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
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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
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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."
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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
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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
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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 .