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| Date | 01 June 1944 |
| DOI | 10.1177/026455054400400806 |
| Published date | 01 June 1944 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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Co-operation. Dur ing the year there has been con-
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tinued co-operation with kindred organisations, e.g.,
juveniles one is handicapped by not being able, say,
The National Association of Head Teachers, The
to change a child’s school and if one wants a boy
,British Federation of Social Workers, The National
to join the Scouts there is likely to be awkwardness
Association of Maternity and Child Welfare Centres,
on both sides.
A
propos of juveniles I think it ought
The National Council for the Unmarried Mother and
to be easier to use the provisions for boar ding out in
her Child, The British Social Hygiene Council, The
a rural area.
A probation ofhcer can b~&dquo; of use if, she
Howard League, The Committee on Training for the
(in this instance it usually involves the woman ag, 4_
Public Social Services, The National Association of
am taking for granted that all the children’s work
Justices’ Clerks Assistants.
is in her hands) co-operates with the local authority.
Edridge Fund. The Edridge Benevolent Fund has
They may not have been ready to undertake the
continued to give much appreciated, although very
&dquo;
responsibility of acting as a
Fit Person &dquo; until the
limited, assistance during the year. Monthly grants
probation officer has pointed out that if the Court
have been paid to 12 retired probation officers’ and a
makes a Probation or Supervision Order, as well as
serving probation officer was helped with a grant to-
placing the child in the local authority’s care, she
wards the cost of an artificial limb. During the year
can assist them if there are an insufficient number of
~43 5s. 4d. was contributed to the Edridge Fund,
children to warrant a special appointment of their
~25 14s. 6d. was raised by collections at National and
own.
Finding suitable foster parents is always the
Branch Conferences and l18 13s. Od. was received by
great difficulty, but with the experience of billeting
way of Special Donations.
one...
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