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CKtEBRÄTING A » E C Ä D E ^ J 16 street ro o ts IIB Education * Dialogue * Independence VENDOR WORK ADS AT ISSUE: SECTION 8 Marshall and Julie W.: Lots of experience and local references. Very reasonable rates and quality work with some extras, mower and some yard hand tools. Will do any work within reason on bus line or if you pick us up. Also willing to deliver papers. Please call (503) 946- 3959 or (503) 774-3350, NOW - • 'k j- ii - Steps you can take to make a difference Kevin Bynum: Street Roots vendor and guitarist seeks to exchange an honest days work for a .. decent-playing, accousfic guitar Call Street Roots at 503-228-5657 or Kevin at 206-888- 9336, What you can do: ta ll the Portland HUD field office and tell them to restore the funding needed to make sure Oregon families are not kicked to the streets.1 Bill Atkinson: Yard work, moving, misc. Four-' hour minimum, $10 an hour. Call Street Roots office at 503-228-5657. Vicki Sittinghawk: House cleaning, very thorough. References. Call 503-287-4174. | Bruce Heino: Available for yard work, general assistance, four-hour minimum, wage negotiable. Please call the Street Roots office pr contact New Seasons at 33rd and Killingsworth. Phone: (971)222-2600 Dan & Donna: Need odd jobs? Can do painting, yardwork, miscellaneous labor. Very dependable. Call the Street Roots office at 503- 228-5657,503 267-4794. .________________- ' ;; Demand HUD meet the full demand of housing our poor, disabled and elderly Problem. • Northwest Oregon Housing Authority (NO HÄ) sent a letter May 26 notifying 285 low- income households in Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook Counties that they will be cut off their 8 vouchers effective July 1. For some, the assistance is more than 90 percent of their rent. NOHA hopes to have funding reinstated at the end of the year, at which time the families could have their Section 8 restored. However, the assistance is uncertain and these households cannot wait that long. . Solution • Immediate action from HUD is requested to fill the funding gap to keep people in their homes. The overall gap is $600,000, but Oregon Housing and Community Services has contributed $50,000 to provide rental assistance for an estimated 15-20 households who were previously homeless and have the greatest need, for an estimated six months. The remaining figure requested from HUD, therefore, is about $550,000. • Poverty and unemployment in these rural communities is a serious problem. The State of Oregon recently reported that homelessness in Oregon has increased 35¿7% . Dona Bolt,; Oregon Department Of Education Homeless Education Coordinator, reports that in school year 2007-200? the school districts in Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties had 540 homeless students, of which 460 were in families.. Handyman needs work: moving, painting, yard work, clean-up; If I can.sweat and you can be doing something else, please ca" m |at 503- 803-2533. Street Roots celebrates 10 years of making a change in our community SUPPORT STREET ROOTS WITH | CONTRIBUTION OF: Street Roots 211 NW Davis S t Portland, OR 97209 i B B B Return service requested. l i I $35 $50 $100 $250 $500 $______ _ Send your check to: Street Roots, 211 NW Davis, Portland, OR, 97209 Street Roots is a 501 (c)3, nonprofit organization. Your donation may be tax deductible. ■SI Or donate securely online at www.streetroots.org
