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r Hage age 4, Portland Observer, August 7, 1986 College Parker said the purpose o f CITY is to help students build their basic com puters. skills and enhance their awareness of Children participating in the program receive the follow ing benefits: im provem ent o f their academic skills; higher m o tiva tion; com puter literacy; instructional recreation; development o f social skills; and increased self esteem Dr Parker said CITY is reaching children at earlier grades in order to stim ulate their interests in learning and m otivate them in being produc tive citizens. The program, w hich is for children in kindergarten through 6th grade, has reached some 143 children since it began. According to Dr Parker, 35 children are enrolled in the summer program at PCC Cascade Campus. "Our summer program lasts six weeks, Monday through Friday. In the m orning we deal w ith academics In the after noon, we give the kids an o pp ortunity to choose between group piano, crafts or c o m p u te rs," says Dr. Parker Dr. Parker said CITY operated out o f H um bolt and King s c h o o ls this past year. He said he w ould like to expand the program to more inner city schools. "W e are looking at Verdon, W oodlaw n, Irvington and Sabin schools. I plan to Or. Carl Parker w ith young children in hit summer program to stimulate their interests in learning and productive citizen* motivate them in being Photo by Richard J Brown contact the principals o f those schools to see if we can get in Dr. Parker said response to the program has been good. Portland Public Schools have given us access to the use of CITY Dedicated To Children Education by Jerry Garner It is a well know n fact to almost all experts in the field of education that a good education during a child's early years is A L L tN TEMPLE CME CHURCH 4 I C o rn e r o l Uh and S k id m o re Sunday Si hool 4 15« n f Sunday W m U up 11 00 a m Christian Youth IrltoAiyhip 6 00 p m P h illip s N alaon IP a llo r l N E First b S c h u y le r • 284 1 9 M John H Jack to n Minister M ( d M D 9 )0 A M i burcti School 11 ID A M C<»nyrry«t.on>l Worship 5 (JOP M Ve*(M»r Service 10 U0 A M Hepbtnt fo u rth Sunday H a 11 <■’ 1 nmniuriHi* f 4< h F ir«t Sunday th e American Baptist Convention. American Baptist Churches of Oregon Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention National Oregon P ortland Ecum enical M in istrie s. A m erican Bible S ociety M b M Board w ith use of their com puters and tw o instructors " Dr. Parker said he w ould like to see more A frican Americans required to excel in science, math and technology in the inter involved w ith CITY. mediate, high school and college years. U nfortunately, it is also a know n fact that many African perceive that we are not concerned w ith educating our children, perhaps they will also become a p a th e tic ." He said American children are not receiving the proper education in A frican American professionals and para professionals need to kindergarten and the early grades become more involved w ith w orking w ith African American Realizing this, Citizens to People Ministries. Dr Carl E Parker is the Founder/ Director of CITY and also Career Specialist w ith Portland Com m unity THE M O U N T OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH in Salem gave us $450; and Immaculate Heart School provided us the key in developing the skills, study habits and content Involved in Teaching Youth (CITY) was created. CITY was organized in 1985 under the auspices o f the People IW Hond and lourih Sundays! their books; Sharon Church, through their Urban M inistry Program, gave us a $1,500 donation; United M ethodist Church Rummage Sale To Benefit Crisis Line M etro Crisis Intervention Service is presenting its first annual rummage sale on August 9, ,986 9 AM 5 PM The sale w ill be held a, the Friendly House Gymnasium located at 2615 N W Sav.er Furniture, clothing, camping equipm ent and toys are among the items for sale All proceeds of the sale w ill go towards support of M etro Crisis Inter vention Service, a 24 hour crisis hotline Metro Crisis Service provides free confidential telephone counseling, inform ation and referral to callers in the Portland m etropolitan area To donate items or to find out more about the sale, call 226 3099 All donations are tax deductible M etro Crisis Intervention Service is a United Way agency and contacts w ith M ultnom ah and W ashington Counties children. "A lth o u g h others may help, if people Either society w ill pay now or later. We are paying now w ith after school programs: remedial programs and enrichm ent program s for m inority and disadvantaged children Or we will pay la te r." If the children d o n ’t receive what they need now and som ehow get on track, get inspired and m o ti vated tow ard being the best they can be, w hat is going to happen, perhaps not absolutely, is a life o f crime or jobless ness," said Dr. Parker. brought to you every week bv p e d a t e y ou, 6 A M E R IC A N STATE B A N K ‘* * 1 * HCCRA l 0«F O « T MSURAMCt iXXWOKATXW C Vann M "*1 k an iMwi Rnhrria H Vann f varret Iktnfca ( kt d i* Vann Mr*»* i«n A‘ It PRE-NEED ARRANGEMENTS WHY ARE THEY SO IM PO RTANT? 1 IN I DI NIKI s Of I HI DI ( I ASI I) \R | CLEAR 2 CO NEl'SIO N IS I I IM IN A II.I) 3 ADEQ U ATI FUNDING IS PROVIDED LOR EDWARD E. 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