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WIC Moves to Larger Building to Serve More Citizens
By VERONICA CLEMONS
Chronicle Staff Writer
Celebrating its 20th anniver
sary, the Forsyth County WIC Pro
gram got something it definitely
needed ? space.
This week, the main functions
of Uxe-WXQ program will move
^downstairs in the Reynolds Health
Care Center on Highland Avenue to
. a space that will allow the program
to operate more efficiently and
enable it to increase the number
program participants.
"It's set up better anS will ailow
people to move more freely," said
Dr. Robert Jones, director of WIC.
was a nightmare because of
space. The staff and clients like it
better and it's a more user friendly
environment." .
WIC, women infants and chil
dren, is a supplemental food and
nutrition education program which
has been operating in North CaF
olina since 1974. Forsyth County
has the oldest W1C program in the
state.
Recipients receive nutrition
education and supplemental foods to
improve their diets and reduce their
chances of health problems caused
by poor nutrition. They are given
vouchers which they redeem at par
ticipating grocery stores to obtain
WIC foods that include infant for
mula, cereal, juice, milk, cheese,
eggs, dry beans and peanut butter.
Jones said more than 54 grocers in
Forsyth County accept WIC vouch
ers.
Because WIC consistently
exceeded its case load by more than
4,000 participants, the State WIC
Director raised Forsyth County's
authorized caseload*" and the center
received $43,980 in additional state
funds this ^ear. The County Com
missioners approved the appropria
tion of these funds in May. The
money will be used to renovate, fur
nish and equip the space on the first
floor of Reynolds, formerly occu
pied by the Health Department, and
to upgrade one part-time position to
full-time. ' . ,
.County Commissioner Mazie
Woodruff she was glad of the
expansion because more eligible
people who live out in the county -
will be able to take advantage of the
program;
Currently, there are about 5.000
participants in the program, which is
about 54 percent of those who are
eligible. With the new program set
up Jones said the program should
served at least 70 percent ot those
J
who are eligible^ ' ,
The W1C program has already
used other avenues to expand. It has
gone into Head Start to get children
signed up' It has gotten new partici
pants through day care agencies.
Even eligible students who attend
Independence High School have
been able to sign up for WIC ser
vices. . 1 *
"We look for ways to make it
easier for people to take advantage
of the program," Jones said.
One of the advantages of the
move will be the decrease in the
amount of time that women will
have to wait to get vouchers. What
once was a six-step process will be
cut in half to about three steps.
Before, when coming in on
appointment dates to pick up vouch
ers, WIC recipients spent most of
their time waiting. They stgncd in
and waited, usually for about an
hour, to see the nutritionist. Then
they had to wait again before their
vouchers were ready, which was
about another hour. The new area
will have a classroom where several
recipients can get the nutrition edu
cation at the same time, instead of
the time-consuming one on one con
sultations. And when the 30-40
minute class is over, the vouchers
will be ready.
What short waiting period
recipients may have will be in one
room. Before they were shifted from
one room to another, which WIC
shared with another department.
Jones said m any times the rooms^
were so crowded, pregnant women
were sitting uncomfortably on the
? floor waiting to be served.
Many recipients could not
come oil their scheduled appoint
ment day to get the vouchers
because of the lengthy process.
Jones added WIC appointments are
scheduled two months in advance,
and many of the recipients worked
for temporary agencies. If they were
on an assignment when their
appointment date came they opted ;
to work instead of spend most of
their day at Reynolds.
"There is a misconception that
WIC recipients don't have anything
else to do," Jones said.
The move downstairs will add
to all phases of the WIC program,
making it easier on everyone, espe
cially the recipients.^
"The bottom liKjis we want to
make it more accessible to clients,"
Jones said. "We are health profes
sionals and need to treat them like
Clients." . ? r ? -
Leadership W-S Gives 10 Awards to Community, Youth Leaders
Leadership Winston-Salem
began its 10 th year with a recent
celebration brunch at the Food Bank
teers were recognized.
