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A total of 29 of 50 chap ters since have closed, including San Francisco, the birthplace of the NAM ES Project. In March 2000, Julie Rhoad was appointed as managing director of the foundation. Although she was responsible for eliminating the organization’s debt, “some of those deep cuts have come at the cost of programs and services,” Bell said. At the time of the changes, “commu nication links between chapters and quilt oper ations were skeletal, if at all.” Under Rhoads guidance, a new program was distributed at the end of 2001 that held chapters financially responsible for nearly all of the costs incurred in displaying the quilt. Chapters were given little time to look at the new contract and would he removeifif they did not sign it. "As you can imagine,” Bell said, “this creat ed a huge uproar among the chapter network. No one...understood the reasoning for the demand of signing so quickly or even agreed to the changes in the chapter program.” Although the Portland chapter did sign the contract, the financial impact has been crip pling. In addition, donations have dropped off dramatically since the mid-’90s because “the general public seems tired of hearing about AIDS," according to Bell. “We find that the Portland community is no longer very interested in the quilt,” she said. At an Oct. 20 meeting, the chapter discussed clos ing formally by mid-2003. The chapter needs volunteers to help with this year’s World A ID S Day display during two meetings at Portland Community College’s Southeast Center, 2850 S.E. 82nd Ave. Quilt inventory and distribution will he held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 23, and quilt return, boxing and shipping to the national office will he held from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 14- To volunteer call 503-797-288 1. C uts E ndanger SM Y R C ascadia Behavioral HealthCare, Portland’s biggest mental health agency, is facing major funding cuts from Multnomah County. Government reimbursement rates have dropped 34 percent from $166 per client per month to $109, and Cascadia had to lay off more than 100 people in October. “As with many social service organizations, the future does not look too promising for public funding,” said Kathy Beige, Vanguard Youth Services program manager. Vanguard’s Sexual Minorities Youth Recre ation Center, one of Portland’s most critical resources for queer kids, will be drastically affected C ( 503 ) INSULATED W IN D O W CORPORATION ÊÊK3Ë STEVE • Bicycle & Pedestrian Accidents • Property Dam age g V»“ lr t h U P*WJtJU Proudly serving our com m unity since 1989 in personal injury claims including: Free A U T O M O T I V E ■■»■n v iry PHOTO BY Mechanics that fix everything. including your conscience.! Injured? by the cuts. According to Beige, “while most pro grams will continue to he funded, it is SMYRC, the most utilized program and entry point for many of our other services, that is in most danger.” She said the facility always has cost more to operate than it has been able to raise. Cascadia previously has paid the deficit but will be unable to help this year; county resources are being redirected to assist those who are most severely mentally ill. Although Multnomah County has provided $25,000 in emergency funding to SM YRC, the organization must raise $50,000 by June 30, 2003, in order to survive. SM YRC will he holding concerts and fund raisers, soliciting donors and writing grants in an attempt to keep this vital resource alive. Beige welcomes volunteers for the fund-raising com mittee or assistance with grant writing. To make a donation call 503-872-9664, ext. 24, or e-mail kathyb@cascadiabhc.org. R oundtable A ddresses S treet Y outh T he Sexual Minorities Roundtable— a part nership between the queer community, the Portland Police Bureau and the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office— will hold its next meeting from nexm to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at Out side In, 1132S.W . 13th Ave. The focus o f the forum will be “At-Risk Youth: Improving Law Enforcement’s Rela tionship with Sexual Minority Street Youth.” Members of the public are encouraged to attend. Roundtable co-chairman Christopher Web ster expressed concern that homeless youth, especially queer kids, “live on the margins of society [and therefore] do not feel protected by its laws.... Sexual minority street youth experi ence additional threats due to homophobia and ignorance, often at the hands of other homeless youth. These incidents of amplified violence, in the form of heatings, rapes and abuse, are rarely reported.” This meeting will provide an opportunity to start a dialogue between street youth and law enforcement. Webster hopes the roundtable will he able to act as an advocate for these kids in the future. The purpose of this meeting “is to start a conversation with the people who have a histo ry of serving street youth. We want them to tell the (roundtable) what the real issues are and help develop solutions,” Webster said. Initial goals for the meeting are to improve service provided by law enforcement to at-risk youth; increase communication and axiperation; establish an advocate for at-risk youth on the
