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“The Eyes and Ears of the Communit
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Rev. Jessie Jackson
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Visits Portland
A fte r tw o m eetings w ith high le ve l
Legacy H ealth System o ffic ia ls . The
N ational A ssociation O f M in o rity C on­
tractors O f O regon (N A M C O ) agrees
to te m p o ra rily suspend p ic k e tin g e f­
fo rts at E m anual H o sp ita l. N A M C O
board members m ost recently m et w ith
S te v e T c lfe r.L e g a c y V ic e P re s id e n to f
p u b lic re la tio n s, to lay out a p re lim i­
nary plan to in clu d e A lric a n A m e rica n
contractors and businesses in future
o p p o rtu n itie s th ro u g h o u t the Legacy
system. In w h a t T e lfe r described as a
fr u itfu l m eeting, O .B . H ill, N A M C O
board chairm an, expressed o p tim ism
T a lk s are scheduled to co n tin u e
later this weeks to re v ie w a series o f
p o lic y re co m m e n d a tio n s made b y
N A M C O and to engage in fra n k d is­
cussion w ith h o sp ita l s ta ff d ire c tly
that progress can be made i f L egacy is
continues to operate in good fa ith .
H o w e ve r James L . Posey, a N A M C O
board m em ber, expressed concern that
a fte r m onths o f a tte m p tin g to p e r­
suade Legacy/Em anual to p ro -a ctive ly
in clu d e co m m u n ity contractors in the
c u rre n t 17 m illio n p ro je c ts , “ no
am ount o f ta lk w ill satisfy o u r doubts
about Legacy in te n tio n s u n til we see
A fric a n A m e rica n contractors and em ­
ployees w o rk in g on the jo b ” , Posey
said, “ we need a iro n cla d p o lic y
w h ic h p ra c tic a lly guarantees in c lu ­
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responsible fo r p rocurem ent and p u r­
chasing fu n ctio n s.
N A M C O has prom ised to keep
the c o m m u n ity in fo rm e d about the
su tu s o f this e ffo rt and expresses ap­
pre cia tio n to the m any w h o gener­
ously gave support. B u t also cautions
that there m ay be a need to co ntinue
the p icke t i f m e a n in g fu l results can
not be o b tained d u rin g the u lk s .
sio n .”
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New House Of Umoja Executive
Director Welcomes Challenge
Of Reclaiming Gang Youth
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P o rtla n d House o f U m o ja , the
area’ s m ost unique youth gang in te r­
vention program , to o k a m ajor step
tow ard s o lid ify in g its future by h irin g
W illia m Jennings as its new executive
Les Acoin, candidate for State Senator Center, Student Lawrence Collins with the Rev. Jessie Jackson.
The R ev. Jessie Jackson made a special appearance at
20, 1992, where he spoke at a R ainbow C elebration o f a
C leveland H ig h School, where he addressed the student
d iv e rs ity event, in opposition to measure 9, at the W est
body.
A p pearing w ith Rev. Jackson was Les A co in .
M in is te r Presbyterian C hurch, 1624 N . E. H ancock. The
event was sponsored by the Portland R ainbow C o a litio n .
Rev. Jesse Jackson, P re s id e n to f the N ational R ainbow
C o a litio n a rrive d in Portland this past Sunday, September
S u te re p re se nu tive A v e l G o rd ly introduced Rev. Jackson.
The event was Free.
New Board Members
At Garlington Center
director. N o w , six months in to the new
jo b , Jennings s till relishes thechallenge
set before h im .
“ R eclaim ing gang-effected young­
sters is not an easy task. In fact, its the
k in d o f challenge that very few people
w ant to take on,” said Jennings, w ho
brings tw o decades o f social services
experience to organization. “ B u t I am
very excited about the possibilities here.
The House o f U m o ja has established
The Portland House o f U m oja is a
n o n -tra d itio n a l, com m unity-based p ro ­
g ra m
th a t
p ro v id e s
a p o s itiv e ,
A frocentric liv ing cnvironm ent to young
men im pacted by a lack o f su ffic ie n t
fa m ily structure. The program serves
boys aged 15 - 18, p ro vid in g them w ith
room and board; in d iv id u a l counseling;
tw o new members to its Board o f D ire c ­
tors, Earnestine C cllestine and E m m e tt
e m p lo y m e n t assistance; and re cre ­
ational opportunities.