In honor- of the anniversary, the
organization created two special
awards. First, five community lead
ers received the 10th Anniversary
Community Youth Leadership
Award. Each recipient received a
plaque, a $500 award donated in
their name to a program of their
choice and a youth scholarship
named in their honor.
Secondly, five young people
received the 10th Anniversary Stu
dent Leadership Award. Each stu
dent received an $1,800 scholarship.
The 10 recipients of the awards
were: (Community Youth Leaders
Awards):
James Blackburn, who has
Worked with youths for 20 years in ,
both a paid and volunteer capacity.
His principal involvements include
coaching three sports ? flag foot
ball, baseball and basketball. He
gives encouragement through group
counseling sessions for high risk
youths a Petree, Wiley and Kennedy
Middle Schools. He assists juvenile
court counselors with youths who
are on intensive probation. His
innovative approaches to helping
troubled youths include field trips to
prison camps to illustrate the price
of law-breaking. r
Diana Brummitt, a full-time
employee of Sarah Lee Hosiery,
also works full time at the Down
town Church Center where she is
coordinator of youth programs. Her
youth work began in earnest through
volunteering 'with the Children's
Loft, ah aftcr-sehool program that
was originally located at the Samari
tan Soup Kitchen with a satellite
program at the Sims Recreation
Center in Happy Hills Garden. In
1984, she and Angela Pearson were
hired as co-directors of the Chil
dren's Loft where they served up to
60 children. They also continued to
volunteer at Happy Hills two
evenings, a week. Brummitt initi
ated a sports program that included
volleyball, basketball and softball at
-both sites. These programs reached
150-plus kids, first through 12th
grade.
Paillette Caudle for 34 years
has given unlimited time as a Girl
Scout Troop leader. As the Senior
Girl Scout leader, she has led 10
Girl Scouts to receive the First Class
Awaid and 28 Girl Scouts to receive
the Gold Award. For the past 12
years, her troop has been working
on a Nature Trail for the visually
impaired in at a local park.
Angela Pearson since 1983 has
been a friend, a confidant a director
of activities and a disciplinarian for
the children and youth living in
the 15th Street and Patterson Avenue
Neighborhood. In 1988 when v
Brummitt "returned to Winston
Salem State University to complete
her academic training. Pearson
became the director and only staff
person at the Loft.
David Speas is a court coun
selor supervisor in the 21st district
Gregory T. Burr ell
Juvenile- Services Division, where
he has worked for over 17 years.
His service to youth has involved
gram and 21 Club/Sports as a tool in
counseling and he has coordinated
Juvenile Court tennis as a tool in the
Delinquency Prevention Program.
Although his job continuously links
him to youth, his concern for
improved youth services, and citizen
sensitivity for at-risk youth and fam
ilies goes beyond his job. He serves
as a Scout Master at St.Paul United
Methodist Church and as an assis
tant coach for the Tiny Indians
Football program.
Patrice Ellerbe is an active
member of the St. Peter s World
Outreach Center and serves as vice
president of the Youth Choir. She
also oversees and works with the
Youth Pastor in numerous programs
that are conducted by the youth
ministry, including an annual car
wash field trips and an Annual Con
ference whjch over 300 teens from
, several states attend.
Nakida McDanielr having
overcome personal choice obstacles
in her early youth, she is involved in
the Track ahd Field Team, German
Club, where she holds the office of
treasurer, and a Junior, representa
tive for the Junior/Senior Prom. She
has been accepted at Shaw Univer
sity and plans to pursue a degree in
Mass Communications, and
mately become a news anchor.
Daniel Rosa has been involved
with the Salvation Army Boys Club
Outreach Program for two years:
? Bering -his time-he-has -displayed
qualities of leadership in group set
tings plus excelling on the basket
ball court. He has participated in
AAU basketball, high-school sports
and made 2nd Lieutenant in ROTC.
?? He is president of the Youth Auxil
iary and a Junior Deacort in his
church. He wants to attend WSSU,
major in Early Childhood Education
and become a school teacher.
