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
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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.
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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
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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.
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to ihe com m unity
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An invitation lo members
and friends.
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in v itin g the c o m m u n ity
to a "H ealth Happening"
on Sunday. November 2(1
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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."
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