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ij Local governmental agencies cooperate
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i "Housekeeping Aides" are assigned to homes
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public agencies or cooperating local physicians.
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, Employment for this work has ranged from
J eleven to l,386 workers with operation in forty—
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STATE—WlDE SCHOOL LUNCH PROJECT
Sponsored by State Board of Education
This project provides for employment of
WPA women to prepare and serve free lunches to
needy, under—nourished children in public
schools and to children in parochial schools
who do not pay tuition. lt provides further
for planting and cultivating gardens and can—
ning garden produce and donated foods for use
in the preparation of school lunches. I
Space, equipment, and food are furnished
locally for each school unit by P.T.A. or like
clubs and agencies. Such surplus commodities
as are available are furnished free to supple~
ment local contributions.
School or local welfare agencies designate
the children who are to receive free lunches.
They may not be segregated in any way from
other children who buy their lunches. No regu~
larly employed lunch room personnel can be dis-
placed by WPA employees.
STATE—WlDE MATRON SERVICE PROJECT
The State—wide Matron Service Project,
sponsored by the State Board of Education, fur-
nishes attendants in lavatories, rest rooms,
and locker rooms in the public schools of
Kentucky.
Types of work done by project employees
include assisting children in rest rooms, locker
rooms and lavatories, and keeping these rooms
in an orderly and sanitary condition during
the day; emergency cleaning or mending of
clothing; and assisting the nurse in rendering
first—aid in schools which have a nurse in
charge of such work.
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tories are assigned.
This type of proj ect is comparatively new
in Kentucky but the service is already much _
in demand by school superintendents and teachers.
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Used toys are collected by local agencies:
WPA employees fumigate and renovate contributed
toys, and operate a toy library where under-
privileged children borrow toysfbr stated
, periods. When toys are returned, they are fumi-
gated and repaired, ready for another borrower.
rS_ Children make their own selection of toys as
they do books in a library. The City of Louis-
ville has the largest operating project of this
type. There are about l,5OO borrowers and the
number is limited only by the available supply
of toys.
RENOVATION PROJECT
WPA workers renovate or remodel furniture,
clothing, household articles, shoes, and toys
which sponsors distribute to needy families.
MATTRESS PROJECT
Cotton mattresses again are being made in
many counties in the State, using surplus cotton
and ticking and WPA labor. Mattresses are to
be distributed free to the needy by sponsors of
the project.
Mattresses were formerly made in several
sections of the state under the K.E.R.A. work
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Sponsored by Tax—Supported Hospitals and Institutimw
‘wPA employees supplement existing services _ .
· xxi provide more adequate care to needy patients
by assisting in laboratories, on the wards, in
kitchens and laundries and in vocational therapy.
The project of this type using the greatest
number of workers operates in the City of LouisvilY2
SURPLUS COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROJECT
Sponsored by Commonwealth of Kentucky
This project is a valued part of the relief
;r;gra: of the state, and is recognized as a
:e:essity for improving conditions of the needy.
It began in 1933 with distribution of one commo—
‘ iii;. In 1939 it distributed 11,249,160 pounds
;f vegetables, such as potatoes, beans, cabbage,
peas. etc.; 7,394,158 pounds of fruit including
iraxges, apples, prunes, grapefruit, peaches,
et: ; 2,375,126 pounds of butter, cheese,
sh:rte:ing and dry skim milk; 18,688,596 pounds
if flour, meal, rice and cereal and 171,78O
i;:ex eggs.
Zounty and city officials all over the s
state cooperate with the WPA and the State
g;rer;nent by furnishing warehouses, stores
ani zther facilities, There is a central ware-
Lzuse in each of the l2O counties and truck
service from central warehouse to outlying re-
tail outlets to place commodities as near as
pzszitle to needy people who receive them.
HANDICRAFT PROJECT
WPA workers are trained in weaving, spin- I
ring, hasketry, ceramics, furniture, woodcrafts,
and toy and doll making to preserve Kentucky's
native crafts and to make useful articles which
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distribute to needy and to tax-supported insti-
lS tutions. Weaving is given the greatest emphasis
iS ` ` and is promoted in sections of the State where
little has been known of it. Such projects are
pyn sponsored by local official agencies.
