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Page 2 Portland Observer, November 30,1983 Non-profit cafe offers food to poor IS OFFERING by N ettun ie! Scoli t ” W e need your help! You can help us i f you have skills. W e need a three-sink system, a commercial dishwasher, etc., and stainless sieel tables. You can help us by offering financial assistance. Please call us at 223-5235.” urged a flyer from the Sisters O f The Road Cafe. For the past four years, the cafe, 133 N .W . 6th Avenue, has offered low cost meals and job experience for residents o f the Burnside Com munity. But the present Jocation has outlived its usefulness and in order to serve their clientele more effec tively. Sisters O f The Road will move into new quarters— 303 E. Burnside, next door to Baloney Joe’s— the first o f the year. Genny Nelson, one o f eight man agers at the cooperative cafe, said the new location will be i t least three times as large as the present site. “ It will allow us to barter with more people.” she said. Bartering is the cafe’s way o f letting people re tain their dignity. I f a person cannot afford the 40 cents minimum or the $1.65 maxi mum for a meal, the cafe allows the individual to work (barter) for pay ment o f the meal. When the non-profit cafe opened on November 7, 1979, their intent was to address three specific needs: T o be a safe public place for women; to offer people nourishing meals that are sensitive to the low- income or the no-income o f the Burnside Community; and to offer job experience to residents in the neighborhood. The need for a Sisters o f the Road Cafe cannot be overstated. Donald Smith, a 53-year-old un employed laborer, knows that. ” 1 FREE SCREENING FOR COLORECTAL CANCER OR POLYPS Persons 45 years or older may be eligible for research study If cri teria are met. screening proce dures will be offered For information contact Cindy van Dijk at the Division of Gastroenterology 225-8577 Between 1 4 P M Monday through Friday S A B R IN A ’S Hair Boutique Christm as Colors C u ato m s ra o f th a Statare o f th s Road C a la In clu d a th a " d o w n an d o u t" w h o c o n trib u to a little eat at the Sisters O f The Road quite o ften,” he said. “ They serve a very nice meal. I work for exchange of food. I also sell plasma (to get pock et money).” Smith consented to an interview while having Thanksgiving Dinner at Baloney Joe’s Tuesday, Novem ber 22. His comments about the meal were. " I t ’s a chance to have a decent meal. I'm grateful to get it— you’d better believe me.” M any people commented about the meal, saying such things as “ We There’« no color like cellophane color — eautiful color« «uch a«: irgundy • Wine • Bor deux Reg »26" This month'» price, w o r k fo r th a lr dinnara and th ose w h o w a n t a ch eap b u t n u tritio u s m eal. (P h o to : R ich ard B ro w n ! eat like this two or three times a year,” and "T h e meal was very good but I'm a proud m an." Genny Nelson knows about pride. She knows what it means to have dignity, and her eyes sparkle with rage as she talks about her neighbor hood, the Burnside Community. "W h a t we need is jobs. Unem ployment in this neighborhood, I would say, has been upward of 50 percent for the past couple of years," she said. " A lot o f people who live in this neighborhood are not psychologically or physically ca pable o f working eight-hour shifts, but that doesn't mean they don't want to pay their w ay.” She said about 300 people visit the cafe in any given day. Approxim ate ly 30 are barters, and “ W e are see ing more single-parent fam ilies." According to Nelson, the cafe’s budget is derived through (he sale of meals, donations, private founda tions and grants. She added, “ So far, we have stayed away from fed eral money. W e didn't want that to inhibit the cafe." PLEN TY OF FREE PARKING Oper< Mon thru Sat 9 00 to 5 00 7414 N. A lbina • 286-1189 lofr Lombardi A FREE LECTURE & WORKSHOP ON You can help this Holiday season,here's how: Herbs & Their Uses Christm as traa lot to b en efit KA O An indoor Christmas tree lot to benefit the Kidney Association of Oregon will open on Saturday, De cember 3. Located at 7008 N . Inter state (one block south o f Fred Meyer), the lot will be open from 10:00 a.m . - 10:00 p .m ., until De cember 23. Purchases o f the Douglas fir trees are tax deductible. Jerry Thompson, president of the sponsoring J F T H O I CB C lub, said that holiday gift wrap and two-year calendars will also be sold to benefit K A O . Santa Claus will visit the Christ mas tree lot December 17 from 10:00 a.m . - 1:00 p.m . and from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m . O n December 18 he will visit from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m . For more inform ation about the sale, call K A O at 635-9977. The Kidney Association of Oregon is a private, non-profit or ganization that provides essential services and medications to over $00 Oregonians with kidney failure. • • • Food drlva achadulad " H e lp us help others.” urges Tim Hornbecker, executive director, St. Vincent de Paul. "Last Christmas St. Vincent de Paul delivered food to 4,762 families in the greater Port land area.” Scouts and other volunteers will pick up contributions and non-per ishable foods door to door in Portland neighborhoods Saturdays, December 3 and 10. A ll St. Vincent de Paul volunteers will have identifi cation badges. Food may be taken to any St. Vincent de Paul store or and margarine arc included. When they're available, staples like flour, corn meal, quick oats and dried grains also are given out. O c casionally. The Salvation Army has coffee and tea. and they always try to have canned baby formula for young mothers. Surprisingly, The Salvation A rm y’s fam ily services department distributes food not just at Christ mas, but year-round. Besides that, regular, daily lunches are available to senior citizens at The Salvation A rm y’s Rose Center, and at the Harbor Light Center The Salvation Army serves soup kitchen fare to about 300 transients daily. (234- to the St. Vincent de Paul barrel in Yam hill M arket December 1-15. Low income families who need food this Christmas are encouraged to call St. Vincent de Paul, 232- 9797, between November 28 and December 9 or come to St. Vincent de Paul. S.E. Powell at 28th. An annual household income of approximately 125 percent of feder al poverty guidelines qualifies fam i lies for assistance. A St. Vincent de Paul night has been scheduled at the Portland W in ter Hawks game Sunday, November 27. Kids under twelve will be adm it ted free with two cans o f food. Volunteers are needed December 5 through December 16 to sort and package food and December 17 to help with deliveries. Boxes will in clude staples for a week, as well as poultry and other ingredients for a special holiday meal. • • • H e lp th a y e ar 'ro un d How can you help make Christ mas a time o f joy and discovery for some one less fortunate? I t ’s easy I Give to The Salvation Arm y. Your gifts to The Salvation Army will brighten Christmas for so many people. A lonely senior citizen. A small boy with no dad. A frightened teen awaiting the birth of her first child. A young fam ily in crisis. Help The Salvation Arm y help them with your generous contribution. Months o f careful planning go into The Salvation A rm y’s food so licitation and distribution work. Much o f the food is stored at the Hawthorne Street family service o f fice. as well as at three other Salva- 0825). • • • Rad c h im n ey s fee d fa m ilie s Once again, the Volunteers of bells and collecting donations for tion Arm y fam ily centers around town— one in Gresham, one in North Portland and one in Hills boro. When qualifying families come to The Salvaion Army for food bas kets, depending on (he family's size, they'll receive three day's worth of canned and frozen foods. Items that go into food baskets vary from day to day because the on-hand slock o f food varies from day to day. Usually, canned vegetables and fruits, canned meats and fish, potato flakes, juice, bread Home for unwed mothers opens The Give Us This Day, Inc., Gan tenbein House for unwed mothers will officially open December 4, 1983, with Open House from 3-5 p.m. The purchase agreement for the facility was made October 4, 1983, and numerous volunteer hours have been spent painting, repairing and furnishing the home. This house is the first o f several planned for the Portland area with the objective o f provciding an alter nate fam ily setting for girls (12-19) Our Consumer Information Catalog is free and it lists more man 200 useful government tx x *ie fs to help you be informed Wnie Coeswnter In te rw ia tien Center D e p t. M N , PweMe, Cere rede a IOOS who would otherwise have no other shelter or would opt to abort their children. The Gantenbein House will house three young girls, and house par ents, providing a complete program o f pre- and post-natal care, career development preparation, health and nutritional planning for mother and child, parenting and transition al help that will provide an alternative to the usual programs where the girls are kept until after childbirth and let go. The young women will be given transitional help back into their own families where fam ily counseling w ill be available to the entire family so that the chances o f another pregnancy can be prevented, or they will enter a job training program to enable them to have gainful employment. As part