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Pag« 2 Portland Observer, November 16, 1963 Emergency shelters help homeless by N a th a n !* S a u l A * thousand* o f Oregonians paid tribute Friday, November I llh , to America's living and dead veterans, the West W om en's Hotel and Em er gency Shelter, 127 N .W . 6th Avenue, held an open house to thank those who have made four year* o f emergency shelter service possible. And in view o f November I Ith being a day fot reflective think ing, Portlander* could better serve humanity by paying special atten tion to the plight o f the homeless: (hose in need o f emergency shelter. Michael Stoops, co-founder o f Baloney Joe’s, esumate* Portland's homeless to be 3,000— three thous and soul* who in all probability have been augmented by transients, increased unemployed, newly re leased mental patients, and tiiose dependent on drugs and alcohol, to mention a few of the categorie* that could be listed. Yet. P o r t ie r i’» em ergency sheltering facilities are meager, i f not outright insulting. The Chamber o f Commerce has a list that covers four specific areas: emergency shelter for battered women, emergency shelter for women, emergency shelter for men. and emergency shelter for families — listing 11 emergency agencies. However, the focus o f this story will be single men and women. Emergency shelters for single men and women— the groups that make up the bulk o f those in need of emergency shelters— have a total of 291 beds or available space for em ergency situations located in the downtown area. The Y W C A , t i l l S .W . 10th A ve., can accomodate 30 women. They have ten beds and one baby crib offered without charge, 12 beds at "very low cost— $4 to $6,” and eight single rooms in the hotel. In dire need, the Y W C A will use any rooms available, in order to meet the emergency situation. The West W om en’s Hotel and Emergency Shelter can accomodate 56 emergency situations. They also have twelve “ low -rent" rooms. The Salvation Arm y Harbor Light, 134 W . Burnside, men only, has 34 beds at a cost of $2 per night. In the event a person is finan cially strapped, waiving o f fees can be arranged. The Portland Rescue Mission, 111 W . Burnside, men only, can ac comodate 56. Their emergency ser- the fact that most o f us think there should be change*. I w on't have the money to run a standard campaign, but my platform will offer voters a clear choice. Asked about his age and exper ience. Liddicoat responded, " I 'm old enough to have experienced Ivancic’s inadequacy as a M ayor and I will be guided not by money but by the citizens o f Portland and other politician* who stand in oppo sition to Ivancie'* policies. Also, I may be wilting to bow out o f the race if another progressive alterna tive to Ivancie begins running a more effective campaign. Twenty-five-year old political ac tivist Jeff Liddicoat has announced his intention to run for Frank Ivan- cie’s position o f M ayor o f Portland Liddicoat, who is one o f the found ers o f the citizens lobby. New Clear Vision o f Oregon, commented, "Somebody, despite the odds, must run against a politician like Ivancie. He has no respect for working peo ple, minorities, women, or those in this town that call for an end to Portland's involvement in the nu clear arms race, ivancie has no clear position on the problems facing Portlanders: his only real platform is to keep things as they are despite DR. PHILIP MEGDAL J DENTAL GROUP 1 ^ QUALITY t AFFORDABLE DENTISTRY PROFESSIONAL DENTAL SERVICE INCLUDES • • • • • Mlchaal Morris (7). Richard Baachlar 1101 and Rainbow Baachlar enjoy a game of chackara in the newly renovated playroom at the Waat Women’s vice* are without charge. The Burnside Project, commonly called the " D r o p -In C e n te r," 523 N .W . Everett Street, can handle 95 people. Seven spaces are reserved for women. T o help the plight o f the shelterless. Baloney Joe's recently started taking the Burnside Pro ject's overflow. Baloney Joe’s can handle 25 people. There is no charge at Baloney Joe's or the Burnside Project. Funding for the projects is through donations, grants, and in the case o f some, County funds. Kathy Langley, volunteer coor dinator at the West W om en’s Hotel, said, “ There w ill never be