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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS Sign Up forTYEE Program Complete applications received by June 22, 2007 Youth age 14-16 with little or no work experience who have not par ticipated in TYEE/TYEP Youth with an acceptable academic record of 2.0 GPA or higher, al though applicants with less than 2.0 GPA may be considered Previous TYEE/TYEP participants who successfully completed their work experience Siletz Tribal youth age 14-18 are invited to apply for the 2007 Tribal Youth Education & Employment (TYEE’) Program. TYEE is an oppor tunity for our youth to gain practical work experience over the summer. The program will begin July 9, 2007, and continue until no later than Aug. 18, 2007. Youth participants will complete 180 hours of paid work ex perience during the program. To qualify for the program, you must be a Siletz Tribal member between age 14-18, live within the 11-county service area, and be returning to school in the fall of 2007. To apply, an application will be mailed to you or you can stop by the tribal office in your area. The contact person for each office is listed below. Send or bring verification to document the following: For more information call: Portland Area Office: Katy Kaady, Tribal enrollment Age Proof of residence Social Security card or proof of application for a Social Security card Current grade report 503-238-1512, 3715 SE 39th, Portland, OR 97202 Salem Area Office: Sonya Moody- Jurado, 503-390-9494, 3160 Blossom Drive NE, Suite 105, Salem, OR 97305 Eugene Area Office: Nick Sixkiller, 541-484-4234, 2468 W 1 l‘h Ave., Eugene, OR 97402 Siletz Area Office: Alissa Lane, 541-444-8373, 201 SE Swan Ave., Siletz, OR 97380 If the number of applicants exceeds the slots available, priority will be given to: *Tyee: A Chinook Jargon word mean ing “chief’ • • • • • New Project Promotes Healthy Living for Families J | | | | | | | | | | | Training in fire safety comes before ... CERTTeam Practices Fire Safety The Siletz Community Emergency Response Team has started its training and underwent fire safety training on May 3. After learning fire dynamics and fire suppression, the team had a hands- on exercise to put out an actual fire. The CERT program goals are to promote emergency preparedness; de velop skills to respond to and cope with the aftermath of a disaster; and develop neighborhood self-sufficiency before, during, and after a natural or manmade disaster. Topics taught and completed by the participants include disaster prepared ness, disaster fire suppression, disas ter medical operations, light search and rescue, terrorism, disaster psychology, CERT organization, and the final drill. CERT participants will acquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities to not only help their family be better prepared for emergencies, but also assist their neigh borhood in becoming better prepared to take action when Siletz is threatened by a major emergency or disaster. Anyone interested in signing up for the training or in learning more about CERT can contact Dean Sawyer at 541-444-8298 or 1-8(X)-922-1399, ext. 1298; or email deans@ctsi.nsn.us. The Healthy Family/Healthy Child project is looking for Siletz Tribal affiliates to sit on a committee that would bring family issues to the table and promote healthy living. For more information, please con- tact Bekki Johns at 541-444-8262 or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1262; or Mark Kimball at 541-444-8266 or 1-800- 922-1399, ext. 1266. June USDA Distribution Dates Salem Siletz Monday, June 4 Tuesday, June 5 Wednesday, June 6 Thursday, June 7 Friday, June 8 9 9 9 9 9 a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. - - - - - 3 p.m. Monday, June 18 1:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 19 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 20 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. In June, USDA staff will attend the National Association of Food Distribu tion Programs on Indian Reservations annual conference in San Antonio. Texas. This is a weeklong conference where we meet staff from the federal level and tribal program staff from all over the coun try. We receive training in warehousing, safety, nutrition education, diabetes control, and the certification process. This year we also will learn more about the new commodity food ordering system. We will leave for the conference the weekend after our Siletz distribu tion and before the Salem distribution. 12 • Siletz News • so it will be very important for our cli ents to keep scheduled appointments be cause it will be hard to catch up with us. Happy Meals’ Kitti Navarro, USDA FDP Director 541-444-8393 Joyce Retherford, USDA FDP Clerk 541-444-8279 or 1-800-922-1399, ext. 1279 June 2007 ... the actual practice of putting out a fire.
