Buffalo Criterion, 1987-05-28

              thursday may 28-june 3 1987 niagara region vol 62 - no 22 established in 1925 wny . necessary minority newspaper - featuring paid legitimate circulation rochester the buffalo criterion robinson announces county funding of youth programs erie county legislator william f robinson has been successful in obtain ing 160,000 in county funding to support several youth development and delinquency prevention types of programs throughout erie county mr robinson explained the importance of obtain ing this funding the erie county comprehen sive planning report has identified the urgent need to fund programs which address the serious prob lems of high school drop outs and youth unemploy ment in our community it was therefore of extreme necessity to provide pro grams for such youth to encourage their enrich ment the county has provided funds to cover the cost of contracting with area ser vice providers such as the william-emslie family ymca the national inner cities youth opportuni limm inc thm institute tor people enterpnsesrtnc - students time out aca demic renewal service the gethsemane founda tion inc universal ser vice organization the langston hughes insti tute inc and the com modore perry programs said robinson all of these organizations pro vide services to the youth of our community includ ing tutorial services rec reational activities and cultural enrichment pro grams in addition the com modore perry program plans to implement a latch-key program de signed to supervise school children and keep them occupied until their par rents return home from work i am extremely happy the erie county depart ment of youth services has appropriated these funds to help promote the safety enrichment and well-being of all partici pating youth robinson ooncftkftrcj county to provide expanded services for seniors erie county executive edward j rutkowski has announced that the county will be providing an additional 30.000 home delivered meals for the homebound elderly and will also expand its in home services for the elderly program eisp to provide more hours of personal care and home maker services for the frail elderly rutkowski said that expansion of the two services is possible be cause of an increase in both county and state funding to the programs last year we provided 157,784 home-delivered meals for the high-risk frail seniors under the supplemental nutrition assistance program snap rutkowski said because of the advocacy position undertaken by the administration state fund ing to snap has been increased to provide up to 185.000 home-delivered meals this fiscal year this expansion of the snap program demon strates our commitment in erie county to care for our senior citizens at a time in their lives when they need our help the snap was first enacted in the 1984-85 new york state budget to provide additional nutri tion assistance for the high-risk frail elderly because of the continuing need for home-delivered meal services among the county's homebound seniors erie county was one of the first to apply for these state funds and was granted a 100,000 six month award the monies were used to increase home-deliver ed meals to senior citizens in the urban and suburban areas as well as the expand to rural communi ties which had not previ ously had home-delivered meal services the coun ty executive explained in addition weekend meals were provided to those homebound seniors in need of them during the first six months of the program over 34.000 additional home-delivered meals were provided under the eisep coun ty and state funds are made available to provide expanded case manage ment and non-medical in home services to the functionally impaired elderly the erie county eisep has forged a joint venture including the erie county department of senior services the de partment of social ser vices and the coordinated care management corpor ation ccmc rutkow ski said these in-home ser vices are designed to meet the needs of the elderly who may live alone or to work closely with those elderly who have family caregivers case mana gers work cooperatively with these caregivers to provide needed relief for them on a short-term basis and assist these elderly and their caregivers to develop appropriate plans for long-term needs as well the program originally provided more than 43,000 hours of in-home services for approximately 350 frail elderly in erie county erie county will allocate an additional 40,000 to the eisep to match an increase in state funding resulting in an additional 20,000 hours of in-home services rutkowski said the first twenty-five cent pieces were minted by the u.s government in 1796 it was once believed that st valentines day is the day birds find their mates the russian composer tchaikovsky made his debut as an orchestral conductor at a charity concert in 1867 minority trade show slated the fifth annual upstate new york region al minority trade show will be held june 23 in syracuse n y it's purpose is to pro vide minority vendors and corporate purchasing offi cials with an opportunity to build a mutually produc tive business relationship for more