enough emergency shelter space with the economy the way it is." Langley said there are numerous people who are turned away because there are not enough accomodations to fill the need. Commissioner M ille r’s office echoed this sentiment. According to Bonnie M orris, the Commissioner Hotel and Emergency Shelter. The three pals are children of Hotel residents. (Photo: Richard J. Brown) has always been supportive o f the West Hotel and emergency shelters in general. And o f equal im port ance, the Commissioner advanced the idea that " a society is judged by the way it takes care o f its poor and homeless." Slate Senator Nancy Rylkes said, " W e need to create more emergency shelters but we also need to give more support to the ones that ex ist." The Senator's words were spoken not 15 feet from an ultra-modern kitchen donated to the West W om en’s Hotel anonymously. The open house celebrated Phase I I o f the West W om en’s Hotel reno vation which included remodeling o f the kitchen, a playroom, a laun dry room; the building o f bunk beds, new carpeting, paint and wall- paper in most o f the hotel. Phase I was completed a year ago and included plumbing and rewir ing. Labor was donated by Portland area labor unions and the materials were provided by area suppliers. The project was coordinated by Commissioner M iller's office. W hile thousands paid tribute to veterans, the West W om en's Hotel paid tribute to those who have helped to alleviate the suffering o f the homeless. A sad commentary to this story is that many o f the shelterless are vet erans. And even more appalling, the severity o f winter has yet to raise its head. The theme for the West W om en’s H o te l’s open house were words by Oscar Hammerstein: "L o v e isn't love until you give it aw ay.” DR PHILIP MEGDAL. DOS twngs ClOWH Dtnlmts Bonding EitiKbons • CM»««’ I Deni,»H, • Pi»»*n'i»e Oenlislry « Root Cenex • I A » ,i • Hepe,u t Beenes SPECIAL OFFER $19*» CHECK UP X R A V S • EXAM CLEANING • DIAGNOSIS Limited Time Offer STATE AID WELCOME NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED OFFICE HOURS: Mon-Frl. 9 a.m .-6 p.m. 777-0761 3680 S E 1_block south o( Powell Blvd EMERGENCY ANSW ERING SERVICE 777-0761 G ood news for Kaiser members. PCC co-op, hospital train youth Dong Dao appreciates the oppor tunity she's getting to apply her classroom learning in a real work si tuation. The native of Vietnam found it hard at first to adapt to the customs o f the United States and a different language, but now she's at ease in a cooperative work program through Portland Com m unity College at Holladay Park Hospital. Andy Cheats, director o f both the hospital's biomedical division and hospital safety, was hesitant at first but now supports the cooperative program. " I could see how a co-op might be good for the student, but I thought it would make the work environ ment more like school. But Dong's won the heart o f everybody here." (.hears said. "M ay b e Dong's an exception. She understands very quickly and has a drive to learn more about the job. She also had to overcome the fact that there are not very many girls in this business o f engineering discipline," ( hears continued. Dong started classes two years ago at the Sylvania Campus, think ing she wanted to try electrical en gineering technology. Then last year she changed to the electronic service technology because "m aybe it would be easier to find a jo b ." Neal Naigus, the co-op specialist for Cascade had visited with Chears to see if there might be an opening for some o f the electronic students. " I was making contacts at that point and developing a network for future slots. Hospital* provide an excellent training site for our elec tronics service students," Naigus ex plained. Chears expressed hi* initial skep ticism at that point, but said to N a i gus, " Y o u r approach was just right . . .not pushy. I felt that it couldn't hurt to try ." Now Chears considers Dong a valuable addition and would be in terested in offering her permanent uddicoatchallenges ivancie Our Bess Kaiser Medical Center renovation is now complete. l's taken close to live I Rick Roaaitar. btomadlcal technician at Holladay Park Hospital, explains equipment to Dong Dao who works at the hospital 12 hours a weak through