J une 15, 1994 • T he P ortland O bserver
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Human Resources Goes On The Road To Talk To Public
T op adm inistrators o f the O r­
eg o n D ep artm en t o f H um an R e­
sources, the sta te ’s health and human
services agenc y , are going on the road
in June and July to hear more from the
public.
T en public m eetings are sched­
uled in B end, E ugene, M edford,
Pendleton and Portland where the
public can address their questions
and concerns to agency officials and
also learn m ore about m ajor program
strategies and budget challenges the
departm ent faces.
Since A pril, state Human Re­
sources divisions and other state agen­
cies have been seeking public com ­
m ent on service priorities in prepara­
tion for 1995-97 budget decisions.
Kevin W . Concannon, DHR di­
rector, said they will explain that
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privatized, with 78 percent of the
budget going out to direct payments,
counties, foster parents, alcohol and
drug treatm ent centers and other ser­
vices. “ M ost human services are de­
livered in private hospitals, doctor’s
offices, hom es and other private set­
tings that the public doesn’t see,” he
said.
* ‘These road trips yield good ideas
from the public and offer a good
means o f dialogue,” Concannon said.
“It was during one series of such
m eetings that we heard strong sup­
port for connecting our services to
schools to do a better job of helping
people become self sufficient - and
w e’re doing it.”
T h e m eetings will be, ch ro n o ­
logically, in:
• P o rtla n d : Monday, June 20. Pub­
lic m eetings will be from 9:30 a.m.
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to 11:30 a.m. in the Terrel Hall
auditorium on Portland C om m u­
nity College’s Cascade Campus,
705 N. Killingsworth St.; and from
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in room 140
o f the Portland State Office Build­
ing, 800 N.E. Oregon St.
• Pendleton: Tuesday, June21.P ub­
lic meetings will be from 1:30 p.m.
to 3 p.m. and again from 7 p.m . to
8:30 p.m., both in Morrow Hall
room M -130 at Blue M ountain
Community College, 2411 N.W.
Carden Ave.
• B end: W ednesday, June 29. Public
meetings will be from 1:30 p.m. to
3 p.m. and again from 7 p.m. to
8:30 p.m., both in the cafeteria of
the state D epartment o f Human
Resources Building, 1001 Emkay
D r.,S .W .
• M ed fo rd : W ednesday, July 13.
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HALES LAUNCHES PARKS/SCHOOL SOLUTIONS
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In response to the recently an­
nounced reductions in school fund­
ing, P ortland C ity C om m issio n er
C harlie H ales w ill an n o u n ce the
com pletion of a S 1 million package o f
program s to augm ent sports and other
youth activity program s during next
W ednesday’s City Council m eeting,
June 15th.
The proposal was developed by
Parks and Recreation staff with con­
siderable input from representatives
o f each o f the public school districts in
the City o f Portland. Hale says it is a
positive step toward meeting the needs
of Portland’s youth.
“I feel this proposal responds
economically but adequately to the
1994-95 school reductions,” Hales
said. “It does not replace everything,
but with it we are attem pting to keep
many valuable activities alive during
^ P o in te rs
^ F o r Parents
D rug-F ree L iv in g
For Your Teenager
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(NAPS)—The s ta tis tic s are
alarming: By senior year in high
school, seven out of ten students
have taken drugs. Eighty percent
of the population has used illegal
drugs by their mid-20s.
A m ajority of teenagers rou­
tinely drink at parties and only
eight percent report no alcohol
use More th a n one th ird of
Am erican alcoholics are under
adifficultfiscal situation for our school
districts.”
The proposed supplemental youth
activity programs are as follows:
Com m unity Schools - $545,000
- 8 full time positions
This action would extend after­
school recreation activities to approxi­
mately 75 schools throughout Port­
land, including those eastside school
districts that have not had comm unity
schools in the past. Approximately
20,000 youth per week would be
served, with activities in athletics,
arts and other special events.
Arts, Environm ental Education
Program s - $160,000 - 1 full-time
position
A pproximately 2,000 youth in
all the Portland area school districts
will be served by these programs. O f
the $160,000, $100,000 would fund
program s in the visual and perform ­
ing arts, and would be operated by the
M e tro p o lita n A rts C o m m issio n .
Another S60.000 would fund an envi-
ronmental education operated by Port­
land Parks and Recreation.
A fter-School Activities at the
High School Level - $100,000
This money would go to support
after-school activities in the Portland
School District that are being cut next
year at the high school level.
Sports Program s - $195,000
This funding would be spent to
support sports programs, primarily at
the high school level, to offset reduc­
tions in the Portland School District.
These sports include tennis, swim­
ming and golf. Funding for Saturday
Open Gym program s, summer sports
fitness cam ps, and the Police Athletic
League (PAL) are included in this
proposal.
