Ottawa Woman Aids Ex Convict Through W2 Program
Joyce Stuermer an Ottawa University professor shared how she joined the W2 prisoner sponsorship at Lansing women’s prison. She described mentoring Sue from fear to hope through math help, GED effort, vocational training, parole, and halfway house transition, noting low reoffense rates with the program.
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Joyce Stuermer
United Methodist
First United Methodist Church
Lansing
Joyce
Sue
Kansas City Vocational Training School
Hutchinson
Family atmosphere aids young patients at Denver hospital
AP reports at National Jewish Hospital and Research Center a new family living unit for chronically ill children. The setup uses apartment-like living spaces to reduce trauma, mixing six to twelve children with adults in white coats guiding daily routines. The concept aims to preserve familiarity, privacy, and a sense of family to ease illness and separation.
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Denver
Rocky Mountains
National Jewish Hospital and Research Center
Fred Leffert
Department of Pediatrics
NJH
Nursing Homes Release Helium Balloons For Nursing Home Week
Local nursing homes in Ottawa Crestview Cedarhouse and Oakhaven Richmond will release helium balloons Sunday to mark Nursing Home Week. Balloons carry sender names inviting contact. Crestview hosts open house and bake sale 3 to 5 p.m. Cedarhouse hosts a covered dish dinner. Week features guest visits, church music, Bible study, a kitchen band, square dancing, and weekend bingo and a cookout for residents. The program aims to aid child residents with asthma in social growth and education, pairing medical care with self confidence and family interaction.
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Ottawa
Nursing Home
Crestview
Cedarhouse
Oakhaven
Richmond
Cedarhouse Nursing Home
Lynn Dickey
Calvary Baptist Church
Ottawa University
Bill Abbott
Ottawa Square
Pointers For Women How To Avoid Rapists
A reader shares a painful rape experience and offers safety tips for women. The advice covers walking in pairs on lit streets, avoiding doorways, taking karate lessons, and contacting a rape crisis center if assaulted. The column replies with support and urges empathy for the elderly on Social Security.
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Ann Landers
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