Services and Resources

Domestic Workers of America has formed an Operation Job Bank with grant from the Cleveland Council for Economic Opportunities through the State of Ohio's Community Services Block Grant. The Job Bank matches unemployed persons with employers seeking domestic workers in such areas as child and invalid care, household help and custodial work. The Job Bank also provides job counseling and workshops. Geraldine Roberts, founder of Domestic Workers, is director of the Job Bank. Call 361-0373 for more information.

Displaced Homemakers (women who have lost the support they were dependent upon) can get help through the Displaced Homemakers Program at all campuses of Cuyahoga Community College. The program offers services to help women become "job ready" and self-supporting. No fees are charged. To be eligible, a woman must have worked without pay as a homemaker for her family, not been gainfully employed, and be at least 35 years old. Courses include how to find and keep a job, interviewing, community resources, and budgeting. Call the campus nearest you: Metro, 241-5966; Western, 845,4000, Ext. 250; or Eastern, 464-1450, Ext. 275.

Education for Freedom of Choice in Okie (EFCO) can provide professionals from all areas to speak to your group or organization on the subject of abortion. EFCO also provides research assistance to students and professionals on reproductive issues. To arrange a speaker, contact EFCO at 621-8224.

The Free Clinic is offering individual and group counseling for victims of incest on Tuesday evenings between 7:00 and 10:00 p.m. To make an appointment, call 721-4010 and say you want an appointment with Cynthia Griggins. There are no fees or eligibility requirements at the Free Clinic, 12201 Euclid Avenue.

The Feminis Health Fund was founded in January 1980 for the purpose of aiding women with catastrophic illnesses who are economically disadvantaged. Our goal is to continue to raise funds and to distribute them to women in need of immediate financial aid. We are particularly sensitive to the discrimination women face due to racism, classism and homophobia. We are not a white, rich women's philanthropy Members of the board are working women. Some of us are poor, some are professionals, some are 'married, some are lesbians, some are mothers, all are daughters. Our ages range from the 50's to the 30's. We anticipate getting tax-exempt status soon, and welcome your participation and interest in the Fund. Please write us with your questions, comments, money and love notes at Box 323, Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387.

The Hunger Project International is a non-profit organization working to end hunger and death by starvation in this century. The Cleveland Committee of the Hunger Project works locally to increase awareness and educate the community about world hunger. Free seminars are offered each month in the Cleveland area. For more information, call Elizabeth Cleary at 687-0055 (days) or 631-1448. or Jordan Davis at 751-1525.

Tne. NARÁL Foundation Educational Film, "So. Many Voices." a documentary hosted by Ed Asner and Tammy Grimes, is now being distributed nationally. Contact Education for Freedom of Choice (EFCO) at 621-8224 or NARAL/Ohio at (614) 469-9616 for availability dates. "So Many Voices" features the many voices of individuals affected by abortion, and was nominated in 1980 for the New York State Emmy for Best Documentary. The film is a valuable educational tool to alert a general audience to the conflict that exists around the abortion issue.

Hotlines & Support Groups.

The Gay Hetline in Lake County is now under new management with new telephone numbers, 257-5503 (24 hours) and 257-7488 (after 6:00 p.m.). Please call any time for information, referrals, support and counseling-all calls are confidential! We are a referral service, not dating service, We will have lawyers, doctors, AA, Parents of Gays, mental health and chemical abuse people at your disposal. If you wish to apply for membership in the Lake County League of Gays (LOG), receive our newsletter and/or be placed on our mailing list, just call the Hotline for information/

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People United Against Reprosoten (PUAR) operates a Hotline to receive complaints of police brutality. The Hotline operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you have a complaint, dial 651-9842 and leave your name and telephone number. Your call will be returned within 24 hours and an appointment for follow-up will be made at that time. The identity of callers to the Hotline is completely confidential.

If you are a woman with a problem and don't know where to turn. WomenSpace's Help Line, 695-3100, may be able to put you in touch with helpful community resources. The Help Line's hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday. Leave a message other times and we will return your call. Women who call for assistance are provided with information and referrals by a staff of trained women specialists who can assess the caller's needs and refer her to vocational/career resources, social service agencies, physicians, therapists, attorneys and self-help groups. The staff regulariy researches and updates a resource bank to insure that current informa tion is available.

The Cleveland Feminist Library Announces the Opening of its Lending Library & Reading Room Sunday, December 5 from 3-5pm

Stop By While You're Attending the Wine and Cheese Party in Celebration of

the New Women's Center

at the Civic, 3130 Mayfield Rd.

in Cleveland

Heights

Reweaving the Web of Life This Bridge Called My Back Pulling Our Own Strings

The Marquise & the Novice

The Demeter Flower

Journey to Fulfilment

Drawing Down the Moon

Take Back the Night

Our Right to love

Sylvia

Nice Jewish Girls

The Cook & the Carpenter Directory of Financial Aids for Women

Let's Take Back Our Space

Lilelime Guarantee

Spare Ribs

Gaia s Guide

Ambilious Women

Hours (starting Dec. 6): Tues & Wed 6-9pm, Sat 1-5pm Other hours by appointment. Call 321-3054 for into.

