Portland Observer, October 23, 1906, Page 7
PCC building named for Rev. John H. Jackson
Reverend John H. Jackson, pastor
ol M o u n t O livet Baptist C hurch in
Northeast Portland, collects trophies
and hangs certificates on his o ffic e
wall.
More certificates filed away in an
envelope simply w o n 't fit on the
crowded wall.
What do they all represent?
Simply a commitment to the Black
community, especially the youth.
Ac a tribute to Reverend Jackson's
involvement in the community and his
dedication to education and job train
ing. the Portland Community College
Board o f Directors voted to name the
new Cascade Campus building alter
Reverend Jackson.
Dedication o f the building is set for
frid a y , Oct. 25, at J p in. The public
is invited to attend the ceremonies at
705 N Killingsworth.
I he trophies in the church o ffic e
represent w in n in g teams, most o f
them basketball. “ Good sportsman
ship is so im p o rta n t fo r youth to
le a rn ,’ ' Reverend Jackson said He
has had church teams in both Baptist
leagues and the cits league
Jackson expressed some dissatis
faction w ith fam ous sports people.
Park Block
dedicated as
peace memorial
however. " I 'm concerned about this
dope s tu ff," he said, "a n d how a th
letes spend their money. When they
finish up as an athlete they don't have
any money left ”
Jackson has great pride in his own
church athletes and pulled out his
address txxik to talk about one ot his
favorites, now in Denver.
A big co m m itm e n t to education,
cspecialy as it relates to jobs, perme
ales much o f Reverend Jackson's com
munity service
Shortly after moving to Portland he
helped organize the Portland Oppsir
tunny Industrial < enter | P l) | ( I. pat
terned after a Philadelphia model run
bs a former New York classmate
“ When I came here there weren't
mans Black teachers and I started to
w ork on increasing the skills so we
could change that situation." Reverend
Jackson sard
I (trough the ( ouncil o f ( hutches
Reverend Jackson worked lo get drop
outs into POK “ We were liv in g to
find youngsters that w o u ld n 't regu
larly go to sclnxil," he said
Die next step was to work through
the Model t itles program , and Rev
erend Jackson said that was his lust
in tro d u ctio n to PC( “ A lot ol the
Model t itles money went to l'( t tor
training projects," he said
Reverend Jackson takes pride in the
work o f the A lb in a M in iste ria l A lli
The U.S D epartm ent o f H ealth
and Human Serv ices announced giants
to ta llin g $ 6 ' 1.6 6 ' fo r 14 runaw ay
youth centers in the D epartm ent's
Region \ w hich includes A laska,
Idaho, Oregon and W ashington
D r - grants w ill enable the centers to
provide basic tem porary shelter fo r
runaw ay and homeless, youth and
counseling and on going aftercare
services fo r runaway and homeless
youth and their families.
I he grants are being awarded by the
HHS Regional Office under the Run
aw as and Homeless Youth Act which
is administered bv the .Adniinisitalioti
for C hildren, V outh and I amities, a
constituent agency ol H H S ’ O ffice of
Human Development Services.
I he runaway centers are among
some 27J currently being assisted
throughout the country bv $ IS m illion
in H H S fu n d in g . N a tio n a lly , the
centers serve about J()5,IMIO runaway
and homeless youth each year on either
an over night stay or dro|v in basic
Ih e grantees that have been ap
proved toi awards include lams V ixith
Program s, Inc . in P o rtla n d , which
received a $74.0.12 giant
ance. “ We put over a m illio n dollars
into the community each year,” he re
ported. Many ol the projects are youth
oriented, starting w ith preschool pro
grams.
One ot the premier programs o f the
Alliance, according to Reverend Jack
son, is the self-enhancement program
w hich prepares student athletes fo r
high school and college.
I hrough fo u n d a tio n grants and
fund-raisers the Alliance sponsors a
summer basketball cam p w hich a t
tracts students w ith poor grades who
like to play basketball Not only do
they leave w ith sportsm anship like
attitudes, but they gain academic
achievements.
Reverend
lackson
expressed
thoughts about political changes in the
iR-ighborlnxxl over the veat, as well as
philosophy about education and jobs.
“ We’ve worked Io set the ground
work to r real re p re se nta tio n ,*' he
said “ Blacks have learned how to
impact the system, not iust sit on
fxxudsas representatives
A continuing concern lor the youth
in the com m unity backs each state
ment made bs Reverend lackson A
lic k e d doot into Ins o ffice aiea was
recommended bv the police “ We
shouldn't be judgmental about th a t,"
he said " lobs aie so hard lo get, sou
can’ t blame the south toi the stealing
that ixcurs "
Americans are among the w o rld ’ s
greatest consumers ol medications In
any given month, on average, each ot
us uses nonprescription drugs to treat
at least three health problems And
even seat pharmacies till the equiva
lent ol six prescriptions for every man,
woman and child in the country
REV JOHN H JACKSON
//us b lin k , on which is located the
sculpture "P eacet hunt, " has been
dedicated by the Portland ( its ( 'oun
cil to the cause o f peace, at the urs-iny
o f Generations f o r Peace and the peo
ple o j Portland I hrousth their unani
/nous action, the ( its ( ouncil created
the first known ¡seace memorial in the
State o f Oregon.
May 15, IW5
I ext o f plaque marker
commemorating Peace Memorial
A m ilitary bugler and color guard
w ill in itia te the dedication ot Port
land’s Peace Plaza on I hursday, Oct.
24, at 10:00 a . ill. T hree dow ntow n
chruches w ill join the celebration with
simultaneous bell-ringing.
I lie ceremony will take place on the
jiark site between S W Jelterson and
C olum bia, w ith Pastor Joe Smith as
master ol ceremonies Mayor Bud
Clark and Commissioner Mike 1 ind
txrrg will participate along with Gener
ations tor Peace members John W lute
neck. Rabbi Joshua Stam pfer and
John Bentlev
I I k - public is ins ited.
I irst Presbyterian, firs t Methodist
and the I irst Congregational Churches
will participate in the bell ringing.
Pastor Joe Sm ith is pastor ot St.
lames I utheran ( hutch across from
Peace Plaza; John W hiteneck is Ihe
founder ot Generations fo r Peace,
Rabbi Joshua Stampfer o f Congrega
non Neveh Shalom is sice president ot
GeiR-rations tor Peace. John Bentley is
a board member ol Generations lo r
Peace
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