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Readers Survey Update
The results of AGENDA'S reader survey, conducted in our January and February issues, should be out next month. Meanwhile, we thought we would publish the names of the winning participants and thank everyone again - readers and businesses who provided prizes - for being such great sports!
And the winners were: David Ward, Lincoln Park (Laurie Anderson Concert by Prism Productions); Jeff Dillman & Frances Hasso, A2 (Oasis Hot Tub Gift Certifícate); Ross Albertson, A2, Ben Bowes, A2, Deborah Salemo, A2, Rochelle Davis A2, Barry Lonik, Dexter (Ann Arbor Theatre Tickets); Teresa Lenaerts, Ypsilanti, Meghan Manion, A2 (Massage by BodyWorks); Dawn Ramey, Ypsilanti, Mary Shoultz, A2 (Tickets to "The Conduct of Life" by EMU's Sponberg Theatre); Tom Scianna, Ypsilanti, Judith and David Duboff, A2, Dee Wellwood, Whitmore Lake, Jeff Yeargain, Dexter (Tickets to The Ark); Daniel Bass, A2 (Tower Gift Certifícate); April Lasker, A2 (Main Street News Gift Certifícate); Ruth Kraut, A2, Don Hampstead, Parma (Elmos T-Shirts); George Hardnett, Ypsilanti, S. Baker, A2, Michelle Mercier, A2 (Tickets to "The Colored Museum" by EMU's Sponberg Theatre).
Ozone House Opens New Facility
Ozone House Youth Facility and Family Services is excited to announce that after 27 years of providing free and confidential services to youth in crisis here in Washtenaw County, a much larger facility at 1705 Washtenaw in Ann Arbor is due to open this month.
The new facility will house the first Youth Runaway Shelter in Washtenaw County and other new services, including an expanded Substance Abuse Prevention program. Purchase of the ïiew 5,000 square-foot facility and operation of the away shelter has been made possible by financial support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Michigan State Housing Development Authority, and The City of Ann Arbor's Department of Community Development.
Ozone House will continue to provide its free and confidential services to young people in crisis and their families in its new home. In 1995-96, the agency responded to 1,800 crisis calls on its 24-hour hotline; kept 58 runaway and homeless youth off the street by placing them in safe, short-term, transitional and long-term housing; and helped 278 young people alleviate problems and crises at home, school and work through free individual and family counseling.
Last year, 815 runaways (all 16 or younger) were reported in Washtenaw County. When a 15 year-old girl runs away from an abusive home, she needs a safe place to turn to at any hour. That place must feel safe, comforting and stable; it must have caring, professionals 24-hour staff; it must provide individual and family counseling during and after the initial crisis; and its services must be completely free. The new 5-bed Runaway Shelter at Ozone House will be that place for 100 young people and their families each year. After necessary building renovations are completed, the shelter will open in late April.
WCBN Celebrates 25 Years Artfully
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of radio station WCBN FM, an exhibit will be mounted from April 7 to May 30 in the North Main Lobby of the University of Michigan's Graduate Library. The display will include historic material spanning 50 years of campus radio broadcasting. Part of a series of 25-year reunion events for WCBN FM. For more information, contact: WCBN office 763-3501, wcbn.reunion.exec@umich.edu; or U-M's Grad. Library 764-0400.
John Weir Scholarship Program
The Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living is offering its fourth annual $1,000 scholarship opportunity for a graduating student with a disability who plans to attend college. Applications have been sent to high schools in area county's with a return deadline of May 3rd, 1997.
The John Weir Endowment Fund was established in 1989 by the James Weir family, their friends and others, in memory of John. John, along with his brother Rick, and other individuals, founded the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living.
This permanent Endowment fund is held in trust and managed by the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation. The earned income from the fund is designated to benefit people with disabilities through the Center for Independent Living.
For further information, or an application contact Torm Hoatlin at 313-971-0277.
You Can Help Just by Listening
SOS Community Crisis Center is seeking volunteers. If you' ve been looking for a way to reach out, SOS Community Crisis Center in Ypsilanti can help you connect with others in your community. You can help a homeless family find shelter, gather food for a hungry child, or be a listening ear for someone who needs to talk. It's a great way to learn more about your community, and we'll provide the training your need. Contact Donna or Nicole at 4858730 for more information.
Hug-A-Bus Coming to Town
Are you a low-income or AIDS-infected Washtenaw County resident? Can't afford the city bus or taxicab? Tired of missing doctor's appointments or cultural events due to limited transportation after hours? Well, prepare to be hugged. Here come the Hug-A-Bus.
Hug-A-Bus, a private, non-profit, county-wide transit program, is proposing to establish a pilot project in Ann Ypsi, to create a national model for HIV/AIDS transportation.
Washtenaw County was selected because of its population of 100,000 plus; high HIV/AIDS concentration rate; and other resources such as the University of Michigan's Transportation Engineering program, and HIV/AIDS Resource Center.
Funding and resources are anticipated to come from corporate and philanthropic grants, state and federal aid and donations from the general public.
If all goes well, low-income HIV and AIDS citizens can expect to be HUGGED beginning in July 1997.
To learn more about Hug-A-Bus, residents are encouraged to write or pick up a brochure at the Ann Arbor Public Library, or the HIV/AIDS Resource Center, 3075 Clark Road, Suite 203, Ypsilanti.