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by Congressman Kon Wyden
were also cut by the administration.
It seems sensible that a program like
this, which trains students for the
job market, would receive adequate
funding in a time of economic dislo
cation. Yet, it has lost 16 percent of
its funding between 1980 and 1982.
I was proud to be a part o f the re
cent House effort to restore these
and other vital education and social
programs to levels o f funding more
in line with their need.
The Vocational Rehabilitation
Act, which passed the House on
September 13, signaled a commit
ment to spend wisely on vital social
programs.
The money that Congress decided
to put into education by that vote,
both in the two programs mentioned
above and others such as handicapped
education and adult education, is
money well spent. It will come back
in the way o f basic help from the
federal government for our nation's
embattled schools.
Several programs that have pro
vided basic support to education for
the disadvantaged and vocational
education have been pruned by the
Reagan administration over the past
three years.
The program for disadvantaged
students commonly known as Chap
ter I is an example o f this lack of
support. Chapter I has had docu
mented success in raising the read
mg achievement o f poor, low-
achieving and minority children.
Despite this effectiveness, the fund
ing for the program was cut by 6
percent between 1980 and 1982.
Vocational education programs
to the community in the form o f in
creased employment (and tax reve
nues) for the handicapped, for dis
advantaged youth and for those
seeking a trade.
As well as raising funding for the
education programs, the Vocational
Rehabilitation package provided
more funding for social programs
that had been cut since 1981.
Among these is the Special Sup
plemental Feeding for W omen, In
fants, and Children (W IC ). The
W IC
program serves pregnant
women, infants and children who
risk malnutrition, and as such, is a
last line o f defense against starva
tion. The program has proven
results: Birth weights are higher and
infant illness rales lower for W IC
recipients.
The money spent here can be
looked at as an investment: an in-
Energy savings made simple
Simple ways to cut your energy
bills will be the focus for a series of
workshops to be presented by the
staff o f the City's Fnergy Saving
<. enter at neighborhood community
centers during September and Octo
ber. I he workshops will feature a
slide show with no-cost tips on how
to cul energy consumption and a re
view of low-cost ways to finance
home weatherization.
The workshops are scheduled at
the following locations: October 4.
7 p.m ., Peninsula Park Community
Center, 64<X) N. Albina; and
October 5, 7 p .m ,, Woodstock
Community Center, 5905 SE 43rd.
The public is invited and there is no
charge.
The Energy Saving Center was set
up by the Portland City Council to
help city residents to make their
homes and businesses more energy-
efficient It offers 4V.«'t weatheriz
ing loans to Portland homeowners
who meet income guidelines. For
example, a family o f four to be eli
gible can have an annual income of
up to S31,680. For persons who
don't meet income limits or who live
outside city limits, the Energy
Saving Center can help to find the
most economical financing for
home weatherization. For oil-heated
homes, it recommends the State Oil
Heat
W'eatherizalion
Program
which offers
loans statewide
with no income restrictions. Both
electric utilities and Northwest N a t
ural Ges Company also offer low-
interest weatherization loans to their
space-heating customers.
The Energy Saving Center also
features over 50 different publica
tions on how to select and install
weatherizing materials These are
free and can be obtained by stop
ping in at the Energy Saving Center,
2755 NE Broadway. For informa
tion about the workshops call the
Fnergy Saving Center, 248 4636
people county-wide who are without
health insurance or the income to
pay for health care. W hile it is d iffi
cult to estimate North Portland's
medically indigent population, it
appears that less than half o f the
area's 10,013 poor and near poor
population identified in the 1980
census qualifies
for
Medicaid.
North Portland also includes a high
proportion o f those who have lost
their jobs due to the recession and
have been left without health care
benefits.
Funding for the project will be
sought from private foundations,
corporations and individuals. Dona
lions o f equipment and supplies are
also needed
People who are interested in jo in
ing the steering committee may con
tact Donna Schaeffer, Health Care
Program Manager, at 286 8371
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NCAC starts health care plan
The North Community Action
Council, a North Portland social
service agency, is currently organiz
ing a steering committee to develop
a health care program for low-in
come people in North Portland.
The North Portland Health Care
Steering Committee will assist in
planning and establishing a health
program to help meet the needs of
the medically indigent, those with
out health insurance or the re
sources to pay for health care. The
program may also serve elderly per
sons who lack access to medical care
due to financial and other barriers
as well as other special groups.
The steering committee will be
comprised o f community members
to provide citizen involvement in the
project, and health care profession
als to provide technical assistance in
the areas o f health planning and
program design. Steering committee
representatives are also sought from
social service agencies, business,
churches, and the public sector.
The health program may provide
some direct health care services,
health education, and screening and
referrals to the most appropriate
health care providers in the Port
land area. These services are tenta
tively set to begin in early 1984.
There are an estimated 95,000
vestment in good health and cost-
efficient health. According to testi
mony, every dollar spent on the
W IC program can save as much as
$3 in immediate medical costs.
Congress cannot solve all prob
lems simply by throwing money at
them. But it can make prudent in
vestments in health, in education
and in other vital areas of our social
delense that will repay themselves in
terms o f a healthier, more produc
tive nation These are the types of
investments I hope this Congress
continues to make.
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We, as taxpayers, should
have the right to dictate to the
IRS how we want them to spend
our money. I don’t think they
should.”
Neel Roheraon
Tri M e t
No, the IRS is not hard up
for money. 1 hr government
should show a little considers
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A nne Asberry
H o u s e w ife
"Yes, they should I f you
owe something, you should pay
We are taxed for everything
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