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TERRACE — AS of last t Friday

there was $241 in the bank; to-

_, day'the rent’s due and there. are
a host-of other bills to be paid.

The Terrace Anti-Poverty

Group seems to be suffering

from the same problem as its
clients — lack of ready cash.
The organization began in the
early 1980’s with a soup kitchen
and drop-in center to serve the
hoards of people around Terrace
who were down on-their luck
during the recession years. After
the economy began .to pick up
and demand dropped for free

hot meals and a place for those -
‘on hard times to socialize, the

anti-poverty . group became

registered as a society and began

doing advocacy work for people
who ran into misunderstandings
with the income security and

social program bureaucracy.

It now operates as an in-
dependent service, run by dona-
tions without: support from

‘government. Coordinator Gerry

King said over the past’ year
they’ve given help to 248 local
people.

wide-ranging social services
system established to ensure that
no one goes without the rock-
bottom necessities of life: food,
shelter, clothing, and reasonable
opportunities to become a self-
supporting and productive
member of society. The manner
in which people in need have to
approach that system, however,

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is é often convoluted and confus-

ing. Seeking out and applying

for social assistance, whether it’s .

welfare, old-age benefits or un-
employment insurance, can
often: be an intimidating and

. frustrating experience.

- King defines the TAPG’s role

as counselling people on both

their rights and their’ respon-
sibilities. He deals with people
“who, because of lack of educa-
tion or feelings of intimidation,
find it an insurmountable task to

‘deal with governmental and

other agencies, like the Ministry
of Social Services and Housing,
Unemployment Insurance Com-
mission, Workers’ Compensa-
landlord-tenant
disputes, human rights, pension
submissions, job applica-
tions...” It’s a long list.

In addition to its counselling
and mediation roles, the TAPG
also takes: an active’ approach
toward helping people become
independent of these systems.

During the summer it became

the delivery agency for a

- government-sponsored program
In B.C, and Canada there is a

to train income assistan¢e reci-
pients as camp attendants for
the mining industry. Of the 115
people who enrolled in the pro-

gram 11 finished it and the other

four found work while still tak-
ing the course. Of the
graduates, King said, only one
has returned to the welfare rolls.

_The group also sponsors occa-

sional ‘workshops on various

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topics associated with the prob- |

lems of low-income earners.
King keeps an eye on the
possibilities and opportunities
that become available in the Ter-
race area for people who need a

. break, and he acts as a co-

ordinator and: broker between
programs and people. He’s en-
thusiastic about one element of
the 16-37 Community Futures
program, a federal government
economic development effort,
that provides a one-year fixed
income,. counselling and other
types of aid for people who want
to set up their own busihesses.
The prospects among the
TAPG’s . clients, he says, are
numerous. ‘‘There’s all kinds of
talent out there,’ he says. “I
like. this kind of program be-
cause it puts a dent in the
dependency side of things.”’

King also notes that the group’

is always seeking volunteers and
input from the community at
large. ‘‘We’re looking for
guidance, ideas to stimulate in-
centive, venues for workshops...

we want to seek more involve- ©

ment from a broader spectrum
of people.’’

He says anyone. who wants
further information about the
work and ‘organization of the
TAPG is welcome to call him at
635-4631 and “we'll try to
answer your questions’’.
office is at 200-4721 Lazelle
Ave., Terrace, B.C. V8G 1T3..

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