A full-fledged Sikh community center on the lines of a highly sophisticated Jewish organization is contemplated here. Rome was not built in a day and we must also move one step at a time, Having assessed the needs of our community we should identify our resources, manpower, and finances, and then offer basic services at first and then add programs, one at a lime, as we go along,
It would help to get a toll free number where one can make an anonymous call, and seek professional advice in personal matter: and crisis situations. We need identify a core group of volunteer: who will donate part of their professional time in service of their fellow community members Those volunteers should include psychiatrists, trained counselor and enlightened persons of a pious nature experienced in providing advice and consultation in family problems and crisis situations, Callers can talk to them in confidence, without disclosing their identity on personal matters, family crisis, family violence, child abuse, drug abuse, and behavioral problems. These counselors should also assist them in dealing with problems being faced by their children, especially young Gursikh boys who face peer pressure because they have a separate identity unshorn hair, turban, and five K’s given to each Sikh as his/ her birthright.
Article extracted from this publication >> October 23, 1992
