Transition Projects Call
Attention To Homeless
B A G H O M E L E S S N E S S , th e Projects a year ago an d has two p ri­
annual com m unity event sponsored mary purposes, to raise community
by T ran sition Projects to call attention aw aieness o f the problem s facing the
to th e needs o f the hom eless, will hom eless and to provide monetary
be held W ednesday, May 19, at Pio­ support to T ransition Projects for its
neer C ourthouse Square. T he special program s to assist the hom eless and
com m unity activity rises money to less fortunate through em ergency shel­
support T ransition Projects’ program s ter, clean up, alcohol and drug treat­
serving the hom eless and less fortu­ m ent, job readiness skills train in g and
money m anagem ent.
nate.
T ra n s itio n P ro je cts, form erly
O n BAG H O M ELESSN ESS
know
n as Burnside Projects, is the
D A Y , everyone in m etropolitan P ort­
largest
provider o f services to the
land is encouraged to take a bag lunch
hom
eless
in the City o f Portland, hav­
to w ork and donate the equivalent of
ing
done
so for more th an 22 years.
w hat they would norm ally spend for a
Last
year,
m ore than 6,000 individu­
m eal to T ransition Projects.
T ransition Projects staff and o th ­ als w ere helped through its program s
ers from the com munity w ill gather at o f em ergency shelter, clean up cen­
Pioneer C ourthouse Square at noon ters, alcohol and drug outpatient trea t­
on M ay 19 to call attention to the m ent, jobs readiness skills training,
im portance o f the com m unity w ork­ crisis intervention and money m an­
ing together to break the cycle o f agem ent
Daily, the agency provides em er­
hom elessness M usic for the d ay ’s
gency
night shelter to 140 single adult
event will be provided by the Terry
m
en
and
women. A nother 300-500
Robb Band.
use
the
day
shelter and clean up cen­
T h e BA G H O M E L E S S N E S S
ters
at
the
agency’s
G lisan Street Com ­
p roject w i r as
T ra n sitio n
uo
o started
iu n v u
v by
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IN T R O D U C IN G
m unity Service Center.
M o re th a n 1 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s -
adults an d youth-are estim ated to
be h o m e less in P o rtla n d a t any
one tim e These people are hom e­
less for a v ariety o f reaso n s and
most w ould like nothing better than
to be able to retu rn to in d ep en d ­
e n c e a n d s e lf- s u f fic ie n c y . It is
the desire to help these people to deal
w ith th e is s u e s c a u s in g th e ir
h o m e le s s n e s s
th a t m a k e s th e
BAG H O M ELESSN ESS project such
a m eaningful one. O f the estim ated
1 ,0 0 0 h o m e le s s p e r s o n s , m o re
than 400 are housed in shelters in the
D o w n to w n /B u rn sid e are a. O th ers
sleep in cars and under the b r'dges.
Specially printed BA G H O M E ­
LESSN ESS lunch bags w ill be d is­
trib u te d th ro u g h b u sin e sse s an d
churches. They may also be obtained
at T ransition Projects m ain ad m in is­
trative offices at 1211 SW M ain. A d­
d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n a b o u t B A G
H O M ELESSN ESS can be obtained
A
R E V O L U T IO N A R Y
IN
ID E A
B A N K IN G :
L o a n s F o r P eo ple
W h o a c t u a l l y N eed
T he M o n ey .
by calling 274-8004.
