Portland Observer, April 22, 1982 Section II Page 5
Tubman holds International Day
A t H a rrie t T u b m an M id d le
School last Friday, the social studies
department made a successful " re
peat performance” o f 1981 Interna
tio n al Friendship D ay . T h e ir 600
students, teachers and parents coop
erated in an event that brought to
gether persons representing many
cultures o f the world.
This was an inform al sharing on
all sides, according to Biverous A n
derson, a long-time teacher o f elem
entary school children. " T h e chil
dren acted as guides for the fifteen
foreign guests we had in v ite d ,"
Mrs. Anderson said. "They escort-
ed them around the building from
class to class to keep to the outlined
schedule. W e had drawn eight fo r
eign students from Lewis and Clark
college, some fro m W ilson H ig h
School and several were already
friends o f the Tubman staff.
" O u r 13 guests came from such
diverse backgrounds as Saudi
Arabia, Johannesburg, Cape Town,
K enya, the Sudan, Japan, In d ia ,
Venezuela, M a la y s ia , the P h ilip
pines. El Salvador, and the United
Arab Emirates.
" T h e guests each spoke o f their
homelands in ways that the children
could easily relate to and rem em
b e r," M rs. Anderson said. " T h e y
told how ihe people at home make a
living, what products they raise or
sell, something about their own gov
ernment, their language and educa
tion system, their basic money units,
their recreation and , in general,
their way o f life.”
Parents came in to help teachers
and some students prepare a hearty
luncheon o f multi-ethnic foods. The
student team, the parent teams and
staff teams summed up the Friend
ship Day as one they want to repeat
in 1983. Ron Evans is head o f the
social studies departm ent at T u b -
man.
Low-income housing need grows
international Friandship Day at Harriet Tubman
Middle School was climaxed with an International
Luncheon, prepared by students, staff, and par
ents. Enjoying the luncheon are Ronhya and
Qhada, daughters of Al-Aiear Mohammad, guest
from Saudi Arabia.
by Harria Lavon McRae
"Tim es are hard; people are liv
ing in publicly assisted housing be
cause they have no other options. A
lot more people are calling and com
ing in asking, *H ey, how do I find
out about low laconic housing'—
there is really a need. People are
hurting," said Nora Lehnhoff, pub
lic affairs coordinator o f the Hous
ing Authority o f Portland (H A P ).
Located at 1603 N .E . 43th , the
H ousing A u th o rity o f P o rtlan d
owns more than 2600 units scattered
throughout the c ity . A n o th er 96
units are on a long term lease; o f
these units, 1431 are designed for el
derly and handicapped people.
" W e need to have more elderly
minorities taking advantage o f our
services," said Bill H unter, execu
tive d ire cto r o f H A P said. "Less
than two per cent o f the elderly on
the w aiting list are m inorities and
less than 10 per cent o f the people
we house are elderly minorities. We
need to make them aware that we
are here. We don’t really have the
sta ff to do very much outreach so
we have to depend on agencies,
companies, and social workers to do
our outreach. It is a shame that the
w aitin g list does not reflect the
needs o f the com m unity. M any o f
the elderly blacks have heard allega
tions about the Housing A uthority
and have taken these allegations to
be fact without checking their valid
ity. We have a board that does its
utmost to see that H A P is a ju s t,
non-discriminatory agency.”
In a d d itio n to the H A P -o w n e d
units, there are another 2281 units
that are leased under the section 8
program — 1036 o f these being for
the elderly and handicapped. In this
program , the federal government
(through the Department o f Hous
ing and Urban Developm ent/HUD]
provides H A P w ith the funds to
lease housing in the private market
for low-income tenants. Once some
one is certified as eligible for Sec
tion 8, they must fin d a unit that
meets H A P ’ s specifications (as to
size, rent, etc.] and a landlord that
will agree to the terms o f the pro
gram. The tenant pays no more than
30 per cent o f his/h er income for
rent, and H A P , through Section 8,
pays the rest directly to the land-
OLD TOWN MERCHANTS
Old Town Bakery
W illiam Hunter. HAP Executive Director
lo rd . T h e last tim e this list was
opened was in July, 1981. D uring
the three days that applications were
being taken, 1382 people put their
names on the waiting list.
" A lot o f times people complain
about the w aitin g lists, but what
does it hurt to have your name put
on a waiting list? I f the need is there
now it will more than likely still be
there three months from now,” Bill
Hunte said.
M an y citizens are concerned
about what will happen to partici
pants in the H A P program after all
the budget cuts are over.
" I ’d lik e to emphasize at this
point that H A P has no plan o f clos
ing units. W e’re in good shape. The
upshot o f the whole thing is if we
are cut 18-20 per cent we will have to
reduce our s ta ff fu rth e r and d e
crease the level o f our maintenance.
I feel that we are already at the bot
tom. I f we decrease staff any more
we won’t be able to provide safe, de
cent housing. The fiscal year began
20 days ago and we still haven’ t
found out from H U D what our bud
get is going to be like. Right now we
are just shooting in the dark,” H un
ter said.
The Housing A u th o rity has ap
proximately 11,000 tenants living in
a total o f 3021 units. Funding comes
from income from the rents which
tenants pay and the federal govern
ment through H U D .
According to Bill H u nter, " In a
year’s tim e, calls for housing have
doubled. A lot o f working families
are losing their jobs. M ore people
are existing below the poverty level
now than ever before.”
For more in fo rm atio n on H A P ,
call 249-5511.
Old Town Bakery and Restaurant is celebrat
ing their 3th year as the original bakery in Old
Town. Back in 1977 the owners. Bill and Den
nis, leased a small space formerly occupied by a
second-hand store. Through their own hard
work and money they created a small bakery
serving pastries, beverages and lunches. In the
next several years they found they needed more
space to serve their growing clientele. F o rtu
nately the space next to them was vacant and it
provided the o p p o rtu n ity they needed. Last
summer they went a little further and started
serving gourmet dinners in the evening. Set in a
European atmosphere with aged dark furniture
and a distinctly old-world flavor, diners can be
delighted with 3-course meals at a reasonable
price. The House special is an individual Beef
Wellington. Each week they feature a different
entree. The bakery is open Monday thru Friday
serving pastries and lunch and Wednesday thru
Saturday for dinners.
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Nora Lehnhoff. Public Affaira Coordinator
Edwlna M oaning. Vocational Counsellor
(Photos: Richard Brown)
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