Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 April 2004 — Page 3

FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2004

THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

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VOLUNTEERS ► Continued from Page 1 program made possible through a national partnership with Scholastic Inc. Volunteers of America receives and distributes new books to local children at community and health fairs, hospitals and clinics, and to local police and fire departments. “We operate programs for the homeless and disabled veterans. We have a contract with the Veterans Administration and they provide the funds for us to serve the clients that they send to us,” said Marshall. “We also do drug and alcohol treatment counseling and with this program we look for clients that are in our programs as well as individuals who can come in off the street.”

Marshall added that they also do youth intervention, at-risk intervention and crisis counseling for children. Volunteers are not only needed to help specifically with programs but with funding as well. Funding for the programs comes from a variety of sources. “We have a variety of state, federal and local contracts with government agencies and we receive funding from the United Way,” said Mary Leffler, division director of women’s services. “We have private foundation funding and we raise quite a few dollars through our own fund raising to support our programs.” One of the largest fund-raising initiatives is the vehicle donation program where people in the community donate their unwanted

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Candace Fegley, who took Miguel’s case on behalf of Indiana

... .. _ . Protection and Advocacy Services, ► Continued from Pag, 1 didnotrespondtoTheRecorder's ompson claimed that when she request for an interview, approached Hamilton about “Hamilton closed the door on implementing the correct base, US) an d j petitioned the state for company owners refused. assistance but everyone I talked “I spoke with them about why to wa nted to pass the buck,” Ththey didn’t get the right base and ompson stated. “Because of this they told me it was too expensive,” my son ' s jif e has been put on hold, she said. I presented the possibil- Because he doesn’t have the cority of them maybe doing a tax rect wheelchair he can’t leave the write off, but they rejected this house for birthday parties or any idea. After a year of repeated re- other kind of gathering. He has to quests they finally told me to take be home-schooled. This is a stuit or leave it. . , . dent who’s been listed as a 21 st Jim Coddle, Hamilton s chief Century Scholar, yet he is not able operating officer, said the com- meet with his peers.” pany was not prepared to discuss Thompson said a breakthrough details of the case for legal rea- arrived for Miguel at the beginsons. But he did express irony at n i ng 0 f this year when she was 'the fact that the worker Thomp- connected to Ron Reed, who said son accused of doing a poor job that his company, Beechwood building the wheelchair is an ac- Mobility, would build the wheeltive member of the Muscular Dys- c h a i r to the exact specifications trophy Association. needed to meet the complications “Thiscompanyhasbeeninbusi- 0 f Miguel’s illness, ness since 1972 for a reason, “Itjust doesn’t make sense that Coddle said. “And we have built a this young man had to go without solid reputation in the commu- a wheelchair for three years benity for customer satisfaction so cause someone wasn’t doing their we are surprised to see this com- job,” Reed said. “A provider can plaint surface. offer items through write-offs at Asserting that the new wheel- any time. Our company needs to chair was not appropriate for her make money just like everyone son, Thompson made several calls else, but we’re not willing to do it to various state offices for assis- at any cost. We try to make people tance to make Hamilton supply dealing with serious disorders as the correct equipment as man- comfortable as possible.” dated by the written medical Reed said a customized wheelevaluation. chair will be completed within two But, according to Thompson, t 0 three weeks for Miguel, who neither the state Medicaid office currently weighs only 40 pounds, nor Miguel’s caseworker with In- Thompson said she and Miguel diana Protection and Advocacy are thankful for Reed’s service and Services, a watchdog organization s he wonders why Hamilton for disabled individuals, was help- couldn’t replace the wheelchair ful in holding Hamilton account- when Beechwood is manufactura bje. ing the customized chair with no We do have mechanisms in complications at all. Once the place to check the actions of cer- wheelchair is completed for tain providers to make sure they Miguel the family will possibly properly complete the tasks the pursue legal action against state Medicaid office is paying Hamilton and select state work-

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a spokesman for the Indiana De- “i j ust hope this situation can partment of Family and Social be used as an example and warnServices and the state Medicaid j n g f 0 r other people who have office. But this appears to be a loved ones requiring medical situation in which Medicaid work- equipment because I’m sure we’re ers did what they were supposed not only family dealing with someto do and could do. thing like this,” said Thompson.

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