information or reservations call 885 0336 janet renfroe among d'youville graduates a *-« patrick flynn acting dean of academic affairs at d'youville col lege has announced that 220 students were the recipients of academic degrees at the 79th com mencement exercises of d'youville college at kleinhans music hall sat may 23rd d'youville college con ferred 10 degrees in master of science in community health nurs ing at this year's com mencement and the first master of science degree in gerontology the first degree issued since the inception of the program among the graduates is janet renfroe of pierce ct she is the mother of jason a younger and is the daughter of mr and mrs robert renfroe sr of leroy avenue in buffalo ms renfroe is a mem ber of d'youville and nys student nurses associa iton and is a member of district i new york state nurses and received a bachelor of science de gree in nursing ms renfroe completed the internship program in cancer nursing at roswell park memorial institute the summer of 1986 janet renfroe new hope to host women's day the new hope baptist church 543 richmond aye will observe its annual women's day sunday may 31 the rev sennie r reed will be the speaker for the 11 a.m worship service a special program will be presented at 4 p.m with mrs kenvil echols as the guest speaker the public is invited to share in both worship services the co-chairpersons of women's day are ms alice dawson and mrs helen hunter the rev dr paul f thompson is pastor nul confab to confront array of critical issues the national urban league will bring its annual conference to houston for the first time on sunday july 19 through wed july 22 at the albert thomas con vention and exhibit cen ter which will be the official conference head quarters john e jacob presi dent and chief executive officer of the national urban league said that the league's visit to the city promises to be as exciting as it is informative and productive he added that the conference widely re garded as the nation's premier forum on race re lations will provide an op portunity to examine many of today's critical issues facing black and white americans alike mr jacob is a native of houston theme to emphasize ways to overcome social & economic disadvantage working together to make a difference coa lition collaboration cooperation is the theme of the nul's 77th annual conference which emphasizes the difference shades of cooperative 30th clinical pastoral education program to be held at ecmc six participants of the 30th annual clinical pas toral education program at the erie county medical center will begin classes on tuesday june 2nd they are . carole grant-white lay chaplain of the anglican church of c-rvada in hamilton on tario she is a lockport resident arthur scidmore semi narian of the sacred heart seminary in hales cor ners wisconsin he is a hamilton ontario resi dent matthew stengel a student at the colgate-ro chester divinity school in rochester ny he is a portville n y resident lucille weaver a stu dent at the colgate-ro chester divinity school in rochester n y she is a williamsville resident robert willert a semi narian of the union theo logical seminary in new york city he is a nyc resident rev karl robinson pastor of the shiloh baptist church in buffalo he is a buffalo resident the program offered year-round to clergy of all faiths seminarians and re ligious orders focusses on the art and techniques of , ministering to the sick and persons in crisis situa tions according to rev c charles bachmann pro gram chairman since 1957 and chief protesant chaplain of ecmc since the program be gan 30 years ag0,.75 local clergy and former semi narians who work in the church and mental health fields have completed the program accredited by the association of clinical pastoral education other past participants include 500 from across the united states and as far away as australia and new zealand represented among their denominational back grounds are nuns semi narians parish clerks seeking additional training in hospitals and crisis ministery under supervi sion he said father frank tuchols chaplain of children's hospital in buffalo will assist as suiervis as supervisor-in-training a reception tuesday june 2 from 2 p.m to 4 p.m in the staff dining room of the hospital officially opens the 30th annual program hunt named daemen trustee charles l lumsden chairman of the board of trustees of daemen col lege located at 4380 main st in amherst has announced the appoint ment of peter f hunt to a three-year term as a member of the daemen college board of trustees mr hunt is the presi dent of the residential di vision of the hunt real estate corp he is also president of the devere capital corp of buffalo general partner and pro perty manager for p.l.m associates a general in vestment partnership specializing in real estate and sole owner and man ager of 14 residential units in the city of buffalo which are involved in sub stantial privately-funded renovation projects mr hunt has been involved in a program in advanced studies at the london school of eco nomic and political sci ence and holds a b.s degree in government from st