The C ity’s Approved 1994-95
Budget included $1 million in the
Parks and Recreation budget for the
proposed plan. It will be funded by the
G eneral Fund and an additional $.75
per nine-hole surcharge at City-owned
golf courses.
Public meetings will be from 1:30
p.m. to 3 p.m. and again from 7
p.m. to 8:30 p.m., both in the audi­
torium o f the Smullin Health Edu­
cation Center at Rogue Valley
Medical Center, 2825 E. Barnett
Rd.
• Eugene: Thursday, July 14. Public
meetings will be from 1:30 p.m. to
3 p.m. and again from 7 p.m. to
8:30 p.m., both in the city council
chambers at Eugene City Hall, 777
Pearl St.
Concannon said meetings are
scheduled for both days and evenings
to enable the largest number o f people
to attend.
Besides hearing the public’s pri­
orities and concerns, Concannon said,
the meetings will be used to explain
the interlocking nature o f services
provided by the department. “W e want
T
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100 HOLE GOLF
MARATHON
Inc. is hosting a golfer’s dream, a
100 hole golf marathon on Thursday,
June 30. Golfers will collect pledges per
hole played and then will head out to
play as many holes as they can from
dawn to dusk at Broadmoor Golf Course,
3509 NE Columbia Blvd.
The golfers will collect pledges per
hole played to raise funds for Volunteers
of Americas social service programs. The
golfers will be provided with a golf cart,
meals, beverages and snacks. The day
will close with an awards ceremony.
There will be an informational meet­
ing on Thursday, June 1 for all prospec­
tive golfers. Golfers are still needed to
participate in the 100 hole marathon. For
more information on how to participate
or sponsor a golfer please call Volun­
teers of America of Oregon at 235-8655.
people to understand that if you cut
one program to preserve another,”
Concannon said, “that you may wind
up hurting the very people you were
trying to help.”
The departm ent’s divisions are
Adultand Family Services; Children’s
Services; Health; Mental Health and
Developmental Disability Services;
Senior and Disabled Services, and
Vocational Rehabilitation. Its pro­
gram offices are the Office of Alcohol
and Drug Abuse Programs; Office of
Medical Assistance Programs (M ed­
icaid); Volunteer Program , and O f­
fice o f Health Policy.
The department is responsible
for the Medicaid expansion under the
Oregon Health Plan, and Concannon
said both Oregon Health Plan A d­
ministrator Vickie G ates and state
M edicaid Director Jean Thom e will
Local Doctors
And Nurse
Practitioners
Donate
Medical Exams
W ith strong community part­
ners, Portland State University will
offer the National Youth Sports
Program (NYSP) for low-income
youth for the second year, July 11-
A ugust 12,1994 on campus and at
nearby sites.
N Y S P co m b in es sp o rts in ­
stru c tio n w ith e x c itin g e d u c a ­
tio n a l p ro g ra m s fo r youth ages
10-16. N Y S P p a rtic ip a n ts r e ­
c e iv e a t no c o st an N Y SP T-
s h ir t, d a ily U S D A -a p p ro v e d
m e a ls, tra n sp o rta tio n to c a m ­
p u s, m e d ic a l e x a m in a tio n , a c ­
c id e n t-m e d ic a l in su ra n c e c o v ­
e r a g e , a n d in te r a c tio n w ith
c o lle g e stu d e n ts and staff.
Please contact Ty Rosenberg
(280-6152), Joann rosevear (280-
5 718) or M aura W hite (248-5011 ).
attend many o f the meetings.
C o n c a n n o n re c a lle d th a t the
d e p a rtm e n t’s 1991 series o f s ta te ­
w ide m eetin g s id e n tifie d pu b lic
co n cern about lim ite d a c c e ss to
hum an se rv ic e s, an d th a t the d e ­
p a rtm e n t re sp o n d e d by b e g in n in g
to in te g ra te se rv ic e s w ith in the
d e p a rtm e n t and seek in g g re a te r
lo cal p a rtic ip a tio n in p la n n in g
hum an se rv ic e s.
“We now have 35 sites statewide
where our services are integrated at a
single site, often in a public school,”
Concannon said. The sites are located
in 33 o f O regon’s 36 counties.
Persons who have comments but
cannot attend one of the meetings are
invited to write Director Kevin W.
C oncannon at H um an R esources
Building, 500 Sum m er St., N.E., Sa­
lem 97310-1012.
Students
Complete Year
Of Service
V o lu n te e rs o f A m e ric a o f
O regon’s Adult Day Care Program
received an extra hand this year form
students at Central Catholic High
School. Beginning last Fall, students
from Gene M oreland’s Social Justice
class helped program staff for an hour
every Tuesday with clean up, arts and
crafts, sing alongs, and exercises.
