European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Ige 10 the stars and stripes August 1977 bridging information Gap is aim the move to Europe can to a frighten especially far a Young military who has to pay far his sorted family to join it is so said Samuel dug Usa eur acs so Many of these Young people Cork Here and Are frightened by everything they Sec and everything around they arc afraid to go to Iho commis sary because they dont think they Ore Tho izod to use it because they re non command they fear going to the they balk at medical worst of they Are afraid o any kind of help because they think the army will Sond them a sergeant major said the problem has been that the army demands a lot from its we demand he have clean shined shoes and be a cod we demand he abide by All of our we Deh and he go to the the Field and leave his family for weeks at a that is particularly rough on Young not command sponsored we demand a helluva and what can we offer in return the sergeant citing the problem when a Soldier has problems Gener ally financial and the stress la too great and he gets into we end up giving him an article is and fining we Lake away his Money and that is probably what caused his troubles in the first he the sergeant major said much of the Auli lies with sergeants and it is their Job to inform the people when they come Over Here of what benefits they he there is no excuse for a Young Soldier bringing his family in his and then not knowing he can use All the other facilities in the my i itary acs tries to Bridge the information acs said arc expand ing their programs to offer More to the Young Soldier and his family on the econ we have Economy wives mothers outreach and welcoming mittens at almost All of our Dennis mannheims acs said the mothers outreach pro Gram is designed to help the Young sol Diers wife prepare for childbirth and especially for the wife of a Dier who is in the he so Many the Young Mother just Doest know what to we show her what u do in Case who to Golf for help and what to Many of these Young people dont even have we Send our people to the Homes and talk with reassure them and offer any help we the Economy wives program la de signed for Yozing wives to get Neil friends and have a place to go when their husbands arc Periard the Mannheim Center has a lounge with a Freezer to store food in after shopping at the commissary and even sewing they also have meetings every week and talk thing Over and plan Small Tours and he said Mannheim has about 40 wives in the he we want acs to be a place that these Young people can come to for with the knowledge that they will get that we Arent just Here for the top brass or Tot the career we Are Here for people in the and that includes the Young Jug review of social services people Are what acs centers Ore All about Here is a Brief took at acs and the Grams it is involved in there Are 70 acs centers in established n communities of or when1 social services Are people work in Volunteer six army officers with masters a Enrera in Socin we lure work in Samusd Usai Uzuh acs said must army acs Wolfi ices will inst by iwo and will return to the not dial but will to re placed by civilians wills the equivalent in acs Lias grown greatly inthe past seven in is hearing the is million nuns link services Are counselling por suns gel out of crisis plans arc being developed to solve family problems and refit it runs Tii appropriate agencies or Pru Graim such us Hie child advocacy Liy will 70 la Kuit child care which Are privately will coma unlit acs Fui operation no control and funding about Ito civilian positions Are expected to be f the Economy wives program is de signed to Aid wives living off pout partic ulary non Ramanand sponsored Ruf trams budget and welcoming services highlight acs is responsible Tor programs to child care to enjoy appropriated funds by army Community service meets to have operational control of All 70 Jirld care in says Samuel Usarek acs of child care centers will become an a Propri Atco fund have put in a request to hire 130 civil an positions to staff and control each Duggins said he has of Meiai approached by and funding officials w deter mine what will be needed to refurbish and furnish each Are asking for i healthy he Duggins said among the items needed ire Buttle swing cribs and bedding ind Nursery we will be satisfying two we Rill be a preschool Type Nursery and also a babysitting he we will definitely be charging Money or the services and it appears thai it will Perale on a sliding assist handicapped that includes finding jobs for handicapped Uwar ors and summer swimming programs for Chil acs also is responsible fur helping evaluate potential Fusler Homes an j Vides funds to help support a Tete acs volunteers Brief new families during on what inc Agency Luis to of eur Zintl what to in their appropriated funds Are being used to Purchase Irons and other Kitchen child care needs and other housewares to to issued to newly arrived families from the loan acs assists expectant and new Moth ers in support and Educa Tion through the mothers outreach Usa Sikur has requested 187 new personnel positions Tor of 130 will be for the child care centers and 47 arc for Community acs who need a background in social greater emphasis is being put on training volunteers to become More Quali fied in their jobs and on helping volunteers get into work they will welcoming Commil Toos Greet new families at their Homes with gifts and in formation on the analysis acs must Lake a took at our Duggins and Ihen decide what is most i Hope people rank very High pc acs Volunteer meet or a v corps Volunteer seminar at Ibe Frankfurt Ter brainstorm no session race club to Dii Ciui ways la improve Ibe Organ Italoa and i multitude of programs As Well As How to solve any problems now
