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SILETZ, OREGON, JANUARY, 1985 - PAGE 7 Portland Service Availibility The General Manager will be reviewing the following programs with the Urban Indian Coun cil and other Portland area Indian organizations in an attempt to determine what services are available to our tribal members who live in the Portland area. T H E U R B A N IN D IA N C O U N C IL , IN C . 3027 S.E. Y am hill, P ortland, O regon 97214 Phone (503) 232-5203 O ffice Hours: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m ., M o n d a y through Friday Organized in 1971 and incorporated as a nonprofit cor poration in 1973, The U rban Indian Council, Inc. is a m ulti service organization which provides hum an resource assistance to Indians in the Portland Metropolitan Area. Governed by policies determ ined by The Council, U rban Indian Council staff executes The Council’s decisions through the Executive Director and four corporate sub divisions: Em ploym ent and Training; Community Ser vices; Administration for Native A m ericans; and Health. E M P L O Y M E N T A N D T R A IN IN G 2731 N.E. H oyt, - Phone (503) 235-2311 The goal of Em ploym ent and Training is to assist In dians to become self-supporting and self-sufficient m em bers of the Portland community through education, em ployment training and job placem ent services leading to high quality jobs. The departm ent works toward its goal through the following interdepartm ent program s. JO B P LA C E M E N T : D irect referral to current openings for job-ready participants. Placem ents a re m ade with public and private sector em ployers and include professional, skilled and semi-skilled positions. Our goal is twofold: to provide personalized assistance to job seekers leading to high quality jobs, an d to provide a professional employ m ent referral service to our m any em ployer contacts in the public and private sector. Job referrals a re m ade only a fte r careful evaluation and assessm ent of the job ap plicants’ skills and knowledge. O N -TH E-JO B T R A IN IN G : OJT for individuals requiring hands-on experience to compete for available openings in public and private sector. Contracts can be m ade for six months (UIC paying one-half and em ployer paying one- half of the salary) with placem ent guaranteed a t the end of the Contract. JO B S E A R C H w o r k s h o p : a two week workshop that pro gram s participants for job hiring process. Curriculum in cludes interviewing skills, resum e preparation, job avail ability. P articipants stipends a re provided. W O R K E XP E R IE N C E /T R Y O U T E M P L O Y M E N T : Short term subsidized placem ents to assist participants who have had little contact with the job m arket to establish work habits and experience. H IG H E R E D U C A T IO N /V O C A T IO N A L T R A IN IN G : Provides counseling for ca reer development and financial aid for higher education and vocational training. GED P R O G R A M : Contract with P ortland Community.Col lege provides instructor and volunteer tutors in class room settings to assist students in successful completion of. GED. After graduation, students a re referred to other UIC Counselors for additional training or job referrals. C O R R EC TIO N S : A ssistance to offenders/sex-offenders in accessing services described above and in complying with conditions of probation/parole plans. IN TE R -TR IB A L D A Y LABOR: M aintains a pool of qualified tem porary w orkers to fill the dem ands of a variety of businesses which contract with Day Labor for work assistance. -Developed in 1979, Day Labor provides daily work for companies, daily pay for employees, and often, em ployers hire their tem porary w orker into perm anent positions. Work referrals a re on a first-come first-served basis. Check-in tim e for available work is 6 a.m . Monday through Friday. IN TE R -TR IB A L FIREFIGHTERS: An organized group of men and women trained in forest fire suppression. On call May through November, 24 hours a day. Inter-agency fire fighting crew out of Mount Hood National F orest. Organiz ed in 1982 by the Inter-Tribal Day labor staff and the Mount Hood F ire M anagem ent staff. They a re paid volunteers who fight forest fires prim arily in the w estern United States. C O M M U N IT Y SER V IC E S The Community Services D epartm ent dedicated to removing poverty and improving living conditions of In dian people in the P ortland Area. At present, the depart m ent adm inisters a variety of program s: E M E R G E N C Y FO O D BASKETS: A three day supply is given to those persons or fam ilies that m eet eligibility require m ents. The baskets m ay be obtained twice in six months with some exceptions. C loth ing R O O M : Clothing and other miscellaneous household item s a re available to those in need. Donations a re also accepted. D IS C O U N T LETTERS: A 25% discount from norm al fares is provided by Greyhound and Trailw ays for those who are unable to pay the full fare. ID LETTERS: A notarized identification letter can be ob tained to help obtain perm anent identification, check cashing, etc. M IK E A L L A R D M E M O R IA L FU N D : In m em ory of Michael William Allward, The U rban Indian Council established a m em orial fund to honor his com m itm ent to assist Native ■American people experiencing distress in the Portland are a and to provide a community resource th at lessens the pain of the urban environment. This m em orial fund continues to provide direct cash assistance to those in need for utilities, transportation, etc. Donations are ac cepted. Y O U T H P R O G R A M : The youth p ro g ram organizes seasonal sports activities for .young Indian people, and serves as a recreation source and