Page 2 Section I Portland Observer. May 11,1983
Banquet honors AMA programs
w h ic h e d u c a tio n a l, social a n d eco­
n o m ic en ric h m en t can be p ro vid e d
K a y D e a n T o r a n , S la te D ire c to r
o f A f f ir m a t iv e A c t io n , w ill be (he
guest ip c a k e r fo r th e A lb in a
M in is te r ia l A llia n c e a n d its P r o ­
g ram s A n n u a l B a n q u e t, S a t. M a y
14, 1983, COO p m D is h m a n C o m ­
to those w ho need it. T h e p ro g ram
designs specific activities to speak to
the needs o f p a r tic u la r g ro u p s
w ith in the c o m m u n ity . M ost a c tiv i­
ties o cc u r d u rin g s u m m er a n d a re
n o t y e a r ro u n d . T h e g ro u p is
p re s e n tly in its th ir d year o f e x is ­
m u n ity C e n te r , 77 N .E . K n o tt S t.
T h e I9 » 3 th e m e is, “ I f W e D o n ’ t ,
W h o W ill? ”
M rs . T o r a n is a P o rtla n d n ativ e ,
and a graduate o f W ashington H igh
S c h o o l, U n iv e r s ity o f P o r t la n d ,
tence.
O b je c tiv e s fo r th e p ro g ra m
in c lu d e , p ro v id in g stu d en ts w ith
p o s itiv e ro le m o d e ls , in s tillin g in
students a m ore positive o u tlo o k on
lif e , p ro v id in g an o p p o rtu n ity fo r
s tu d en ts to e x p a n d th e ir p h y s ic a l
( B A . P s y c h o lo g y , S o c io lo g y A
P h ilo s o p h y ) and P o r tla n d S ta te
U n iv e r s ity (M a s te rs o f S o c ia l
W o rk ).
A lth o u g h she has spent tim e
a b ro a d in G e rm a n y , m ost o f her
and m ental skills, to dem onstrate to
s tu d en ts the s im ila ritie s shared in
c om m o n w ith o ther students and to
help students im p ro ve basic skills in
a c a d e m ic areas (re a d in g , w r it in g ,
a rith m e tic ). T h e p ro g ram is geared
to serve s tu d en ts th ro u g h o u t the
P o rtla n d M e tro p o lita n area w ho are
age 1 2 -1 8 . A p r im a r y focus is on
those students in v o lv ed in athletics
w h o p u rsu e the a th le tic d re a m o f
N B A . N F L a n d o th e r p ro fe s s io n a l
sports w ith o u t p re p a ra tio n in a c a ­
tim e and service have been given to
and fo r the p eo p le o f her h om e
( P o r t la n d , O re g o n ). In A u g u s t,
1979, M s . T o r a n was a p p o in te d by
G o v e r n o r A liy e h as D ire c to r o f
V f i r m a l i v e A c tio n fo r the State o f
O reg on . In this role she serves peo­
ple throughout the state.
A lb in a M in is te ria l A llia n c e chose
M s . T o r a n as th e ir guest speaker
because o f her w id e ra n g e o f com -
m unty involvem ent w ith grassroots
programs and organizations.
• • • • •
A lb in a M in is te ria l A llia n c e ( A M A )
began app ro xim ately 30 years ago as
an a ll-b la ck m inisters o rg an iza tio n .
Its
p r im a r y
p u rp o s e
was
to
s tre n g th e n one a n o th e r th ro u g h
brotherly fellow ship. As tim e passed
the o rg a n iz a tio n g re w s tro n g e r.
R e a liz in g th a t th e re a re m a n y
m em bers b ut o n ly o n e b o d y the
Alliance opened its arms to clergy o f
all races.
In 1964 the o rg a n iz a tio n became
very a c tiv e b ut was n o t o f f ic ia lly
inco rp orated u ntil 1971. Because o f
its concern and c o m m itm e n t to (he
s p ir itu a l, s o c ia l a n d e c o n o m ic e n ­
richment o f those w ho live and w ork
in the c o m m u n ity , A M A 's goals
became the follow ing:
1. T o c re a te an in te r r a c ia l e c u ­
menical atm osphere and fellow ship
w ith in the g reater A lb in a C o m m u ­
nity.
2. T o
p ro v id e d ire c t s p iritu a l
g u id a n c e a n d so cial assistance to
needy persons whenever possible.
3. T o in it ia te a n d o p e ra te
pro gram s and give su p p o rt to c o m ­
m u n ity o rg a n iz a tio n s th a t o p e ra te
p ro g ra m s and p ro je c ts w h ich e n ­
hance h u m a n d ig n ity as w e ll as
spiritual and social renewal.
