December 30. 1987. Portland Observer. Paye 5
Housing Authority
Receives $1.8
Million
PP&L Responds to Keep People Warm
Delays in distribution of federal
Low Income Emergency Assistance
Proqram (HEAP) funds are affect
ing local citizens with limited in
comes Pacific Power & Light Com
pany is responding to the needs of
its low income customers by offer
ing temporary special payment
terms to the LIEAP recipients it
serves.
Under the temporary arrange
ment, the company will restore elec
tric space heating service through
January 15 to LIEAP-eligible custo
mers who pay ten percent of the
amount owed to the company and
agree to a time payment plan for the
remaining balance. During this per
iod Pacific will also waive deposit
and deposit installment payments.
Recipients of federal LIEAP dollars
must have an annual income of
$6500 a year or less and fall below
125 percent of the federal poverty
level. “ The goal is to give custo
mers time to apply for and get the
federal dollars," said Carl Talton,
Pacific's Portland district manager.
“ Although these temporary ar
rangements apply to LIEAP reci
pients, Pacific is willing to work
one-on-one with any customer who
is having difficulty paying their
bills."
Talton said it is important that
customers call the company to dis
cuss any problems.
Over the past few months, Pacific
has been making other efforts to
help its low income customers.
It has increased solicitation for
Project HELP, a company-sponsor
ed program that offers temporary
fuel assistance grants to customers
who fall between 125 to 150 percent
of federal poverty guidelines.
“ We have produced a public ser
vice announcement that will be dis
tributed to television and radio sta
tions in our area and have increased
contribution requests to custo
mers," Talton said.
In Portland, for the third year run
ning, Pacific will help sponsor a
one-stop assistance office where
customers can go and meet with re
presentatives from the company,
the Salvation Army (administrator
of the Project HELP program in
Portland), and the Urban League
(distributes federal LIEAP funds in
Oregon).
Pacific, along with Portland
General Electric Company and
United Way of the Columbia-Willa
mette, is sponsoring an energy assi
stance hot line. The phone network
was set up to answer basic ques
tions about energy assistance. Ope
rators will be kept up-to-date on de
velopments
concerning
federal
funding and will refer callers to the
appropriate social service agencies.
"A s a company, we sometimes
find it difficult to anticipate the ac
tion of the federal government and
social service agencies, but we will
work with our customers on a case-
by-case basis to help resolve tem
porary payment difficulties," Talton
said.
The Housing Authority of Port
land, Oregon, has received HUD
approval for $1,851.360, over a ten
year period, to assist with rental costs
after the moderate rehabilitation
of 58 single room housing units fc.
the homeless. The funds will be
used to rehabilitate Mt Vernon
Apartments, 631 S.E. Taylor Street,
Portland.
The Portland Housing
Authority proposes assisting 58
SRO units in a currently vacant
apartment building located east of
downtown Portland. The project
will be targeted to single homeless
women, specifically those who are
mentally disabled, women leaving
prostitution, those without job
skills, ex-offenders, and ex sub
stance abusers. The developer of
the project has been working with
a group of social service providers
to coordinate the supportive ser
vices needed by this population.
Over 100 friends and supporters of State Rep M argaret Carter,
D Dist. 18, turned out for a com bination birthday celebration
and fundraiser on Sunday, December 27th at Julep's Restau
rant in N o rth w e st Portland. Carter chose the occasion to an
nounce th a t she is presently considering the advice of many as
to w h ich local or state w ide race to enter in the com ing elec
tion season. Carter has proven to be a hard w o rkin g represen
tative w h o stays in touch w ith her constituency, and w h o can
deliver on the issues im p o rta n t to them , i.e. M a rtin Luther King
Bill, D ivestm ent, and M in o rity Business Enterprise A c t Mar
garet Carter w ill be one to w a tch in “ 88
Photo by Richard J Brown
Portland Women's Crisis Line Seeks Board Members
The Portland Women's Crisis Line
is a non-profit, volunteer organiza
tion that maintains a 24 hour tele
phone hot line to provide counsel
ing, information and referral on
issues of domestic and sexual vio
lence.
PWCL is currently recruiting for
prospective Board members. Sarah
Hardin, Chair of the Nominating
Committee, said, "Interested per
sons should express a willingness
to make a commitment, and a
strong interest in seeing the cycle
of violence broken so we can create
a future for ourselves and our child
ren that will not include domestic
violence and sexual assault. "
“ We serve a wide range of com
munity groups in the work we do
throughout the tri-county area. Be
cause of this, we feel it is impera
tive that each group has a voice in
the administration of the organiza
tion and in the development of its
programs."
Individuals who have a desire to
serve that community, who have life
experiences or knowledge in the
areas of sexual and domestic vio
lence and who have energy to com
mit are asked to contact Sarah Har
din at 227-5152 for an application
and interview.