problem solving refer ra l service. The youth program provides these services from a sep arate location a t 3529 S.E. Yamhill. F or more inform ation call 232-0558. OLDER N A T IV E A M E R IC A N P R O G R A M : The U rban Indian Council, Inc. has provided seniors with m eals and ac tivities since 1976. Originally a Loaves and Fishes m inori ty m eal site, UIC now contracts directly with the Area Agency on Aging. Any person 60 years or older and their spouses of any age a re eligible for the m eal service. A con tra c t with Tri-M et’s Special Mobility Service helps us pro vide transportation to seniors who a re handicapped or who have mobility difficulty. This service picks them up a t their own home and returns them after the program is over. Activities centered around the m eal site include films, a rts and crafts, gam es, special events, and information. R eferral services a re now also available. This referral system cam e to us through the United Way organization. Location: Portland Peniel Mission, 526 S.E. G rand Ave., Portland, OR 97214. Doors open a t 11:00 and lunch is served between 12:00 and 1:30, activities follow lunch. We can be contacted between 10:30 and 2:30 a t the mission. The phone num ber is 231-9334. LO W IN C O M E EN ERGY A S S IS T A N C E A N D W E A T H E R IZ A T IO N : LIEAP assists P ortland M etropolitan A rea low- income resident people m eet the rising costs of home energy and heating. Generally, assistance is provided through paym ents to home energy suppliers. LIEAP nor m ally operates during the w inter months beginning in D ecem ber through the end of April or early May. H O U S IN G A S S IS T A N C E : Through a subsidiary corpora tion (Kimiwa Inc.) Urban Indian Council provides sub sidized housing for low-income elderly and handicapped people. Our Sum m er Run housing project, located at S.E. 77th and Foster includes fifty units of single bedroom and studio apartm ents, recreational areas and landscaped surroundings. It is conveniently situated n ear shopping, m edical and transportation facilities and is open to people from all ethnic backgrounds. Interested individuals should contact U rban Indian Council or G reat Northwest M anagement, our m anagem ent agent (641-5148) for addi tional inform ation or applications. A D M IN IS T R A T IO N FOR N A T IV E A M E R IC A N S The P rim ary goal of com munity development is to bridge the gap between public and private agencies and their understanding of the physical, emotional and cultural needs of thè urban In dian. Personal contacts with the agencies and UIC sem inars provide vehicles for working together tow ard a g reater aw areness of Indian people. C O M M U N IT Y D E V E LO P M E N T : RED SPIRIT CREATIONS Located a t 241 NW Couch. Red Spirit Creations is a retail sto re owned and operated by UIC selling Indian a rts and crafts, supplies and finished handicrafted item s. Inventory is acquired from the original Indian artisan by purchase or consignment to the public for viewing and talking with artisan s as they per form their crafts. Craft classes a re offered. RED S P IR IT C R E A T IO N S : HEALTH DEPARTMENT The Health P rogram , lcoated a t 1200 S.E., Morrison (230-0669), provides the community with a com prehensive program of prevention and treatm ent on a sliding-fee basis. The three m ain components are the Physical; Men tal Health; the Women, Infants and Childrens Supple m ental Food P rogram (WIC). THE PHYSICAL HEALTH PROGRAM: Provides a wide range of services from first aid and routine physical ex am s to blood pressure tests and treatm ent, cancer and TB screenings. A prevention program for children and adults includes hearing and vision exam s, immunizations and “well child” tests to check on children’s norm al growth and development. A nurse and doctor a re on duty. THE MENTAL HEALTH COMPONENT: The Mental Health Component strives to create a helping and stim ulating environm ent so th at clients reach their g reatest potential and live in the m ost productive and rew arding m anner possible. With the help of therapy, counseling and other support, each person or family learns to cope with and solve the problem s of daily life. WIC PROGRAM: WIC is a health and nutrition program that can help you and your family m aintain good health. WIC provides health and nutrition information, nutritious foods needed for healthy growth during pregnancy, and early childhood plus information about other health care services. WIC is for pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants and children under age 5. To be eligible for WIC you m ust have a medical or nutritional problem and be low income. SPRINGFIELD NEWS JTPA Workshop a success. — The JTPA program had two very successful workshops with Maria Tenoria, from the State of Oregon. The workshops were on the availability of jobs within the State system, and how to apply for them. “Jobology” Workshop being planned. — A Jobology Workshop is in the planning stages. If enough interest is shown the starting date, is planned for sometime in January. If you are interested, or know someone who is please contact Tami Brown at the Springfield area of fice, 746-9658. JOM The next JOM Parent Committee meeting will be held January 7th. Time of the meeting will be 7:00 p.m. at the Springfield Area Of fice. Culture Class — The JOM Program is holding culture classes every Thursday even ing at the Area Office. Classes start at 6:30, and end at 8:30 p.m. All JOM Students are welcome to attend. HEALTH A blood pressure screening and a nutrition presentation will be hosted by the Springfield Area Office. The nutritionist from Chemewa and the Community Health Nurse will be at the office from 2-6 p.m. on January 15th.