the Portland Community Collage cooperative work program. work if he didn't think it would in terfere with her future education. "She's very bright and I want her to continue in school. She's at a cross roads in terms o f what direction to go in electronics. Whatever she chooses, she'll do w ell.” Dong started at the hospital this summer and works about 12 hours a week. She repairs hospital equip ment and does safety checks in pa tients' rooms. Along with the safety checks Dong trouble-shoots the equipment to find problems. " I like working both with the equipment and talking to the patients," Dong said. Chears explaind the hospital has extensive electronic equipment for heart monitors, pacemakers, ultra sonic*. x-ray, light optic devices, pagers and numerous others. "T here are 2,500 different varieties o f hospital equipment with electron ic parts," Chears said. Dong has good rapport with the other technician in the biomedical department, which Chears said is worth its weight in gold. " H e enjoys explaining things to her and they get along w ell," Chears said. The purpose o f the Cooperative Education Program is to provide students an opportunity to apply in form ation they learn in the class room in a practical, hands-on work experience. The program also estab lishes linkages between education and industry. scars to complete a two- phase . m ull inn II ion d<»Hal im provem ent program al Bess Kaiser Medical ( enter another example (4 our ongoing co m m itm e nt lo pntv ide quality health care to ihe com m unity I he results (4 o u r efforts. You’ll notice we've ke,»i exterior eosmeiic changes I»» invm A Z«a4 »it flit tn »s Hi vs Kitit» i lo a m inim um , pulling our renovation budget where it been remodeled lo accom really counts — inside modate today's sophisti L liic ie n i as well as com fo rta b le . ihe Center has ealed technologies Com p u ie ri/e d diagnostic and ( nmt » rWhrM» «Mir treatment equipment such ••»n a i .i h m m s i v r as a CT scanner and augi X .rv rm b rr 2«. |*R « ography suite Increased 12 im i »«* Id 4 p m support services And more k e « *rr IV r m a n r n lr R rfN tnai (N B r t In Ihe midst ol all the W»4Mi \ In te rvie w V enue . new. however, y o u 'll find H n lle n d th a t on e th in g h a s n 't H ealth S«reentn<x Mi »In iti t i uh i dunged 11 k commitment <4 our stall I’hey'iv caring people lixikin g back with pride , and forw a rd w ith renewed dedication Keaily to earc lor wxi An invitation lo members and friends. As part o f txir Bess Kai ser KeiledkalHHi lo Excel lence" celebration, we re in v itin g the c o m m u n ity to a "H ealth Happening" on Sunday. November 2(1 al K a is e r I’e rm a n e n te 's Regional (X lite From m xin til 4 p m . y o u 'll enjoy all kinds ol exhibits, m ini-workshops and health screenings, with entertainment provided lor kids Check the box to the tell tor details, andoxnc yxn , the lun there's no charge' We ll he more than happy lo semi w xi t xir spec lal hook lei ry ? I R k . d Hvssurv I X A k - H V x l îipsny K tsfsrA vs hindam The co-op programs at PCC not only give students real work experi ences, but Naigus said, " In many instances it gives an employer an op portunity to actually train someone for the future and to screen poten tial employees." Dong says that she is able to learn basic principles in school, but is able to apply them at the hospital. Since summer she has learned how about 40 percent o f the equipment works and Chears said she easily adds a new piece each week. Comparing her life in Vietnam where she worked for her father (he had a number o f businesses includ ing selling gas, tires and wine), Dong said simply, "W om en stay home m o re." IfawRhs A Dem aevlrsinirts A dille rvm vxhibHs irxlud •nv t a n P ’S tufe h a i vare and vliatx-fK vduvjlNsn plu» rwijx-s and santpk s «4 nu(rRn»us kdidav trr«Bv MtaH Worfcvhnp* had CtWWllVI IValtny with Pam H r a lih B e h a vio r R e la x a tio n L u r e n t* on the new Bess Kaiser Medical Center Lnwn ll x i land, ta ll 2X0-2999; from Vancouver, call 694 X445 and ask for ixir Information Center S pettai Prette*» A at the " H e n r i J k a t u r M a n of \H t o n " nhshR h rkev a rmwr eitrnxivr dtxplav m m w to ihr < Wrfon Hr*t»<xal Sucwti K a is e r PERM ANENTE HEALTH CARE PROGRAM
