Page 5 Portland Observer M ay 18, 1989
MARTIN LUTHER KING MANOR TO OPEN SOON
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NORTH / NORTHEAST ALTERNATIVE MENTAL HEALTH HOUSING
O p ening fo r occupancy July 1, 1989 a N ortheast Portland apartm ent
¡sidence to house c o m m u n ity m em bers at ris k o f homelessness due to
sychiatric d isa b ilitie s . The tw o sto ry residence is being b u ilt fo r clients o f
o rth /N o rth ca st C o m m u n ity M e n ta l H ealth C enter under a loan p ro vid e d
y the U.S. departm ent o f H ousing and U rban D eve lo p m e n t. A special e ffo rt
H ealth C enter. L ia m C a lle n , E xe cu tive D ire c to r o f the C enter stated that
stable, protected housing is essential fo r the p s y c h ia trica lly disabled and
those recovering fro m illness. The residence is designed as a sixteen un it tw o
> in clu d e m in o rity contractors in the c o n stru ctio n was made by the
jonsors. The p ro je ct is sponsored b y N orth /n o rth e a st C o m m u n ity M e n ta l
manager.
A separate n o n -p ro fit co rp o ra tio n ,N /N .E . A lte rn a tiv e M ental H ealth
sto ry b u ild in g w ith a com m on garden and a triu m co u rtya rd . There w ill be
a com m on room fo r social events and an extra apartm ent fo r a resident
H ousing, Inc. has been set up to a d m in iste r the project. Rev. James Faulkner
C hairm an o f the Board o f D ire cto rs noted that this p ro je ct w ill p ro vid e lo w
c o s t , supported housing fo r people w ho m ig h t otherw ise be homeless o r
forced to liv e in situations that aggravate th e ir illnes.
M a rtin L u th e r K in g M a n o r is presently accepting a p p lica tio n s fo r re si
dency and resident manager, fo r fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n contact Jim Edm um son
o r R odney H a rry at N /N .E C o m m u n ity M ental H ealth C enter 249-0066
“SEVEN HOME STEAD HOUSES
TO BE OFFERED AT UPCOMING
OPEN HOUSE EVENT
Seven homes in P ortland n e ig h average $300, in c lu d in g taxes and
borhoods w ill be o ffe re d to lo w e r-in -
come residents at the upcoming Home
stead Open House event to be held on
Saturday, M a y 2 0 ,1 9 8 9 , from 1:00 -
insurance.
Each o f the seven homes to be o f
fered on M a y 20 w ill be open be
tween 1:00 and 4 :0 0 pm . P otential
4 :0 0 pm . The P ortland D evelopm ent
C om m ission (P D C ) administers P ort
la n d ’ s Homestead Program , w h ic h
Homesteaders m ust v is it each home
in w h ic h they arc interested to be
considered fo r ow n e rsh ip . P D C w ill
provides home o w n e rsh ip o p p o rtu
n itie s to those w ho otherw ise m ig h t
hold a random draw ing fo r each home
not be able to a ffo rd th e ir ow n home.
The homestead Program o ffe rs the
advantage o f home o w n e rsh ip to area
residents and also helps to sta b ilize
neighborhoods though the reuse o f
and w ill n o tify those whose names
arc selected. P D C advisors w ill be at
each hom e to answ er questions d u r
ing the open house. T he addresses o f
the homes b e ing o ffe re d are:
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vacant houses.
T h ro u g h the Homestead P rogram ,
P D C acquires vacant homes in need
o f repair and transfers them to q u a li
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fie d Homesteader. In turn, H o m e
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5906 N E 8th A venue
634 N E L ib e rty
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7051 N . A lb in a
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8857 N .W ilb u r
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steaders agree to m ake necessary
repairs before m o v in g in , accept a
lo w -in te re st P D C hom e repaii loan
and liv e in the house fo r at least fiv e
7235 N. R ichards
Individuals interested in being added
to the m a ilin g lis t fo r Homestead
years. There is no do w n paym ent in
Eastsidc O ffic e at 2 3 0 -9 5 5 0 between
3:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through
vo lve d in becom ing a Homesteader.
