfare and relief services. His
address at the annual fund festival
last year was broadcast on a national
network.
'There is urgent need at the pres
ent time for a strong correlated So
cial service program in which every
Community Fund, every public and
private agency, county and state re-
source will have its place and func-
tion," Case said in announcing Bak-
er's appointment.
"If this coordination of social
service agencies can be effected it
will be possible to work out an un-
employment and renef program which
will not only go long way toward
relieving suffering during the coming
winter but toward restoring conf
dence and morale as we'll In union
there is strength is quite as applic-
able to welfare and relief organiza-
tons as to state governments.
"That a co-ordinating program is
necessary in social work is indicated
by these facts. Relief and welfare
needs in the United States have been
increasing rapidly. The Community
Funds, by their own efforts alone,
raised 94O0,OO0,000 for 1882. This
was 20 per cent. more than was
raised by these same funds for 1881.
The work of the funds last year was
greatly aided by the presidents or
ganization on unemployment relief
under the direction of Walter S. Gift
ford and Owen d. Young.
"The winter of 1892 and 1888 will
bring with it a greater need for
funds and still greater difficulties in
securing them. The federal relief
appropriation of $300,000,000 is
greatly misunderstood. 1t cannot
cover the relief needs Of the coun-
try.
Up to Communities
"The primary esponsibilities for
securing the funds necessary to pro-
vide anything approximately adequate
relief must be morne by individual
communities. Federal relief is to be
given to states only upon evidence
submitted showing the absolute need
for the assistance. Individual com
munities have greater responsible
ity for raising their relief and wei.
fare budgets than ever before.
There is no Disgusting the fact
that even with federal aid and with
each community contributing to the
| utmost it is going to be exceedingly
difficult to meet all the demands fol
assistance which will come in thi:
winter.
1.-The assembling of the commun
| ity leaders participating in the l93l
welfare and relief mobilization at the
national capital in September to re-
ceive a charge from the president a:
to their responsibility IN carrying or
community efforts will go long wa!
toward encouraging them in one o.
the hardest and most difficult year:
in our country's history"
Among the national agencies rep
resented in the welfare and reliet
mobilization of 1882 will be:
| American Country Life Associa
ton, American Hospital Association
American Social Hygiene Association
Boys Club Federation, Boy Scouts o
America, Bureau of Jewish Social Re
search, Camp Fire Girls, Child Wei
fare Association, Federal Council o.
| Churches of Christ in America, Cir
| Scouts, National Association Of Trav
elers' Aid Societies, National Boart
of the Y. W. c. A., National Chilt
Labor Committee, National Confer
ence of Catholic Charities, Nationa
Council of the Y. NJ. C. A., Nationa
4 Organization for Public Health Nurs
ing, National Probation Association
National tuberculosis Association
Salvation Army, Social Work Public
ity Council, Welfare Department 0
Junior League of America.