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ABUSED WOMEN Д оповід виголошена на м іж о к р у ж н ій конф еренції С успільної Опіки СУА в Нью Д ж ерзі. In recent years w om en have found them selves to be in crisis situation, such as w idow hood, divorce, single parent, and being physically abused in proportion far exceeding anythin g in the past. This is even true in our U krainian C o m m u n ity. Today, m o re social agencies have been form ed to deal w ith these situations. These crises know no socio econom ic boundaries. It is im portant that w e be inform ed of all availab le resources because w e never know w hen a crisis will enter our lives. N one of us are im m une. W hen a w om an finds herself physically and m en tal ly abused, she can now turn to financial and supportive services that w ere never available in the past. W e U krain ian w om en have dealt w ith the problem of w ido w ho od and divorce with g reater facility and less stigm a than d ealin g w ith the problem of abuse. It seem s the co m m u n ity is m ore supportive to the form er than latter. A w om an, especially a U krainian w om an, need no lon ger be afraid to bring out the problem of abuse that has existed in the hom e. This is no longer a tab o o subject and w om en are finally a d m it ting to this pro blem . W e have now shelters for Victim s of D om estic Violence w hich not o nly provide protection but also trained social w orkers, professional psychiatrists to deal with not only the sym ptom s but also the cause, so that w om en no lo n g e r find them selves returning to the sam e patterns of behavior. In Essex C o u n ty, the Division of W elfare provides financial services w hich will enable a w om an to start a- new, no lon ger afraid for her and her c h ild re n ’s safety. A m other and child will receive a m onthly grant of $273.00, new a p artm en t with new furnishings. In a d d i tion, the fam ily will be enrolled in m edicaid and food stam ps. M ed icaid allow s w om en to seek professional psychological help for herself and her children in dealing with the traum a w ith ou t cost to herself. Food stam ps s u p p lem en t the fam ily ’s food budget at a considerable savings. NEWS FROM UKRAINIAN MUSEUM January 4, 1984 The Ukrainian Museum held a pre-Christmas reception for members and friends on Saturday, December 10, 1983. Guests were served hot borshch and pyrizhky, sweets and coffee, and were entertained by bandura players from the ensemble“Homin” under the direction of Volodymyr Yurkewych. The bandurists performed several carols, ending with “Boh Predvichnyj” in which the assembled guests joined in. Following the program there was the drawing of the Mu seum’s raffle. The winners were: 1. D. Vytvytsky of Kerhonkson, NY — Trip of Your Choice — Value $1,000 Psychological therap y is very im p ortan t so that the w om an can deal with her feelings of inad equ acy and most of all the feeling that she herself is the cause of the violence inflicted upon her. It should also be m entioned here that violence breeds violence. An adult w ho was physically abused as a child by their parent is m ore likely to be abusive to their children or batter their spouse. In our com m unity, w ife abuse is m ore prevalent w hereas child abuse is rare. T he tradition al m ore “you live for you r c h ild re n ” is a tra d e m ark of the U krainian w om an and has saved our c o m m unity from this social disease of child abuse. U n fortu nately, the U krainian w ife has not been as fo rtu n a te . T h is stem s fro m th e tra d itio n a l m ale d o m in ance syndrom e. T he role of the w ife is changing in our society and w e U krainians are not im m une. W e w om en are loosening the shackles of m ale dom in ance and becom ing our own persons. “W e’ve com e a long w ay b ab y.” Because of our ten d en cy to stay w ithin our U k ra in ia n e n v iro n m e n t, w e w o m e n do n ot ta k e advantage of services available to us. It is even d ifficult to adm it to ourselves that w e have a problem and w hat if som eone else finds out about it. This seem s to be of utm ost concern to the typical U krainian. H ow fortu nate that o ur young generation is becom ing less concerned w ith w hat p eople will say. This enables them to be m ore open abo ut th eir personal problem s and unafraid to not only seek help but to adm it that they have a problem . D om estic Violence is the social disease of the future. It’s tim e w e took advantage of the services offered to w om en in this county and state or take steps to w ork w ithin o ur own com m unity to help deal with these problem s. B oze n n a P o io n s k y j UNWLA Inc S o c ia l Services Com m ittee Member, also m em ber of U N W L A Branch 75 2. Cindy Snizenko of Rochester, NY — One Week Vacation at Soyuzivka for Two 3. Dr. B. Shebunchak of Bloomfield, NJ — Panasonic Video Tape Recorder 4. Amalia O’Har of Claymont, DE — Emerson 19” Color Television 5. Sviatoslav Mitringa of Astoria, NJ — Cannon A-1 35 mm Camera 6. Oksana Babiuk of Maplewood, NJ — Smith Corona Ukrain ian Typewriter 7. Pauline Budzol of Warren, Ml — Hutsul “Lizhnyk” 8. R. Zaputowycz of Hillsdale, NJ — Ukraine-A Concise Ency clopedia, 2 Volumes
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