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Publication Date

Spring 3-25-1997

Identifier

HN49 .V64 S25 1997

Series

Imagination into action

Description

The host, Diane Duesterhoeft, Reference Librarian at St. Mary's University and Member of the President's Peace Commission, introduces Mrs. Louise Locker Elliott, founder of Elf Louise, a program which provides Christmas gifts to needy children in San Antonio, Mr. and Mrs. Roy B. and Alice Kitty Hernandez, participants in Best Buddies, managers of a group home for and members of many other programs working with the developmentally disabled, and Mrs. Mary Patricia White Radle, a participant in Inner City Development, which provides emergency aid and recreational programs to San Antonio public housing residents and people in need. The guests describe their respective projects, discuss how they came to be involved with them, provide insights into the rewards of such work, and invite others to join.

Keywords

Poor teenagers; Social service; Texas -- San Antonio; Elliott, Louise Locker.; Hernandez, Roy B.; Hernandez, Alice Kitty.; Radle, Alice Patricia White.; Elf Louise.;ARC.; Association for Retarded Citizens.; Inner City Development.; Best friends.; Voluntarism.; Social service -- Texas -- San Antonio.; People with mental disabilities -- Housing -- Texas -- San Antonio.; Group homes for people with mental disabilities.; Social work with people with mental disabilities.; Urban poor.; Poor -- Services for.; Poor teenagers -- Texas -- San Antonio.; Public housing.; Emergency housing -- Texas -- San Antonio.; Youth centers.; Charities.; Food relief.; Social workers.; Social work with teenagers.

Contributor

Duesterhoeft, Diane M.; Elliot, Louise; Hernandez, Roy; Hernandez, Kitty; Radle, Patty

Document Type

Presentation

Size or Duration

1 hour and 20 minutes

Format

mp4

Medium

video

Digital Publisher

Digital Commons at St. Mary's University

Collection

President's Peace Commission Videos

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