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PSU Professor Emeritus I leads National Child Care Study
Arthur Emlen, emeritus profes
sor of social work at Portland State
University, continues to cement his
position as a nationally recognized
expert on child care
Emlen, who has studied child
care issues for more than 30 years,
heads a Child Care Research Part
nership recently appointed by the
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human
Services to study the interrelation
ships ofchild care, wel fare and work.
The Partnership is part of a national
consortium, along with the Trustees
ofColumbia University in New York
and Florida Children’s Forum in
Tallahassee.
The Oregon Study will collect
information from parents, child care
providers, and existing studies about
the affordability, accessibility and
quality of child care in Oregon.
“We will look at Oregon’s child
care needs and services with a spe
cial focus on comparing welfare and
non-welfare families," says Emlen.
“Federal statistics cannot produce
this kind of local information, so we
expect our findings will prove valu
able to policy-makers creating pro
grams to help parents move off wel
fare and into jobs.”
A ssessin g the c h ild -c a re
needs of families both on and off
welfare is an important test o f
whether the state can meet the
goals o f new w elfare-to-w ork
programs, he says.
Emlen and his seven-member
team also will study ways of measur
ing and improving the quality of child
care. “In particular, we’re going to
look at how parents perceive the care
they are able to find,” says Emlen.
The Regional Research Institute
for Human Services at Portland State
University will lead theOregonChild
Care Research Partnership. Other
Oregon partners include Linn-Benton
Community College, the Child Care
Division of the Oregon State Em
ployment Department, and the Ore
gon Child Care Resource and Refer
ral Network, and the Childhood Care
and Education Data Project.
Each of the national partner
ships received $100,000 grants to
study critical child care issues in
cluding:
• Childcare demand, supply, and
outcomes for low-income families,
particularly those movingfrom wel
fare to work and those who are cur-
rently employed but are at risk o f
needing welfare services,
• Child care opportunities and
constraints which affect the lives o f
tow-income families and children;
• Systemic issues which affect the
delivery’ o f subsidized child care ser
vices to welfare clients and low-in
come working families; and
• Developing effective child care
policies and program
Earlier this month both houses
ofthe U.S. Congress approved legis
lation that ends federal entitlement to
welfare programs. Lawmakers are
expected to approve a final bill that
cuts off federal assistance to welfare
recipients within a certain time peri
od.
For more information, contact
Emlen at 503/725-4178.
No Unwanted
Children - Only
Unfound Parents!
During November, adoptive families and advocates across the
United States celebrate National Adoption Awareness Month, and work
to educate the public about the 50,000 children in our nation who
currently await adoptive families.
Holiday Book Browse Helps Prevent Child Abuse
The chance to tour a grand
old Portland m ansion, meet some
celebrated authors, and browse
among hundreds o f books from
P ow ell's B ookstore aw aits visi
tors to P o rtlan d ’s Fourth Annual
Holiday Book Browse. The event
takes place on Saturday, N ovem
ber I Oth from 10.00 a m. to 4:00
p.m. at the historic Autzen Estate
at 2425 N.E. Alameda in Port-
land. Tickets are available at the
door. Admission is $5 for adults
and free for children under 12.
All adm ission donations and a
portion o f book sales benefit the
Parenting Skills C enter for the
Prevention o f Child Abuse.
C elebrity authors will be at
tending throughout the day and
will provide personal inscriptions
in their books. They include Phil
M argolin, Robin Cody, Floyd
Skloot, Virginia Euwer Wolff.
John Strawn, Ray Nelson, Jr.,
Doug Kelly, Susan Fletcher, Jane
G lazer, Naomi M iller Stokes and
C aprial Pence. Also attending
will be Steve Johnson, owner of
the Autzen Estate and 1986 most-
valuable-player for the Portland
Trail Blazers.
The parenting Skills Center
(PSC) is a private not-for-profit ear
ly intervention child abuse preven
tion program. Its goal is to help fam
ilies stay together by teaching par
ents to be loving, nurturing, and sup
portive. PSC recruit, trains, and su
pervises volunteers to work directly
with families referred to them by
other social service organizations as
being under stress and at high risk of
child abuse.
