TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Over-Income
Construction
Application
Guidelines
Tribal Youth
Education
Employment
(TYEE) Program
The Over-Income Rehabilitation
Construction program funds over-income
families with a $5,000 grant for construc
tion rehabilitation on the primary residence
they own or families who have possessor
rights to their home.
Rehabilitation refers to repairs or
renovations to the home, but does not in
clude appliances, saunas, hot tubs, swim
ming pools, etc.
Over-income refers to tribal members
whose income exceeds the income limits
set by the Native American Housing As
sistance and Self-Determination Act
(NAHASDA). These are listed as follows:
Applications due June 17
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$32,500
$37,100
$41,800
$46,400
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6
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$50,100
$53,800
$57,550
$61,250
If you are a Siletz Tribal member and
have not received an over-income grant
in the last five years, you can call the
Housing Office to request an application.
Applications, including proof of in
come and mortgage, must be submitted to
the Housing Office by July 31. The se
lection process will be a lottery drawing
of applications received by the deadline.
Please call 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1322,
or 541 -444-8322 if you have any questions.
Siletz Tribal youth age 14-17
are invited to apply for the 2005
Tribal Youth Education Employment
(TYEE) Program.
TYEE is an opportunity for our youth
to gain practical work experience over the
summer. The program begins July 11,
2005, and continues until Aug. 19, 2005.
Youth participants will complete 180 hours
of paid work experience during the program.
To qualify: You must be a Siletz Tribal
member between the ages of 14-17 who
resides within the 11-county service area
and is returning to school in the fall of 2005.
To apply: You will receive an applica
tion in the mail. If you don’t, call or stop by
the tribal office in your area. The contact
person for each office is listed below.
Bring verification to document the
following:
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Tribal enrollment
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Age
Proof of residence
Social Security card or proof of ap
plication for a Social Security card
Current grade report
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If the number of applicants exceeds
the number of positions available, prior
ity will be given to:
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Student Incentive
Program
Continues
The Siletz Tribal Council established
a Student Incentive Program to reward
student achievements as they graduate
from the following levels:
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Head Start/Preschool
Kindergarten
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
Adult Vocational Training
Higher Education
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Siletz News
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The Portland Area Office would
like to congratulate the following
Higher Education students for getting
a 3.5 GPA or better during Winter Term
2005:
Winona Butler, Rachel Severson,
Sharmon Cook, Theresa Smith. Tobi
Custer, Barbara Watson, Jedediah
Fuhrer, Welo Watson, Michelle
McKelvey, Rebecca Johnson
Michelle McKelvey, Jedediah
Fuhrer, and Welo Watson achieved
4.0 GPAs.
The Portland Area currently has 31
students enrolled in the Higher Educa
tion Program.
If you are a college-bound high
school senior or if you want to return
to school to complete a two- or four-
year degree, please, contact Katy Kaady
at 503-238-1512 right away.
Deadline for applications is June 30.
For more information contact:
Portland Area Office: Katy Kaady,
Students should submit a copy of their
graduation certificate, name, and mailing
address to the education specialist for their
area. The education specialist will submit
the certificate for the student incentive
and mail the incentive to the student.
All students outside of the 11-county
service area should forward their gradu
ation certificate to Mona Fisher, Educa
tion Specialist, CTSI, P.O. Box 549,
Siletz, OR 97380-0549.
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Complete applications received by
June 17, 2005
Youth age 14-17 with little or no work
experience who have not participated
in TYEE
Youth with an acceptable academic
record of 2.0 GPA or higher, although
applicants with less than 2.0 GPA
may be considered
Previous TYEE participants who
successfully completed their work
experience
Youth from families whose gross an-
nual/monthly income is below the
reduced price guidelines and have not
been served by the ESP Summer
Youth Employment Program
Congratulations to PAO Honor Roll
Winter 2005
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503-238-1512; 3715 SE 39th,
Portland, OR 97202
Salem Area Office: Sonya Moody-Jurado,
503-390-9494; 3789 River Road N,
Suite D, Keizer, OR 97303
Eugene Area Office: Nick SixkiIler,
541-484-4234; 1140 Willagillespie
Road, Suite 18, Eugene, OR 97401
Siletz Area Office: Mona Fisher,
541-444-8373; 201 SE Swan Ave.,
June 2005
Siletz, OR 97380
Thanks to everyone who participated in our first group hike to Drift Creek Falls. It
was a blast! For information on our next hike, please call Catalina at 541-444-8395.