“ W e ’ re pleased to have someone
o f W illia m ’ s caliber to lead the House
o f U m o ja ’ s am bitious plans o f gro w th
andexpansion,” said Lolcnzo Poe, chair­
C . W h e a tfa ll.
C ellestine, president o f the N o rth
P ortland A ssociation o f C h ristia n E du­
cators and m entor w ith the Jefferson
H ig h S chool F in a n cia l Services A c a d ­
em y, manages the central processing
unite fo r the P ortland branch o f Safeco
man o f the U m o ja Board o f D irectors.
“ H e ’ s not a new com er to P ortland, n o r
is he new at this k in d o f position he now
holds. Instead, he’ s the k in d o f e xp e ri­
enced professional that is v ita l in the
w o rld o f yo u th intervention and re cla ­
Insurance C om pany.
W h e a tfa ll, a past d ire c to r o f the
M in o rity Y o u th Concerns A c tio n P ro­
gram and active in the C h ristia n co m ­
m ation program s.’
Jennings,age4 4 ,replaces Iris B e ll,
m u n ity , is an equal e m p lo ym e n t o p p o r­
tu n ity specialist fo r P ortland General
both liv e in the N ortheast, serve fo u r-
year term s. T h e G a rlin g to n C enter
serves c h ro n ic a lly m ental i l l people
Earnestine Cellestine
Emmett C. Wheatfall
w ho stepped dow n from the p o sition
late last year. Elizabeth Waters, U m o ja ’ s
resource developm ent coordinator, had
w ho w o u ld otherw ise be liv in g in state
care fo r other adults and ch ild re n in the
been handling the executive d ire cto r
fa c ilitie s and it provides m ental health
area.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters
To Campaign For Vera Katz
Congresswom an M a xin e W aters,
D -C a lif., is co m in g to P ortland in O cto ­
ber to cam paign on b e h a lf o f m ayoral
Waters says she is supporting Katz
- M axine stands up and stands ta ll fo r
because “ our nation ’ s cities need m ay­
ors w h o can b rin g people o f d ive rsity
the issues she believes in .”
W aters w ill speak at a “ Friends fo r
candidate and state Rep. V e ra Katz.
W aters gained national attention
together to m ake our com m un ities stron­
ger. V era K atz has the s k ills to make
d u rin g the unrest in Los Angeles when
that happen.” She said Katz has an
im pressive record on education and
w o rkfo rce tra in in g fo r wom en and m i­
Vera C o m m u n ity D in n e r” fundraiser
fo r Katz at 6 :30 p.m . on O ctober 9th at
the H ilto n H otel. T ickets arc $25 per
she crashed a W h ite House meeting
addressing the situation, although her
norities, and health care reform .
“ I t ’ s an honor to have a w om an o f
ca ll K a th y K e n d rix at 282-0193 or
been in v ite d to the m eeting. As one
m agazine put it, “ to no one s surprise,
M a x in e ’ s reputation com ing to P o rt­
land to support m ay cam paign," Katz
said. “ I have great respect fo r her.'
W aters served 14 years in the C a li­
Headquarters, 228-1056.
The “ Friends F or V e ra ” host co m ­
m ittee fo r the event includes: State
Rep. M argaret Carter, H onorary C hair;
fo rn ia State A ssem bly, where she be­
K athy K e n d rix , C hair; A m in a A n d e r­
son B a ru ti & Bernadette A ra th rcc, V ir ­
g in ia Baugh, Bruce Brousard, C arolyn
w ill also share her thoughts on the
afterm ath o f the Rodney K in g ve rd ict
and the Los Angeles unrest, her con­
gressional d is tric t o ffic e was destroyed
in the unrest.
The Los A ngeles T im es recently
c a lle d M a x in e W a te rs ” o n c o f the
nations’ s most pow erful A fric a n -A m e ri -
came the firs t wom an in state history to
be elec ted to chair the D em ocratic C au­
cus. She authored C a lifo rn ia ’ s C h ild
Abuse Prevention T ra in in g program ,
the firs t o f its k in d in the country.
“ M axine W aters is a strong voice
fo r change,” said State Rep. M argaret
C arter, H onorary C hair. “ N o m atter
w hat the co m m u n ity -- A fric a n -A m e ri­
can, H ispanic, A sian, w hite, o r other -
can elected w om en.”
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B o b b ie M o o r e , B o b b ie N u n n ,
Am azonas O liv e lla , D ennis Payne,
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includes w o rk as a special consultant to
Portland P ublic Schools; and as the
U m o ja setting.
