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Frederick Hayes III, LaRae Ross, Danny
Rosen, Marquita Scott Jones and Rose Barcell-
no— recently completed the background
process and training necessary to join the Port
land Police Bureaus Crisis Response Team.
Established in 1994, the volunteer group pro
vides support to victims of traumatic events,
their families and their loved ones.
The bureau is one of the first in the nation
to form partnerships with its culturally
diverse communities to provide this kind of
support after a crisis. Teams have been creat
ed for North/Northeast Portland as well as
the sexual minorities, Hispanic and Asian
communities.
Volunteers are on call with pagers for a week,
during which time they must be available to
respond around the clock. Any bureau member
or member of the medical community can
request direct assistance from the team.
Queer members respond to hate- and bias-
motivated crimes and sexual assaults. They also
can be found on the scene of homicides, suicides
and accidental deaths.
The Hispanic and Asian teams are involved
in robberies, sexual assaults, domestic violence
and search warrants. Services provided by vol
unteers include acting as liaisons between the
bureau and the victim’s family, accompanying
the injured person to emergency facilities and
assisting with funeral arrangements and with
referrals to victim-assistance programs.
Volunteer Frederick Hayes said he was moti
vated to join the team for the sexual minorities
community after losing numerous loved ones to
AIDS. “It’s nice to know where to start when an
emergency occurs."
Confidentiality is of utmost importance to
the team. It will not give legal, medical, psy
chological or financial advice; it also will not
make recommendations for a particular funeral
home or cemetery or use personal resources for
the families.
For more information call 503-823-2095.
B r u n e r J o in s
T r a n s i t i o n T ea m
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elping him focus on his top priorities,
jump-starting the econom y and creat
ing good jobs, Governor-elect Ted Kulongos
ki announced his transition steering com-
mittee Nov. 25. The 23-member team con
sists o f leaders from throughout the state of
Oregon, with people from Bend, Corvallis,
Newport, Echo, U m atilla, Baker City, Rose-
burg, Medford, Salem and the Portland met
ropolitan area.
“ I’ve always reached out to the best peo
ple available regardless o f their political
beliefs,” Kulongoski said. “T h e people of
O regon expect the best, and this transition
team helps me set the table to grow the
econom y and create good job s.”
Kulongoski will rely on this group to
advise him on the creation of his administra
tion, and he said he will use them on a regu
lar basis throughout his term in office. “G ov
ernment must be restructured; we must do
things differently, and this group will help me
make the smart choices necessary to accom
plish this.”
Among the team members is Cascade AIDS
Project executive director Thomas Bruner, a
nationally recognized nonprofit leader with 17
years of experience in health and human ser
vices and 15 years of successful nonprofit man
agement expertise. From 1988 to 1998 he
served as the founding executive director of
A ID S Outreach Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
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plans for Portland’s historic queer district
through Dec. 15. Residents, visitors, property
owners, members of the sexual minorities com
munity and other interested parties are invited
to voice their views and concerns about this
important issue.
Copies of the survey may be obtained from
many local businesses and from the Office of
Neighborhood Involvement at Portland City
Hall. A survey team also will be canvassing in
the Triangle during the coming weeks.
The advisory group was authorized by the
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West End Plan approved in January. It is a cit
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