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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE December 5, 1986 Page 23
NO JW helps train the learning disabled
Between 50 and 80 percent of
disabled adults are jobless, con
fining them to a life ol poverty
and dependence. Continuing a
91-year-old tradition of commu
nity service through advocacy
and education, the National
Council of Jewish Women has
chosen to attack this problem
locally by making a contribution
to Urban Living Options Inc.
“Reform of child labor laws
was among the first issues ad
dressed by the National Coun
cil,” said Nancy Levine, presi
dent of NCJ W’s Atlanta Section.
Though that battle is long since
won, the organization continues
to represent the interests of chil
dren and youth.
Mrs. Levine explained that
NC.IW chooses to support agen
cies that provide service, advo
cacy and education. “We think
Urban LivingOptions Inc. (ULO)
does an excellent job with all
three tasks. Our contributions
will further ULO’s cause.”
ULO trains men and women
with learning problems to fully
participate in the community,
and to lead fulfilling and produc
tive lives. Saralyn Oberdorfer,
president of ULO’s board of di
rectors, says ULO was created
because “many young people who
have learning problems ex perience
a life of dependence on others.
While they desire to be on their
own, it takes training and spe
cialized services to learn to work,
to keep house and to make friends.
These are things that all of us
need to have a good life. Public
sector programs are experienc
ing cutbacks and simply cannot
be everything to everyone. Urban
1 iving Options offers another
path for people in need.”
The U TO job training program
matches the participant with the
type of employment he or she
desires. After placing the partici
pant with an employer, a job
coach goes with the participant
to the job site. There the coach is
involved in the training process,
learning the job as the new em
ployee does.
One recent placement in thejob
training program is a 26-year-old
young man named Bill. He is
working as a courtesy clerk at
Kroger’s. The job coach went
through the Kroger instruction
session with Bill as he learned the
correct job behavior, how to weigh
produce, how to clock in, and
other requirements of his position.
ULO director of administra
tive services Pat Puckett says, “in
the two or three months that
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Nancy Levine (right) presents Saralyn Oberdorfer NCJW’s con
tribution to Urban Living Options Inc. With them is Mike Oberdorfer.
Mike Oberdorfer has worked as
a print clerk at Oberdorfer Insu
rance, he has learned to operate
five different computer printers.
As Mike became comfortable and
competent on one machine, his
supervisor introduced him to
another and then another.” until
he mastered all five.
The goal of ULO is that their
participants live independently.
Economic independence is the
first step; learning to maintain a
household, the second; third, and
equally important, is building a
network of friends to support
their new lifestyle.
The National Council of Jew
ish Women, Atlanta Section has
helped to provide new choices to
those who once faced an uncer
tain future.
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