P age A3 T he P ortland O bserver • J uly 13, 1994 Celebrating Black Heritage Funds Received For YouthBuild Program C o n g re s s w o m a n E liz a b e th these youth w ill be d ivid e d in to tw o Furse, together w ith M a y o r V era K a tz a n d C it y C o m m is s io n e r teams w h ich w ill alternate between a w eek on the construction site and a Gretchen K afoury announced Thurs­ w eek in the classroom. The group aim s to have a new home constructed day that the C ity ’ s Bureau o f H ous­ ing and C o m m u n ity D evelopm ent, along w ith 15 partner agencies, has received a $100,000 grant from the b y the end o f November. The a im o f th is p ilo t, organized U.S. D epartm ent o f H ousing and strengthen P o rtla n d ’ s a b ility to de­ sign, and acquire funds fo r a fu ll Y o u th B u ild w ill open its d o o rs to 30 youth in the sum m er o r fa ll o f 1995. “ Y o u th B u ild is a p e r fe c t e x ­ a m p le o f a p ro g ra m w h e re e v e r y ­ b o d y w in s ,” s a id th e M a y o r , “ y o u n g p e o p le le a rn v a lu a b le c o n s tr u c tio n tra d e s k ills a n d th e c o m m u n ity g a in s m o re u n its o f Y o u th B u ild program fo r the P o rt­ Y o u th B u ild program . A fo rm a l k ic k ­ a ffo rd a b le h o u s in g ." C o a litio n mem ber agencies in ­ land area. The aim o f the Y o u th B u ild is to o f f event fo r this program is sched­ uled fo r noon on M onday, July 18 at clude: P ortland H abitat fo r H u m a n ­ it y , O re g o n O u tre a ch , P o rtla n d 1257 N E H ig h la n d - the future con­ House o f U m oja, the Y outh E m p lo y ­ m ent and E m pow erm ent P ro je ct, N E U rban D e ve lo p m e n t to design a in vo lve at ris k young people in b u ild ­ ing a ffo rd a b le housing w ith in their co m m u n ity. The Y o u th B u ild pro­ gram , firs t developed in N ew Y o rk ion Cornelius (right) and Sinbad join the Luster Foundation in celebrating black heritage. Also pictured re Jory Luster, (left) president o f Luster Products and his wife, Mary. Cort^ l,'jJS’ P ^ i,±c^ . ° fS ° ul^ ra,n’ le Soul Train Music Awards and the Soul Train Comedy Awards, received the 1994 Fred Luster Sr. b y several co a litio n members, is to m ent e ffo rts are successful, P o rtla n d struction site fo r this program . “ I ’ m th rille d that Portland has the o p p o rtu n ity to develop such a C ity in the late 1970’ s com bines intensive co n stru ctio n tra in in g w ith p ro g ra m ,” C o m m issio n e r K a fo u ry education and leadership develop­ elements o f co m m u n ity developm ent ment. C u rre n tly , a p ilo t program - P ortland Y o u th B u ild ’ 94 - is under­ and yo u th education and em pow er­ w ay w ith eleven young people ages 18-21. D u rin g the n e x t fiv e months noted. “ Y o u th B u ild blends the best m e n t.” The cu rre n t H U D grant covers the p la n n in g phase o f the Y o u th B u ild program . I f planning and develop­ W o rkfo rce Center, P ortland P u b lic Schools, N E C o m m u n ity D e ve lo p ­ m ent C o rp o ra tio n , the P o rtla n d D e ­ ve lo p m e n t C o m m issio n , the T r i- C ounty Y o u th Services C o n so rtiu m , the H ousing A u th o rity o f P o rtla n d , Y o u th Gang Outreach p ro g ra m , The P rivate In d u stry C o u n c il, the O r­ egon B u ild in g and A lb in a M in is te ­ ria l A llia n c e . nage Award. Dedication Set For Super Energy-Efficient House o f hardboard and p ly w o o d that is lam inated d ire c tly to an inner core o f com e fa m ily . H e says the long-term vie w o f the program is to develop m ent and in d u stry jo in together on a p roject, B ro w n adds. The testing o f to a lo w -in co m e fa m ily . Rep. Peter D eFazio, D -O re ., and w it h th e B o n n e v ille Power A d m in is tr a tio n ’ s s trin g e n t S uper G o o d Cents energy standards. The use o f stressed skin insulating core (S S IC ) panels, re fin e d by U O re­ erg y, w ill attend the d e dication. The searchers, a llo w s the 1,200-square- e n tly e n e rg y-efficie n t, they often cost m ore than co n ve n tio n a l fram ing. The w ays to reduce dom