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Every project is operated to serve a parti—
— cular need of a community. Each project has
its training feature to enable workers to develop
new or greater skills, but perhaps the greatest j
number of projects are geared for direct bene- ,
fit to children. This is especially true of
projects of the "Welfare“ and "Community Service" J
sections.
On the Sewing Project major emphasis is
placedcn making garments for school children.
School superintendents and attendance officers
in almost every county have said that increased
attendance has been made possible because chil-
· dren could have sufficient clothing. Second in
importance is the number of layettes supplied
by this project.
when mothers are ill, housekeeping aides
in the home enable children to be kept in school p
and have properly cooked meals in the home.
At school the matron service project supplies
women to give many needed services and individual
attention for which teachers do not have timeu
Renovation projects repair shoes so that
many children receive substantial footwear; a
pre—holiday activity of this project is the
renovation of toys; used clothing is also remodeled
and is usually fashioned for school children.
The Toy Lending Library enables children ,
to have a variety of toys in their possession,
each for a short time.
Library Projects supply not only books
but provide story—telling hours, puppet shows
and other amusements.
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Nursery schools take care of pre-school
i_ children, giving care, training, food and medi-
i cal attention.
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b Recreation Projects attract more children
than adults and provide leisure time activities
’ which keep children from dangerous pastimes
_€H _ and from forming pernicious habits.
Workers on the Health Project assigned to
Health Units enable doctors and nurses to ex-
, tend their services to more schools, give more
» frequent health examinations, and increase pre-
j ventive measures against illness as well as to
` , detect defects in early stages, thus making
corrective measures more effective.
These and many other projects contribute
to a fuller and better life for children.
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» many persons are able to receive
credits which enable them to hold
better positions or enter college.
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Lce Medical Library
A unit of the State—wide Library Project
operates in McCracken County to assist in es-
tablishing a Medical Library. Members of the
.s _ County Medical Society donate books, journals
» and other publications from their individual
reference libraries. Under the direction of
r, a trained librarian WPA persons clean and mend
the donated books. Journals and similar material
are permanently bound by volume to increase
>ed i their useful life and serviceability. After
cataloging each volume is indexed by title,
and by author. To further facilitate reference
work each section or article in each book is
cross indexed by subject and a master subject
index set up.
Through this service doctors and nurses
are able to keep abreast of new developments
and to review recognized work in the field of
medicine.
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The Kentucky Writers' Project is under the {
‘ sponsorship of the University of Kentucky as a I
State—wide Project. The various publications re-
leased have been and are sponsored by co—sponsors Q
who bear the expense of publication and distribu— E
tion, Research involves the use of old newspaper g
files, source books, and material secured from A
persons interviewed by project workers in the {
various counties of the State. The result of this Q
research is forwarded to the State Office where i
it is cataloged and placed in files to be used -
by editors and writers in the preparation of Y
manuscript. Q
' To November l, l939, the following publica— Q
tions have been released: Q
KENTUCKY, THE BLUEGRASS STATE - Q
Sponsored by University of Kentucky `
LEXINGTON, AND THE BLUEGRASS COUNTRY i
Sponsored by City of Lexington {
OLD CAPITOL AND FRANKFORT GUIDE E
Sponsored by State Historical Society {
THE SOUTHERN HARMONY AND MUSICAL COMPANION Q
Co—Sponsored by Young Men’s Progress Club »
MILITARY HISTORY OF KENTUCKY E
Sponsored by State Military Department Y
HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE {
Sponsored by University of Louisville Q
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Books on LOUISVILLE, BARDSTOWN, and NELSON, é
HENDERSON AND BREATHITT Counties will soon appeara '
Sponsorships have been secured for the publica-
tion of a GUIDE BOOK FOR CAMPBELLSVILLE in Tay-
lor County, A socialogical study consisting of
biographical sketches of typical Kentucky people 3
engaged in various vocations peculiar to Kentucky, ‘
has been sponsored and research begun, Q
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Q RECREATION PROJECT
Q The State-wide Recreation Project has 2l5
* centers located in sixty—five counties in
’ Kentucky - serving the needs of llO town