P«U« 2 Portland Observar. August 1. 1984
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Program teaches job skills to young men
by Lamta D ukt
C R A S S R O O T N E W S , N. W —
For many inner-city pre-teen males,
summertime means idle time. The
Christian Brotherhood Association
decided last summer to transfer ihis
idle time into productive time by
form ing the Youth Development
Enterprise.
John Olive, coordinator of YDE,
defined the program as a non-profit
educational organization to help
young males earn extra money by
assisting businesses and home-
owners throughout Northeast
Portland.
This assistance takes on many
forms. The youth utilizes elbow
grease and energy performing yard
work for senior citizens, cleaning
lots and doing on-the-spot auto wax
and detail services.
“ We also have an educational
component to the YDE We market
and sell nutritious drinks— N utrí-
Whey Cocoa drink. It's different
from candy because we emphasize
health while teaching simple
business principles," he explained.
Olive said these principles teach
basic responsibilities such as
showing up on time for a job and
learning to help others. Their clients
include Farmer John Fast Food, a
number of auto body shops and
senior citizens.
"W e clean lots, mow lawns, clean
gutters and paint," Olive added.
Currently, there are between 7 to
10 youth employed in Y D E. Their
income fluctuates from week to
week. The least amount was two
dollars per youth; the most was
twenty.
Olive stated that personal finance
is also taught. "They each have set
up a savings accouni and most
times, (hey beat me to the bank to
make their deposits.”
He sees Y D E as serving many
roles in the young men’s lives. “ At
that age, they cannot find a job. We
create one for them. Also, we are
actively putting a dent in the
juvenile delinquency rate by
providing them with proper
motivation which leads to positive
things.**
Another role is the "Big Brother"
image. “ We have men helping
younger men by providing a role
model to counteract the negative
ones in the street. We are building
our youth o f today and instilling
within them hope and en
couragement that (hey will need to
meet tomorrow’s challenges."
YDE is located at the Northeast
Business Center and Olive welcomes
inquires at 249-0648.
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“ Client ‘ F’ : Evicted from apart
ment. No where to live. Medical
problems prevent her from keeping
a job. Cui from welfare when son
was institutionalized for behavior
problems. Was victim of domestic
violence.’’
This woman desperately needed
professional counseling, but she
couldn’t afford the up to $70-an-
hour which Ihose services often
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60 professional counselors who
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many of whom have emotional
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Clients contribute what they can
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services like mowing the lawn or
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prostitutes About 80*» of female
counseling clients at Health Help
have emotional problems stemming
from physical abuse by men, she
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