July 8, 1987, Portland Observer, Page 3
Cultural
Enrichment
Available to
Community
Youth
by Becky Robinson
The Cultural Enrichment Program, provided last summer by Highland
Community Services, will again be available this summer to children ages
8 to 17 years old.
Registration will begin Monday, July 13th, and continue until Wednes
day, July 15, 1987. The program will begin Monday, July 13th and is
located at the Salvation Army Moore Street Community Center, 5335 N.
Williams Ave., Portland, OR 97217; just south of Killingsworth.
The program runs Mondays through Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
with lunch and a snack provided by Portland Public Schools nutrition
Photo by Richard J. Brown
The Reading Tree
Following a sixteen-year tradition. "The Reading Tree"
began their summer program last week. W ith students
program Is held Mondays through Fridays. 10:00 a.m to
2:00 p.m. at Irving Park, N.E. 7th and Fremont, where
and adults as tutors, children of all ages participate in
children are welcome to torn the fun and games,
games to enhance their reading and spelling skills.
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Highland Community Services orignially pursued the United Way funding
for this program after its first successful summer session was held last year.
Fundamental to the final awarding of monies to support this cultural en
richment program for the benefit of community children were Connie
Carley, Highland Project Director; Gina Woods, Director; Kay Harvey,
Acting Interim Director; Karen Powell, Chairman of the Highland Board of
Directors; and Highland Board of Directors member Ella Powell.
The allocation of $10,000 was eventually awarded to Sojourner Truth
Theater to implement its Cultural Enrichment Program, which was started
in 1983. The program was first featured at Marshall High School and, since
that time, has been seen by approximately 30,000 elementary, middle- and
high school students.
The program has also been featured at Lewis and Clark College, Lane
Community College, Portland Community College, Portland State Univer
sity, Oregon State University, and the University of Oregon.
Nyewusi Askari, artistic director of Sojourner Truth Theater; and Ruby
Reuben, business manager and actress/cultural presentor with the theater,
were both inducted into Jefferson High School's Hall of Fame, which
honors performers, educators, and local and national figures who have
contributed to the cultural and educational enrichment of the students.
Askari and Reuben will again direct the program this summer. In the Cul
tural Enrichment Program, children will learn African American games, folk
lore, history, science and music under a structure which develops creati
vity, mutual respect and self respect.
Parents who wish their children to learn self respect, self discipline, crea
tivity, respect for their community and their African American heritage, are
encouraged to register their children. The program can take up to 50 child
ren.
Children will be asked to abide by a set of prescribed rules which will
include respect for-sett, for others, for their teachers, and for the children
at the center.
They will be taught creative thinking and problem solving through
theater, including story telling, poetry, and reading.
Relaxation time will include access to the facility's swimming pool, weight
room and gym.
The Salvation Army has agreed to provide complete administrative over
sight and resources for the Cultural Enrichment Program which will include
all bookkeeping and all Salvation Army resources as needed. This arrange
ment has created a very compatible relationship between the two organi
zations in providing learning experiences for the children.
The Salvation Army has been providing youth-related services in North
east Portland for almost 100 years in their commitment to and tradition of
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