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Scholarship Money
Available to Students
With the college application season in full
swing, families are now facing the dilemma
of how to pay for tuition, room & board, text
hooks, lab fees, and other expenses. Sky
rocketing costs coupled with cutbacks of
government grants and college assistance are
putting extra strain on family budgets and
assets. As a result many families are relying
on burdensome debt to, inance their children s
education.
The good news is that there are nearly
4(X),(XX) scholarship and grant sources now
available to help students pay for college
costs. Over 80% of these scholarships do not
depend on family need or high grades but are
awarded based on factors such as the student's
interests, activities, field of study, age, ethnic
background or parent’s work or military ser
vice.
According to the U.S. Department of Edu
cation and financial aid experts, many stu
dents are missing our on the financial assis
tance opportunities available to them simply
because they are not aware of the scholarship
process and where to lind scholarships that
can help them. “Students who lake the initia
tive to find out what sources they quality lor
are usually successful in funding either part
or all of their education.’'
Now through the resources of the Na
tional A cadem ic F unding A dvisory
(NAFA), an updated and expanded publi
cation for 1998 is available which pro
vides important information for all stu
dents seeking financial assistance, how to
use the new tax changes to save money on
your educational expenses, and where to
secure direct scholarship money.
For information on how to receive aca
demic funding and scholarships lor college,
graduate school or trade school, send a No.
10 self addressed, double stamped envelope-
plus $2.00 to cover handling to the National
Academic Funding Advisory (NAFA). 188
Summer Street Dept. M I. Portsmouth. NH
03801.
The Shelter Care Campaign
The Boys and Girls Aid Society ot Oregon
is a private, non-profit agency that provides
short-term shelter care tor children and youth
to age 18. The agency has recently launched
a public education campaign to help meet the
December 31 deadline. Yet. the agency is
dependent upon shelter parents to provide
for quick placements to serve its 24 hour a
day, 7 day a week program.
According to the most recent status ot
Oregon's children report published by
Children First for Oregon, Multnomah
County is 196% behind the teen pregnancy
benchmark set by the state in 1995. The
number of children living in poverty is
40% behind the state benchmark. The Boys
and Girls Aid Society of Oregon shelter
unit staff say that these numbers demon
strate the need for help for children living
in Multnomah County that is almost in
epidemic proportions.
The Boys and Girls Aid Society ot Oregon
offers weekly community-based orientation,
information and public speaking sessions tor
anyone who is interested in becoming a shel
ter parent or who may have questions about
the program. Please call 503-222-9661 x258
for a meeting schedule or call the shelter
parent information line at 503-222-2358.
According to Shelter Parenl Program Re
cruiter Jonathan Kipp, there is no special
season or time of year that shelter homes are
especially needed. Kids are in crisis every
day.
Free Phone Line Available For
Tax Questions
The Oregon Department of Revenue’s toll-
free phone line now is in operation and I ax
Help representatives are ready to assist Or
egon taxpayers.
The number is 1-899-356-4222 and will
be in service from January through April It is
an Oregon-only toll-free number; those who
are out-of-state will need to call (503) 378-
4988.
“Our representatives are available to an
swer calls regarding a variety ot tax ques
tions,” said Chuck Grinstead, Tax Help sec
tion manager. “Taxpayers can reach us Mon
day through Friday. 7:30 a.m. to 5.10 p.m.,
with the exception ot Wednesday where the
hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.,” he added.
Taxpayers also can get help on commonly-
asked questions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
through the department ’ s voice response sys
tem. This system provides recorded informa
tion. The toll-free number is I -800-356-4222;
the local number is (503) 378-4988. Taxpay
ers still can call tax help representatives
during regular office hours it they are unable
to receive help through the voice response
system.
For TTY (hearing or speech impaired
only), the year-round toll-free number within
Oregon is 1-8OO-886-72O4. In Salem, the
number is (503) 945-8617. These numbers
are answered by machine only anil are not lor
voiee use.
The department also has a special mes
sage line for Spanish speakers. The number is
(503) 945-8618 and is not a toll-line.
T d dieA rr^tron g is Boy's Girls Clubs of America's (B&GCA) 1997-98 Youth of the Year Sponsored by The
Reader's Digest Association. Inc. and adminstered by B&GCA. the Youth of the Year Pro& a™ rec^ ' /eS
superior leadership skills, academic achievement and outstanding service Boys & Girls Clubs and the
comm unity.
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After Christmas Deliveries Deplete
To help replenish the Portland Police
Bureau Sunshine Division w arehouse in
north Portland that was em ptied during
the holiday season.
Fred Meyer started the refilling p ro
cess by delivering a 4 9 -,out trailer lull
of food, toys, clothing, and household
goods this morning.
The Sunshine D ivision’s com m ander,
Sgt. Karl McDade, said “Fred M eyer's
gift comes at a great time as we scram ble
to meet the continuing needs ot the d is
advantaged. hom eless, and hungry in
our com m unity.
Our supplies were drastically reduced
by our annual C hristm as looil box p ro
gram that ted more than 4.1)00 lam ilies
this y ear.”
" fin s timely donation will enable us
to continue providing em ergency su p
plies in the new year," McDade said.
"Fred M eyer is a great role model for
other com panies to follow
We hope this major gilt helps en-
courage others in our community to pilch
in with their own donations at this time
of the year when supplies are depleted
and the needs of the disadvantage co n
tinue.”
"The need for em ergency food, clo th
ing, anil supplies is constant throughout
the y ear," M cD ade said It is only
through generous contributions such as
this one from Fred M eyer that the Sun
shine Division is able to continue it’s
most im portant m ission.
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