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, »*1 * v t « * * »♦-' ► ♦ v ¿ « • * • » ••• June 3, 1992...The Portland Observer... Page 5 Where are the JOBS? Continued from front page BY BILL COUNCIL the region and in particular in and near N./N.E. Portland to m etropolitan area levels is our goal. Business Growth And Develop ment Em ploym ent training and place ment ultimately depend on the exist ence of family wage jobs, both in the com m unity and nearby. The overall health o f the com m unity is also based upon local ow nership of small busi nesses. Therefore business growth and developm ent will be addressed as part o f this strategy. Youth Em ploym ent Black teenage unem ploym ent rate is two, and often three times higher than white teenage unemployment. This is unacceptable and must be reversed. These young people must be able to have early successful experiences in the world o f work. We will resolve the immediate and long term reasons that have led to this intolerably high unem ploym ent rate in Portland and reduce it to no higher than m etropolitan levels. General Strategy Our efforts will have a major im pact on the quality o f life for a com m u nity that can no longer be neglected. W e will collectively, community and business, concentrate our best minds and resource on solving these prob- lcins. We have set unusually high goals, the neighborhoods, the people and Port land deserve no less. Em ployers who wish to partici pate in the program with the N/NE Em ploym ent and Business D evelop ment Action Plan are requested to call Ms. Becky Black at the King C enter, 287-0823. The N ortheast Rescue Plan A c tion Com m ittee (N ERPA C) is an asso ciation o f grass roots organizations that work together to place youth in year round, perm anent jobs in the pub lic and private sector. The organiza tion had its origins at the juvenile facility with Mr. Locnzo Poe and oth ers w orking with youth at risk in the com m unity. The organization’s ex pressed purpose is to work with youth who arc “ affected by gangs” . The o r ganization serves betw een 200 and 300 youth. Both the City o f Portland and M ultnomah county has provided resources to this group. In fact, C om m issioner G retchen Kafoury is pre senting a proposal to the Council on June 8, 1992 for $200,000 to support this organization. W hile discussing this article with Ms. A landria Taylor, Em ploym ent Services C oordinator at the D onald E Long Juvenile Hall, she indicated that she has a w aiting list of over 70 youth. Interested em ployers should call Jana M cClellan, 248-3460. The Urban League of Portland, a tradi tional organization in the area and national is involved in jo b solicitation and placem ent o f youth. Mr. Tony Ross, youth Em ploym ent M anager, slated that an em ployer who had called him about a month ago to inform him that because o f budget restraints, the em ployer could not participate this year, only to call him back recently to say that this em ployer would partici p l e . M aybe more em ployers will sec the im port of participating in this sum mer youth em ploym ent. Mr. Ross and m em bers of the staff will be soliciting jobs for the summer, you may call Tony at the Urban League, 280-2600. The P ortland Private Industry council (PIC) is the local organization that receives its money from the Fed eral governm ent to provide training and em ploym ent for youth and adults. O ver the years there has been decreas ing funds, said Ms. M arnclla Bingham, Youth Services M anager. W ith m on ies from the federal governm ent and the City o f Portland serves only 765 o f the m ost in need youth in the com m u nity. At least 40% o f these positions are youths in the year round program . The Private Industry Council funds the Youth Em ploym ent Institute at 1704 NE 26th St. the telephone num ber is 280-1058. Experts, business leaders and poli ticians are busy attem pting to find a solution to this major problem. C om m issioner Earl Blum cnaur issued this statem ent. “Recent events in Los Angeles have caused us all to re-exam ine our em ploym ent and econom ic develop ment efforts here in Portland. There is a high price to pay when we fail as a com m unity to achieve social and eco nomic justice. In the past few years, in the City its th at can m ake a ll the d iffe re n c e la te r in life .I stro n g ly su p p o rt the e ffo rts o f c o m m u n ity g ro u p s like the U rban L e a g u e an d the B lack U nited F ro n t and b