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Page 10...The Portland Observer...June 24, 1992
PCC Steps to Success Program
Announces New Location
Metro is looking for citizens...
. . . w ho w ant to be liaisons to their com m unities
for the regional governm ent.
M etro - the M etropolitan Service D istrict - is
looking for 38 citizens to serve on its C om m ittee
for C itizen Involvem ent. The com m ittee will
ad v ise M etro's Regional Policy A dvisory
C om m ittee on how to best involve citizens in
regional planning activities.
O f the 38 positions to b e filled, 19 will be regular
m em bers an d 19 will serve as alternates. The
com m ittee will consist of citizens Clackam as,
M u ltn o m ah an d W ashington counties.
• Live in either C lackam as, M ultnom ah
or W ashington counties.
• Be w illing to com m it to the tim e
involved in attending regular, special
and subcom m ittee m eetings.
• R epresent the interests of their constitu
ency.
• Fill out an application.
D eadline for subm itting com pleted form s is
5 p.m . July 24.
For an ap plication or for m ore in fo rm atio n ,
contact:
Final ap p o in tm en t to the com m ittee will be
m ad e by the M etro Council.
Gail R yder
M etro
2000 SW First Ave.
P ortland, OR 97201
221-1646, ext. 136
C itizens w ho w ant to serve o n the com m ittee
m ust:
METRO
Initially, term s will be from one to three years,
w ith term s ultim ately being for three years.
5th Year Celebration Picnic Slated By Stay Clean Inc.
In celebration of 5 years in the
community Stay Clean Inc. is hosting a
free to the public Picnic and fund-raiser
at Peninsula Park Saturday June 27th
from noon to seven p.m.
This years event is dedicated to the
memory of Donald McMillian founder
of Inside-Outside People predecessor
to Stay Clean Inc. and Herbert Brown
who recently past, who along with Tho
mas Mason founded the present Stay
Clean Inc. organization. The theme of
the picnic is Love Conquers All.
The Black United
Fund Of Oregon
to Hold Monthly
Community
Forum
Free barbecue chicken hamburg
ers and soft drinks will be provided.
There will be speakers from the com
munity as well as free entertainment.
Scheduled to appear are the Calvin
W alker Revue, Izaya, The Arnold
Brothers, and others.
Stay Clean Inc. is a non-profit drug
and alcohol rehabilitation facility based
in N.E. Portland. It receives little help
from government agencies or corpora
tions.
According to spokes person Ron
Jimmerson, Stay Clean Inc. endeavors
are to change the behavior of the prac
ticing addict from the inside to the
outside.
He states that StayClean Inc. is a
spiritual program that attempts to turn
the lives of their clients around by
espousing that philosophy. The picnic
serves as an opportunity to give some
thing back to the community.
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Steps to Success Program, North/
Northeast, a training and placement
program for low-income clients receiv
ing assistance from the state of Oregon,
has moved its offices to 4317 N. E.
Emerson. New number is 281-0495.
The program was previously lo
cated in two sites -- the Urban League
of Portland and I mmac ulate Heart com -
munity School.
“The move allows for a consolida
tion of services and we will now be
better able to serve our clients more
effectively,” said Constance Carley,
Steps to Success executive director.
The Steps to Success Program,
begun in the fall of 1990, is part of a
state-wide Jobs (Jobs Opportunities and
Basic Skills) Employment and training
program. The goal is to provide em
ployment and training services to low
income adults to assist them in securing
long-term employment.
Services include a four-week ca
reer and life planning class, basic skills
and GED training, vocational and on-
the-job and job-placement assistance.
According to Carley, year-to-date
figures for the program show 331 indi
viduals placed in employment with a 72
percent retention rate after 90 days. The
program is averaging 30 placements a
month.
“W e’re pleased with those statis
tics,” said Carley, “in light of the eco
nomic picture here in Oregon and else •
where. Bottom line, our students are
mow making a better living wage and
are better able to support themselves.”
Average entry-five percent of all
hires receive medical and dental ben
efits.
