WHAT'S HAPPENING

A WOMEN'S CENTER FOR CLEVELAND?

The Cleveland Women's Counseling suggestion for a women's center needs ideas for services, activities, programs, people, and events, women would like to see happening. Any information that would help build the center and keep it responsive should be sent to P.O. Box 20279, Cleveland, 44120.

Look to future issues for further information.

LIBRARY FOR WOMEN PRISONERS

A library is being started for women prisoners in Cuyahoga County Jail. Please send books or pamphlets on women's liberation or general reading material which you can donate to

What she Wants

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FORGOTTEN CHILDREN

arise it takes months to rectify them. *Neither does the state provide written eligibility requirements, leaving interpretation up to arbitrary whims in many cases. *Cuyahoga County wants to set up a training program for its day care providers but cannot because it has been waiting for the state's permission.

cont. from page 1 she came one evening after work to pick her up she found her locked in a room being punished for "running outside when she wasn't supposed to" and her face was badly cut and bruised. There was no nurse, the parents had not been notified and no medical attention had been provided. The parents took the child to the hospital where they found she had a concussion. The center was not insured so they had to pay a large hospital bill. The hospital did not report the child's injury or advise the parents to do so. The parents complained to welfare, but they did nothing. When other women present at the hearing told her to sue she replied that she didn't have that kind of money and couldn't afford a lawyer. Her rural county does not have a legal aid office. (Our reporter referred her to the Women's Law Fund in Cleveland and will try to follow up on her case).

*Part-time workers do not qualify for any amount of day care subsidy.

*Welfare used to pay centers to keep a minimum number of places open for welfare children but does not any longer. So now, centers are forced to admit other children and do not have room when the welfare child applies.

ONE WELFARE MOTHER'S STORY

All of these problems are felt most severely by the welfare child and mother. One mother who testified told of placing her 11⁄2 yr. old daughter in a welfare-approved center. When

What She Wants

The State Department of Public Welfare has an advisory committee to guide its work. The governor appoints the members of the committee to 1, 2 or 3 year terms. When

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IN MEMORIAM. Pat Fogarty McQuillan died on Tuesday, June 25, in Bonn, Germany. She was a person whose courage in the struggle against sexism inspired great love and admiration in those who knew her.

A founder of Catholics for a Free Choice, Pat showed us the way to speak out against the mighty who oppress us. She dedicated herself to feminism up until her last moment, and we deeply mourn her death.

DAY CARE CENTERS IN OHIO

A free pamphlet containing all licensed day care centers in the state may be obtained by writing the Department of Public Welfare, 408 E. Town Street, Columbus, 43215

WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY CELEBRATION Saturday, August 24

Watch for details or call 283-5219

Gilligan became governor he began replacing the Rhodes appointees, mostly big businessmen with people who are active in community projects promoting public welfare. The four local members of the state Day Care Advisory Committee are: Ms. Ruth Thompson, of the Center for Human Services, Day Nursery Association; Mr. Gerald Austin, former teacher, former day care consultant for the Cleveland Foundation Day Care Facilities Development! Service (no longer funded) and organizer of the "Citizen's Committee for Day Care"; Ms. Irma Sharpe, of the Merrick House Day Nursery; and Mr. Troy Lee James, State Representative.

The new committee members decided that unlike the Rhodes committee ("just a Joke," Gerald Austin) they would conduct themselves like any other blue ribbon Governer's commit tee (ie. health, transportation). In March of this year the committee chose to "take it to the people," hold hearings and publish a report of their findings. The last hearing has been held and the report is due to appear in September.

The report will probably show that expensive well-organized suburban day care centers and shoe-string at-home city and rural centers. all have severe problems. They are all burdened with neglect, financial need and Male -let-thekids-eat-cake-mentality.

Our children are our future. Their mothers should have an opportunity to make a better living for them, to get off the welfare merry-goround without having to worry about what's happening to her children while she is out doing what she has to. Their mothers should have the opportunity to get a good education just like their fathers do. Women who are divorcing their husbands, often to provide a more secure home for their children, should be able to do so without having to go on wel. fare to support them. (It was reported that in Lake County the divorce rate is now 52 percent.)..uthers who cannot provide play grounds, toys and teachers for their children should be able to pool resources with other women and create stimulating environments for all their children. If you care-demand day care.

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