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8|UBt OUI ’ alloué lì 2005 Winewsbriefs Coventry Cycle f/Works www.ncnm.edu 503.552.1551 V olunteer at SMYRC! A volunteer training will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 17 for adults interested in giving some time at the Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center. eral interactive workshops, hear youth stories and learn conflict resolution skills. After the training, volunteers are expected to commit to about four hours every other week, either work ing during drop-in times or facilitating an activ- Profeooional Service Comfortable Bikeo Recunibento a Specialty! (COME SEE WHY!) Imagine... Doctors that treat your whole person The clinics of National College of Naturopathic Medicine Honoring the Healing Power of Nature Open Tuesday-Sunday 230-7723 2025 SE Hawthorne LINNTON FEED & SEED. Home Theatre • Home Audio • Sound Advice Portland Metro Real Estate Steve Bucheri Residential Broker 503.970.3801 kids march proudly during Portland Pride 2005. SMYRC is open from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednes days and from 4 to 11 p.m. Fridays. Volunteers are needed to facilitate support and recreation groups for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, pan- sexual and allied kids 23 and younger. Volunteers need not have any special skills beyond a confident approach to younger people. SMYRC provides a variety of services such as counseling, writing groups, art therapy, life skills, educational assistance, drama workshops and more. Volunteers are asked to submit an applica tion, be contacted by phone and agree to fill out a criminal background check form at the train ing. They are required to attend an extensive daylong training and orientation to prepare them for the variety of situations that may be encountered at SMYRC. Lunch will be provid ed, and attendees will get to participate in sev- ity or support group for youth. Some people pre fer coming every week, and others once a month. Supervisor Zan Gibbs notes that as part of SMYRC’s youth-run system, there are no adults in leadership roles, which can make some adults uncomfortable. The youth make the rules, co facilitate groups and plan major events, such as participation in Portland Pride or the AlDSWalk. But this system empowers youth with skills of decision making, community building and cooperation. “You can’t be shy around here,” says Gibbs. “It’s sometimes very loud and intimidating.” SMYRC hosts between 60 and 70 youth each night at its headquarters on Southeast Belmont Street. If you are interested in learning more about becoming a volunteer, contact Gibbs at 503-872-9664, ext. 27, or zan@cascadiabhc.org. Buchert@Hasson.com » K t ■ di . Sill ciE grow with? nbers of the Defense of Marriage Coalition stack 27 boxes outside the Capitol in Salem last ’, containing signatures in support of what eventually became Measure 36.