of the program, the young women will be expected if physically able to spend one or two days per week while waiting, working in a "service or helping organization," i.e., care homes, public day care centers, or as a hospital volunteer. Because of the "extended fam ily" setting the girls will be expected to take part in fam ily chores and family meetings and recreation. Give Us This Day, Inc., is a total family counseling organization with services in respite care (family homes for adoloscents and unwed mothers), community services (they serve food and furniture for 3$ fam ilies per month). In addition O .U .T .D . is an adoption recruitment agency for hard-to-place children. The public is invited to view the Home from 3-5 p .m ., December 4th, at 4032 N. Gantenbein, Port land. people in need. The theme for the fundraising ef fort is "Feed A F am ily.” Money collected in the chimneys supports the Volunteers of Amreica's Emer gency Food program, which pro vides food vouchers to hungry fam i lies during the holiday season and throughout the year. Last year the Volunteers o f America, Oregon, Inc., helped over 2500 people with this program. Those wishing to donate to the Food Program should drop their contributions in a red chimney or mail it to the Volunteers o f A m er ica. 537 S.E. Alder, Portland. O re gon, 97214. People in need o f food assistance should call 232-4117. plus Iridology PRESENTED BY Tom & Jeanne Burgess followed by a demonstration on the mini-trampoline to teach pain release, the function of the lym phatic system and the import ance of the mini-trampoline as a health aid. An internationally recognized lecturer and teacher. Dr. Burgess holds classes on herbs, iridology, kinesiology, lymphology, holistic health and nutrition. Both Tom Nd Jeanne have earned degrees in Iridology from Bernadine U ., Master Herbalists from Dominioh Herbal College. B.c., Certified Kinesiologists and Touch for Health instructors for the Touch for Health Foundation. Thi« Is an e d u c a tio n a l le c tu re on harba and th e ir uaaa. n o t a «alee m e e tin g . For m o ra In fo rm a tio n call: A d o lp h B ro w n . 284-6142 • 771-3933 Date: W ed.. Dec. 7th. 1983 Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Place: 1712 N.E. 11th (across from The Pantry restaurant) Low Income Energy Assistance Program W h o Is elig ib le Eligibility varies depending on household income. You must apply and have proof of all household income. You must be within 125% of the poverty guidelines Medical cost can be deducted before determining household income. Determining household incom e-exam ple: A one person household with an income under »6,075 could be eligible. Another example would be a household of four would need to have an income under »12,375 to be eligible. W h a t do you need to ap p ly fo r th ia help: Workshop studies how to be certified O n Friday, December 2, 1983, the American Contractor Publication is sponsoring a Highway Construction Certification Process Workshop. It will be held at the Coliseum Holiday Inn in Portland located at 10 N .E . Weidler (239-9900). The workshop will run from 9:00 a m. to 11:00 a m ., thus allowing workshop participants to attend the M inority Business Opportunity Committee Luncheon at 11:30 a m. at the Benson Hotel. The workshop will resume at 2:00 p.m. and will run until 4:00 p.m . with no-host cock tails following. There will be a 55.00 registration fee for the workshop. Workshop participants will include U .S. Congressman Ron W y den's office and the Federal H igh way Administration. Others invited include certification representatives from Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska. You must provide proof of all household income during the last 90 days or 12 months. You must also provide a current electric bill and heating bill from your present address, and proof of paid medical insurance premiums end paid medical bills over the last 12 months. Proof of Social Security numbers for all members of household over 18 years of age. W h o do I co n ta c t; For further information, contact Urban League Energy Assistance Pro je c ^ ^ n ^ H h ^ o H o w in jJ o c a tio n s ^ U rban League S en io r C en te r 4128 N .E . U n io n P o rtla n d . O R 97211 W EEKDAYS H o lly w o o d S en io r C en te r 1820 N .E . 40th A ve. P o rtla n d . O R 97212 W EEKDAYS 288 8303 Senior Citizens (age 90 or over only): I League Field O ffic e ,E. U n io n . R o o m 219 P o rtla n d . O R 97211 (503) 249-6808 S ta te C o m m u n ity S ervice P ro g ram 313 Public S e rv ic e Bldg S ala m . O R 97310 Appointment (not seniors): S ch e d u la d a p p o ln tm a n ts w ill ba M o n d a y th ru T hursday. 9:16 to 1 1 : X a .m ., and 1:16 to 3:46 p .m .
