• «* • ' P age A3 •. f - 9 - . • *• > . # N - • • j • *. ’ * •< y-7; • - ♦ * • ù • * * ** • x - n w r r. Vancouver To Lace Up Mother's Day Fun Run/Walk All Abilities Encouraged for May 7 events ing lot, heads east along the trail past Columbia Shores condos and circles back to the Quay. Awards go to the top three men and women and for the top mom. Moms are eligible for a post-race honors mothers, is set for Saturday, raffle. Sponsors are the Vancouver May 7 at 10 a.m. Parks and Recreation Department, The scenic course starts at the Who Song and Larry’s Restaurant Red Lion Inn at the Quay back park People of all abilities are encour aged to lace-up their sneakers and take part in a 5K (3.1 mile) fun run or walk along the newly-opened Colum bia River Trail. The event, which and Cantina, Red Lion Inn Quay and the Chart House restaurant. Cost for mother is $8; other $10; say of the race $12; race only with no T-shirt, $6. Pre-register at Bagley Center, 4100 Plomondon or Marshall Center, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd. Registra tion and check-in start at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Washington State Lottery Competition at Bagley Center Taking One-Step To Help At-Risk Youth by D onita L incoln “We want to effectively and con sistently help at-risk youth change their outlook on life,” said Michael Warren, executive vice president and co-founderofOne-Step incorporated. One-Step incorporated is a non- profitorganization foundedby Tyrone White and Michael Warren last year. The purpose of the organization is to participate in the research, public education, and critical analysis of cunentand future problemsconfront ing youth and their families in the North/Northcast community. “We want parents to self-cvalu- atc and ask themselves, w hat can they do to be better role models for their children. What can parents do to be more instrumental in their children s lives?” asked Warren. One-Step will work primarily with youth,ages 13-17 and their fami lies. Warren said One-Step will offer every youth that comes through their doors counseling and courses that will provide them with lolls for creat ing positive lifestyles. One-Step be lieves that youth can change if they gain self-dedication, self-worth and positive frame of minds. One-Step will work closely with Donald E. Long, Yaun Youth Care, House of Umoja, Self-Enhancement, and other community-based organi zations to effectively assist youth in the community. “We wanted to design a program that could create positive change in our community,” said White, co founder and executive president of One-Step. “We wanted to use our experience with at-risk youth to give something back to the community we were raised in,” he said. White has worked with youth for the last six years. He is a former youth counselor for Self-Enhancem ent, Donald E. Long and McCoy Acad emy, an alternative school for youth in the community. White now teachet One-Step courses at the Yaun Youtl Portland’s Blanton House To Serve Medically Fragile Blanton Street G roup Home opened its new doors to medically fragile individuals who have severe and multiple disabilities. Diagnoses include cerebral palsy, seizure disor ders, brain tumor, spina bifida and severe osteoporosis. Prior to moving into Blanton House, these people had been receiv ing services in large, congregate care nursing home facilities. Blanton House will offer these individuals the opportunity to live with dignity in a smaller, more personalized setting in the community while also receiving highly specialized nursing services PDC l’ORTt.ANÏT develofmctit COM.MlSSltÿT COMMISSION MEETING Date: April 13,1994 Place: Portland Building 1120SW Fifth Ave., 11 th Floor Portland, Oregon Time: 8:00 a.m. under the direction of a 30-year nurs ing veteran - an option which pre sents the best of both worlds! The recently constructed Blanton House was built with its purpose in mind (as is especially apparent upon a visit to the home). The funding for this program comes from the Clacka mas County Mental Health Depart ment. Blanton House is Albertina K err C en ters’ new est program . Albertina Kerr Centers welcomes the opportunity to meet the even greater and more specialized needs of those individuals wit disabilities who are also medically fragile. Marshall Center, 1009E. McLoughlin Blvd. Cost is $15 per player ($12 for city resident). Scholarships are avail able for those in need of financial assistance. Space is limited. Call Barrett Goddard at 686-8219 for de tails. Awards will go to the top two teams in each division. Each player will get a T-shirt. 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When a private business or orga nization request your number, ask why they need iL You’re not required to give it out, buy you may not get their product or service if you don’L Even if you know your number by heart, always use your card to double check when filling out a job application or tax form. Verify that your name and num ber on your W-2 forms are correct. If there’s an error on the W-2, notify your employer. If the information on your card needs updating, contact Social Security. Make sure your file is accurate and up-to-date by sending for a free record of your earnings every three years. Two free publications from the A- *'\J •* - - •?- Basketball Tourney Hosted Teens ages 12-18 can enter a 3- on-3 basketball tournament Saturday, May 7 at the Bagley Center gym starting at 1 p.m. Bagley Center is at 4100 Plomondon. Care Center and also works as a gang Players must be enrolled in jun employment specialist for Yaun. ior or senior high school. Each team Warren is a former employee of may have three or four players and are McCoy Academy. There, he taught guaranteed three games. The age di One-Step’s Positive Frame of Mind visions are 12-14 years and 15-18 course. years. Warren and White said One- Register at Bagley Center or Step’s courses are constructed and tailored around specific needs of at- risk youth. The youth will evaluate their past experiences of both success What makes your Social Secu and failure, and learn how to make rity number so special? It’s the one better decisions. They will be involved number that belongs to you for your in classroom activities, field trips, entire life. Phone numbers and li listening to guest speakers, examin cense plates may change, and your ing gang behavior, participating in age is only good for a year. But your job application and resume workshops Social Security number? It always and learning how to improve their study skills through workshops. The stays the same. The reason you need a number in course titles are: positive frame of the first place is so the Social Security mind, lifestyles, gang rapport build Administration (SS A) can keep track ing, job preparation and high school of all the Social Security taxes you’ve completion assistance. ever paid, no matter how many times Warren and White believe the you switch jobs or change names. By lifestyles portion of One-Step is part knowing how much you’ve contrib of the treatment program and is what uted to the system during your work sets them apart form all other com ing years, SSA can determine the munity-servicing agencies. One-Step amount of benefits when you retire or takes at-risk youth’s current lifestyle if you become disabled. and frame of mind and helps to under Well, imagine trying to keep ac stand what is wrong. The goal is to curate records for millions of people. help youth understand that they are completely responsible for their ac It would be a nightmare without some tions and how they should be treated method of identifying each person in by society. The treatment is done a way that’s both constant and unique. before any other activities or services In 1935 when the Social Security program was just getting off the are rendered. Jeddy Beasley, a board member ground, assigning each individual a nine-digit number was the most effi of One-Step, said the organization is cient way to do this. It still is. necessary mainly for families. “Our Until recently, applying for a goal is to instill pride back into the single-parent fam ily as a support piece number really wasn’t necessary until you got your first job and began pay for the community,’ he said. One-Step has eight staff mem ing Social Security taxes. But it’s no bers and four directors. 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