European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 2, 1980 the stars and stripes Poge 9 i Yunt Andrews icel visits Mabel Knight outreach has hands out for lonely shut ins outreach staffer Anne Charfauros right takes Vilorie Barr left and Darlene when on a tour of a Palace in Schwet Zingen Story and photos Hyed Reavis staff writer Mannheim Germany is the Best thing that can happen to the newly arrived non command sponsored wife is to fall into the skillful hands of an out reach worker. For Many that outreach person can be the difference Between an overseas tour that resembles a prison term or a positive memorable experience. According to Jeannie Lehowicz Uso outreach coordinator Here the aim of the program is to find those wives before the sink into the doldrums. We want to teach survival skills and plug them into the area of their interest be it a Job or education. Get them action oriented and head off the family problems that arise from the stresses inherent in Economy living Here. We want to Lead the wife to the Point where she can use the local transportation because it s a big help in combating that stress. We find wives usually know where the commissary and laundromat is because their husbands want to cat and get their fatigues cleaned Lehowicz said. 16,000 families the estimated number of Young families on the Economy in Usa eur is 16. 000 and the outreach program budgeted for two years ending this december was implemented Only in the Frankfurt Hanau  Mannheim Stuttgart and Wiesbaden military communities. In this Community we saw 206 wives from the first of the year to july and that Means working a lot of overtime. The problem is finding them and we think we find most. They get the word at Naico new arrival in country and Neo non combatant evacuation order briefings and the housing referral people have been an excellent ally Lehowicz said. The Uso outreach Here has two employees and a varying number of volunteers ranging from six to 10. They re covering an area of about 50 Miles in Radi us including Worms Buer Slade ludwigs Hal in and Emsbach on the bar Strasse. Out but you can t Send out volunteers who Haven t had previous training. We give on the Job training in human relations and awareness so they can become visitation specialist. It s desirable they have a car and some German but that in t mandatory Lehowicz said. Outreach Volunteer Lynn Andrews is one of those people Ochowicz and her assistant Anne Charfauros Call a Quality visitation  she can t give us much time but the Lime she does give us is top Quality. She takes these wives by the hand Ancl goes through the Steps of coping with various situations be it taking the Streetcar or shopping for something Charfauros said. Andrews sees a lot of Economy Homes inthe course of her work. You hear a lot about the stay at Home wife sitting in her overheated apartment and i do Sec some depressing living quarters. But i Sec More women ready to get out and do things ready to be shown How to Cope in this strange new environment Andrews said. Knock at the door Mabel Knight from Goldsboro n.c.,was in country one month when Andrews knocked at her door in vice Nchim. Shews one of four wives visited by Andrews in the course of one morning. Knight said her husband pvt. Kevin Knight stationed with the 97th signal in found their apartment through the housing office i was excite. About coming to Ger Many but i did t know what to expect and just silting around Here makes the Days real Long Mabel Knight said. Andrews explained How to get to the pm the recreation area in Benjamin Franklin Village and the Mannheim our race Toliu Itter Andrews chats with Kathy Veissy right and daughter Dawn downtown shopping District by bus and Streetcar before actually going to the pm with her. Knight was told what other americans lived in her neighbourhood and was encouraged to visit them. She was invited to participate on one of the regular downtown orientation Tours run by outreach which also familiarizes wives with Public transportation schedules european size labels and German phrases useful in such places As a bakery Butcher shop and dry cleaners. Knight was also invited to participate in one of the weekly sightseeing Tours run by outreach. Using tic phone one of the first things we show wives is How to use the phone system to Call her husband s unit the fire department and the police. If a wife takes advantage of our orientation courses she is soon Able to Start showing her husband around an Drews said. Lehowicz stressed the importance of in forming new wives of the Many education Al possibilities in the Community ranging from cooking to languages and of Job possibilities. They re usually very Young 18 or 19 years old and Many want to finish their education. They usually Don t know what the acs army Community services can of Fer them such As pots and pans financial counselling and Trie excellent mothers outreach program Lehowicz said. Outreach also can plug newcomers into the Are army emergency Relief which helps families with those extravagant de posits on utilities and the Economy wives organizations wailing with advice an help. Lehowicz said there s a lot of misinformation floating around a military Community and part of their Job is to combat it and help a wife become a bit More inde pendent. La s not a great liberation thing we re seeking but just a Little More Day to Day Independence for the wife so she does t have to sit around waiting for her husband to Lake her out. Our goal is sometimes misunderstood by some of the More machismo husband types Lehowicz said