4. T o develop and execute educa­
tio n al p ro gram s and experiences to
meet the needs o f pastors, ministers
and lay persons in carrying out their
C h ris tia n m is s io n , a n d to s u p p o rt
and endorse o th er e d u c a tio n a l p ro ­
grams a n d in s titu tio n s th a t have as
th e ir o b je c tiv e s the in te lle c tu a l,
social, m o ra l and s p iritu a l develo p ­
ment o f our citizens.
3. T o receive, disburse and d is tri­
b ute fu n d s fro m re lig io u s b o d ie s ,
public and private agencies, fo u n d a ­
tions, associations, ind ividu als and
other la w fu l aroups.
6 T o exercise all the rights and re­
s p o n s ib ilitie s a llo w a b le u n d er the
n o n -p ro fit status that relates to this
corpo ration .
F a m ily D a y
and
N ig h t C a re ,
H e a d s ta rt, N o rth e a s t C o rn ers to n e
and C o m m u n ity K id s a re p o s itiv e
results o f A lb in a M in is te r ia l A l l i ­
ance's c om m itm en t.
O r ig in a lly fu n d e d th ro u g h a
H U D g ra n t u n d er the sponsorship
o f M e tro 4 -C in Decem ber 1970, the
F a m ily D a y and N ig h t C a re p r o ­
g ra m b ecam e p a rt o f A M A in
O c to b e r, 1971. P ro g ra m c o o rd in a ­
to rs h elp e d h om e p ro v id e rs get
re a d y fo r state c e r tific a tio n and
c e rtifie d the h o m e; h elp e d lin k
parents needing care w ith providers;
gave t ra in in g and te c h n ic a l assis­
tance to c a re g iv e rs; o ffe r e d to y s ,
games and equipm ent fo r loan fro m
a reso urce lib r a r y ; a n d p ro v id e d
KAY TORAN
several w o r k , n u tritio n and h ealth
services. T h e cost o f c h ild care was
p aid to the p ro v id e rs using fe d e ra l
a n d lo c a l fu n d s . A t th is tim e the
pro gram also paid child care fees to
p ro v id e rs
who
rec e iv e d
state
subsidies. T h e p ro gram served over
360 children in 100 day care homes.
O ver the years, despite changes in
p rogram , the A M A F am ily D ay and
N ig h t C a re o v e r a ll g o a l has re ­
m a in e d the sam e — to e n a b le
p are n ts to b eco m e s e lf-s u ffic ie n t
by p ro vid ing support services to the
fam ilies and d ay care providers in a
m a n n e r th a t enhances an d s tre n g ­
thens fam ily life as well as promotes
the healthy developm ent o f children
in care.
T o reach this g o a l. A M A F a m ily
D a y and N ig h t C a re p ro v id e s the
fo llo w in g services: m o n th ly fa m ily
d ay care n ew s le tte r; tra in in g upo n
request; c o m m u n ity e d u c a tio n and
resources listings; in fo rm a tio n and
referral; toys, books and equipm ent
th ro u g h
our
reso urce c e n te r;
m atchm akin g or placem ent fo r p ri­
vate clients; assist parents to o btain
subsidies fo r child care; sponsorship
o f U S D A Food and N u tritio n R eim ­
b u rse m e n t p ro g ra m ; P A R E N T S
C o o p e ra tiv e N e tw o r k ; te c h n ic a l
assistance in the areas o f: fisc a l
problem s, n u tritio n , assistance w ith
in te rp re ta tio n s o f correspondence,
day care provider insurance; and tax
preparation for fam ily day care pro­
viders, elderly & low income persons.
dem ics and w ith o u t any c on sidera­
tion for the other options life has to
o ffe r.
O rganizers o f this gro up include:
J .W . F rid a y . V e ti S im in g to n , R a y
L e a ry a n d T o n y H o p s o n . O th e r
involved com m unity leaders include
Paul Cocely, H e rb C aw th o rn e, Rev.
John G a rlin g to n , G reg B ro w n , D r .
Ernest H erzog and Rodney S m ith.
C o m m u n ity Kids came under the
A lb in a
M in is te r ia l
A llia n c e
um brella June, 1982.
• • • • •
T h e A M A H e a d S ta rt P ro g ra m
serves 200 c h ild re n fro m th re e
th ro u g h fiv e years o f age in n in e
centers in N o r t h , N o rth e a s t and
Southeast P o rtlan d .
