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(Continued from page 4 Simonâ€"Wood tender as being low tender and not being qualified V Local firm Willis confirmed that the Brant ford firm may have grounds for suing the city, but he said it has never happened. and "no matter what we do there is a possibility of It is better to Serr, if it is to err. on the low tender side," she said Although they supported the deci sion to accept the Simonâ€"Wood bid. Aldermen, Jim Erb. Glen Wright and Charles Voelker were. con cerned that the city might be open to lega) action if they accepted the lower bid Lenny‘s dad and mom were always fighting, until finally, his dad packed his things and moved out. After that. Lenny,. his mother and sisters moved out of their home and into Ontario Housing. Lenny is a fictitious character, but his background is typical of the children involved in the Waterlooâ€"Wellington Attendance Centre program. His marks were bordering on failure and he wasn‘t sure he‘d pass into grade seven. He was convinced all the teachers were against him and he wasn‘t crazy about most of the kids. Sometimes he would skip school and go to the mall. He‘d play a little pinball there until his money was gone and then he‘d hang around the restaurant hopâ€" ing one of his buddies would show up. At dusk, he would head home. Lenny stayed away from home as much as possible. His mother was always bugging him about something and his sisters were usually squabbling. He hadn‘t seen his dad in weeks and he missed him. Added to Lenny‘s woes were problems with the police. He had broken the law several times. Administered by the John Howard Society and serving Wa terloo, Kitchener and Cam bridge, the program steers 8 to 14 yearâ€"olds â€" who have been in trouble with the law â€" away from a possible life of crime. Elevenâ€"yearâ€"old Lenny hated school. ‘"‘The police are very suppor tive of the program," said Bren da Needham,. who. along with Barry Clark. runs the program Program steers kids away from life of crime Police refer these youngsters to the program as an alternative to charging them. The Attendance Centre treal ment is ‘"an attempt to meet the needs of each youngster, in terms of problem areas in the home, school and peer groups. _ said Clark "They charge youngsters as a last resort." said Clark He noted "we take police refer rals and make sure they don‘t have further contact with the po liee Contacts â€" include shoplifting break and enter. vandalism. as sault. arson and drug abuse ‘"We work on problems as we see them," she said The program, which is funded jointly by the Ministry of Com Needham pointed out. If a child has problems with grades. they‘ll arrange for him to be tutored. Or if he has trouble with friendships, he‘ll be provided with activities where he‘ll be relating to other children ATTENDANCE CENTRE Story and photo by Joy Lavigne Following _ the meeting Carroll said that although she has always been "very firm in not breaking tendering _rules L don‘t think council can be faulted in the deci sion they made Carroll noted that "there are many things we do in council from year to year that could come back to haunt us And, she explained. rather than compromise the tendering process, this decision "will improve things I think a lesson has been learned hy all You can‘t have loose ends or doubt in public tenders being sued As part of the aftercare proâ€" gram, juveniles are placed in community organizations. clubs and activities. Some of these placements are arranged by Un iversty of Waterloo student Noreen Neufeldt, who helps youngsters get involved in their choice of activities as part of her university program. Scouts, minor hockey, soccer. art classes, and swim classes are just a few of these. (Subsidies are arranged for families who can‘t afford activity fees.) Of the 80 youngsters who have been through the program. "over 90 per cent haven‘t had any further police occurrences since they were involved in the pro gram,." said Needham Along with this, the program has an attendance record of 95 per cent._ This is significant considering the program is vol untary Police tell parents about the program, but they have the option of supporting it or not However, said Clark. most parents are eager to have their child participate Neufeldt is also working on a booklet detailing various com munity _ services available for children and their parents. To be published soon. this booklet will be distributed to police, boards of education and counselling agen cies, among others The Attendance Centre pro gram has just finished its second year and has aiready proved a remarkable success And to ensure that kids don‘t get into trouble going to or coming from the program, Clark and Needham arrange rides for them. *‘*Most of the kids realiy enjoy the pilacement, once they get started,"" noted Neufeldt. "They sometimes just need a push to get into it." And it‘s not only the parents who are enthusiastic about the Attendance Centre _ for _ noted Needham, "Many kids ask to stay in the program when it‘s fin ished .‘ Activities are supervised dur ing ‘"prime crime time" â€" the evening â€" five times a week, said Needham. Instead of getting into trouble, juveniles divide their time between recreation, such as sports and hobbies, and academâ€" ics. 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