“ T o reach these young m en, you ’ ve
C ounty.
C ontinued co m m u n ity support and
e ffe ctive fundraising w ill be crucial
founder o f a su rviva l tra in in g program
fo r y o u th fu l offenders in M ultnom ah
g o t to get below the layers o f distrust
and resentment th e y’ ve b u ilt up against
society and the system they feel has
rem oved a ll hope fo r success,” he said.
“ A lo t o f w hat these young men have
experienced are the kinds o f things that
I endured at d iffe re n t p o in ts in m y life .
parts o f Jennings’ strategic plan fo r the
House o f U m oja.
“ There is nothing easy o r sim ple
about re d ire ctin g the live s o f young
men whose have been deferred by drugs,
crim e and gangs a c tiv ity . T h is is an
Instead o f ta lkin g dow n to them about
th e ir problem s, I ’ l l be able to share
expensive undertaking,” he said. “ F o r­
tunately, there’ s already a sense o f
w ith them in a non-threatening man-
acceptance and ow nership o f the U m oja
e ffo rt in N ortheast Portland. The next
step is to b u ild on that relationship,
m aking House o f U m o ja the p o sitive
ner.
P rio r to accepting the U m o ja post,
Jennings w o rke d as a yo u th counselor
c o m m u n ity sym bol we a ll w ant i t to
and social services d ire cto r in Oregon
and W ashington. H is background also
be.”
AMA Announces Sponsorship Of The
USDA Child Adult Care Food Program
The A lb in a M in is te ria l A llia n c e
F a m ily Day and N ig h t Care program
announces the sponsorship o f the U S D A
C h ild A d u lt Care Food program in its
200 F a m ily C h ild Care Homes. Meals
w ill be available to e n ro lle d ch ild re n at
no separate charge w ith o u t regard to
race, co lo r, handicap, age, sex, o r na­
o f A g r ic u ltu r e , W a s h in g to n , D .C .
20205.
The A lb in a M in is te ria l A llia n c e
F a m ily D ay and N ig h t Cares, F a m ily
C h ild Care Homes are located in c la rk
C ounty, W ashington and M u ltn o m a h
C ounty, Oregon.
A n y one desiring m ore in fo rm a ­
tio n should contact, A M A F a m ily D ay
and N ig h t Care at 1334 N E Saratoga-
Portland o r ca ll 285-0493, 693-4593
(V ancouver #).
against in any U S D A related a c tiv ity
should w rite im m e d ia te ly to: Secretary
Dianne Perry at Vera K a tz ’ s C am paign
B ro w n , Claudette L a ve rt C o llie r, R uby
Haughton, W anda Irv in g , Rev. & M rs.
John Jackson, G a il W ashington-John­
son,Geneva Jones, B ill K endrix, A m elia
duties u n til Jennings’ appointm ent,
a native o f Tacom a, W ashington,
Jennings says that the a b ility to relate
to young men is a s k ill he brings to the
tio n a l o rig in , any person w h o believes
that he o r she has been discrim in a te d
person. A nyone interested in attending
o r w ish in g more in fo rm a tio n should
congressional d is tric t includes rio t-to m
south C entral Los Angeles, she had not
she was le t in. Im m e d ia te ly.”
A t a fundraiser fo r K a tz, W aters
w ill share her message o f hope and
visio n fo r b u ild in g co m m u n ity. She
fe
its e lf as a beacon o f hope fo r young men
in this co m m u n ity. A n d I ’ ll do m y best
to b u ild on that po sitive track record.”
The G a rlin g to n C enter fo r N /N E
co m m u n ity M e n u l Health has selected
E le ctric.
The volunteer board members, w ho
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The Child and Adult Care Food Program Income
Scale for the period july 1,1992 through June 30,
1993 is as follows:
Family Size
1
2
3
4
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Monthly
Weekly
............................. 12,599
1,050
............................. 17,002
............................. 21,405
............................. 25,808
1,417
1,784
243
327
412
Yearly
Pierce, Judi Pitre, V era Pool, Kathleen
5 ........................... ............................. 30,211
6 ........................... ............................. 34,614
7 ........................... ............................. 39,017
8 .......................... ............................. 43,420
Saadat, K ay Toran, Joyce W ashington,
For each additional family member
Maxine Waters
C lara Peoples, A lberta P h illip s, Sam
+4,403
and Jcana W o o lle y .
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2,518
2,885
3,252
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