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Public Prívate Partnership
Several years ago, the C ity o f Port
land, in one o f the most creative use o f
the federal training funds, placed ten
A frican-Am erican males at the Waste-
water Treatment Plant on Columbia
Blvd. This was an affirm ative strategy
to integrate this city operated plant.
Recently six o f these employees
celebrated twenty years o f employment
w ith the city. Now, each one cams in
excess o f $15.00 per hour. Except for
one individual who transferred from
another city bureau, these employees
before their placements represented
the “ hard core” unemployed.
W ith the experiment completed, in
1978, the city again entered into a three
way partnership w ith Portland Com
m unity College and a private employer-
W ackerS iltronic.aG erm an High-Tech
company. W ith the C ity providing the
leadership, funds and motivational train
ing fo r potential employees, and w ith
the college providing the skills train
ing. Four-hundred-sixty Portland resi
dents were placed in sixteen occupa
tions, earning an average o f $5.50 per
hour in late 1979. The Wacker payroll
represented over $1,000,000 to the lo
cal economy. The experiment/strategy
worked again.
Now in 1992, S till another partner
ship arrangement has been developed.
This partnership is between a private
firm - C H Z A and the C ity Council.
In February 1990, C H Z A Associ
ates was awarded the facilities manage
ment contract for the c ity ’ s tw enty-five
decorative fountains.
W ith this successful venture w ith a
m inority firm , it was comfortable for
the city council to enter into an agree
ment w ith C H Z A for the First Source -
a program designed to place disadvan
tage residents on public works projects
at the journeyman level; and the Con
struction Trades Intern Program - a paid
w o rk and edu catio n program fo r
Portland’ s socially and economically
disadvantaged residents.
In M ay 1989, a demonstration was
held during the construction o f the O r
egon Convention Center. W ith over
$86,000,000 being spent on this con
struction in the inner northeast, the
C oalition o f Black Men found only five
African Americans in the w ork force.
The Portland Organizing Project,
and the C ity and C oalition o f Black
Men organized a Public Works Task
Force. This task force then put a pro
gram o f First Source and the Construc
tion Trades Intern Program, together
and contracted w ith C H Z A fo r the ad
m inistration.
M r. Bruce Watts is the program
Adm inistrator. His office is located at
2752 North W illiam s Ave., telephone
number is 287-1041.
By October 1991, M r. Walts had
agreements fo r placements w ith four
bureaus - E nvironm ental Services,
Water, Parks and Maintenance. C ur
rently there arc seventeen trainees in
the Construction Trades Intern Program.
There are three each carpenters, con
crete masons, electricians, landscape
maintenance, two operating engineers,
two general mechanics and one welder.
Interns are paid $6.41 per hour for
a forty hour work week. Each intern
must attend school at least four hours
per week on their own time.
W ith the First Source, M r. Watts
explained that eighty-six individuals
have applied for the program, eighty-
four were verified to be journeymen.
Twenty-seven have been referred fo r
employm ent and tw enty have been
hired.
Please call or v is it the office i f you
are interested in cither program. Next
Week - W ho are the journeymen and
construction trades interns.
Obo Addy musical troupe to
perform at Urban League
Summer
is here,
watch out for
children!!
NABCJ
Portland
Chapter
Hosts 19th
Annual
Conference
And
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The National Association o f Blacks in C rim inal Justice
held its annual conference and training institute in Portland.
The event was organized and hosted by the local chapter
members, lead by President Ralph L . Davis, Multnomah
County Sheriff’ s Department.
The conference is being held at the L lo yd Center Red
Lyon from Sunday thru Thursday July 12-16. The event
started Sunday w ith a Bar-B-Que and M usic Extravaganza at
the L lo yd Center Carousel Courtyard. M any local gospel and
other musical groups performed for the more than 500 c rim i
nal justice professionals and local guests. The “ Portland
night,” a social event featuring local flavor and talent in
drumming o f the Ga culture as w ell as
Western Pop music. Since m oving to
Portland in 1979, Addy has been an
active promoter of A frican culture, both
as a teacher and band leader.