Jalpurnia Stephens is an
honor student and has been an
- active member of thc Exploring Pro
gram at Bowman Qray School of
Medicine. In the Exploring Program
she has held the offices of president,
vice president, and secretary/trea
surer. She has planned and orga
nized three Explorer beach trips,
two Explorer ski trips and the
annual Explorer banquet. She has
. been accepted to UN.C-G where she ?
plans to major in nursing.
Jennifer Smith's innate ability
is enhanced by a determined and
prodigious work ethic She is a
"workaholic." Her uniqueness is not
totally defined by one singular fact
of list of facts, but rather, as she is
compared with the traditional, her
efforts are unequaled and remark
able. She^works and Often has main
tained two jobs. She desires to
, Men's Day to Be Observed at Worship
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The members of New Hope
Missionary Baptist Church, 1119
N.E. 18th Street, will observe
Mep's Day on Sunday during the 1 1
a.rru morning service.
The guest speaker will be Gre
? gory T. Burrell.
The theme will be "Men of
New Hope, Is There A Doctor in
?The House?1'
The Rev. J.C. Parks is host pas
-tj
Burrell joined Hooper Funeral
Home Inc. in January 1992 as man- .
ager/director, where he and his staff
have worked diligently in offering
new, innovative services and
T-improved their existing services.
Burrell is a active member of
National Funeral Directors and
Morticians Association, Funeral
Directors and Morticians Associa
tions of North Carolina, where he
serves as President of the Central
-District; ~~
He currently serves as the pres
ident of theJVinston-Salem Chapter
of the Morehouse College Alumni
Association. During his college
days he was selected three years to
I Who's Who Among Students in
American Universities and Colleges
and was a member of the National
- Dean's List. Burreti is also a mem
ber of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
Inc., the Board of Trustees at First
Baptist Church, and serves on the
Board of Directors of the Con
sumers Credit Counseling Service.
~ He" is married to the former Maria
Earl and the father of a son Jordan
Grcgopi ? r
Lloyd Church to Host
Men's Day Celebration
The Council of Presbyterian
Men of Lloyd Presbyterian Church,
748 N. Chestnut St., will observe
annual Men's Day Celebration on
Sunday at 1 1:30 a.m.
Erwin L. Patterson, Lay
Speak*^ at Lloyd Presbyterian, will
presidorhe Rev. Catherine J. Reed
is th^aoderator of the session.
Lloyd Presbyterian is the first black
church in Winston-Salem which
was designated as a historic land
site.
The speaker will be Dr. David
N. Peay. Peay retired as director of
education from the Marlboro Psy
chiatric Hospital. Marlboro, N.J. He
is a product of the Winston-Salem
public schools and holds degrees
from Winston-Salem State Univer
sity (bachelor's), Columbia Univer
sity (master's) and Rutgers Univer
sity (doctorate). His post graduate
studies were at the following col
leges/universities; Columbia Uni
versity, North Texas State Univer
sity, Wake Forest University, N.C.
A&T State University, Trenton
State College and Fairleigh-Dickin
son University, respectively.
He is a member of Shiloh Bap
tist Church and is president of~
Shiloh's Laymen's League. He is
affiliated with numerous profes
sional organization and is involved
with many civic, educational and
community agencies.
The theme for this year's cele
bration is Manhood "The Role of
the Male in the Home, Church,
School, Workplace and Commu
nity".
Visiting brothers of Psi Phi
Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Frater
nity Inc. will be in attendance in
view of the fact that "Manhood" is
one of the founding Cardinal Princi
ples of the fraternity. In additional
to Brother Peay, other participating
Omega Men will be Leon B.
Greene, Edwin L. Patterson and
Robert B. Phillips Jr. Music for the
celebration will be provided by, the
Vanguards of Ephesus Seventh Day
Adventist Church.
Urban League Receives $35,000 Grant
The Winston-Salem Founda
tion has awarded the Winston
Salem Urban League a grant in the
amount of $35,000 at its meeting
on June 7. The grant is to support
"The Rites of Passage" for youth
between the ages of 13-19 at Inde
pendence High School and LIFT
Academy.
This grant was made available
from funds provided by the
Anniversry Initiative.
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