Welfare Rights Group Active In Southeast Ohio
James Straten, grievance chairman, and his wife run the Southeastern Ohio Welfare Rights Organization in eight counties with about 170 members. The group, affiliated with OSCAW and the National Welfare Rights Organization, advocates adequate income dignity justice and democracy, and works with IRD ASV and VISTA to organize the poor to influence welfare policy.
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James Straten
Southeastern Ohio Welfare Rights Organization
WRO
Frank Roberts
Jackson County
Roberts
Mrs. Roberts
Southeastern Ohio
National Welfare Rights Organization
The
Ohio Steering Committee For Adequate Welfare
OSCAW
Pike, Ross
Scioto
Adams
Brown
Lawrence
Vinton
Jackson
Highland County
Athens
Meigs
Gallia
Institute For Regional Development
IRD
Ohio University
Associated Student Volunteers
ASV
Summer Vista Associates
Straten
Columbus
Chillicothe
Waverly
Nelsonville
Oak Hill Hospital
Jackson Welfare Office
Welfare Office
Ohio
Institute
al Fothergill
Nixon
Asvs
United Bishops Reconciliation Fund
Welfare Rights Organization aims to grow through hearings and outreach
Straten faces welfare termination and appeals a decision as WRO expands in southeastern Ohio. The group, led by Roberts and Straten, organizes welfare hearings, helps transport poor residents, and seeks broader funding and member growth to raise state welfare allotments toward federal standards.
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AFD
WRO
Roberts
Straten
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Mrs. Straten
Southeastern
Grievances
Mrs. Straten and
Michelle Roberts
Linda Wright
Allensville
Linda