His Okropong group performs tra
ditional music and dance accompanied
by a wide variety o f A frican percussion
instruments. The co lo rful costumes,
complex rhythms and spirited dances
transport the audience to another world.
Northeast Coalition Of
Neighborhoods, Inc.
o f Neighborhood Associations, C ity ol
Ms. Marsha Palmer has been hired
is the Crim e Prcvcnuon Coordinator
or the Northeast C oalition o i Ncigh-
mrhoods, Inc., effective June 22,1992.
4s. Palm er replaces M s. Sharon
4cCorm ack, who is now the Crime
Yevention Coordinator with the O ffice
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Portland.
Ms. Palmer has previously worked
in the Crime Prevention O ffice at South
east U p lift and was the Crime Preven
tion C oordinator fo r the Southwest
Neighborhood O ffice.
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On Thursday, M ayor C lark re
ceived the prestigious Portlandia Award
at the annual appreciation breakfast
sponsored by the Porlland/Oregon V is i
to rs A s s o c ia tio n (P O V A ), Sho
Dozonom, Outgoing Past President o f
P O V A , and President o f C EO o f
Azumano Travel made the presenta
tion.
The P ortlandia A w a rd honors
M ayo r C la rk ’ s c o n trib u tio n s as a
“ ..Charismatic ambassador for Portland,
his continuous support o f the region’s
visitor industry, and his leadership in
in itia tin g the c o n s tru c tio n o f the
Oregon Convention Center.” In his re
marks to the audience, M r. Dozono
listed some o f the awards the C ity o f
Pordand has received during Mayor
C lark's tenure, including several for
excellence in financial management and
liveability.
cluded a “ Casino N ight” and a dance w ith entertainment
from the Calvin W alker Group.
Many local and nationally known speakers and
professionals conducted seminars and held discussions on
a variety o f relevant topics.
the chapter is seeking to expand its membership
and activities in the coming year. For more inform ation
contact, Ralph L. Davis.
(Pictured Judge Levan Gordon, National President,
Vera Poole Founder o f the local chapter, Ralph Davis,
C hapter President and Stanley Peterson, chapter
member).
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L.I.F.E. Center Dedicates
25th Anniversary Mural July 16
Low Income Fam ilies Emergency
(L.I.F .E .) Center members and guests
dedicate a 450-square-fool, outdoor
mural at 2746 NE M artin Luther K ing
B lvd at 5:15 p.m. on July 16. The
dedication kicks o ff the 7th annual
children’ s clothing drive fo r the A u
gust 29 giveaway.
Guest speakers at the dedication
include M ike Lindberg, C ity C om m is
sioner in charge o f the M etropolitan
Arts Com m ission; and Don Ballinger,
Senior V ice President, United Way o f
o f the Academic Support Center.
Freshmen who have been adm it
ted to PSU fo r fa ll term 1992 arc in
vited to participate in activities spec ifi-
cally geared to them Saturday, August
1; Monday, August 3; or Wednesday
August 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; or
Thursday, August 6, from 5 to 9:30
p.m. Transfer students who have been
admitted to PSU are invited to attend
Tuesday, August 3, from 5 to 9:30
p.m.; or Friday, August 7; or Saturday,
August 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A ctivitie s w ill be centralized on the
third flo or o f Smith M em orial Center,
1825 SW Broadway.
There is a $15 fee to attend these
orientation activities. For inform ation,
contact M ary Jo Rutten, 725-4005. The
PSU Orientation is sponsored by the
Academic Support Center and the O f
fice o f Student Affairs.
Mayor Clark Receives
Portlandia Award
Portland drummer Obo Addy and
his group Okropong w ill present a free
concert o f traditional dances and songs
from A frica at the Urban League o f
Portland’ s W hitney Young Educational
& C ultural Center, 10 North Russell
Street on Tuesday, July 21 at7p.m .T hc
program is sponsored by the National
Endowment o f the Arts.
