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Rotary Club helps Backpacks for Friday program
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In addition, the Crisis Cen-
ter presented awards to city
and county officials, recog-
nizing them for their aid and
attention to the problems
faced by domestic violence
survivors.
Among those honored was
Perryville Mayor Ken Baer.
“Thank you for the work
you’re doing at the Region-
al Crisis Center,” Baer said.
“Because of you, there’s hope
and safety in a time of desper-
ate need for victims of domes-
tic violence. The work you do
here in Perry County is so im-
portant.”
Awards will be present-
ed to city administrator Brent
Buerck, Perry County Sheriff
Gary Schaaf and prosecuting
attorney Thomas Hoeh, none
of whom were able to attend.
According to the Mis-
souri Coalition Against Do-
mestic and Sexual Violence
(MCADSV), more than
38,000 survivors of domestic
violence were helped last year
by programs through times of
crisis, emergency, and dan-
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Attendees at the Domestic Violence event hold a can-
dlelight vigil at the gazebo in the square in Downtown
Perryville.
ger. MCADSV reports that
during a single day in 2016,
more than 2,100 domestic vi-
olence victims and their chil-
dren sought help and safety
from domestic violence pro-
grams because of the violence
in their homes.
“By working together, we
can offer hope and safety to
those in need,” Pannier said,
“to ensure that every abused
person in Missouri receives
the life-saving services and
resources provided by dedi-
cated advocates in domestic
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The Perryville Rotary Club received a $1,000 matching
grant from the Rotary District 6060 Community As-
sistance Program and donated the money to the Perry
County School District 32 Backpacks for Friday pro-
gram, which helps to feed needy families on weekends.
The Rotary CAP grant program requires hands-on par-
ticipation, so Rotary members packed the backpacks that
were distributed to students last weekend. Paticipating
were (in no particular order) Linda Buerck, Mike Bulle-
rdieck, Beth Guth, Ed Guth, Amy Hager, Melanie Hager,
Amanda Layton, Liz Meyer, Becky Paulus, Art Pistorio,
Clinton Rice, Jane Trapp, Sue Verseman, Kelsey Rice,
Hannah Layton, Derrick Roberts, Jackie Verseman, and
Eli Yamnitz. At left, Perryville Rotary Club president Art
Pistorio (right) presents a check for $2,000 to PCSD com-
munications director Kate Martin. According to Martin,
the donation will help feed eight families.
local transportation, financial
help with medication, and free
hygiene items and clothing.
In 2016, the center alone
served 496 women and 78
children with shelter and ser-
vices. So far, in 2017, the
Center has served 406 adults
and 50 children.
“Perry County is taking
extra measures to unite and
stand up against domestic
abuse,” said Caitlin Daniels,
a court advocate at the cri-
sis center. “As we align and
sign memorandums of under-
Submitted Photo standing, we are agreeing to
work together to fight for the
welfare of the families in our
community.
“This doesn’t only include
violence programs through-
the legal protections, but also
out our state, in every com- urging for Batterer’s Interven-
munity.” tion, which is 26 weeks of in-
The Regional Family Cri- dividual or group counsel-
sis Center’s services include: ing for the abuser. It is not to
food, court/legal advocacy, be confused with anger man-
economic education and ad- agement. It is a program that
vocacy, hospital/medical ad- provides services to domes-
vocacy, law enforcement ad- tic violence perpetrators that
vocacy, motel placement, par- include strategies to not only
enting classes, pet protection, hold the offender accountable
Safe at Home application as- for the violence in the offend-
sistance, shelter, structured er’s intimate relationship, but
program for children, support also confronts the offender’s
groups for children, support controlling behaviors in hopes
groups for female survivors, of ending this heinous crime.”
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Task force seeks to
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JEFFERSON CITY —
A legislative task force
charged with making rec-
ommendations to improve
the level of services of-
fered to students with dys-
lexia will unveil its report
at the end of the month.
State Rep. Kathryn Swan
(R-Cape Girardeau), who
chairs the Legislative Task
Force on Dyslexia, and
her fellow task force mem-
bers will discuss their find-
ings and recommendations
during a press conference
in the House Lounge of the
State Capitol at 1 p.m. on
Tuesday, Oct. 31.
The task force was cre-
ated in 2016 to study and
make recommendations for
a statewide system to ad-
dress the needs of students
with dyslexia. The 21-mem-
ber task force includes four
lawmakers as well as edu-
cators, therapists and citi-
zens with experience with
dyslexia. The final report
produced by the task force
is the result of public testi-
mony, discussions and de-
liberations. Swan noted that
the report includes three
major recommendations for
the Department of Elemen-
tary and Secondary Educa-
tion regarding screening,
classroom supports, and
professional development
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for teachers. Additional
recommendations are in-
cluded for evidence-based
reading Instruction, inter-
vention systems, teacher
certification, and the report-
ing of data.
The Department of El-
ementary and Second-
ary Education must devel-
op guidelines for appropri-
ate screening of students
for dyslexia and related dis-
orders and for necessary
classroom support by Dec.
31, 2017. Public schools
will begin screening stu-
dents, provide reasonable
classroom support for stu-
dents, and offer in-service
training for teachers in the
2018-2019 school year.
“Many thanks to the
members of the task force
for their hard work. Their
incredible level of knowl-
edge and expertise led to
the kind of insightful dia-
logue that produces posi-
tive change,” said Swan.
“Our final report contains
some simple yet impactful
changes that schools can
implement to ensure that
our Missouri children with
dyslexia receive the as-
sistance and the resources
they need to succeed in the
classroom.”