Terry Aarnio Selected As Oregon s
Small Business Person Of The Year
M r T ed W innow ski, C hairm an
an d C EO o f Key Bank o f O regon and
Mr. John G ilm an, SBA D istrict D i­
rector, would like to congratulate M r
Terry A arnio, President o f O regon
Iron W orks, Inc for being selected as
the “ Sm all B usiness Person o f the
Y ear” , for 1992. A reception w ill be
held in his honor May 6, 1993 at 1 45
p. m. at the Key Bank Towe r at PacW est
Center. Previous w inners o f this pres­
tie io u s a w a rd in c lu d e w o rm
tig io u s a w a rd in c lu d e N o rm
W n n in g sta d , F loating Point an d T o m
B ruuare M entor G raphics
B rugare, M entor u r a p n
_
A n advisory council m ade up o f
private citizens from the local busi­
ness com m unity selected Terry from a
field o f nom inees based on criteria
such as: com pany longevity, response
to adversity, evidence o f contributions
to the com m unity, an d current and
past financial statem ents. T his selec-
tion m akes him a contender for the
“ Sm all B usiness Person o f the Y ear”
aw ard at the national level; an honor to
be bestow ed by President C linton and
his staff at a celebration in W ashington
D C , in conjunction w ith “ Sm all Busi-
ncss W eek” , w hich is nationally rec-
ognizedM ay 10 through 14 T his w eek
tio n , a d a ta p ro c e s s in g fa c ility ,
K eyCorp M ortgage, a full-line na-
tional m ortgage firm ; an d Key T rust
com pany o f the Northw est, the first
regional trust com pany au thorized to
conduct business in b oth W ashington
and O regon. Key Banks are also lo-
cated in A laska, Idaho, New York,
M aine, U tah, W ashington, and Wyo-
w as nationally proclaim ed to recog-
nizc people active in the sm all busi-
ness com m unity for th eir personal ac-
com plishm ents an d their com m itm ent
to devoting tim e to others.
o
f b
a
n
ming.
K eyC orp (N Y SE :K EY ) w ith as-
sets more th an $23 b illio n is a multi-
regional bank holding com pany head-
quartered in A lbany, N ew York. It has
R
i n
g
expanslQn actlvl.
m ore th an $1.6 billion, has 71 loca-
tions throughout the W illam ette V al-
ley from Portland to Eugene Key Bank
o f O regon is a subsidiary o f K eyCorp
O ther subsidiaries in the Key C orp net-
S o m e banks seem to th in k you need lots and lots o f stu ff hefon you m n ,v r
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 an f o 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 e v e n i f y o u r in 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 i g ­
e ra to r. S o m e re a so 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 ay , it s e e m e d lik e a p r e tty d e c e n t i d 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.
ties in the N ortheast and N orthw est
As “ A m erica's N eighborhood B ank, ’
Key C orp pursues a m iddle-m arket
target concentrating its resources in
cities and sm all com m unities o f the
BANK
wiwwinv L o an s fo r p e o p le w h o a c tu a lly n e e d th e m o n ey
© 1 9 9 3 U S . D ank. M em b er F i l l C
w ork include Key Services C orpora- northern tier s t a t e s . ___________
Selling Homes or Home s« rvic®*¿
Sell in The Portland Observer, Call 288-003 î
NECDC
SUPPORTS
FIRST-TIME
HOME
BUYERS
Foreclosure Homes Cheap
T here are know ledgeable p co p k
buym g r“ c J o “ d p ' , f“ B a ' n k s ’ raiefo rso m e o n ew ith g o o d cred itw h o described rn detail in the book
2
S
S
S
is w illing ,0 take over the deb, T h is
T „ e R e a d in g
Tree Presents
your own home for less than what you are
aren’t sure you can afford it?
currently paying in rent?
T he N O RTH EA ST C O M M U N ITY D E V E L ­
If you are lo o k in g fo r a fle x ib le h o m e-
O PM E N T CO R PO RA TIO N (N E C D C ) has newly
o w n ers
constructed and com pletely renovated hom es av ail­
p la n
and
a f f o rd a b le
q u a lity
in
a
diverse neighborhood, you could benefit from our
able for purchase at affordable prices.
program .
If you are:
Bad credit stoppi ng y ou9 T hrough the N ehem iah
• A first-tim e hom e buyer
H ousing O pportunity Progiam , N ECD C has been
• A w age earner whose total family income docs not
able to help indiv iduals w ith past credit problem s
exceed $39,200 annually
and even bankruptcy purchase their ow n homes. So.
• A tenant paying more than $400 in m onthly
d o n ’t give up your hope of hom e ow nership until
rent
Y ou may be qualified to purchase a 3 bedroom ,
you’ve tried all avenues.