u sin e ss le a d e rs to p lace k id s in jo b s in p riv a te b u si- w e 'v e m ade it a p rio rity in fu n d in g jo b s p ro g ra m s to serv e youth at risk and link up e m p lo y m e n t w ith e d u c a tio n and o th e r su p p o rt s e r v ic e s in the c o m m u n ity in o rd e r to break the c y c le o f p o v erty an d vio- good fo r the c o m m u n ity . W e ’re a lso b ein g c re a tiv e . In stead o f rely ing on te m p o ra ry a g e n c ie s o r c o n s u lta n ts th a t tra d itio n a lly p r o v id e s h o r t- te r m p u b lic w orks la b o r, w e 'r e tu rn in g to c o m m u n ity - b a s e d g r o u p s . J u s t th is m onth the B u re a u o f T ra ffic M an a g e m e n t a w a rd e d $ 3 ,5 0 0 in w ork to the H ouse o f U m oja th at w ill p ro v id e 6 to 8 jo b s. B ut w e n e e d to do m ore. C o n g re ss n eed s p re ssu re to fin ish w ork on its su m m e r jo b s b ill. T h is w o u ld b rin g b ad ly n e e d e d fu n d s to P o rt land and O re g o n . In the m e a n tim e , we have to c o n tin u e to find w ay s to c re a te g re a te r e m p lo y m e n t o p p o r tu n itie s f o r y o u n g p e o p le a n d a d u lts. I t ’s a c o m m u n ity e ffo rt th a t c a n n o t f a il.” In d is c u s s io n s w ith th e m any e x p e rts g e n e ra lly and M s. M a rn e lla B ingham in p a r tic u la r , it is a g re e d th a t a y o u th e m p lo y e d w ill c o st a p p ro x im a te ly $ 1 5 0 0 .0 0 . T h e re is c u rre n tly le g is la tio n b ein g d e b a te d th a t m ig h t b rin g a p p ro x im a te ly $2 m illio n to th e P o rt land a re a . M s. T e rry A n d e rso n , o f C o m m is s io n e r’s K a fo u ry ” o ffic e and o th e r o ffic ia ls h av e had s tr a t egy m e e tin g s and do have a te n ta tiv e p la n w hen and if th is m o n ey is m ade a v a ila b le . H o w e v e r, g iv e n th e f e d e r a l m oney and a ll th e local resources being expended presently, there is still a need for more than 2500 jobs. It is very doubtful that we can reach this goal but if every em ployer in this area will take acritical look at this problem , it can be done. W e have to w ant to solve the problem. The Portland O bserver would like to encourage each and every em ployer to go the extra m ile and le t’s do a BLAZING job for our youth th is su m m er. • 'r.v -* •/ • •v ;> . *.*’ , Cá ■ *• •• • - r ?.. X- ¿ i., .•/ 7- ■*.* . -a ? cjl •i’ -■ -;<1- • '/‘A «7 • - . . á • • , • 1 K * r. - • * •fn. n esse s th is su m m er. I ’ll be w o rk in g len c e . w ith my b u re a u s an d the re s t o f B ut we c a n ’t u n d e re stim a te the C ity C o u n c il on an e ffo rt to h ire im p o rta n c e o f su m m e r jo b s for y o uth w ith in c ity a g e n c ie s to do k id s. A good su m m er jo b p ro v id e s real and m e a n in g fu l w ork th a t is se lf-re sp e c t and te a c h e s w ork hab- A SPECIAL THANKS TO JOSEPH CONROY FOR THIS EXCELLENT ILLUSTRATION! After The Cross Bariba engraved calabash design TUo S mart R easons lb O pen A H ome E quity L ine O e C redit . BY MATTIE ANN CALLIER-SPEARS Each Easter we celebrate the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We sing songs, such as: Christ Arose, He Live, It is Finished and Jesus Keeps Me Near the Cross. N o w -it is times like these that cause our hearts to linger at the foot of the cross. That cruel, cruel cross where my Lord bled, suffered and died. B u t- I am so happy that he rose from the darkness o f the grave. I oft time wonder where we would be if Christ had not gotten up as he said. You can be assured o f one thing that’s for certain....Nineteen ninety-two would never have gotten here. W hy? Because-thc Aim ighty God would have become so through with man that he would have settled for listening to the bees and the deer as opposed to allow ing man another chance to gum-up the world...again. Tim e-after-tim e after time-after- time as we review the history o f man kind, through the Bible, God has de stroyed and restored in hopes that man would get the message and straighten- up and fly right...but, each time man started over, he managed to mess up. W hen Jesus came into the world, that was G od’s way o f starting us all over again without destroying the whole PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SKILLS i . 8.99% A pr . The job market is excellent for clerical workers with good word processing, analytical and keyboarding skills. 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