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M ay 5, 1993 • T he P orti and O bserver
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I n t r o d u c in g A
R e v o l u t io n a r y I d ea
I n B a n k i n g :
L o a n s F o r P e o pl e
W h o A c tu a lly N eed
T he M o n ey .
African-American Group Gets
Grant From United Way
The C o a litio n o f B lack M en is
receivinga $32,015 grant from United
Wav o f the C o lu m b ia -W illa m e tte to
provide a support group to help A f r i­
can-A m erican men take control o f
their lives.
The grant is from U nited W a y’ s
C om m unity Investm ent Fund, w h ich
looks to fund innovative programs
that address unmet needs in the com ­
m unity.
The target po p u la tio n fo r the
c o a litio n ’ s A frica n -A m e rica n M ale
Support G roup is p rim a rily men in the
Portland-m etropolitan arcaagc 16and
older who arc unemployed, underem ­
ployed, drug and/or alcohol affected,
and those involved in ihc c rim in a l
justice system.
The support group w ill help these
men improv e th e ir knowledge o f per­
sonal responsibility, relations w ith in
the fa m ily and com m unity, health,
and long-term decision-m aking. A c ­
tivitie s include presentations on cu r­
rent topics, cu ltu ra l and recreational
activities, com m unity service projects,
and school visitations.
“ T h is money w ill support and
expand our current efforts. It w i ll ex­
pand the things w e’ re already doing to
strengthen the B lack com m unity and
be role models fo r o u r youth, said
Macceo Pettis, chairm an o f the co a li­
tio n and manager o f the M ultnom ah
N o r th /N o r th e a s t B ra n c h o f th e
C h ild re n ’ s Services D iv is io n . He
added that health issues w ill be a
m ajor focus.
A d d itio n a lly , the Urban League
o f Portland is receiving a $25,000
grant for its Grandparent Parenting
Project T h is new program provides
support and deduction to older adults
w ho have taken over parenting re­
sponsibilities fo r th e ir grandchildren.
T h is national dem onstration project
is being offered through the Urban
League’ s senior center.
T hrough the C om m unity Invest­
ment Fund. U nited W ay o f the C o lu m ­
b ia -W illa m e tte w ill d istribute more
than $ 111,000 to eight organizations,
in clu d in g the V e rm o n t H ills F am ily
L ife Center, Reach C om m unity De­
velopm ent C o rp o ra tio n , V o lu n te e r
Lawyers Project, Portland W om en’ s
C risis L in e , Clackam as W o m e n ’ s
Services, Cedar M ill Library Associa­
tion, Urban League o f Portland, and
The C o a litio n o f B lack M en
"K id s look to a ll types o f people to
fin d role models They can be teach­
ers, coaches, parents, people in the
sports and entertainm ent industries,
o r adults like those w ho form ed The
C o a litio n o f B lack M e n ,” said A la n
Jones, chairm an o f the C om m unity
Investment Fund Com m ittee and vice
president/chief in fo rm a tio n o ffice r fo r
T e ktro n ix, Inc. “ T h is group has dedi­
cated its e lf to show ing young B lack
men that positive role models exist
rig h t here in Portland and that these
people are w illin g to give th e ir tim e
and talent to help im prove the lives o f
young people.”
The C om m unity Inv cstment Fund
was established after the 1991 fu n d ­
raising drive. It totaled approxim ately
$200,000, o r about 1 percent o f the
amount raised in that cam paign The
next round o f grants w ill be announced
in September.
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a loan. H o u s e s . C a r s . Y ach ts. It s o r t o f m a k e s y o u w o n d e r : i f s o m e o n e ’s
a lre a d y g o t all th a t s tu ff, w h a t d o th e y n e e d a lo a n fo r? T h a t ’s w h y w e ’ve
c o m e u p w ith O p p o r t u n i t y L oans. S o ev e n i f y o u r i n c o m e ’s low , c h a n c e s
a re fa irly h ig h y o u c a n g e t a lo an . F o r th in g s y o u n e e d . L ik e a n e w r e f r ig ­
e ra to r. S o m e re a s o n a b ly n ic e n e w a lu m in u m g u tte r s . O r to pay s o m e re a ­
s o n a b ly p a in f u l d e n ta l b ills. A n y w a y , it s e e m e d lik e a p r e t t y d e c e n t id e a ,
i f w e d o say so o u rse lv e s. O p p o r t u n i t y L oans.
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Making the most of your time.
Pacific Power’s Green Corps Program
Benefits Northeast Portland
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• In a typical year, about six
billion gallons of sanitary
sewage and stormwater runoff
overflow into the Willamette
River and Columbia Slough.
• These events are called
Combined Sewer Overflows.
The City of Portland needs your
help to decide how to handle
combined sewer overflows. Come
to one of the Public Hearings and
voice your opinion. For details
about the meetings, or for more
information about CSCTs call:
• Reducing CSOcaused water
pollution may cost more
than $700 million.
823-2479
• Monthly residential sewer bills
could increase to $40 or more.
