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PACIFIC POWER OFFERS GRANTS
SCHOLARSHIP
DEADLINE
To encourage the study o f engineer­
ing and science, and to help prepare
ested in applying fo r Si,(XX) college youth to live successfully in an increas­
scholarships should request applications ingly sophisticated world. Pacific Power
by December 14,1990 from Educational is giving an educational materials grant
Com m unications Scholarship Founda­ to Portland high schools w ithin its serv­
tion, 721 N M cK inley Road, P.O. Box ice area.
The grant pays fo r the school’ s par­
5002, Lake Forest, IL 60045-5002. To
ticipation
in the Edison Electric Insti­
receive an application, students should
tute’s library grant program, which pro­
send a note stating their name, address,
c ity , state, zip code, approximate grade vides educational materials-source books,
posters, teacher disc ussion guides, and a
p oint average and year o f graduation. A ll
cumulative index o f all EEI grant mate-
requests fo r applications w ill be fu lfille d
rials-to participating schools throughout
on or about January 15, 1991. Seventy-
five winners w ill be selected on the basis the school year.
“ The materials are an excellent
o f academic performance, involvement
source o f current information on new
in extracurricular activities and need for
developments as w ell as career opportu­
fin an cia l aid.
nities in energy and technology,’ ’ Said
Carl Talton, Pacific’ s Columbia area
manager. “ Teachers can use the materi-
H igh school students who are inter­
CHILD WELFARE
AGENCY TRAINING
ADVOCATES FOR
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als in preparing for classes or as a re­
source for discussion, research papers or
speeches,” Talton said.
Aside from receiving enrichment
materials, students at local high schools
w ill have an opportunity to compete in a
national science-fiction short story con­
test. W inning entries w ill be published in
a special “ Prize-winning Science Fic­
tion Stories’ ’ book that w ill be circulated
to libraries and EEI grant schools through­
out the United Stales.
The grants are underwritten by the
company’ s Better Energy in Schools
Today (BEST) program, which is de­
signed to help schools identify energy
efficient solutions to their space and w ater
heating needs.
Edison Electric Institute is an asso­
ciation o f investor-owned electric com­
panies.
CATLIN GABEL
47TH ANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE
The Boys and G irls Aid Society o f
Oregon’ s special training program to help
concerned citizens become volunteer
Advocates for Oregon’ s children and
fam ilies isentering its second year! More
than 120 people have participated, and
thousands have benefited through direct
service and increased awareness o f the
issues facing the state’s citizens in the
1990s.
The program is called Break The
C ycle -o f teenage pregnancy, child abuse
and fa m ily crises. It provides orienta­
tion, training and supervision that teaches
people how to make a real difference in
the lives o f troubled kids. Participants
have the opportunity to work, in Boys
and G irls A id programs w ithin their
com m unity fo llo w in g completion o f the
training. Some o f the subjects covered in
the three-session series include:
Teen Pregnancy-Nearly 8,500 Ore­
gon teenage women became pregnant in
1989.80% o f these pregnancies resulted
in births to single moms or abortion.
Less than 4% chose to place their infants
for adoption.
Delinquency Prevention-29% o f
Oregon’s high school students don’ t fin ­
ish school: 11,000 runaways were re­
ported last year, 11,000 more went unre­
ported.
Juvenile Justice System-18,000 cases
o f child abuse are reported annually in
Oregon. Reported abuse is rising 10%
yearly.
Break the Cycle trainings have been
made possible by grants from the Ore­
gon Com m unity Foundation, The March
o f Dimes Foundation, and The Fred Meyer
Challenge, and have been held in or are
planned for Portland, Ashland, Eugene,
Bend, Pendleton and M cM in nville , each
tailored to the needs o f the local commu­
nity.
The next Portland orientation ses­
sion w ill be M onday, October 22, from 6
to 9 p.m., follow ed by training sessions
on two Tuesdays, November 6 and 13.
A ll sessions are held at The Boys and
G irls A id Society, 2301 N .W . Glisan
Street, in Portland. For information or to
register, call Ralph Coulson at 222-9661.
