December 15, 1988 • Portland Observer • Page 3
COMMUNITY FORUM------
Volunteers Needed
The Portland Police Bureau’s
Sexual Assault Prevention Program
is accepting applications during the
month of December from individuals
interested in Teaching “ W omen-
strength" Self-Defense and in provid­
ing public education on sexual as­
sault prevention strategies. All posi­
tions are non-paid.
Applicants must be sensitive, ar­
ticulate, willing to learn, and com m it­
ted to helping others develop per­
sonal power and skills that can help
them prevent sexual violence in their
lives. Individuals who are accepted
into the training program are required
to com m it them selves to a minimum
of six months and are asked to work
an average of 10-12 hours per month.
Attendance at a monthly staff meet-
ing/inservice is part of this com m it­
ment.
The annual training will be held in
February and march 1989. Applica­
tions and more information are avail­
able from the Sexual Assault Preven­
tion Program at 796-3139.
The Portland Police Bureau’s
Sexual Assault Prevention Program
will offer its monthly “ wom enstrength'
self-defense classes in January at
the following locations:
NE - Tuesdays: January 3, 10, &
17, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., Maranatha
Church, 1222 N.E. Skidmore, Wen-
dall W allace Meeting Room; N.W. -
Thursdays: January 5,12, & 19,6:30
- 9:30 p.m., metropolitan Learning
Center, 2033 N.W. Glisan, G ym na­
sium; A 3-Hour Refresher Class:
Wednesday, January 18, 6:30 - 9:30
p.m. Justice Center, 1111 S.W. 2nd,
Auditorium. (This is a 3-hour, physi­
cal skills only class for wom en who
have completed the full 9 hour class
within the past two years.
R egistration begins Tuesday,
December 20, and continues until
classes are full with 50 students each.
Classes fill quickly! To register, phone
796-3139 beginning at 8:30 a.m. on
Dec. 20.
The classes are free and are o f­
fered to teenage and adult women.
Assertiveness and awareness are
emphasized, and streetfighting skills
are taught.
NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS
ARBOR LODGE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING: Nov. 15, 6:30 p.m.,
Board; 7:00 p.m., General; Neighbors North OHIce, 2410 N. Lombard.
O.A.M.E.
To Meet
The Oregon Association of M inor­
ity Entrepreneurs, O.A.M.E. Center
will hold its next ‘Coffee & Issues’
Forum on Friday, Dec. 16,1988. It will
begin at 7:00 a.m. and end network­
ing between 8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
The forums are being held to m ain­
tain com munication between Ethnic
Minority Businesses in Oregon. They
are usually held the 2nd and 4th Fri­
day morning of each month as needed.
However the November & December
meetings have been scheduled with
the holidays in consideration.
This “ Coffee & Issues' will focus
on Business Opportunities from gen­
eral services, state of Oregon, and
plan of action as a result of Judge
Redden’s decision.
The forum will be held at the Lloyd
Tower Building, 12th floor; confer­
ence rooms A & B. Visitor parking will
be available.
Undeliver Tax Refunds
Waiting To Be Claimed
BUCKMAN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Nov. 15, 7:30 |p.m„ Buckman
School Library, 320 S.E. 16th.
Over $18,000 in unclaimed federal
income tax refunds are waiting for
EASTMORELAND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Nov. 15,7:30 p.m., Dunlway
their proper owners to file claims for
School, 7700 S.E. Reed College Race.
them, according to Carolyn Leonard,
Internal Revenue Service District
HOSFORD-ABERNETHY NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT BOARD: Nov. 15,
Director for Oregon. Leonard explained
7:30 p.m., Abernethy School, 2421 S.E. Orange.
that most of these refunds are going
GOOSE HOLLOW FOOTHILLS LEAGUE: Nov. 15, 7:00 p.m., Northwest Service
unclaimed for lack of a current ad­
Center, 1819 N.W. Everett.
dress.
The Portland District IRS office
SUNNYSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m., Sunnyside
has
received names of nearly 500
School, 3421 S.E. Salmon.
persons who filed refund due federal
income tax returns from Oregon. The
COMMUNITY MEETINGS
original refund checks were mailed to
82ND AVE. BUSINESS ASSOCIATION: Nov. 15,11:30 a.m., Matterhorn Restaurant,
82nd and Burnside.
the home address listed on the tax
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form but were returned to the govern­
ment as undeliverable by the Post
Office.
Leonard said many checks remain
undelivered because taxpayers have
moved and failed to leave a forward­
ing address with the Post Office. Other
refund delays, according to Leonard,
are caused by errors and omissions
on the tax return, or illegible names or
addresses.
Taxpayers should call the IRS toll-
free tax information number (1-800-
424-1040) for instructions on how to
apply for their checks. Information
needed includes: name and address
as shown on the tax return, present
name and address, tax year for which
the refund is believed due, social
security number, amount of refund
claimed, signature cf taxpayer, and
any other pertinent information to verify
the claim.
Jefferson ‘Excellence
B usiness in F ocus
Terry Dixon is the founder and Executive Director
of the Portland based Com puter Software Consulting
firm "Data Processing Resources, Inc."
Terry is a native Oregonian. He graduated from
Lincoln High, and furthered his education in Michigan
where he earned an Associate Degree in Business
Management at Parsons Business College. Upon
returning to Portland, he began his career as an
accountant while attending night classes at the
Com puter Career Institute where he earned a certifi­
cate in Business Data Processing and Computer
Software Development.
