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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
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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
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their books; Sharon Church, through their Urban M inistry
Program, gave us a $1,500 donation; United M ethodist Church
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Furniture, clothing,
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All proceeds of the sale w ill go towards support of M etro Crisis Inter
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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.
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