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NEWSFOLD published by  \u003Cbr>United Presbyterian Women,Volume 23,Number 11  \u003Cbr>\"to keep women in dialogue with one another  \u003Cbr>about matters that concern them deeply”   | \"Don't wait for gifts tomorrow,recognize them today since  \u003Cbr>they are all about us.There are times to be redeemed,a world  \u003Cbr>to be transformed,yes;but there are also events to be embraced  \u003Cbr>and persons to be given affirmation and affection.\"  \u003Cbr>—Robert McAřee Brown,Creative Dislocation;The Movement of Grace   |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n\n475 Riverside Dr.,New York,NY,by United Presbyterian Women,United Presbyterian Church,USA.Second-class postage paid at New York,NY,and at additional mailing offices.Postmaster:Send form 3579 to address below.A subscription to CONCERN MAGAZINENEWSFOLDincludes four issues in magazine format,eightin newsfold format.Subscription:1 year,$6.Payment must accompany order.Allow six to eight weeksfor new subscription or change of address to become effective.  \nBusiness/Promotion Manager:Betty Parkinson  \nEditor:Jane Jarrard  \nAssociate Editor:Ann Yeargin  \nArt/Design:Paul Nonnast  \nTreasurer:Marilyn Clark  \nCONCERNZRO*0300NO 0301811101 DEC 99*ZFRCX UNIV MICRCFILMMAGAZINE/NEWSFOLD (ISSN-0010-5763)300 N_ZEEB RDis published monthly atANN ARBORMI 48106  \n\n| Second-Class Postage  \u003Cbr>PAID AT  \u003Cbr>New York,NY  \u003Cbr>and at Additional  \u003Cbr>Mailing Offices   |\n| --- |\n\nAddress all subscription andnd  \neditorial correspondence to:o:  \nCONCERN,Room 454,  \n475 Riverside Drive,  \nNew York,NY 10115  \n# Single ParentAction Network\n\nFollowing worship services at the CordovaUnited Presbyterian Church in Rancho Cor-dova,California,during much of 1980,MaryDrummond looked for Joyce,a Jamaican-bornmother of two small children.Joyce was happyto have a caring person to talk to.As an ex-military wife and a newcomer to the commu-nity,she was experiencing social isolation.Mary discovered that Joyce was having to driveinto Sacramento twenty miles away to look forsocial services.And her search for assistancewas \"trial and error,\"often leading to a deadend.  \nAt that time Mary Drummond,a social workgraduate student,was doing research on theproblems of single-parent women.\"I was shockedat the lack of social services available in RanchoCordova,a suburban community of almost  \n80,000 people,\"said Mary,\"and Iknew lwant-ed to do something about it.\"What she did waswrite a letter of inquiry to the United Presby-terian Women's Opportunity Giving Fund(WOGF),describing the Single Parent ActionNetwork(SPAN)project.Subsequently,theproject received a one-year grant from WOGF.The session of the Rancho Cordova church al-lowed SPAN to use office space without chargeand the program was soon underway.  \nWomen raising children alone come to theSPAN office to share their problems,frustra-tions,good news and successes.There are fre-quent telephone communications,and a sup-port group meets every Thursday evening.Oneof the women who comes is Ida Flores,a newresident from El Paso,Texas.Earlier in the yearher seven-year-old daughter,Melissa,was hav-ing trouble adjusting to her new school.TheSPAN staff worked with Ms.Flores and profes-sionals in the school to insure the best educationpossible for her daughter.  \n\"See if you can get Melissa into the Big Broth-er/Big Sister program,\"her teacher suggested.But that organization had a long waiting list.Melissa needed special attention immediately.Fortunately,about that time a young womannamed Diana—a church member—had toldMary,\"I have some extra time and would liketo become a SPAN volunteer.\"Ida and Dianamet to discuss what Diana had to offer and theamount of time she could spend.Diana agreedto take Melissa for two hours,two afternoonseach week.They drew,read stories,listened tomusic and cooked.On outings they went to thepark,a museum,the library and bike riding.Over the weeks Melissa became more verbaland outgoing,displaying a bright and 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