PUAR (People United Against Repression) has an ongoing Legal Defense Fund to provide victims of police brutality with monetary assistance for both criminal and civil lawsuits. Eligibility is determined on a case by case basis. Presently, PUAR is handling the legal expenses involved in the class action suit stemming from the "suicides" by hanging in local area jails. We are requesting donations from all concerned individuals and organizations to help us maintain the Legal Defense Fund, so that we may continue to help others. Please send your donations to PUAR, P.O. Box 05034, Cleveland, OH 44105. For more information about our Legal Defense Fund, please contact our Hotline, 851-9842.

Hope for the gay sicokolic. Call the Gay Hotline at 821-3380, Alcoholism Services of Clevelarid at 391-2300, or Alcoholics Anonymous, 241-7387.

Wenen for Sobriety is an organization that helps women overcome drinking problems by sharing feelings and setting goals in a supportive group setting. The Cleveland chapter meets on alternate Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at WomenSpace. For meeting dates and information, call Paulette Zaryczny, 531-4518, or Ruth Schultz, 235-4128, or the WentenSpace Helpline, 606-3100.

For advice on how to prevent crime (how to secure yourself and your property or how to do community organizing on the issue), call the SelfHelp Anti-Crime Neties toll-free at 1-800-368-5664 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 pm. The hotline is a program of the privately-funded Eisenhower Foundation for the Prevention of Violence.

Appeals.

Wanted by the Women's Wholistic Center and Women's Building Fund: donations of carpet, lamps, upholstered and stackable chairs, tables. plants. Please call Jamie or leave a message at 321-3054.

In early September Marga Gravatt went to Duluth, Minnesota for the Federal Court hearing in her sex discrimination claim against the University of Minnesota. The ruling in the trial will probably not be announced until early 1983. The trial was expensive: Marge's costs at this time are $5,000 with bills still coming. Since returning to Cleveland she has en. countered several other unanticipated major expenses that are making it difficult to pay trial costs on schedule. Marge has changed her mind and will accept contributions, but only on the following condition: if/when she wins her case she will match our contributions with her own gift toward another (Cleveland-based) person's trial costs. If you are able to help, please make checks payable to Betsey Miklethun and send them to 14118 Ashwood Road, Shaker Heights, OH 44120. They will go to a special fund for Marge's trial costs.

Volunteer Ohle is the name chosen by a 28-member steering committee working to set up a statewide association to enhance voluntarism. The group represents every region of Ohio and includes representatives from volunteer agencies, business and those involved in volunteer work. The objective is to set up a statewide association to provide training, to expand benefits for volunteers, to develop new sources for volunteers, and to share information about voluntarism. With the cutback of federal funds for social services, there will be a greater need than ever for voluntary action to continue some of these necessary services. For information, contact Chairperson Dorothy Arlt, 129 Eastbury, NE, North Canton, OH, or call 1-497-9732.

The Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland is looking for physicians. nurse-practitioners, physicians' assistants, or midwives to volunteer one evening (3 hours) per week to assist us in serving our female patient population. Professionals are needed to provide physical exams for women wishing to obtain birth control methods, pregnancy testing, or testing and treatment of vaginal infections and sexually transmitted diseases: All patients are served in a confidential, relaxed, caring atmosphere. For details, contact Sally Willis at 721-4010.

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We are producing a documentary film about lesbians who decide to have children after they've come out. We need the help of your readers. We are looking for lesbians who have had children since coming out, are pregnant, or are seriously considering motherhood. Once we hear from you. we'll explain the project and what we'd like to know in greater depth. All Information we receive will be confidential. Write to Debra Chasnoff and Kim Klausner: 46 Bay State Avenue, No. 2, Somerville, MA 02144.

Twelve women were jailed in Illinois in June for chaining themselves in front of the Illinois Governor's office in their fight for the ERA. Two have been sentenced to 30 days, the remaining 10 to four days in jail as well as $3,000 in fines. Together with the $4,500 in bonds imposed for this action after the Illinois Senate voted down the ERA on June 25, there is now $7,500 that the State of Illinois has already extracted for the acts of cons cience of these women. Nine women of the group still face felony charges with prospects of still heavier fines, legal defense costs, and prison sentences. These women need our support. Please give generously to the Grass Roots Group of Second Class Citizens Legal Defense Fund, P.O. Box 2096, Station A, Champaign, Illinois 61820.

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