The 47th annual Catlin Gabel School
Rummage Sale opens at the Multnomah
County Expo Center November 1 and
continues through November 4. V olun­
teers, students, faculty, and alumni have
been busy collecting, sorting and pricing
new and used goods all year long for this
traditional evenL
A special pre-sale w ith all items
marked up 25% takes place on Thurs­
day, November 1, 3:30pm-9pm. con­
tinuing dates and times are: Friday, Nov.
2, 10am-9pm; Saturday, Nov. 3, 10am-
6pm; Sunday, Nov. 4, 10am-3-pm.
M arilyn Cooper, Rummage Chair,
says “ A ll 20 departments are stuffed
w ith great items, but this is an especially
great year for furniture and skis. We also
have a truck load o f brandname new
sports clothing and shoes, especially in
the large sizes. We have bikes and trikes.
toys, houswares, radios, TVs, records
and books galore. A ll used children and
adult clothing is unit price to sell.”
The sale is one o f the largest a ll­
volunteer event o f its kind in America
and grosses over $100,000 a year. A ll
proceeds go to financial aid fo r students
who m ight not otherwise be able to at­
tend the Catlin Gabel School. About
23% o f all students receive financial aid.
Experienced rummage hands w ill
transform the Expo Center from an empty
shell into a full-fledged store w ith 20
departments for buyers to chose from,
The “ What ’ s New ” department features
all-new merchandise donated by local
businesses.
The Catlin Gabel School is an inde­
pendent school with 640 students in grades
pre-school through 12 in Southwest
Portland.
C R E E D O F T H E B L A C K PRESS
The Black Press believes that America can best lead the world away from social and
national antagonisms when It accords to every person, regardless of race, color, or
creed, hill human and legal rights. Hating no person, fearing no person, the Black
Press strives to help every person in the firm belief that all are hurt as long as anyone
is held back.
STUDY FINDS POTENTIAL IN JOB
TRAINING FOR WELFARE CLIENTS
An independent short-term study o f
past “ W elfare-to-w ork” programs in
Oregon suggests a p ilo t project that
stressed training o f welfare clients had
the potential to move fam ilies more e f­
fectively from welfare to the workforce
than did a program that promoted job
search.
“ We are pleased w ith the direction
o f the outcome,” Stephen D. M innich,
AFS administrator, said. “ But we need
longer-term data in order for the analysis
to conclusive.”
Results o f the evaluation;, required
by the 1989 Legislature, were announced
here today by o fficials o f the consulting
firm Deloitte & Touche, which super­
vised the analysis, and the Oregon Adult
and Fam ily Services D ivision, whose
O ld JOBS and New JOBS programs were
scrutinized. The study involved an analy­
sis o f more than seven-thousand AFS
cases from October 1988 through Octo­
ber 1989.
The Deloitte & Touche study com­
pared two former AFS programs: Old
JOBS, which emphasized jo b search for
welfare recipients, and New JOBS, which
involved a long-term strategy o f training
welfare clients for the workplace.
The Deloitte & Touche evaluation
found:
The average wage earned by New
JOBS participants was $4.88 per hour,
slightly higher than for O ld JOBS at because o f underlying similarities.
JOBS for Oregon’ s Future:
$4.73.
Promotes training o f welfare client^
Both groups displayed an a bility to
secure employment, but the New JOBS w ith more intensity than New JOBS.
Requires greater accountability ctf
process requires a longer period o f lime
for education and training before results clients than New JOBS.
Includes many more partnership links
begin to materialize.
The rate at which New JOBS par­ w ith service providers, such as commu­
ticipants found employment increased nity colleges, than New JOBS.
O fficials representing A d u lt and
substantially during the study period,
Fam ily Services and executives from
from 30 percent to 445 percent.
Partnerships between AFS and serv­ Deloitte & Touche emphasized that the
ice providers in New JOBS branches short life span o f New JOBS did not
permit conclusions on its long-term ef­
increased service to clients.