“We look at the salary as a step, not
a dead end,” said Regena Warren, su
pervisor of employer services for the
Steps to Success Program. “We em
phasize that it is not the only place they
will be or stay.”
Warren noted that Adult and Fam
ily Services provides child care, based
on income, for students who arc em
ployed.
Steps to Success partner agencies
include Mt. Hood Community College,
Adult and Family Services, state of
Oregon Employment Division and the
Private Industry council.
Currently, 60 students are on work-
experience sites at locations such as the
YWCA, area chambers of commerce,
Neil Kelly Designcrs/Remodclcrs, Nike,
Inc., Holladay Park Medical Center,
the Donald E. Long Home, Oregon
Health Sciences University.
The program is designed for indi
viduals with children.
Currently, 85 percent of the stu
dents are women; 15 percent arc men.
The income of the majority of students
is at 75 percent of federal poverty-level
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The Black United Fund of Oregon
will hold it’s monthly community Fo
rum on Tuesday, June 30,1992, 10:00
a m -12:00 noon at U.S. Bank’s Martin
Luther King, Jr. Branch located at 5505
NE M.L. King Jr. blvd.
This month’s workshop titled "De
veloping Your Marketing Strategy” will
be presented by McKinley Williams,
President, Progressive Communica
tions, Inc. This workshop will present
strategies and techniques on how to
present your organization to die public
in a positive manner. Topics will in
clude creating a positive relationship
with the press, and how to successfully
utilize marketing tools such as bro
chures and newsletters.
McKinley Williams, holds a Bach
elors degree in Psychology from Occi
dental College in Los Angeles, Califor
nia. Mr. Williams has over ten years
experience as a consultant in private
practice. His clients include Portland
General Electric Corporation, Portland
S tate U niversity, Portland Public
Schools, American Red Cross and The
Bureau of Labor and Industries.
Anyone wishing to attend should
callJohnA.Cowleyat282-7973. There
is a $5.00 registration fee. The regis
tration deadline is June 26,1992.
Phase Down Of
Federal
Unemployment
Benefits Begins
The federal emergency unemploy
ment benefits program that has been
available to unemployed Oregon work
ers since November 1991 is beginning
a phase down period, according to state
Employment Division officials.
Congress is currendy considering
legislation that would extend the pro
gram until April of 1993, but no bill has
been passed for the President’s signa
ture. Under the provisions of the pro
gram, Oregonians who file for emer
gency benefits after June 14 will be
eligible for 20 weeks of benefits, rather
than the 33 weeks previously available.
The federal emergency benefits
program ends July 4, 1992. The divi
sion will continue to accept applica
tions after this time pending action by
Congress to continue the program. Pay
ments will continue after July 4 until
claimants run out of benefits or until
there is a break in payment, after which
no further benefits arc payable.
Notices are being sent to those
individuals who will be affected by the
phase down.
Unemployed workers
who need additional information about
the federal emergency benefits pro
gram should contact their local Em
ployment Division office.
figures.
Carley is emphatic about the Steps
to S uccess student profile and said most
of the participants are motivated to
succeed.
“There's a general public miscon
ception (of individuals who) for one
reason or another, end up needing help.
When you look at national studies, how
ever,” Carley said, referring to a recent
study by the Manpower Research De
velopment Corporation, “only 15 per
cent are long-term recipients. Most
welfare cases are closed within one
year.”
Carley called Oregon a “Leader in
the Jobs program. W e’re one of a few
states in the country who have been able
to match federal funds.”
However, the ability to qualify for
the full amount of federal funds avail
able may be jeopardized by state cuts
due to the passage of Measure 5, ac
cording to Pamela Transue, executive
dean of PCC’s Open Campus.
“We have had to cut back our
program for the coming year by ap
proximately 21 percent,” said Transue.
“Unfortunately, this will translate
to fewer students served,” she added.
Effective July 1, four teaching and
counseling positions will be eliminated.
For more information, please con
tact constance Carley, Steps to Success
Program, 281-0495.
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