Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-11-14
Social Service In
Campaign To Raise
$4,000 In. Funds
SIS, 200 Of The Amount Will Be
Coming From Contributions;
Davis Is Chairman

/ A goal of $4,000 has been set by
the Social Service League for the
drive which began on November IL,
according to a statement issued by
George w. Davis, Chairman of the
drive. The budget for the work of the
League for 1886 will be $4,000, Of
which $4,000 will be sought in con-
itributions. The Social Service League
is supported entirely by gifts from
private sources and does not receive
any grant of public funds.
Social welfare activities in Mont
gomery County are carried on through
three public agencies as well as this
one private agency. The County Board
of Public Welfare administers the
emergency relief financed by federal
funds and under the acts Of 1885 is
authorized to administer public assis-
lance and general outdoor relief and
service to families and individuals in
need, including the administration of
relief under the mothers assistance
law, the administration of old age
pensions relief, the administration of
relief to the blind and other handi-
capped and needy, and the care of
neglected, dependent, and delinquent
children, which care shall include the
rendering of probation service to
juvenile courts or other courts having
jurisdiction over minors" These SER
vices are financed by public funds de-
rived from federal, state and county
taxes.
The Montgomery County Depart
ment of Public Welfare, established
by the Board of County Commission
ers, is financed out of county funds
and has charge of burial of paupers,
insane and feeble minded in institu-
tons and regular relief to those in
curably handicapped by reason of age,
physical and mental disabilities.
The Juvenile Court, financed by
county funds, has jurisdiction over
Juvenile delinquents.
The Social Service League is the
only private social agency in Mont
gomery County. The League serves
the entire community, with profess
sional skill and efficiency, the obli-
cation of "Good Neighbor."
The Social Service League, as a
private agency, gives individualized
treatment of family trouble. This
fservice consists of:
l. Providing relief; to persons not
eligible under regulations of public
relief administrations.
2. Helping to overcome problems OF
personality and behavior such as:
a. Domestic discord.
b. Alcoholism.
C. Habit problems of children such
as: temper tantrums, incorrigibility
lying, stealing anti-social sex be.
havior, truancy, and children with
special handicaps such as mental de.
iciency and infantile paralysis.
d. Adjustment to economic condi-
tions.
e. Adjustment to family relation
ships.
3. Recognizing and discovering re.
sources within the family group anc
helping the family to utilize them.
a. Opening up community resources
to people who need them but do MOI
know how to reach or use them, e. G.
clinics, hospitals, recreation centers
special schools and classes and cura
tive institutions.
5. Helping families to manage then
households with limited incomes.
"The objective of the family case
worker is to help the individual find
a way out of his social or personal
difficulties so he may become a going
concern. The trained family worker
appreciates how serious other peoples
problems are to them, but does not
overwhelm them with pity or under
mine them by taking over all respon-
sibilities and telling them what to do
Instead, the case worker will gradual
ly encourage the client to think things
through for himself"