estic energy con­ sum ption and to help the U .S . hous­ in g in d u stry compete on a global level w ith co u n trie s such as Japan and ideas and the advancem ent o f tech­ John M illh o n e , deputy assistant sec­ retary in the U.S. D epartm ent o f E n ­ a S tyro fo a m -like m aterial. W h ile S SIC panels are in h e r­ egon School o f A rch ite c tu re and A l ­ E nergy D epartm ent funded the de­ challenge fo r researchers at the U O lie d A rts ’ C enter fo r H o u sin g In n o v a ­ tio n , St. V in c e n t de Paul and several sig n and analysis p o rtio n s o f the fo o t house to use 4 0 percent less en­ ergy than a com parable structure that meets O regon b u ild in g codes. SSIC Sweden, where the industry is h ig h ly Energy E ffic ie n tln d u s tria liz e d H o u s - ing Research Program was to develop advanced. The house also demonstrates the design inn o vatio n s that w o u ld make p o tential w hen researchers, govem - A low -incom e fa m ily ’ s new home cated in S p rin g fie ld and w ill be rented uses the latest research in e n e rg y ­ saving and lo w -co st co n stru ctio n . D esign and co n stru ctio n o f the house were made possible b y a ve n ­ ture between the U n iv e rs ity o f O r­ lo ca l contractors. The house is lo - project. The house is designed to co m p ly panels are prefabricated units made c o s t less. E co n o m ist John A . T u c c illo said sales between A p r il and M a y reflects a no rm a l re action in the m arketplace to hig h e r m ortgage interest rates, the stable pace also indicates that h ig h er that w h ile the d ro p in to ta l U .S . hom e rates have n o t dampened sales. th e m id p o in t in th e p r ic e ra n g e , h a lf th e h o m e s o ld c o s t m o re , h a lf Realtors. The W est recorded a sales rate o f 850,000 units in M a y , a rise o f 14.9 A D V E R T I S E IN percent fro m one year ago. The m e­ dia n p rice was $148,600, up 5.8 p e r­ ¿Elie ^.1 o v t l : t n i» « O lis e v u e i- cent fro m one year earlier. The N ortheast led in hom e sales, posting a resale rate o f 630,000 units in M a y , up 23.5 percent fro m one year earlier. The median price in the N o rth ­ east was $138,300, do w n 1.4 percent fro m M a y 1993. “ The recent u p -tic k in m ortgage interest rates has had little im p a c t in the e xistin g hom e sales segm ent o f the m arket. I t appears that w h ile some consumers have chosen to delay pur- chasesdue to h igherrates,overw helm ­ c a ll 5 0 3 - 2 8 8 - 0 0 3 3 New & used books on Business, Music, & African-American Studies in g ly , buyers have brushed o f f rates because th e y are in te n t on b u y in g a hom e,” said N A R President R obert H . E lro d . The Federal H om e Loa n M o r t­ gage C o rp , reported that the national average co m m itm e n tra te fo r 30-year, co n ve n tio n a l, fixe d -ra te m ortgages was 8.60 percent in M a y , up from 8.32 percent the previous m onth and the highest since M a y 1992 w hen it POWELL’S C IT Y OF BOOKS 9 AM - 11 PM Monday through Saturday was 8.67. M a y ’ s n a tio n a l m e d ia n e x is t ­ 9 AM - 9 PM Sundays in g s in g le - f a m ily h o m e p r ic e w as $ 1 0 9 ,9 0 0 , up 3 .2 p e rc e n t fr o m o n e y e a r e a r lie r . T h e m e d ia n is Used books bought every day till 8:30 PM form ance. tim iz in g the ca p a b ilitie s o f the pan­ els, according to G .Z. B ro w n , U O professor o f architecture and program d ire cto r. B ro w n says the im m ediate value o f the p ro je ct is that it provides an e n e rg y-e fficie n t hom e to a lo w -in - GROCERIES FOR LESS UJasher fit D ryer5199“ Refrigerators From $129°° • Name Brands • Wholesale Prices • Canned • Packaged • Frozen Food • Deli Items • Pet Foods • Soaps • Detergents • Much More! Ranges From $ 129°° O pen Mon. - Fri. 9:00am to 5:00pm Saturday 10:00« The Bee Company, Inc. Groceries at Wholesale prices Sunday dosed rifr" / s Jon Ne mlk 800 N. Killingsworth Portland, Oregon 97217 (503) 283-3171 k * 228-4651 168 affordable apartments in Northwest efficiency apartments primanly for home­ less individuals recovering from sub­ SdutAen* ßuteftte