To the Community
Dispose of Christmas Tree Safely
Used Christmas trees are plentiful
following Dec. 25. Many home-
owners decide to dispose of the tree
by burning it in a fireplace or wood-
stove. If you plan to use the Christ
mas tree for firewood, be careful.
Ray McNeilan, Oregon State Uni-
veristy Extension home gardening
agent, cautions those planning to
burn the tree that by the time Christ
mas is over, the tree is well dried
out and likely to be extremely flam
mable.
If you want to burn the tree in
a fireplace, first cut it into small
pieces. Don't burn large portions of
the tree's boughs and trunk at the
same time. Feed the pieces into
the wood stove or fireplace slowly,
a little at a time.
Besides burning, there are other
ways to use a retired Christmas
tree around the home.
McNeilan suggests having the
tree ground into sawdust if you
have access to a mechanical tree
grinder. Then use the sawdust as a
mulch around flowers and shrubs in
the home landscape.
If a mechanical grinder isn't avail
able, strip the boughs from the
trunk Cut the trunk up for firewood
and use the boughs as a mulch
around
low irowing
landscape
plants.
The President and members of Delta Sigma Theta S orority. Portland Alum nae Chapter, thank you
for you. generous toy contributions.
Our Third A nnual Toy Dance, held at the Holiday Inn Airport November 28, 1987. was a success.
As a result of your generosity, the following agencies and organizations were presented toys Grace
Collins M em orial Center, N ortheast P ortland's Sixth Annual Christm as Party, and A lbina M inister
ial Alliance, with focus on the new Teen Parent Program
Again, thank you! Wising you and yours the happiest of the New Year.
Leslie H ouston. President
Evelyn Hairston, Social Action Chairperson
Jean W ashington, Social Committee Chairperson
Deloris Johnson, Publicity
M em bers of Delta Sigma Theta S orority, Portland Alum nae Chapter
PORTLAND OBSERVER
The Eyes and Ears of the Community
CALENDAR
Dance A u d itio n s
PSU to audition men and women
dancers Saturday, Jan. 9, from 1-5
p.m. in 212 Shattuck Hall. 1914 SW
Park, for a full length contemporary
work choreographed by Judy Pat
ton in collaboration with writer Ur
sula LeGuin. The work will be per
formed as part of the University's
Contemporary Dance Season, April
15 16, in Lincoln Hall Auditorium
Choreographer Judy Patton will
conduct the January 9 auditions
Warm ups will be from 1-2 p.m.
with the audition from 2-5 p.m.
Included will be set movements and
improvisation, according to Patton.
For further information, contact the
PSU Department of Dance at 464
3131.
Red Cross B abysitting Class
Want to become a Certified Red
Cross Babysitter? Girls and boys 11
years and older have an opportunity
to learn how to plan for a baby
sitting job, take responsibility for
children, prevent accidents, know
first aid, in an 8-hour Babysitting
course.
The class will be at Emanuel Hos
pital, 2801 N. Gantenbein, on Satur
day, January 2, from 9:00 a m. to
4:30 p.m. The cost is $15 per stu
dent. Scholarships are available.
Call 284 7090 to register.
A lzheim er's Disease or
Forgetfulness?
Join us for this free seminar as
specialists discuss the basics of Alz
heimer's disease and other demen
tias. Marilyn Cleland, R.N., Care
giver Program Coordinator, and Liz
McKinney, Support Group Facilita
tor, will repeat a program which was
filled to capacity in December.
Some of the issues to be covered
include: What is Alzheimer's dis
ease?; other causes of forgetful
ness including medications and de
pression; the role of medication and
therapy; the latest research; and op
tions for coping and caring.
The seminar takes place Thurs
day, January 7, 1988, 7-9 p.m. at
Good Samaritan Medical Mall, Gre
sham, 2850 E. Powell Valley Rd.,
at Burnside and is free to the public.
To pre-register, call 661 7309.
CPR For Infants and Toddlers
A class in cardiopulmonary reses-
citation (CPR) for infants and tor1-
dlers will be held at Emanuel Hos
pital & Health Center. This course
is an in-depth, four-hour class
teaching the basics in CPR, first
aid and emergency procedures.
Certification upon completion. The
class offers hands-on experience to
all participants through the use of
baby and toddler manequins. Regi
stration is limited to ensure indivi
dual attention. The class begins
Jan. 8. For more information and
class registration, call Emanuel's
Community Health Education office
at 280 4284.
288-0033
X Mas Tree Recycle!
Bring your tree to N.E. 42nd and
Prescott St. on Saturday, Jan. 9th,
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and tell all
your friends! Only $2.00 donation
per tree! Cub Scout Pack 477 and
Boy Scout Troop 477, chartered
to the Faubion School PTA and
American Legion F & J Ravin Post
134, will raise funds by turning your
Christmas tree into chips.
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