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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1994

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE FOLLOWING FOUR CATEGORIES OF CLIENTS WERE CONSIDERED TO BE IN NEED OF FAMILY AIDE SERVICE:

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PARENTS WHO ARE INADEQUATE IN MANAGING THE HOUSEHOLD TASKS OR IN TAKING CARE OF THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN;

DISABLED OR MENTALLY ILL PARENTS WHO ARE INADEQUATE IN MANAGING HOUSEHOLD TASKS OR IN TAKING CARE OF THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN;

ANY FAMILY MEMBER WHO HAS ΤΟ MANAGE

HOUSEHOLD TASKS

OR TAKE CARE OF YOUNG CHILDREN OWING TO THE OCCURRENCE OF FAMILY CRISIS SUCH

AS DESERTION, IMPRISONMENT, HOSPITALISATION, DIVORCE OR DEATH OF PARENTS; AND

ANY FAMILIES OR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CONSIDERED NERD OF FAMILY AIDE SERVICE BY SOCIAL WORKERS,

TO BE IN

AT PRESENT, FAMILY AIDE SERVICE IS PROVIDED BY ALL FAMILY SERVICES CENTRES OF THE DEPARTMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS THROUGH A REFERRAL SYSTEM FROM VARIOUS CASEWORK SERVICES UNITS, INCLUDING THE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES

UNIT, THE

CUSTODY SERVICES UNIT, PROBATION OFFICES, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK UNITS AND MEDICAL SOCIAL SERVICES UNITS.

IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT HAS REVISED THE FAMILY AIDE SERVICE USER'S GUIDE ΤΟ PROVIDE AN UP-TO-DATE GUIDELINE TO CASEWORKERS TO IDENTIFY WHO ARE IN NEED OF FAMILY AIDE SERVICE. COPIES OF THE GUIDE HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO ALL CASEWORK SERVICES UNITS.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE INTERESTED IN FAMILY AIDE SERVICE ARE WELCOME TO CONTACT THE FAMILY SERVICES CENTRE IN RESPECTIVE DISTRICT OR CALL THE DEPARTMENT'S HOTLINE 343 2255.

THEIR

FINE AND DRY OCTOBER

UNDER THE

INFLUENCE OF A PERSISTENT NORTHEAST

MONSOON, LAST

REPORT STATED

MONTH WAS GENERALLY FINE AND DRY, A ROYAL OBSERVATORY TODAY (SATURDAY).

WITH MONTHLY RAINFALL OF ONLY 2.2 MILLIMETRES, IT WAS THE EIGHTH DRIEST OCTOBER SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1884.

THE TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 AMOUNTED TO 2,602.8 MILLIMETRES, 21 PER CENT ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 2,151.9 MILLIMETRES THE SAME PERIOD.

FOR

THE MEAN CLOUD AMOUNT FOR THE MONTH WAS ONLY 36 PER PER CENT BELOW THE OCTOBER NORMAL.

CENT,

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