Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, February 2, 1992 TAG: 9202030161
SECTION: EDITORIAL PAGE: F-3 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
POVERTY POINTS. . .
"ADDITIONAL schools, agencies and cultural opportunities will not break the poverty cycle. We need to cultivate the programs and institutions already available." - Melanie Stovall, executive director, Harrison Museum of African American Culture, Roanoke.
"Many children come to Head Start from a dark and dismal environment. Something as simple as letting them help set the table for meals helps children develop and grow." - Sylvia Gunn, supervising lead teacher, Hurt Park Head Start Child Development Center, Roanoke.
"Many people in poverty feel unwanted and useless. A need exists to develop a feeling of personal worth: I am somebody, I can proceed, I can be better than what I am now." - the Rev. L. A. Lewis, pastor, Morning Star Baptist Church, Roanoke.
"There should be more self-help programs for pregnant teens to encourage them to become more self-sufficient and not rely on government assistance. The current welfare system traps young mothers. Programs such as TAP youth services, and social workers who care, motivate young people to beat the system instead of abusing or being trapped by it." - Monica Pack, 20, a Roanoke nurse's assistant and former Aid to Dependent Children recipient.