E nvironm ental S ervices
C ity o f P ortland
CSO PUBLIC HEARINGS
Wednesday, May 12
9:30-10:30 a.m.
City Hall
Council Cham bers
1220 SW Fifth Avenue
Monday, May 24
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Benson High School
A uditorium
546 NE 12th
Monday, May 17
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7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
• Marshall High School
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A uditorium
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3905 SE 91st
Employees o f P acific Power w ill
jo in w ith Northeast Portland neigh­
borhood and c iv ic groups on tw o tree
p la n tin g projects as part o f a company
program designed to enhance the en­
viro n m e n t and benefit the com m u­
nity.
P a c ific ’ s p ro g ra m , kn o w n as
Green Corps, w ill provide $1,700 fo r
one project and $2,000 fo r another. It
is one o f eight such programs in O r­
egon representing a partnership be­
tween P acific Power employees and
the com m unities in w hich they live
and w ork.
In one project b e g in n in g this
spring, P acific Power employees w ill
team w ith the East C olum bia N e ig h ­
borhood Association in a tree pla n ting
project at the C olum bia C h ild re n ’s
A rboretum owned by the Portland
School D istrict. The 28 acre project is
located in N o rth ca st Port land between
Northeast 6th and 13th Avenues near
the C olum bia Slough.
The arboretum prov ides an e n vi-
b e h in d Green C o rp s ,” said Paul
L o re n zin i, President o fP a cific Power
in 1992 when Pacific Power reaffirmed
its com m itm ent to the environm ent
w ith the adoption o f a corporate e n vi­
ronm ental goal, employees id e n tified
a wide range o f potential environm en­
tal projects. They asked the company
fo r support, and Green Corps was the
result
“ The program demonstrates Pa­
c ific Power’ s com m itm ent to im prove
the e n viro n m e n t,” L o re n z in i said.
“ The com pany’ s goals ca ll fo r coop­
erative, cost-effective programs that
provide a real benefit to the company,
its customers and investors.”
P a cific's env ironm ental goal fo ­
cuses on energy efficiency, conserva­
tion, renewable resource such as solar
and w in d power sources, and clean a ir
issues.
P acific Power is a d ivisio n o f
PaciciCorp, w hich serves 1.3 m illio n
customers w ith electricity and related
services in seven states.
MYCAP Co-Founder Awarded Grant Say you saw it in
From Washington, D.C.
the Observer
Lonnie Jackson, M in o rity A ffa irs
D irector at M acLarcn and C o-founder
o f the M in o rity Y outh Concerns A c­
tion Progam (M Y C A P ). a com pre­
hensive gang intervention/prcvcntion
program, operating in Northeast Port­
land. has been awarded an Academ ic
Specialist Grant from the United Slates
In fo rm a tio n Agency in W ashington.
D C. to conduct a projection C om m u­
nity A ctio n and N arcotics Abuse pre­
vention in Bangkok. T h ailand
M r Jackson is one o f o n ly two
A m e rica n 's selected to receive this
grant. The dates for the project arc
Mav 10-22, 1993
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ronm ental learning center for students
attending Portland Public Schools The
tree pla n ting project w ill be completed
by fa ll.
In another project scheduled fro m
this M ay through February 1994, Pa­
c ific Power employees along w ith the
Piedm ont N eighborhood Association
and Friends o f trees w ill seek out
private property owners w ho w ant
tre e s p la n te d to im p ro v e th e ir
neighborhood’ s appearance. Funds
w ill provide 50 street trees w hich help
save energy by shading homes du rin g
hot weather and a llo w in g solar energy
through when i t ’ s cool.
G R EEN Corps is a p ilo t program
intended to provide funding for e n v i­
ronm ental projects in Pacific Power's
service area The projects were n o m i­
nated by employees and selected based
on three crite ria : consistency w ith the
com pany’s environm ental goals, com ­
m unity involvem ent and employee
participation
“ O u r employees were the catalyst
M r Jackson w ill speak at a
narcotics seminar in H V A H1N. T h a i-
la n d , fo c u s in g o n “ C o m m u n ity
A ctio n and Ihc Fight Against D anger­
ous D ru g s " T h e U n ite d States
inform ation Agency believes com m u­
n ity a ctio n by n o n -g o ve rn m e n ta l
groups is an A m erican strength based
on democratic citize n participation
and w ish to foster the relatively new
development o f this trend in T h ailand
can benefit from Am erican experi­
ence in management, fund raising,
com m unity awareness, and coopera­
tion w ith other private and public
institutions.
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Letter Carriers
To Collect Food
Portland area letter carriers w ill
collect non-perishable food donations
along th e ir m ail mutes on Saturday,
May 15 to benefit the Oregon food
Bank network and feed those in need
On that day letter carriers w ill vo lu n ­
tarily pick up food donations along
th e ir m ail routes and deliv er it to local
food banks Vancouver, W A and Sa-
lem-arca letter carriers w ill also par­
ticipate in the national food drive