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October 17,1990 The Portland Observer-Page 7
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CONTACT OFFICE HOLDS OPEN
HOUSE TO WELCOME STAFF,
ANNOUNCE HOURS
UNITED WAY
CAMPAIGN SUR­
PASSES $4 MILLION
After six weeks of Cam paign ’90,
United Way o f the Colum bia-W illam ­
ette has raised $4,432,514, or 23 percent
o f its $19.5 million goal.
The North Region has raised
$128,468, or 14 percent o f its $904,982
goal. This region is led by Associate
Campaign Chairwoman Janice W ilson,
senior vice president of the metro east re­
gion, First Interstate Bank o f Oregon. It
runs from St. Johns east to 42nd Avenue
and the Columbia River south to Burnside
Street.
“ This year’s fund-raising drive has
a new focus, said Campaign Chairman
Bruce W illison, chairman o f the board
for First Interstate Bank of Oregon. * ‘The
O ther C am paign” stresses what United
W ay-supported agency program s give
away rather than what people give to
United Way.
These programs assist one-in-three
people o f the metro area’s 1.3 m illion
residents, willison added that he wants to
remind people in a season of cam paigns,
the most important one to the com m u­
nity is “ The O ther C am paign” - the one
for human service.
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Grand Golf Course
Grand Homes
Grand Opening
FREE HEALTH
SCREENINGS FOR
SENIORS (AGE 55+)
OFFERED AT
NEIGHBORHOOD
SITES
EASTCO Loaves and Fishes, St.
Adians Episcopal Church, 17405 NE
Glisan. Pleasecall 255-9775 for appoint­
ment. (9a .m. to 12 noon). November 2,
1990.
Volunteers of America, 537 SE Alder
Street. Please call 232-2233 for appoint­
ment. (9 a.m. to as noon). November 9,
1990.
OASIS, City Center Meier and Frank
10th Floor, 621 SW Fifth Ave. Please
call 241-3059 for appointment. (10 a.m.
to 1 p.m.). November 16, 1990.
Lents Loaves and Fishes, St. Peters
Catholic Church, SE 87th and Foster.
Please call 777-1610 for appointment (9
a.m. to 12 noon). November 30, 1990.
Among services at the screenings
are blood chem istry tests which include
cholesterol, glucose and amenia m eas­
urements, blood pressure, colorectal
cancer take-hom e test kit, lung function
and hearing testing. Vision and glau­
com a assessm ents, nutritional counsel­
ing and foot care evaluation are also
usually offered. Appointments are nec­
essary and may be made by calling the
screening site. There is no charge for the
screening which are funded by Legacy
Health System hospitals and healthcare
organizations.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN HOME REPAIR
TRAINING PROGRAM COMPLETE PROJECT
UNDER PDC’S URBAN HOMESTEAD PROGRAM
Forty Portland high school students
have spent the last year completely re­
building an abandoned home in N orth­
east Portland purchased through the
Portland Development Com m ission’s
Urban Homestead Program.
On Tuesday, October 16, the stu­
dents celebrated com pletion of the proj­
ect by holding an open house and driving
a ceremonial “ final” nail of simulated
gold into the rehabilitated house. They
were joined by the new owner o f the
house, PDC Urban Homestead Program
staff and the instructors who guided them.
The home was purchased under
PDC’s Urban Homestead Program, which
provides low-cost home ownership op­
portunities to qualifying city residents.
The hom esteader is required to repair all
major housing code violations and live
in the house for at least three years.
This is the fifth home com pleted by
the Portland Public School’s Home Repair
Training Program (HRTP) since it began
in 1985 under a cooperative agreem ent
with PD C’s Homestead Program. Stu­
dents enrolled in the program com e from
a variety of Portland high schools.
Students who have participated in
HRTP not only have helped reclaim some
of the city’s stock of low-income hous­
ing but, in some cases, have found re­
warding careers through the program.
Some students have gone on to open
their own building and remodeling busi­
nesses.
HRTP students, who fill the role of
general contractor, began w ork on the
project in O ctober 1989. T heir work
included a new front porch, vinyl siding,
exterior and interior painting, repair o f
windows, new roof, new kitchen and
bathroom, new floor coverings, and ex­
tensive sheet rock and wall repair. E lec­
trical and plumbing work is typically
sub-contracted.
The students work in tw o shifts, one
group in the morning, another in the a f­
ternoon, leaving half the day for their
regular classes. * ‘TTie program really gives
those participating a leg-up on others
entering the building and rem odeling
trade,” noted HRTP Coordinator John
Harris. “ Our kids have som e real skills
to offer an em ployer.”
PDC Urban Homestead m anager
Jennifer Gardner praised the rem odeling
work done by the students. “ O ur hous­
ing specialists constantly m onitor work
done by all our contractors and subcon­
tractors. The rehab work done by the
HRTP program always m eets, and often
exceeds, our guidelines. A high degree
o f workmanship is accom plished.”
In addition to the Urban H om estead
Program, HRTP students also perform a
variety o f home repairs under P D C ’S’s
Single Family Housing program. U nder
both programs the homeowner only pays
for the materials used by the students and
the cost o f the subcontractors.
Fall finds the HRTP students al­
ready working on their next Urban
Homestead home rehabilitation project.
CLAREMONT "S PALL HARVEST CELEBRATION
Snihlny O th fo r ll, IWO
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Ina Hart, Katie Burrell (front) and Lt. Charles Moose in front o f Iris
Court Contact office.
Oct. '90
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I low Io gel lo Claremont
The Iris C ourt Com m unity Contact
O ffice, part o f the Portland Police B u­
reau’s com m unity policing efforts held
an open house to announce regular office
hours and w elcome two new staff m em ­
bers, at the office, 315 N. Sum ner,#3.
(south of Vancouver and Killingsworth).
The Police Bureau has opened three
contact offices this year, one in each of
the citii!* three precincts. The contact
offices are within the boundaries of
community policing demonstration proj­
ects being conducted by each precinct.
Iris C ourt is the first to hire staff and
D em onstration Project, said he is pleased
to welcome Ina Hart and Katie Burrell to
the project. The two will staff the office
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays.
Hart and Burrell were placed through
the Private Industry C ouncil’s senior em ­
ploym ent program.
Police Bureau officials and repre­
sentatives from social service, neighbor­
hood, business and civic organizations
attened the open house. The public is
welcome.
“ Having people here for regular hours
will help us to serve this com m unity
set off. cc hours. L l Charles Moose, project
better,’’ said Moose.
facilitator for North Precinct’s Iris Court
Protect yourself
against BIG
LOSSES and
COSTLY
RE PA I PS.
Call Levi Russell
289-3648
M y name is Levi Russell. I am an ex­
perienced housing rehabilitation spe­
cialist and home remodeling inspector.
I advise homeowners in making im­
provements to their homes, correcting
code violations, selection and quality of
materials, selection of contractors, and
estimating cost of improvements.
I also perform house inspections for
home buyers. For more information,
call 289-3648.
You Are Invited!
to a Community Forum
Barbara Roberts
Democratic Candidate for Governor
October 23,1990
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Mallory Ave. Christian Church
126 NE Alberta
Hear the Issues
Raise Your Concerns
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