X-WebTV-Signature: 1 ETAsAhRtfToK7JYwS7lBxR4R6ARqW6lWfwIUWfguhR2dr+G1/qQxerqPWuXu39w= From: [log in to unmask] (Laura Wright) Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 13:28:59 -0500 (CDT) To: [log in to unmask] Subject: What exactly are all the programs we support supposed to do? Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit MIME-Version: 1.0 (WebTV) I always believed that these programs were developed to help mothers with no other financial support stay home and MOTHER their children. True, there have been cases of abuse in the system. After working for WIC the last 2 years, I can't help but wonder if that is because we spend all our resources identifying new client base, and so little verifying eligibility. Now thanks to Work-fare, I am not sure what the point of the system is. I have a good friend and fellow WIC BF Program staff who has lost a great aount of support thanks to work share. She is an outstanding mother of 4, and my very ideal of what these rograms were designed to do. However, thanks toWork-fare, she must quit WIC to find more $. She has lost her phone and is in the process of trying to sell her house before she loses it. Maybe we need to return to a community based system and boot Big Brother to the curb. I would gladly plant more vegetables in my garden to help my neighbor. Maybe the Begining point should be teaching good mothering skills, and how else would we do that than at the breast? I for one will stick with WIC and League until we make them obsolete. I believe we can: One baby, one mother, one family, one health care professional, one clinic, one community at a time. I would love to continue this discussion with you. Prehaps we can find the solution together! We may even need a new list! Laura Wright Jackson, MS LLLLeader, ACLA WIC-LS Eschew Obfuscation! "A newborn baby has only three demands. They are warmth in the arms of its mother, food from her breasts, and security in the knowledge of her presence. Breastfeeding satisfies all three." ~ Dr. Grantly Dick-Read