Winnie-The*Pooh Kicks O ff Powell’s Books’
November Donations To Portland Public Schools
Portland Public Schools Super
intendent Jack Bierwirthand Winnie-
the-Pooh joined Michael Powell,
president of Powell’s Books, to an
nounce the start of the second annual
“It’s For Kids” program. During the
month ofNovember, Powell’s Books
donates 10 percent of the purchase
price of all books and merchandise
bought at any Powell’s location to
Portland Public Schools libraries.
The donation to Portland Public
Schools will be made on only one
condition: at the customer’s request.
Customers must tell cashiers at the
time of purchase that they would like
Powell’s donate 10 percent of their
purchase price, and will be encour
aged to use the phase, “It’s for kids.”
Both The Oregonian and Willamette
Week have donated advertisingspace
to help, convey this message.
"Reading cannot be overes
tim ated as a powerful learning
t o o l , ” s a id S u p e rin te n d e n t
Bierwirth. “The It’s For K ids’
program helps put great books
into the hands o f our students
despite budget crunches.”
Last year, 10 percent of Powell’s
customers in November chose to
participate in the book drive, result
ing in a donation of $22,000 from
Powell’s. Founds were given direct
ly to Portland Public School libraries
to purchase books for libraries from
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kindergarten through high school.
n”We hope the people of Portland
will continue to help this program
succeed,’ shared Michael Powell.
“We are pushing for more participa
tion through increased awareness. It
is about more than books, it is about
recognizing and assisting the poten
tial of children.”
W innie-the-P ooh,
Piglet,
Eeyore, Tigger and Christopher Rob
in, were on hand at Powell’s City of
Books to perform for a class of sec
ond grade students from Sabin Ele
mentary School in Northeast Port
land. Jack Bierwirth joined in the fun
to introduce the play as the narrator.
Giving life to the A.A. Milnes clas-
sics, The Adventures of Winnie-the
Pooh is one o f the Northwest
Childrens Theater’s most popular
productions and can be seen a, the
Main Street Playhouse through De
cember.
There are a total o f seven
Powell’s Books stores, al I in the Port
land area: Powell’s City of Books,
228-4651; Powell’s Books at Cas
cade Plaza & Powell’s Books for
Kids, 643-3141; Powell’s Books
Technical Bookstore, 228-3906;
Powell’s BooksforCooks,235-3802;
Powell’s Books on Hawthorne, 238-
1668; Powell’s Travel Store, 228-
1108; Powell’s Books at Portland
International Airport, 249-1950.
Brandon & Destin
These Children have endured hurtful experiences and losses. They
depend up new families to help them heal and grow. The children come
from a variety of backgrounds - Caucasian, African-American, Hispanic,
Native American, Asian. They vary in age - from toddlers to teens. Some
come in sibling groups. All share the common dream of becoming
someone’s son or daughter.
The ARKANSAS CLUB Of OREGON
Will Be Serving Thanksgiving Dinner - FREE
Thursday, Nov. 23
Dahlke Manor, 915 N.E. Schuyler Street
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
For Senior Citizens & Low Income Persons
! RESCHEDULED !
Please sign your name below and indicate
the number o f family members attending:
A tribute to
Active Duty, Reserve and Retired
Military Service Personnel
“Dress In Time ”
Saturday, December 9, 1995
Annie Pearls’ Restaurant & Lounge
320 SE 2nd
(Between Oak and Pine Streets)
Name
Address
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Deliver Dinner?
Number Attending?
For Further Information - Please Call;
Charles Green - 254-8605
Marge Moore - 283-9433
Ethel Holmes - 2897-5720
8:00 PM to 2:00 AM
Food
Fun • Raffle • Fashion Show
No Host Bar
Music Provided by:
The Man In .Motion " - Aaron Pruitt
Fashion Show
Doris Rush displays her Signature to Class
Iickets: $12.00 in Advance; $15.00 the day ofthe event!
Sold at all G.I. Joes TicketMaster outlets
Dress in a time era o f your choice!
Civilians are invited to help celebrate this one-of-a-kind event
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A Coalition of Oregon agencies waive or reduce fees for adoption of
children in state care. Orientation meetings and pre-adoption classes are
available statewide. Single adults as well as couples are encouraged to
inquire To learn more, please call The Special Needs Adoption Coalition
a, The Boys and Girls Aid Society, (503) 222-9661.
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