The Adult Day Care Program,
established in August 1989, provides
seniors and disabled adults with the
care they need to maintain indepen­
dence. For family members who care
for these seniors on a daily basis, the
program is a welcome break from
their responsibilities.
Volunteers of America is a na­
tionwide social service organization
with branches in over 200 com m uni­
ties. Volunteers o f America o f O r­
egon, Inc. serves the com m unity
through children and family services,
senior services and community cor­
rections programs.
JCPENNEY STYLING SALON
SUMMER TERRIS
CAMPS FOR YOUTH
A series of tennis camps for T-shirts will be covered by the
youngsters »rescheduled this sum­ entry fee.
A camp at S t Johns Racquet
mer in the Portland area.
Camps for tennis beginners, Center will cost $120 for six weeks
advanced beginners and interme­ of instruction or $20 per week.
diate players are scheduled June Times are 1 p.ra. and 3:45 p.m.
20 and June 21 at Irving Park and This camp is for advanced tennis
Roosevelt High School Both these players, tournament players and
camps are free, however, if par­ kids who played on their respec­
ticipants want a t-shirt, there is a tive high school teams.
All camps fun Monday-Thurs­
charge o f $15. To participate in
day,
with the parks sites from 9
the Pacific Northwest’s Regional
a.m.
- 1 2 p.m. and the S t Johns
Rally in Seattle, the cost if $40 per
Racqnet
Center site from 1 p.ra.-
child. This event will be h eld on
July 29. Transportation, food and 3:45 p.m.
Camp Fire To Hold Day
Camp For Boys And Girls
widespread, millions of families
will be touched by the problem.
M any p a re n ts fear saying the
wrong thing. Teenagers may fear
getting into trouble if they talk
about drug and alcohol use. Not
so. “More communication, not less,
is the answ er,” says author and
hum anitarian L. Ron Hubbard.
Communicating some straight
facts about drugs from Hubbard's
book “Clear Body, Clear Mind: The
Effective Purification Program ”
may help save a life.
“Drug« arp essentially poisons.
This is true of any drug. Each has
a different amount at which it can
kill,” Hubbard writes.
Because drug use often starts
as a m eans of suppressing pain
from an actual physical affliction,
good general health and proper
care of any illness or injury are
important.
With good communication and
facts about drugs, teenagers and
parents can together work toward
a happy and productive life.
F ree Leaflet
For more information on living
drug-free, write: Lead the Way to
a D ru g -F ree USA, C hurch of
Scientology, 1404 N. Catalina St.,
Los Angeles, CA 90027.
ing the West.
“W ith a different theme every
w eek,” Fields says, “boys and girls
can attend all sum m er and not get
bored. For those attending only se­
lected weeks, they can choose the
subject that sounds the most interest­
ing to them .”
Regular Day
T he c o st is $50 per w eek for
Boys and girls entering grades 1
re
g
u
la r day ; $9 0 p er w eek for
to 7 in the fall 1994, and teen volun­
e
x
te
n
d e d day. P rogram a id s do
teer program aides entering 8 to 12,
n
o
t
pay
a fee. Y outh m ay a tte n d
are invited to participate. Cam p Fire
fo
r
one
w
eek o r any co m b in a tio n
m em bership is not required.
“Cam p Fire day cam ps are con­ o f w eeks.
Through its day camp, Camp
veniently located so that parents can
Fire
is committed to the goal of help­
drop o ff their children on the way to
ing
youth
develop respect for them­
work and pick them up on the way
selves,
for
others,
and for the environ­
hom e,” says Carol Fields, Day C am p­
ing Director for the Portland Area ment.
The council also offers weekly
Council of Camp Fire. “Our extended-
day option also helps people with day camps from July 11 through Au­
gust 26 at Mt. Scott Community C en­
busy schedules.”
Under the supervision of caring, ter, Oxbow Park and Rock Creek
trained counselors, boys and girts w ill Environmental Center, plus two weeks
enjoy a variety of activities with a of day camp at Portland State Univer­
different theme each week: Potpourri, sity, June 20-24 and June 27-July 1.
For a brochure or registration
Science Sleuth, People o f Oregon,
form
s, please call the Portland Area
O utdoor Living Skills, Performing
Council
o f Cam p Fire at 224-7800.
Arts, Hands-on Nature and Pioncer-
The Portland A rea Council of
C am p Fire offers day camps for boys
and girls at five sites this sum m er,
including: St. Johns Com m unity
C enter, 8427 North Central, M onday
- Friday, July 11 - A ugust 26, 7am -
6pm Extended Day, 10am - 3pm
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