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This role is particularly important to the elderly whose pensions and retirement income are not enough to live on, and so they are
seeking help in increasing numbers from the Welfare Department, Mrs. Kreifler confirmed. Sometimes, the solution to their plight is issuance of Food Stamps and sometimes they merely need information on other programs, such as Social Security, to which they are already entitled.
According to Mrs. Kreitler, this is the direction in which the Social Services Department is moving: away from an agency that gives financial assistance and towards a facilitating agency that provides clients with, or refers them to, counseling. training, other existing services. and jobs. And in doing so, she confirmed, the Welfare Office works with the Department of Rehabilitative Services, the Community Services Board, and FORE, the nonprofit sheltered workshop at Remington.
The State Department of Social Services approved a second social worker's position three years ago, based on the caseload and demographics of the county. The first year, Mrs. Kreitler believed the staff expansion wasn’t really necessary, and the second year, she had difficulty finding a qualified person for the job. Then for this year, the job was eliminated.
Recruitment is a challenge because the salaries set by the Rappahannock Welfare Board average $1,500 below those paid in neighboring counties, according to Mrs. Kreitler. "We’re a great training ground. They make $15,000 here after two or three years, and they can go to Fairfax and get $22,000 for the same job.”
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