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May 14. 1986. Portland Observer, Page 3 TvxpTTianpieceTand'BeSu^^uppfm?1 Funds Available for Homeless Safety Net Plan Upon S ale & R e s ty lin g Passage of Proposed 1986-87 Budget lot ihe homeless while attending io concerns about the business ami resi dential environm ent in the dow ulow n ( )kl I ow n ami irmi east side areas I hose- concerns include crime ami the disoidei created by large num bets ol iraiisk-nls. inebriates, and homeless individuals which licquenl ihe areas luxus ot tunds included in the M. ivoi s budget ison mainlainui ■ evict mg programs. complementing pn valely lumled initialises, ami augment mg actions aimed al amclioiaiing ihe impaci id homelessness on business and residential neighbothoods Sources ol the tunds include the Geneial I und. tederal funds through ihe Bureau ot Community Development, and lav in element financing through the Kirtland Development Commission Funds will txuietit business districts by attacking street crimes and bv hiring the homeless to clean streets in coordi nation with a City-owned (lurking facilities maintenance program oper aled by the \ssociation tor Portland Progress Specific emphasis on shelters lor homeless families is im luded in the budget which tunds a program lo en coinage and assist churches hi eslab lishing emergency shelters and a plan lo encourage apartment owners to make vacancies available lor short term housing loi families I mergemy shelter ev pans ion luml mg will he available lo supplement evicting programs in the event ol ev irernelv cold weather ot long duration or io operate an additional shelter it turther hotel c losures im lease the num Ix’is ol homeless hi llie cilv Assistance lor expansion ol low in coiix * housing will lx- available through ihe Portland development Commis sion s luvesior ow ned Rehabilitation I oan Program, lav Inciemenl I inane in.' a lechmcal Assistance Program lo aid in rehabilitation projects, and . hi energy related program which can he targeted lo avoid closure and loss ol low income housing Ihe Portland de velopment Commission also plans io initiate a $2 million public interest leu iter program de,x-nding on wheiher led eral lav law changes eliminale thè in centive loi sudi a program Improvenx-nis ut thè mainienance ol •he North P.uk Khxks wili rcsult liom •in urigalion sveleni installatimi pio levi I unds are ateo included lo instali additatila! restinoli, lacilitics in thè Skiilmore < dii lown areus Nails Eyelashes • F.va (labor • Bom Free • Rene ol Pans • Carelree • /urv and more» Andre Douglas ì l i ■ ■ HH H H HH HH MH IHÉ Étti GIVE EYE DROPS 3 M INUTES People w ho use preset ilion eve drops should close then eyes gently and quietly" lot three minutes alter using their eyedrops, according lo I hom J Zimmerman. 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Broadway •« X I» from Safr-wav llo y d te rm s i Tel. 282 1664 at Washington Park Zoo college that prospered on peanuts can teach you a lot about survival. - «4 « Free YMCA Health Check Day Everyone thinks about working out and getting fit. but where do you start' What's right lor you ’ The YMCA can help you find out how fit you are now , we will check your strength, endur ancc. body tat, flexibility then we ll help you develop an aelion plan for developing a lifelong health program Come to the Metro Center YMCA's Open House tor Health Check Day. Saturday , May list I I :(X) a in lo 4 (Ml p m ,2X31 SW Barbur Blvd There is no eosi Gain awareness ol your current lit ness level, get a personal assessment and your own plan of action tor good health Talk to professionals about wellness topics sports injury preven lion, heart disease, arthritis, substance abuse. diabetes and much more Let the A MC A help sou get and stav healthy The YMCA Health Cheek day schedule includes liiness assessments .U I I (Ml a m and again at 2 hi p m Call tlx- YMCA to hold your space at either time At 12 30 p m there will be an action steps seminar "Choices IXi Make A Difference" Healthy re freshments, tours and information about A MCA programs as well as other community resources will be available Call 2*)4 G66 lor additional informa lion Everyone is welcome [ I j t you re like most of us. what you see here is only a peanut. But to a certain Dr. Carver of Tuskegee University, the lowly peanut was the key to hundreds of products, with the poten tial to keep Tuskegee and the South self supporting PJ~[ ust as Carver unlocked the secrets of the peanut. Black col leges and universities are tapping the awesome potential of generations of young