1 1/2 bath hom e featuring a fully equipped kitchen,
w asher , dryer, security system, and a lully lan d ­
Stop d reami ng and start 1 ivi ng i n a house o f your
own Just call the N ortheast C om m unity Develop­
ment C orporation at 282-5482 and ask for more
scaped lawn for a first m ortgage am ount o f $60,000
You may also be qualified lor a 30-yeai lived rate
m ortgage a, 6 5% intcr-cst and up to $3.000 in down
inform ation of the N ehem iah first-tim e hom e buyers
program and how wc can help you afford the house
o f your dream s.
paym ent assistance grants
NECDC
n o r th east c o m m u n ity d evelo pm en t co rpo ratio n
4 1 1 4 N V A N C O U V E R A V E N U E • P O R T IA M O
^ X
m ent have caused property ow ners to
default on th e ir m ortgages. Every day £
^
e S e S i o n s a i e
le^
O R E G O N 9 7 2 1 7 • 503 2 8 2 5 4 8 2 • FA X 5 0 3 -2 8 2 9 1 5 2
accent
flh ^
som ew here in th e nation an auction
.
eer is selling hom es or com m ercial ertv
a“
properties. T he D ep an m en . o H o^s’ “
X X ”
Why rent when you may be able to own
Interested in owning your own home, but
dons, loss o f jo b s and under em ploy- -
.
P a r t >
The Reading 1 tee is presenting
luc o f th e prop-
its l« th aim,...I silent auction and
. eaeer to add
nropertv they
punch party, Saturday May 22nd ai
the W estm inster Fireside Room. Io24
N E H an eo ch S , from I to5pm I,o k -
foreclosedo^m ore6^ ^ ^ , 0 0 0 hom es bought back property^at^he auction^
ets arc5$3.0O>
last year w hile the V A foreclosed o banks are w ,»
mJ
m ore th an 30,000. A dd to h« banks d e a l s ^ J
tlhemgthousandsfo r J xes
v is it with fnends and ne.ghbors-tund
and m aintenance u ad i th e , ge, rid o f
for a l f F o r more tnform atton cal,
281-1768
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f o m e l o s u m s m u f il^ m l W .in o th e r ...
S
X
“ g u " T m e m a?h higher be done before bid d in g a . a s h e rif f s
All this property is g oing on the m ar- auction. M ost liens are cleaned of by
ket in a tin Jew h en dem and is low.
the auction but others such as taxes
A ccording to T ed Thom as, o f the rem ain as lens that are assum ed by the
non-profit C onsum er Education re-
search C enter, w hile foreclosure is
som etim es a tragedy for the individual
property ow ner, it has created a bo­
nanza for those w ho know how to
profit from w hat he calls the hidden
m arket .” H e adds th at it is easy to find
th is hidden property because it is all
recorded in pubic records in court
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r Free Contact Lenses
Available Ih ro u g h Study
For more in fo rm atio n , co n tact
Steven fletcher, D irector ot C om -
m unity relations (503) 224 -
5
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ATTENTION .
HOMEOWNERS
____ ___ _
houses all over the county.
T hom as has w ritten a book, YOUR
ILLU STR A TED G U ID E TO FO R E­
CLOSURE G O LD M IN IN G ,available
from C onsum er C enter. 350 Scotland
Road, O range, NJ 0 7 0 5 0 ,1-800-USA-
0121 ($39.95). T his county records
arc open to the public every weekday
You can buy lists o f foreclosure suits
as soon as they are filed. Lists o f bank
and governm ent ow ned foreclosure
properties arc also available
It's all there for the taking Just a
little rese arch p lu s p ersev eran ce,
mixed w ith a bi, o f negotiation skill
and you have profitable w in-w in busi­
ness, according to T hom as
After a foreclosure action has been
started bu, before the sale, the default­
ing hom eow ner w ill often be w illing
to lc, someone else take over the m ort­
gage for little or no money In fact, in
freshm ents
auctl0I1 llem s. large and sm all
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