Homesteaders pay ao n e -tim ech a rg e
fo r taxes and insurance o f $500. In
a d d itio n , PDC has lo w -in te re s t loans
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Program o ffe rin g s should c a ll PDC/s
F rid a y.
P D C is the c it y ’ s urban renew al and
econom ic d e velopm ent agency.
available to pay fo r repairs. M o n th ly
paym ents on the home repair loans
Safeguard Annouces Expansion
The tw o year o ld hom e and lig h t co m m e rcia l se cu rity firm Safeguard
S ecurity dedicated its new n a tio n a l headquarters b u ild in g and techno
lo g ic a lly advanced central station fa c ilitic s .M a y 10. C hairm an o f the
B oard, E ric R andolph also annouced that Safeguard S ecurity has added
the Seattle area to its service m arket.
In a d d itio n to the P ortland,O regon and Seattle, W ashington areas, Sal eg uard
also provides sales,installation service and m o n ito rin g o f se cu rity sys
tems in Phoenix and Tuscon, A riz o n a , Las Vegas, Nevada, and O akland
and Los A ngeles, C a lifo rn ia .
The services p ro vid e d by Safeguard u tiliz e an in fra -re d m o n ito rin g system
w h ich in turn m o n ito rs fo r unauthorized intruders. M e d ica l and fire alert
services arc a va ila b le as w e ll.T h e central station fa c ility located at the
headquarters b u ilding monitors a ll a ctivity o f Safeguards systems through
out the co u n try. Each subscriber is connected to the central station where
around the clo ck operators can n o tify p roper la w e n fo rc e m e n t,firc .o r
m edical agencies w ith in seconds.
A lre a d y a leader in the industry .Safeguard’ s founder E ric R andolph c o n
cludes that W e w a n t to p ro vid e reliablc,depcndable security service that
is a ffo rd a b le to eve ryo n e .” Basic cost begin at 195.00 fo r in s ta lla tio n
and 19.99 a m onth service fee. C u sto m ize systems arc also a va ila b le on
s lid in g s lid in g scale.
R ose F estival C hauffeurs .
$150 A D av
S pecial R ose F estival
F un P ass G ives Y o u
U n lim ited R ides O n T ri M et
F o r O nly $ 1.50 A D ay .
It’s easy to take the tension
out of Rose Festival traffic. Just
leave your car at home and hop
on a bus or MAX. Sit back, relax
and let your driver worry about
fighting traffic.
To make the ride even easier
for you and your family, buy a
Rose Festival Fun Russ. At only
$1.50 a day. the Fun Pass is a real
bargain, and you can buy it in
advance to avoid ticket lines.
♦ Each Fun Pass is good for
unlimited rides on Tri-Met’s
MAX and buses any day of your
choice, June 2-25.
♦ Fun Pass is good all day on
Saturday and Sunday, and from
6 PM til end of sen ice during
the week.
♦ Each Fun Pass holder may bring
up to three children six or
under — FREE.
Here are some Rose Festival
events where traffic and parking
can be a hassle. You can beat the
traffic on Tri-Met:
Festival Center/
Ships
Starlight Parade
Order your Fun
Passes today. Your
chauffeurs are wait- TRI-MET
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ing for you.
to get you there
COUPON
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Rose Festival Fun Passes (a SI SO each
June 2-11
June 3
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June 10
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Rubber Duck Races
June 25
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To get your Fun Pass: Send
in the coupon, visit any branch
of Willamette Savings, or stop
by the Iri-Met office in Pioneer
Courthouse Square. Call 223-
RIDE to charge Fun Passes
to your credit card or to get
Tri-Met sen ice information.
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