people In this unique environment, students have the opportunity to play as large a role in cam pus life as their talents will allow Class president Home coming queen Captain of the debate team Quarterback or Shakespearean actor. At Black colleges, every door is open, no dream is too ambitious. Is it any wonder that, though they enroll only 16% of Black college students. Black colleges produce 37% of all Black college graduates7 W hat 's more, those graduates take with them the character and achievement that unlock the doors of the finest graduate schools, businesses and political offices When you're con sidenng colleges, shouldn't you consider the ones that gave us Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall and Jesse jack son7 If you re out to make the most of what you have, no AMERICAS BLACK COLLEGES one can teach you more ARE YOU SMART ENOUGH TO GO Family Business Program Ihe College ol Business at Oregon Stale University has announced the tnrmalion of a Family Business Prog ram Ihe first program ottering. Man aging the Family Owned Business, is a seminar designed lor lamily business owners, ihe seminar will be held at ( )SC on June 25 and 26 Further details can be obtained from Program Direc tor. Dr Patricia A Frishkoff, at (503) 754 3 326. Dentists and surgeons may soon rely on barnacle glue to mend parts o f the human body, reports Auzzonu/ W ildlife magazine Its strength and du rab ility surpass most man made compounds, but so far no one has heen able to synth esize the stuff in a laboratory G CrfNfnAl rooos General Foods Corporation salutes Black . oUege ar. I universities ' -i ih» i r , Amem a s finest citizens and leaders This fo w l for thought is brought '■ you by the I Kool Aid Country Time t IW S O « » « I m W ( OXWMO» V < . 'Î V ■'".X v.« -Ç. . » F Post Raisin Bran Crystal Light banka Post Honeycomb lo g Cabin Tang Post Pebbles Maxwell House Bnrn Minute Re •• Shake n Bake Stove Top Ope P ii Bu t' Eyi Ronzi mi I 1 s \l I S III MS \ < ) | | \ ( I I 1)1 J ) Sun Bear Goes On Exhibit Vivian, a six-month-old, I4 " tall Malayan sun hear, was introduced to her temporary home in the nursery at Metro's Washington Park /o o today Ihe zoo's newest resident will live in the nursery until completion ot the bear grotto, scheduled lo open in late cum mer. IRX6 Malayan sun bears are Ihe world s smallest hears, weighing troni KO lo KM) pounds, and standing two and a halt lo three leel al the shoulder They are black or dark brown, with while or orange markings on their chests Known as expert tree climbers, these hears often spend most ol their day in tree lops, hunting for food during ihe mght Vivian wav hand raised al ihe Audu bmi Park /.ixilogieal Gardens in New Orleans Zoo euraior Sieve McCusker iv looking lor a male lo join Vivian when Ihe new exhibit is completed Ihe renovated bear grotto will in elude such amenities as multi branched concrete "trees" in w hieh the bears can climb and sleep I he sun bcarevhibil is adjacent to the polar bears B COUPON SAVER n ,m ■ lin ing many of , (me I <enei.il I imx I s brands Whip ( re nera i Food-. ) P u d d in g Pu C offees Inrernalion.il WIG, AND w 1(31 AND Mayor J I Hud Clark s prop •scd Kxlget lor IdKb K' will include over $2 X million io fund new and existing programs designed Io assist in eopmg wuh the problems ol homelessness in Portland and io provide a salelv net to prevent low income city residents troni heeoming home ,C\\ In addition lo homeless program tunds. ihe Mayor \ budget includes 11 5 million lo hue additional police olticers io address crime problems in the City I unds in ilie proposed budget hr lude $2*)5.1MMI available lo caiTv out Ihe Mavor s 12 point Plan lot the Home less logethci wuh increases in ihe Police Bureau budget which seek lo bolster public salelv. a ma,or element ol ihe Mavot s Plan Colleclivelv. Ihe tunds .kldiess adopted (Us goals re garding emergenc y basic services, pub I k salelv . housing, ansi preservalion ol a sound ceniial city business district In addition to ihe $2 X million al reads inc luded in Ihe Mayor's budget, a $2 million loan |sxi| lo develop and retain low income housing is pioposed contingent upon the ouicoiik * ol pend mg changes in federal lav laws Further, the City. in con,unction wuh Multnomah County and ihe Slate ol Oregon. is preparing an application lor over $12 million io provide long term services to the chronically mentally ill of the sonintunilv. mans ol whom are homeless I k'cisionson the cram award and Ihe lav law aie e\|x*cted this seal Ihe Mayor's Plan loi the Homeless sails loi increased housing ansi services