lawrence univer sity of canton ny he has been an appraiser of real estate since 1977 a real estate broker since 1977 and a licensed sales person since 1972 this new daemen col lege trustee is also a member of the profession al standards committee with the greater buffalo board of realtors area director of development for st lawrence univer sity associate member of buffalo executives assoc member of master minds a 25-member nationwide real estate consulting organization board member of the buffalo 2000 director of the ymca and is a trustee of the theodore roosevelt inaugural na tional historic site mr hunt's wife is mary jo and they have two daughters and one son peter hunt blackwell robinson congratulate key nurridin on efforts to help youth erie county legislators roger i blackwell and william f robinson presented proclamations to jesse f key and abdel nurridin in recognition of their tremendous effort to find summer employment for approximately 200 afro american inner city youths m^^ht^^and_jmt-._nurridin are co-founders along with wufo radio • of the youth for self-help program the goal of the program is to raise 95,000 through contributions to help local businesses offset the cost of employing youths legislator blackwell remarked these two gentlemen both recognized , that giving a youth a job fosters positive self-esteem teaches responsibility and instills community pride youth employment also directs the natural energies and inquisitiveness of teenagers into constructive and produc tive avenues the program will employ youths between the ages of 15 and 19 years of age will be required to work about 25 hours a week and be paid minimum wages the plan is to subsidize 60 percent of the salaries through contribu tions and have businesses pick up the remaining 40 percent of the cost legislator robinson concluded we applaud the generous eftorls of mr key mr nurridin and wufo radio for their inspiring community spirit and strong commitment to area youths public housing tenants confer at city hall by abdullah luoman over 200 members of the buffalo league of public housing tenants representing 27 low-income apartment complexes managed by the buffalo municipal housing authority bmha met in the common council chambers and complained of insensitive manage ment and poor maintenance after the installation of officers by at-large councilmember herbert bellamy and council president george arthur gave the keynote address bellamy swore in the following officers of the buffalo league of public housing tenants lillian fisher president patricia hurgurley first vice-president vera spruill second vice-president aida ha-sidi corres ponding secretary and richard kirst sergeant-at-arms george k arthur was in rare form remembering that it was the willert park project's vote that first put him in office in 1963 said i hope this is the beginning of a movement that is going to commit itself to improving the quality of life in the projects i am proud to be a part of this because for once we have a convention that was started not by the housing authority but by the tenants themselves i am here to tell you on behalf of all of my colleagues that we stand with you we are going to support you when we make changes that are beneficial in the housing authority we help ourselves it is criminal to have people coming to councilmen looking for housing and cannot get it when there are so many apartments empty said david collins the masten district councilman i have asked the state legislature to change the makeup of the bmha so that the elected tenant repre sentatives will be equal to the appointed members of the board we have no reason to have thousands of vacant apartments with poor people having no place to stay here are some of the complaints that were voiced by tenants and project representatives bernice wilson we want win dows that we can operate modernization of the apartments elevators fixed and one-way out apartments need to be changed babcock we need them to complete the work that they started shafer village tenant i cannot get a response from the director by mail or phone if a fire occurs the senior citizens may be burned up we need people working here who like people joseph cataro i have not had any water in five weeks why don't they hire tenants instead of crying about a labor shortage . lillian fisher president of commo dore perry tenant council we have a 62 vacancy and do not have any place fit to house people patricia hurgurley we have to pay high utility bills even after being told that our heap checks went to city hall and security needs to be improved shirley tillman we have mildew all over the walls how can we stop being prisoners in our own apart ments carol leary how can i get a transfer they said that i need a doctor's note viola hill we need landscaping and the lawn damage repaired that was done by snow plows the last stoves do not have drip pans and we need better rules about noise regulations artha williams the bmha should have a program to hire youngsters living in the project after school is out nul - see page 2 serving working leading in wny inner cities since 1923 price only 20 per copy