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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1971)
H ungry Classified Ads Dedicated persons wanted for make-up instruction. Will train. Executive position also avail able. Call 777-2737 Seamstresses willing to learn power sewing machine operation via on-the-job training, Apply: High Park Enterprises. Inc., 3535 N.E. Union The local League has two pro fessional staff vacancies, re quirements are a degree in social work, sociology-, or related fields, with some experience. Apply 718 West Burnside Drug Sale College Graduate intellectually sharp Science background $800.00 mo. plus equal opportu nity employer. Call Ray — Assured Employ ment Agency. Phone 233-7575 _______ 20 N.E. Union_______ NOMINATIONS ASKED FOR HANDICAPPED CITIZEN for 1971 Nominations are now being accepted for Handicapped Citi zen of the Year from employers in Multnomah County. The winner will be entered as nominee for state title and state winner will then be entered for the President’s trophy, Handi capped American of the Year. Nominations should be sent no later than February 28, 1971 to Wallace E. Brooks, commit tee awards chairman, 6846 S. W. 55th Ave., Portland 97219. Tel: 777-4441 Ext. 404. Criteria to be used in selec tion: (1) Any disabled American engaged in any type or class of employment is eligible, regard less of age, sex, race, or creed. (2) Nature and severity of the handicap and its effect on nomi nee. (3) Nominee’s persistence and initiative in overcoming the handicap. (4) Accomplishments or activities beyond the require ments of regular duties. (5) Suit ability of nominee in promoting employment of others. (6) Not selected for the award in 1970. (7) 8 by 10 inch or 4 by 5 inch clear-glossy head and shoulders photograph of nominee. Director- Consumer Protection Pro gram, Portland Model Cities. Salary $12,000.00 — Demon strated knowledge of consumer problems and administrative ability required. Prefer college training. “Educational Coordinator” Consumer Protection Program Salary $10,000.00. Require ments: College degree in home economics. Must be conversant with consumer problems affect ing Model Cities Residents. Duties will be to assist: Director in establishing educational pro grams, including organization, administration, and project planning. Send detailed resume immedia tely for above position to Oregon Consumer League, P. O. Box 11527, Portland, 97211 or obtain an application from Model Cities Office 5329 N E Union Avenue, Rm. 210 Social Service Office. For additional informa tion call Mrs. Wilson 287-1522. A joy to give, a joy to receive, an even greater joy to sell. For information call 777-2737 Challenging Opportunity — witn real growth potential immediate opening for an experienced am bitious Ad Salesman. Send re sume’ to the Portland Observer 2726 N E Union Avenue, Port- land, Oregon 97212.__________ Applications are now being ac cepted for teachers in Child Care Centers in the Model Cities Area. Some education in early childhood development and work experience in pre-school or day care centers required. Ap plication forms are available at: Model Cities, 4 C, Point of Information and Referral 714*/i N.E. Alberta Portland, Oregon 97211 PORTLAND/OBSERVER Jan. 21, 1971 By W ILLIAM DEIZ As the wind howled and the snow swirled around the Mul- tonmah County Courthouse last week, Commissioner Don Clark was announcing he would hold a special hearing to look Into problems of hunger In the coun ty. The outcome of that hearing was no surprise to anyone. Hunger exists In Multnomah County, especially In the Albina area where roughly 17 per cent of the work force Is out of work. What came as a surprise was the revelation by some agency representatives that they don't know Just how extensive the problem Is In their areas. They say they don't have enough In terviewers to go out and check W ILLIAM R. DEIZ on people. But it seems that the l e a s t of their responsibilities would be to know how big a the result Is these agencies are problem they are dealing with. overburdened. How else can they hope to Jean Higginbotham of FISH tackle it? Of course they proba says her agency Is feeding five bly aren't too Interested any times as many people as It did way— It's not as though they last year, that last month FISH were the ones who are hungry. fed m o r e than 16-hundred. While we spoke, two families Leon Harris of the Albina came In for food. Later M rs. M ulti-service center Isn't hun Higginbotham pointed at the gry either, but he has some def inite Ideas about the problem In n e a r l y - e m p t y shelves and shrugged. FISH relies entirely the Albina area. He knows, for example, that his center Is on donations from the public, h e lp in g more than 8-thousand and although donations have been steady. Increased demand p e o p le and that he feels the has created the empty shelves. center should be helping more. But he says restrictions prevent Clearly some sort of alterna- his help. Since his Is a state- t l v e action was needed. Well last weekend a group of house supported agency, people must "qualify" for aid. Single male wives from the Laurelhurst adults who are "employable," area gave an Indication of one for example, do not qualify for possible alternative. They had food stamps--one of the Impor launched a food-raising drive, tant items of aid Harris distrib with little fanfare and a lot of utes. It doesn't matter that determination. And they man these people are hungry, willing aged to collect some one-thou to work— but out of Jobs. They sand cans of food and about one hundred pounds of frozen meat are technically "employable" and therefore out of luck. f r o m their neighborhood. The entire batch went to FISH; but Harris also talks about ISO- thousand dollars In emergency o t h e r collection drives are planned each month 'til summer welfare aid which has been ap so that the Francis Center, Life proved by the Federal Govern ment, but which has apparently Center, and Sno-Cap among oth ers may benefit. been tied up by the local burea- cracy. The housewives are worried more about people being hungry The money may not seem like too much, but It w ill do some and needing help, than they are good and It ought to be In the about how many of the hungry "qualify" for their aid because hands of people who need It. of certain qualification require Meanwhile Harris is telling ments. people who don’t qualify for state aid to go to volunteer These women have said an awful lot about the true meaning agencies such as FISH, of Life Center for help, and, of course, of welfare. Reading institute 26 43 N.E. 7th 2 8 2 -2 8 5 8 Auto Repair Tune Up* & Brake Job* C. 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Participating t e a c h e r s are The project Is being imple released from class room du mented at the Ball, Abernethy, ties for a full day each week to Willtman, and Sabin elementary a t t e n d sessions at Portland schools In cooperation with Port State on improving skills In land State University and the teaching language arts. Most of Northwest Regional Education th e s e teachers are earning Laboratory. credit toward an advanced de Projects are funded through gree. the Education Professions De Parents and teacher aids at velopment Act by the U.S. Office tend workshops on the same of Education and coordinated by day. They attend portions of the the National Council of Teach I n s t r u c t i o n a l program for ers of English. In Portland, the teachers. In addition, a special project is co-directed by Drs. "Aide's Workshop" delineates Colin EXinkeld and William Jen t e c h n iq u e s and Instructional kins of Portland State Universi materials parents can use In ty. s u p p le m e n t in g the work of "A major premise of the teachers at home and In the project," according to Whitman homes of others. principal, James Bow, " is that IXirlng the remaining four reading must be taught In the days of the week, members of context of the language arts. To the sponsoring staff visit the Improve reading Instruction, the classrooms of the participating total language arts program teachers and help them Imple must be improved. A major ment the teaching concepts they t h r u s t of the program ," M r. have learned. Aides exercise Bow explained, " is to develop their skills under the guidance reading habits In young children of specific teachers in their that w ill preclude the need for schools. later remedial w ork." 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