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The $4 million allocaâ€" tion will include $1.4 million to rescue shelters currently in serious financial trouâ€" ble, $700,000 to be used by a new provincial coâ€"ordinator for family The announcement represented the govâ€" ernment‘s response to a report by an allâ€"party legislative committee, appointed to examine the problem of family violence. A The centre, now in its sixth year, held its anâ€" nual open house last week. Ironically, it came one day after an announcement was made by the Ontario government launching a fullâ€"scale attack on family violence. A total of $4 million in extra funds will be allocated to services providing assistance to viectims of wifeâ€"battering. Workers at Anselma House in Kitchener are caught in a dilemma. Although they are firmly committed to the elimination of a chronic social problem, wife abuse, the very survival of the crisis shelter depends on maintaining a high occupancy rate. Stable funding major woe for Anselilma House 129th Year No. 45 Wednesday, November 9, 1983 Waterioo, Ontario 25 cents at the Newstand TNAE Te ie m mmenmmeemm en mm mm ammenmmmmen e 0 0 TE CC "I don‘t think people understand the full scope of the funding problem we have and it‘s not getting better, that‘s for sure," said Kim Decker, Anselma‘s executive director. Pat Arbuckile Chronicle Staff Mary on teacher unity â€" SEE PAGE 10 Admitting Detoxification Centre Emergency Nutrition Counselling Occupational Therapy Physiotherapy Poison Control Main Hospital Switchboard (All Numbers) Clip out the listing below and keep it near your telephone for convenient reference. KITCHENERâ€"WATERLOO HOSPITAL PHONE NUMBERS Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Hospital has installed a new telephone system. Many departments in the hospital, often called by the public, may now be reached through direct dialâ€" ing. Kâ€"W Hospital direct dials (Please Clip Out) THIS WEEK INSIDE Anselma House is currently funded by the Waterloo region on a per diem basis, with $15.25 paid daily for each occupant in the centre‘s two houses. About 4 percent of its While Decker welâ€" comed the prospect of additional funds for Anselma House. she said measures taken by the provincial governâ€" ment still do not proâ€" vide stability for the 42 crisis shelters throughâ€" out Ontario. ‘‘The government has ignored the prime recommendation of the committee to provide block funding,"" she said. violence, $150,000 to fiâ€" nance special projects including a pilot study on ways to prevent wife abuse and $1.8 million for future funding of the shelters. 749â€"4240 749â€"4209 749â€"4242 749â€"4212 749â€"4255 749â€"4224 749â€"4220 742â€"3611 *‘*We haven‘t had an empty bed in the last three months and have had to turn people away," said Decker. She added that she is uncertain of the reason Visitors to Anseima‘s open house learned that the crisis shelter has been busier than ever providing accomâ€" modation for a total of 341 women and chilâ€" dren in 1982. Anselma currently depends on a core of about 50 volunteers who man the centre from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. Shelters throughout the province have been lobbying for block funding from the govâ€" ernment, whereby a specific amount of money would be alloâ€" cated to each centre on an annual basis. For the local crisis shelter, guaranteed funding woulid mean that 24â€" hour staff coverage could be provided and ‘"we wouldn‘t have to spend so much time fundraising,"* said Decker. ‘*We could spend more time with residents, better qualiâ€" ty time." *‘The problem is we have to have people in the beds to get money," said Decker. ~It goes up and down and you can‘t count on having a specific amount. We work on prevention and at the same time, we have to have the beds full to get any kind of funding." 1984 expenses will also be covered by a $7,500 grant from Federated Appeal. â€" SEE PAGE 16 Unique French play (Continued on page 11) This York Yeomen ball carrier has nowhere to go as Paul Coburn of the University of Waterioo Warrior rugby team puts the grab on him while a teammate also comes in to help. Warriors won this game Saturday at Columbia Fields to take their firstâ€"ever OnudouuvonmnAtMcucAuochflonchamphmMpbyaic-s:eon.lna previous game, the Warrior club team played McMaster to a scoreless tie and that was good enough for another Ontario title. Story, additional photos on page 32. CLUTCH PLAY â€" SEE PAGE 32 , Rugby Warriors champs! Clear walks ultimate goal for this committee â€"â€"â€" SEE PAGE 3 Legion takes proud stand Richard O ‘Brien photo PAGE 5