C lient attitudes were more positive fectiveness. However, the findings point
toward New JOBS than toward Old JOBS, to the potential for positive results from
and more clients volunteered for the New programs which promote training o f
clients, such as New JOBS. It also sup­
JOBS program than for O ld JOBS.
Management controls in New JOBS ports the emphasis AFS management
were not strong enough to meet the chal­ places on partnerships and increased
lenges o f m onitoring increased activities accountability under JOBS for Oregon's
Future.
offered by the program.
A d u lt and Fam ily Services is a d iv i­
Both New and Old JOBS ended with
sion
o f the Oregon Department o f H y­
the implementation o f welfare reform on
man Resources. Its Clients include more
October 1, 1990. Old JOBS dated from
1981. New JOBS, begun in 1988, oper­ than 32,000 Oregon fam ilies receiving
A id to Dependent Children.
ated a short time, just over tw o years.
Deloitte & Touche is an interna­
New JOBS containeda key element-
job training-of Oregon’s newly initiated tional consulting firm with offices through­
welfare reform program, JOBS fo r Ore­ out the United States. The Seattle office
gon’ s Future. So, for discussion pur­ conducted the AFS study. Data analysis
poses, state o fficials have made a theo­ was done by Deloitte & Touche subcon­
retical link between JOBS for Oregon’ s tractor Baltelle Memorial Institute Human
Future and its predecessor New JOBS A ffairs Research Center in Seattle.
YOUTH ENJOY THE WWF
BY: TONY WASHINGTON
The Portland Observer is supportive
o f activities involving youth. Our com ­
m unity lacks a b it when it comes to
functions for young people. The Port­
land Observer offers a variety o f a ctivi­
ties for kids and young people. One o f
those being the W orld W restling Federa­
tion. The W W F is a great outing for all
agesof the fam ily. Adults, young people.
and kids w ill get a chance to see their
favorite wrestling stars in action. This
past Sunday, the W W F came to town.
The main event was H ulk Hogan vs The
EarthQuake. The result ended w ith the
EarthQuake being disqualified. Other
matches included Dino Bravo vs Tug-
Boat and a host o f others. The W W F w ill
return to the M em orial Coliseum N o­
vember 30, 1990. The W W F gained
nationwide recognition when Vince
See the Difference,..
Expect the Bes t!
NO GOING BACK
TO BACK ALLEY
ABORTIONS
The campaign to defeat B allot
measures 8 and 10 in the Nov. 6 election
continues to gain momentum.
Thousands o f supporters and volun­
teers are donating money, time and tal­
ent to the NO on 8 & 10 Campaign
(formerly Oregonians for Choice) to make
sure Oregon voters defeat both meas­
ures, which would deny Oregon’s women
and teenagers access to safe abortion,
when access to safe abortion is denied,
women and teenagers die.
Measure 8 is a proposed Constitu­
tional amendment that would ban v irtu ­
a lly a ll abortions in Oregon.
Measure 10 is a so-called “ parental
n o tific a tio n ’ ’ proposal that would re­
quire doctors to n otify parents before a
teenager could get an abortion. It may
sound reasonable, but it offers no real or
compassionate protection fo r teenage
victim s or like ly victim s o f emotional
abuse, violence, rape or incesL
To defeat these measures, pro-choice
supporters from around the state-includ­
ing, the M edford-Ashland area, Kalmath
Falls, Eugene-Springfield, the Bend-
Redmond area. The Dalles, Salem and
the Portland metropolitan area, Astoria
and other coastal communitics-have c o l­
lected and contributed thousands o f d o l­
lars to conduct and extensive voter in fo r­
mation campaign to tell voters o f the
disastrous consequences o f the two
measures.
On Halloween
carry a flashlight and wear
retroreflective material on your
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You can catch the W orld W restling
Federation on K G W Channel 8, Satur­
days at 4:00 p.m.
The Portland Observer takes an inter­
est in all kids and occasionally has free
tickets fo r the W W F. Interested parties
should call Tony Washington at 288-
0033 fo r more information.
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