Obo Addy was bom in Ghana, West
A frica, where he learned the traditional
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Portland artist Isaka Shamsud-
D in spent more than 300 hours de
signing and painting the tw elve p ly
wood panels that are mounted on the
b u ild in g ’ s tw o front walls. The mural
includes the face o f founding execu
tive director Gertrude Crowe and it
depicts the work-for-assistance pro
gram developed 25 years ago at the
Center.
The clothing drive gives away
three to four days o f used, clean cloth-
PSU New Student Orientation
Incom ing freshmen and transfer stu
dents arc invited to the Portland State
U niversity Orientation to be held A u
gust 1 through 8.
Those attending w ill receive advis
ing regarding their academic pursuits
and course requirements. They’ ll learn
about student support services, student
organizations,and special programs such
as the U niversity Honors Program, the
Returning W om en’s M entor Program,
ROTC and the Educational Opportunity
Program (EOP). Participants w ill be
introduced to PSU’ s easy Touchtone
Registration System. Tours o f campus
w ill be available and staff, administra
tors, faculty, student advisers and cur
rent students w ill be on hand to answer
questions.
“ Through this orientation, we hope
to make the transition to Portland State
as easy as possible,” says Mary Jo Rutten
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M ayor Clark was also named a
lifetim e member o f PO VA by Charles
Ahlers, Executive D irector o f PO VA,
who read a proclam ation listing a
number o f M ayor C la rk ’ s unique con
tributions to the C ity. The proclama
tion recognized that Mayor Clark has
traveled thousands o f miles, greeted
hundreds o f convention planners, kept
his campaign promise to build the O r
egon Convention Center, promoted
Portland as a world-class convention
and visitor destination, and through it
all been accessible to all the citizens o f
Portland.
The Annual Appreciation Break
fast was held in the C onvention
Center Ballroom. I l seemed fittin g to
honor M ayor Clark for his contribu
tions to tourism and marketing the
region in the fa cility he was so instru
mental in building.
ing and new school supplies to im pov
erished children in the Portland metro
area.
The L ow Income Fam ilies Emer
gency Center is a nonprofit, United
Way agency that fills more than 25,000
request fo r food, clothing and house
hold items each year to impoverished
people.
Parking is available behind L.I.F.E.
Center’ s building. For more inform a
tion, contact Charles Carter at 284-
6878.
Portland Housing Center
Celebrates
First Year Anniversary
Commissioner Gretchen Kafoury
w ill jo in Portland residents who re
ceived home buying assistance at a
press conference on Wednesday, July
15, at 1:00 p.m. at 2755 NE Broadway
to celebrate the accomplishments o f the
Portland Housing Center’ s first year o f
operation and to announce upcoming
plans for the future.
The Portland Housing Center, a
program o f Ecumenical M inistries o f
Oregon, opened in July, 1991 to pro
vide inform ation, education and coun
seling services relating to both home
ownership and rental housing opportu
nities. The services are intended for
lower income households o f all cultures
and backgrounds, w ith the geographic
focus on North, Northeast and South
east Portland.
W ith funding support from local
lenders, foundations and government,
the Portland Housing center has pro
vided home ownership counseling,
homebuying classes and information
and referral services to over 1000 resi
dents during the past year.
“ The Housing Center is a public-
private partnership that’ s really w ork
ing,” Kafoury said. “ W e’re seeing a
definite increase in the number o f low
and moderate income homebuyers in
Portland’ s inner city neighborhoods.
The Center is playing a major role in
encouraging home ownership and pro
m oting neighborhood s ta b ility and
pride.”
The Housing Center is also spon
soring a H O M E B U Y IN G F A IR and
C H IL D R E N ’ S FE S TIV A L on Satur
day, July 18th from l:0 0 to 4 :0 0 p .m .a t
Redeemer Lutheran Church at NE 20th
and K illingsw orth. “ The fair w ill be a
great time fo r people thinking about
buying a house to meet w ith lenders in
an inform al setting,” said Peg M alloy,
Program Director for the Portland Hous
ing Center. For more inform ation on
this event and other Housing Center
services, call 282-7744.
Cathedral Park Jazz
July 18th & 19th
Under the St. Johns
in North Portland
Outdoor free concert
features many musicians
and styles of music.
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