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Accomplishments and Future Perspectives Maria Kwitkowsky, M.A., AC.SS.W. know that each of us is unique and should be valued as such. The field of social work is con stantly evolving and growing. Little wonder that we would like our community to benefit by its services. Perhaps as the first step in this direction we could begin to coordinate our organi zations toward creating centers where we could help a person in need to find the existing re sources within the over-all com munity. Our branches could de velop files with names of family agencies, child guidance clinics etc., and could give such infor mation to people in need of help. Nadia Shmigel O lha C ipanow ska, U k ra in ia n te a c h er an d lead er, died w h ile n u rsin g p riso n ers of w ar. THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE Our history abounds with names of women who dedicated their lives to help others. They included civic leaders, teachers, nurses, and women in various other walks of life. An important figure among these selfless women was Olha Cipanowska, a noted educator who will be remembered by gen erations of grateful pupils. Olha Cipanowska spent her entire life in Peremyshl, a Uk rainian city on the border be tween Poland and the USSR. Her knowledge of people and her ability to understand them made her extremely popular with the entire Ukrainian community in Peremyshl. Olha Cipanowska was also popular in local musical circles. Gifted with a lovely voice, she sang in many area choirs. Although she remained unmarried, she nevertheless had a large family, for after the death of her sister she brought up her five children. One of the most important ac tivities of the World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organiza tions (WFUWO) is Social Wel fare. The last Congress of the WFUWO, held in June of 1.959 in New York City, laid much groundwork in this area, opened new horizons, and put new tasks to its member organizations. Mrs. E. Yankiwska of Toron- ton, Ontario, Canada, became chairman of the WFUWO Wel fare Committee. In order to better develop this area of work, it was necessary to call to life subcommittees in va rious countries, since each coun try has different needs and dif ferent means of meeting them. The first one was organized in Toronto, Canada in 1960, and Detroit, Mich., followed in 1961. The Canadian Subcommittee worked closely with the Ukrain ian Canadian Social Services, es tablishing a Consultation Bu reau, where counselling on health and economic problems was given by professional Uk rainian Social Workers. Contact was kept with Canadian Soc. Service Agencies. A group of dedicated volunteers was organ ized to visit homes and hospitals as well as to serve as interpret ers. Also, the Welfare Commit tee of WFUWO in Canada has a Social Welfare Column in the Ukrainian Catholic Newspaper “Meta.” Through several con ferences a new approach to hu- During World War II she worked with prisoners of war in Lviv. Although typhoid fever raged among the men, she con tinued her nursing duties with little regard for her own health. She soon fell a victim to the dread disease. Olha Cipanowska, an elderly woman, who believed that her duty to her fellow men was more important than per sonal concerns, died of typhoid fever during World War II. man problems as well as new ways of solving social and psy chological problems has been opened to the Ukrainian Com munity. A yearly joint fund raising drive is being conducted in Toronto. The WFUWO Wel fare Committee and its Canadian Subcommittee can be proud of their achievement, and the pro fessional Social Workers and other professionals in related fields should be commended for their valuable service to the committee. In the United States, the Det roit Sub-committee followed a similar trend. The primary em phasis was to explore the needs of the Ukrainian community and make it aware of new ways of solving human problems. The committee worked closely with the Self Help Organization. In 1961 orientation sessions were given on new methods of social work, the various social services available to all people in need, and the concept of volunteer work in the framework of social services. A Consultation Bureau was established at that time un der the auspices of the Self Help Organization, with a nurse and volunteer to offer first aid and referral service to Public Wel fare, Social Security Admini stration or International Insti tute. Ukrainian physicians also offered their services to help persons with health problems. A Ukrainian Volunteer Group to serve as Friendly Visitors was planned. One of the branches of UWL formed a small group which occasionally made home visits. The WFUWO subcommit tee held an orientation session in order to prepare this group for its task. Having in mind the problems of youth and adole scents today, a survey was con ducted (in the Ukrainian schools and the youth group Plast). This threw much light on the prob lems of education. Sessions with Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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