«4 • FW*« -’♦ f V V W • ’♦ r ¿ r< » , *F*» >A* F ■*' F V W A V «*< i < I p^iài ♦«MM**/*» »■»■«+«* ' POCTL ERVER Volume XXI, Number 33 "The Eyes and Ears o f The Community' *'- > A. New Iris Court Staff Prepares for Summer Community Events PAGE 4 Terrell Brandon Basketball Clinic w A. T w o new Iris C ourt C om m uinity needs o f the residents. Policing Demonstration Project Puma is currently w orking on in ­ sta ff members, funded through a Bu­ form ation and referral efforts, W om - reau o f Justice Assistance grant, are enStrength self-defense classes fo r m aking inroads at p roviding additional women and health assessments. Puma services to the residents o f Iris Court also w orks w ith a team o f nurses at the and are planning this summ er’s com ­ Northeast Health Center to provide m unity events: additional health services that can't be ♦ Sylvester Keels, named Iris Court provided on-site. C oordinator in January, holds a mas­ Puma said she is eager to get to te r’s degree in public adm inistration know the residents better to ta ilo r her from the U niversity o f Washington and services to their needs. “ Because I ’ m has experience in business, m arketing on site, I can ide ntify problems before and management. Keels is also the it becomes a big problem ,” she said. assistant director fo r the drug and alco­ Puma’ s resume stated that her ca­ hol service project fo r C hrist M em orial reer objective is an * ‘ R N position in a Church. com m unity setting that w ill fu lly u til­ ♦ Lisa Puma, R.N., is a Multnomah ize my skills and abilities in both physi­ County C om m unity Health Nurse as­ cal and mental/em otional assessment, signed to Iris C ourt on a half-tim e basis care planning and problem solving in A p ril. Puma is a registered nurse and w hich serves to empower the in d iv id ­ has experience in long-term care fa c ili­ ual c lie n t.” ties, adolescent psychiatric programs, N orth Precinct Capt. Charles adolescent 12-step program and com ­ Moose, police bureau project manager m unity health. fo r the demonstration project, said, Both are active in planning the “ That is almost exactly how the jo b second annual Iris C ourt C om m unity was described in the grant.” Fair from 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Satur­ Keels said he hopes the w ork at day, Aug. 24, at Iris Court. Keels said Iris C ourt benefits not just that area but the fair planning committee is still look­ the neighborhood as w ell. " I want Iris ing fo r donations o f food, clothing and C ourt to be a magnet fo r the H um boldt toys or bikes fo r children. area. Keels and Puma are part o f an Iris * * Iris Court is a small speck w ithin C ourt team w orking out o f the Police the whole com m unity. W hatever we Bureau Community Contact Office, 315 do here needs to o verflow to the whole N. Sumner, A pt. 3. neighborhood,” said Keels. Keels is also w orking on the Snack " I t ’ s like what Captain Moose Attack nutrition program fo r children, says, ‘The needs don’ t stop where the the Iris C ourt Resident C ouncil and the sidewalk ends,’ ” he said. Tenant Association. Other projects Moose said he is pleased w ith the include employm ent services from the relationship-building and positive ex­ Oregon State Em ploym ent O ffice, periences that have taken place among Parent/Child Development classes, the Iris Court residents, sta ff and po­ activities fo r children and arranging fo r lice o fficers covering the area. a w ide variety o f services to meet the * ‘ People are beginning to feel bel- A 4 * ♦ • * • • ♦ 4 K < A * * * A * * * ership Program. Participants attend school in D etroit in order to leam the business and then participate in on- the-job training as a General M an­ ager in one o f the dealerships. They w ork in every department o f the car industry to leam the ins and outs o f the trade. Clarence d id his on-the-job training at Simpson’ s in Richland, W A , and waited fo r his opportunity. It came when Lou Boston wanted out o f the C hrysler Plym outh dealership in Gresham, and Clarence stepped in. The car business fo r Clarence is a great opportunity to g ro w in the busi­ ness sector. The Gresham dealership is doing well. Clarence is restructuring the business to f it his taste and applying his own form ula fo r success. He says, “ M y p rio rity rig h t now is to get the business up and running. Once I do that I w ill have more tim e to get involved in com m unity a ffa irs.” But first things firs t and the rig h t attitude is the key fo r business success. He plans to make his m ark in the car business and from there-w ho knows? Clarence Parker is not one to fear success, fo r fear o f failure is not in his vocabulary. The C ity o f Gresham has acquired a fine business m ind and the A fro Am erican com m unity o f Port­ land can’t w ait toexperience the a tti­ tude adjustment that comes w ith the Clarence Parker form ula fo r success. Job Training Graduates Celebrate Success f J n Friday, August 16, 1991, at 7:30 a.m., The Private Industry Council w ill host a breakfast to recog­ nize outstanding graduates o f seven­ teen jo b training programs fo r youth and adults. The event, sponsored by the H otel Vintage Plaza, located at 422 S.W. Broadway, in Portland, is part o f a national celebration designed to rec­ ognize successful alum ni o f federally funded jo b training programs. The graduates being honored arc men, women and youth who have achieved great personal victories, sur­ m ounting drug and alcohol addiction, homelessness, prostitution, incarcera­ tion, poverty, low basic skills, long­ term unemployment, welfare depend­ ency and other serious barriers to suc­ cess. A ll have graduated from school, become employed, or both. Four o f the graduates w ill speak at the event, shar­ ing details o f how jo b training has fa­ cilitated a dramatic turnaround in their lives. Sylvester Keels and child at Iris Court ter - and safer - about liv in g in Iris C ourt, although we s till have a way to go, ’ said Moose. “ We want to in still fundamental changes to the liv in g con- ditions at Iris C ourt and work to em- power the individuals w ho live there so that positive things can happen even i f resources and staff change.” Dennis Cole, president o f The P ri­ vate Industry C ouncil, states, “ The participants we are honoring have overcome tremendous barriers to suc­ cess in school o r in the workplace. It is very g ratifying to see lives o f despair and hopelessness become lives fille d w ith promise and p ro du ctivity.” Guests attending the breakfast to congratulate the graduates w ill include Congressman Ron W yden, M ayor J. E. “ Bud” C lark, and commissioners, senators and representatives from around Washington and M ultnom ah Counties. Representatives from the Department o f Labor and Oregon’ s Job T raining Partnership Adm inistration w ill also attend. continued on page 4 „