In 1978 Terry ended his accounting career and
entered the com puter services profession. In the last
ten years he has established himself as an active and
respected member of Portland's data processing
community.
Terry describes the operation of his three year old Data Processing firm, which currently employs 14
Com puter Software Consultants, as "Simply put, we custom develop com puter software for our clients in much
the same way that a tailor custom tailors a suit. Most of our clients have such unique requirements of their
com puter system that they can't simply buy their software off the rack."
He reveals his formula for success as "a combination of hard work and ethical conduct," and he urges youth
hoping to build a professional career to "just say no-way to drugs, yes to education and be prepared for plenty
of hard work."
Data processing Resources, Inc. is the only Black owned and operated com puter software consulting firm
in Portland. Terry takes pride in managing an equal opportunity employment firm, but finds it difficult to recruit
qualified Black applicants.
Terry's plans for the future include continuing to personally manage Data Processing Resources, Inc. for
another 10 years, and then start a Portland based real estate firm.
Urban League Community Forum
All youth and their families are forum is to provide empowering infor­
invited to a com m unity forum spon­ mation to young people and their
sored by the Urban League of Port­ families.
The forum's panel includes Useni
land's Adolescent/Parent Treatment
Perkins, Urban League president;
Program.
The forum, entitled "Pass to Suc­ Bernie Foster, publisher of the Skan-
cess," will be held Friday, December ner Newspaper; psychologist, Dr.
16,1988. The forum will be held in the Floyd Jackson; attorney, Monica Little;
Multi-Purpose Room of the League's actor and playwright, Michael Grant;
headquarters, 10 North Russell, from Judge Aaron Brown; Michael Harper,
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
public relations director, Portland Trail
Panel members with various areas Blazers; Bill Newborne, Portland
of expertise will entertain questions Community College counselor; Dr.
from the audience. The goal of the Joyce Harris of the Black Educational
Non-Profit Groups Reject
Albina Service Contact
by LaShonda Hodges and Becky Burleigh
W hen most people think of Jefferson, they think of the Perform ­
ing Arts program, but Jefferson's academic program provides the
cement for the school. Jefferson students continue to prove that
success can happen with determination. Charles Collins, Jefferson’s
student body president, upholds Jefferson's tradition by strengthening
the school and com m unity through his leadership.
"It's fabulousl," was Collins' first im pression of Jefferson. After
Collins moved here from Detroit he and his family chose Jefferson as
the place for Collins to earn his high school diploma. Collins feels
Jefferson has the potential to be me best school in Portland because
of the diverse ethnic backgrounds represented by its students and the
balance between academics, athletics, and the Performing Arts.
Charles also remarked about Jefferson's positive atmosphere.
He attributes this to the m ixture of the students' backgrounds. He also
says the administration is open to the students. There is even a tutor
period offered for students who need special help in classes.
Charles' achievements are varied. Besides being student body
president, and a member of the school's leadership class, Charles
stays involved in community events. He has maintained a 3.17 grade
point average. He won an Image Award for good grades. He recently
received an Emerald Award from Alpha Kappa Alpha for being an
exemplary young Black male and leading role model in the community.
W hen asked who inspired him, he named the author Langston
Hughes, Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Marlin Luther King, Jr. They are, as
Collins quotes, "poets of their own work." The ones who motivated
Collins to work hard are God, his mom, students around him, and his
own determination. He feels one teacher, Mr. Brooks, has helped him
a lot in Government and Social Studies.
Charles Collins offers the following advice to all young people to
help them excel: "Know that you can reach the highest star. Have a
feeling inside you which is so strong and so deep that it roars like a
never-ending ocean. Never let anyone stop you and simply realize
your full potential."
LaShonda and Becky are members of Jefferson's Students for Social responsibil­
ity a Jefferson group concerned with local and world issues
W e are announcing that none of
our non-profit groups will contract with
the State to replace services cur­
rently performed at Albina Human
Resources Center (A.H.R.C.).
On November 18,1988, the Legis­
lative Emergency Board approved a
recommendation from the Director of
the Department of Human Resources
eliminating seven staff positions at
Albina Human Resources Center. In
a meeting at Albina Human Resources
Center on Novem ber 30, 1988, De­
partment of Human Resources Di­
rector, Kevin Concannon, reported
that services for low-income families
would be contracted out to non-profit
groups in Northeast Portland, with
requests for proposals going to Al­
bina Ministerial Alliance, Black United
Fund, St. Vincent dePau! and the
Urban League of Portland.
The terms of the contract proposed
by Department of Human Resources
do not allow for the staffing necessary
for responsible distribution of public
and private resources to those in need.
Department of Human Resource's
plan for the continuation of services
cannot begin to cover what will be lost
by the elimination of the Center
Administration staff.
W e urge Governor Goldschmidt
and Department of Human Resource's
Director Kevin Concannon to rescind
the layoffs o, vital Albina Human
Resources Center staff and to
strengthen the center for more effec­
tive service to those in need.
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Center; and Roy Jay, chief executive
officer of Trademark.
The motto for the forum is "Our
Youth Can Be Successful." The fo­
rum will provide a positive atmos­
phere for the exchange of ideas and
options available to young people as
they plan for their future. There is no
charge for participation, and refresh­
ments will be served.
For further information, contact
Mary O m ereife at the Urban League,
280-2600.