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P age B3 T he P ori land O bserver • F ebruary 15, 1995 League Grandparenting Help Supported A Portland U rban League p ro gram to help grandparents raising children has w on some financial sup older adult w orkers received $ 9 ,9 8 1. A nd the N orthw est P ilo t Project Friends Across Genera, ions program port. received $9,244 The p ilo t project w orks to enhance a socialization and support program fo r isolated urban The league’ s grow ing grand-pa renting program has received $ 10,000 from the Intergenerational Program Initiative, a Multnom ah County group o f public service agencies. The g ra n d p a re n tin g program offers case management and support services fo r adults ra isin g th e ir grand children. The award was one o f the fo u r grants made to area organizations w hich brin g o ld e r adults and c h il dren together in ways to address com m unity problem s. Portland lm p a ct’ s “ S p irit Bear,” a m entoring pro je ct fo r A m erican Indian elders and teens, received $9,775. The organization is creating an elder a cco u n ta b ility board as a diversion program fo ryo u th involved in m in o r law infractions. A senior program at Portland C om m unity C ollege to provide c h ild care tra in in g and jo b placement fo r S peaking O ut for C hildren History Center Library Closes Jan Through June 1995 The Oregon H isto ry Center re gional research library w ill be closed explains H isto ry Center D ire cto r Chet O rlo ff. “ Students and teachers on Tuesdays, fro m January in nearly every school in Oregon, businesses, organizations, and any D avid S. Liederm an News USA one w ith a com puter modem or v is itin g a p u b lic lib ra ry w ill eventu a lly be able to scan th e ir state histo (N U ) - W hat the p o liticia n s and pundits are saying about w elfare re fo rm and orphanages m ig h t cause even o p tim is tic L ittle Orphan A nnie to w onder about tom orrow . L e t’ s s ift out the ta ll tales and h o rro r stories fro m the real facts. Fact: H e a lth y fa m ilie s are s till the best place to raise children. Res id e n tial program s, w h ich used to be know n as orphanages, are the w rong place fo r ch ild re n w ho have a lo v ing parent capable o f ca rin g fo r them , and w h o are not in need o f group care and treatment. Fact: R e sid e n tia l program s are appropriate and necessary fo r some c h ild re n w ith e m o tio n a l, p sych o lo gical and/or behavioral problems, generally as a result o f abuse o r ne glect. There are about 100,000 c h il dren and youth n a tio n w id e in resi d ential care. Fact: Orphanages w ould cost c it izens fa r more than the A id to Fam ilie s w ith Dependent C h ild re n and the Food Stamp programs combined. • A F D C plus Food Stamps fo r a parent and tw o children costs $7,932 a year. The famous Boys Town esti mates its residential program costs $98,558 a year fo r tw o children. • To p ro vid e o u t-o f-h o m e care fo r ju st 3 m illio n o f the estimated 9.6 m illio n c h ild re n on A F D C w o u ld 17 through June 26, as its librarians jo in other Oregon H isto rica l S oci elders through volunteers e fforts o f students fro m St. M a r y ’ s H ig h ety s ta ff in researching and prepar ing fo r m ajor, new exhibits that w ill School. M u ltn o m a h C ounty C om m is sioner Dan Saltzman announced the recipients o f the grants. Saltzman said all o f the pro grams "h e lp people break out o f age- segregated groups in ways that solve problem s, fo ste r o p p o rtu n itie s to know and learn from each other, and provide support fo r vulnerable in d i viduals and fam ilies in our com m u begin opening in Novem ber. The Oregon H isto ry Center lib ra ry w ill ry center’ s collections, w h ich w ill be open. H ow ever, o n e -h a lf hour earlier -- at 11:30am, Wednesdays knowledge about their region, state, county, even neighborhood. A l though we expect to be able to o ffe r through Saturdays. The exhibits are part o f a larger project, title d B reaking T ra d itio n , that w ill also include the computer autom ation o f lib ra ry collections. The project w ill give visitors to the n ity .” The in itia tiv e is sponsored by H isto ry C enter as w e ll as O rego nians statewide access via com put Saltzm an’ s o ffic e , the Portland and M ultnom ah C om m ission on A g in g , M ultnom ah C ounty A g in g Services er to the Oregon H istorical S oci ety’ s vast photograph, map, manu script, a rtifa ct and book collection. “ T h e B re a k in g T r a d itio n D ivisio n , M ultnom ah C ounty C om mission on C h ild re n and Fam ilies, and M ultnom ah C ounty C om m unity p ro je ct w ill p ro vid e O regonians much greater access to th e ir history and to in fo rm a tio n about our state,” and F am ily Services D ivisio n . Orphanages: Lets Sift Facts From Tall Tales m a te ria lly e xp a n d O re g o n ia n s such statewide access w ith in tw o years, “ O r lo ff says, “ we w ill never reach the end o f adding to o u r data base, as long as O regonians keep m aking history.” The O H C lib ra ry is free w ith paid admission to the H isto ry Cen ter: fam ilies $10.00, adults $4.50, students $ 1.50. Students 18 and un der must have notes fro m teachers. C hildren under 10 are not admitted. O H S members are free. Seniors are free on Thursdays. F or additional library inform ation ca ll 306-5240. Presents a Family Affair Matt Dishman Community Center 77 N.E. Knott February 25, 1995 at 5:00 P.M. “An evening with Langston Hughes” To include Poetry Read by A,J. Davis III, Fabe Sutton. Myesha C. Webb, and Troy A. Bennot. cost about $ 109.5 b illio n a year. The cost o f AFEX? and Food Stamps fo r 3 m illio n children is about $7 9 b il lio n . Fact: The o ve rw h e lm in g m a jo r ity o f A F D C parents re p o rt they w ould leave welfare im m ediately fo r m in im u m wage jo b s i f they had health care fo r th e ir fa m ilie s. H o w - Before we make or phanages the fa d o f the '90s, let's first re member that we are committed to children. ever, o n ly 8 percent o f people w ho leave w elfare get jo b s that provide health insurance. B efore we make orphanages the fad o f the '9 0 s, le t’ s firs t re m e m ber that we are c o m m itte d to c h il dren. We m ust be ce rta in o u r laws h e lp c h ild re n becom e s e lf- s u f fi cient and o ffe r them an escape fro m poverty. R esidential programs are useful fo r some children. B ut are they sec ond best to a real fa m ily . A n n ie m ig h t be the firs t to agree. D avid S. Liederman is executive director o f the Child Welfare League o f America. New & used books on Business, Music, & African-American Studies Lutheran Inner-City Ministries 281-7036 4219 N.E. 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