U rV A r - r e e « r ^ • • < * - < « « • « * 4 ♦ < r- T 1 t • e re *- •”• • ♦ « 1 July 10,1991--The Portland Observer-Page 7 The Transition Home Program The Transition Home is a short term 90 day program which serves high risk female adolescents in transition (ages 12-18). The type o f services the home provides include: Preparing ado lescents w ith live a b ility skills, leach ing youth to w ork in her own com m u nity and providing support services inc luding mentor program , counseling, and self-esteem workshops. The T ran sition Home is a program fo r adoles cent females in the North/Northeast area who need a home to live in u ntil they can either return to their fam ilies, become emancipated or leant independ ent living. During their stay in the home, these girls must attend school, take part in peer group, fa m ily and individual counseling, participate in job search and do volunteer w ork in the com m u nity. Com m unication, self esteem and nurturing positive relationships are >ome Summer employm ent for young jeople doesn’ t always mean frying lamburgers or washing cars. For Con- essa Menefee and Emanuel M osley, it neans helping peers find useful infor- nation and summer activities. Contessa and Emanuel staff the phones fo r United Way o f the Colum- pia-W illamette’ s Summer Youth Help Line. Young people from throughout ihe Portland/Vancouver area can call them to receive inform ation and referral on training and employment, recreation and sports, and volunteer opportunities. The key to the service is providing youth the opportunity to talk to people their own age. “ They really don’ t have a problem when they talk to us,” said Emanuel, who is 16 and most recently attended Grant High School. ‘ T proba bly could have used the help line last summer when I was looking fo r a jo b ,’ ’ United Way Distributes $10 Million Using New Funding Approach o f the qualities and skills these adoles cents acquire and develop w hile m ak ing the transition from a dysfunctional lifestyle to one that is positive and functional. Upon entry to the program, goals w ill be set and whatever support is needed to meet these goals during the stay w ill be made available whenever possible. In the Transition Home program there are house rules to fo llo w , chores to do, appointments to make and keep, homework to do, and volunteer work to do. Basically, the objective is fo r the girls to become more responsible, pro ductive citizens in our com m unity. Referrals can be made by calling Carol Lomax, Program Manager, at 283-6452, Tuesday through Friday from 9-5 or the Give Us This Day o ffice at 288-4335. Referrals are accepted from local churches, school counselors, organiza tions, parents and families. United Way o f the C o lu m b ia -W il lamette has announced the distribution o f nearly $ 10 m illio n to human service programs throughout the Pordand/ Vancouver area. Just under 200 pro grams w ill receive funds between July 1, 1991, and June 30, 1992. Community volunteers used United W ay’ s new ‘ Three-track” model to help decide funding priorities. By pro viding clear comparison o f sim ilar programs, three-track helps volunteers make funding decisions based on which programs are better servicing specific needs. “ A s money for human services becomes scarce in Oregon, i t ’s vital that United Way dollars be spent in the most e fficie n t manner possible,” said Ronald B Gould, chairman o f the board, United W ay o f the C olum bia-W illam ette and partner-in-charge o f audit, Deloitte & Touche. “ The three-track- approach makes it possible fo r volun teers to target resources to the pro grams that address the greatest needs in our com m unity.” The programs, which are adm ini- Multicultural Celebration United Way Teens Help Peers With Summer Planning The Sabin C om m unity is planning a M ulticultu ral Celebration and C om m unity Resources Fair. The festival w ill take place on Sunday, July 21st, 1- 7 p.m. at the Sabin School and p lay ground (4013 NE 18th). Plans are fo ra gala event that w ill promote positive interactions among neighbors and va ri ous cultures from inner NE Portland. There w ill be entertainment stages, ethnic foods, com m unity resource or ganizational booths, and exciting c h il dren’ s activities. Boka M arim ba, rap groups, gospel music, N ative A m eri- he said. A Benson High School graduate, Contessa is 18 and w ill attend Seattle University in the Fall. In addition to helping her peers by w orking for the youth line, Contessa said she is helping herself by making some extra money for college. United Way staff provided C on tessa and Emanuel w ith basic training on how to collect inform ation from callers and how to access appropriate responses and referrals. Both agreed they are anx ious to get more phone cal Is and pul their training to the test. Young people and parents can call United Way’s Summer Youth Help Line at 227-KIDS (5437). Sponsored in part by a grant from Oregon Outreach, Inc., the service operates between 9 a.in. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday until « can dancers, a Japanese tea ceremony and fan dance, Eastern European danc ers, and many other groups w ill pro vide entertainment. Throughout the day there w ill be m ulti-cultural crafts, story telling, and games fo r children. There w ill be a raffle with multitudes o f prizes, and seniors sharing stories o f our neigh borhood history. Family fun for all ages! The festival in sponsored, in part, by self-help seed money from the O re gon Com m unity Foundation’ s Neigh borhood Partnership Fund. stered through 98 local human-service agencies, are categorized into three areas o f service, including: *human development (problem prevention) programs addressing such needs as health education, c h ild care and social development. •problem solving programs address ing such issues as homelessness, fam ily violence and learning disabilities. •systems support programs address ing such com m unity needs as volunteer development, education and govern ment relations. “ B y separating services into these three tracks, we don’ t have child care competing against adult drug abuse when it comes to funding, ’ ’ G ould explained. This year’s fund distribution also reflects United W ay’ s increasing e ffo rt to support more preventive programs. “ In response to com m unity priorities, w e’ ve shifted more money into the human development track” said Gould. “ I f you can help a child get a good start on life, there w on’ t be a need fo r solv ing drug abuse or teen pregnancy prob lems later o n.” - • ; & as & •r Goldschmidt to speak N eil Goldschmidt w ill speak on International Trade in the 90’s ITC Luncheon, co-sponsored by Oregon Business N etw ork on Thursday, 11:30 A M , July 11, at The Greenwood Inn, Beaverton. Tickets, reservations or further inform ation: Sherry Alexander, 774-0090. •-t; August 9. 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