A fu ll d a y , f u ll y e a r, head s ta rt
pro gram is pro vid ed fo r children o f
p are n ts w h o a re e m p lo y e d o r in
tra in in g and w ho meet H e a d S ta rt
in c o m e g u id e lin e s . E d u c a tio n a l
activities such as reading readiness,
concept understanding and numbers
are provided along w ith cultural and
recreational activities.
A c e n tra l s ta f f o f seven c o o r d i­
nate in ta k e , social and health serv­
ices. P a re n ts p a r tic ip a te in a ll
phases o f the program .
T h e N o rtheast C o rn ersto ne P r o j­
ect ( N E C S ) is an e m p lo y m e n t and
e d u c a tio n p ro g ra m p r im a r ily fo r
n e ig h b o rh o o d y o u th . C u rr e n tly in
its fo u rth y e a r o f o p e r a tio n , (he
project is enjoying its second year o f
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A M A sponsorship.
T h e N E C S P ro je c t e n d eavo rs to
p ro v id e a p p ro p r ia te e m p lo y m e n t
a n d e d u c a tio n o p p o r tu n itie s fo r
neighborhood you th. T h e pro ject is
based upon a b elie f that good w ork
a n d e d u c a tio n h a b its a re key
elem ents th a t w ill g re a tly enhance
on this dryer with
4-cydes and large
capacity to handle
big loads.
the q u a lity o f life fo r our young as
w e ll as increase th e ir chances fo r
success as adults.
Past e ffo r ts o f the p ro je c t have
d e m o n s tra te d th a t p o s itiv e w o rk
and education ethics are achievable.
E m p lo y m e n t is directed at projects
th a t w ill im p ro v e the g en e ra l
appearance o f the c o m m u n ity , and
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b e n e fit c o m m u n ity m e m b ers as a
whole.
Plans are curren tly u nd erw ay fo r
a new center that is to be located at
Cotton/sturdy, permanent press and knit/delicate
fabric cycles, plus air only for fluff-drying White
Sale ends M ay 28
4728 N E U n io n Ave.
• * * • •
C o m m u n ity K id s In c . is a c o m ­
m unity based program . It is the goal
o f this p ro g ra m to c re a te , id e n tify
an d s u p p o rt p ro g ra m s th ro u g h
Heat shuts off automati­
cally at preset dryness
level selected
Knit/delicate cycle gives
gentle touch io your fragile
fabrics
A ir-onfy option for
fluff-drying special items
without heat
3-cycl* electric dryer
Albina cut
Libraries cut hours
T h e L ib r a r y B o a rd has a n ­
n o u n c e d the fo llo w in g cuts in
L ib r a r y services fo r the fiscal year
b e g in n in g J u ly I , 1 9 8 3 . H o u rs o f
service in 4 branch libraries, A lb in a ,
S e llw o o d , C a p ito l H ill and G regory
H e ig h ts , w ill be c u t in h a lf . T h e
L ib ra ry b in d e ry w ill be closed p er­
m an e n tly . J a n ito ria l services w ill be
c o n tra c te d fo r the C e n tra l L ib ra ry
a n d th e E x te n s io n B u ild in g . T h e
L ib ra r y 's a b ility to b uy new books
w ill be reduced. N in e te e n fu ll tim e
positions w ill be elim in ated.
T h e L ib r a r y ’ s o p e ra tin g budget
w ill be $ 5 . 15 0 .0 0 0 , a decrease o f
$ 5 3 6 ,0 0 0 fro m th e J u ly I , 1 9 8 2 ,
Re9 $269 99. Cycles include permanent press.
cotton/sturdy, timed cycles for special care
O O
only
Sale ends May 2 1
Dryers require connector not included m pnees shown
operating budget o f $5,68 6 ,0 0 0 .
The L ib ra ry Board has authorized
a o ne-tim e expen diture o f $ 5 0 0 ,0 0 0
to supplement the C o u n ty allocation
o f $ 4 ,6 5 0 ,0 0 0 and to m in im ize cuts
in L ib ra ry services. It is the wish o f
th e L ib r a r y B o a rd to m a in ta in
services at the highest possible level
d u rin g the n ex t fis c a l y e a r w h ile
Special cycle for porma-
n e n t p re s s f a b r ic s
Great results
Each of these advertised items is readily available for sale as advertised
c o n s id e rin g lo n g ra n g e p la n s to
im prove fun din g fo r the L ib ra ry .
T h e L ib r a r y B o a rd a p p re c ia te s
the concern and the a ctive support
show n by the F rie n d s o f the M u l t ­
n o m a h C o u n ty L ib r a r y a n d the
public d uring the budget process.
A ir-o n ly " option for
fluff-drying special items
without heat
The large top-mount lint
s c re e n p u lls out for
cleaning
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