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4 Page A4 M A R C H IX, 1998 (Flic P o r tla n d Oî)bseruer 3rd fàirfchdaÿ W a itiif f Hxsux/ct1 Fr©tí¿ F©ur Metí? ti? i«, Fatizilÿ & F rieíids Ch,i Id r t h D e S e a n , D en iesh a , a n d K a e ch elle, a g e s 7, 6, and 9 m os. T h e s e th re e A fric a n -A m e ric a n /C a u c a sia n e h ild re n n ee d a v ery sta b le fam ily w ith lo ts o f love to h e lp th em o v e rc o m e th e ir p ast a b u se an d n eg lec t. T h ey are th ree o f o v e r 2 0 0 O re g o n c h ild re n c u rre n tly a w a itin g a d o p tiv e fa m ilie s . T h ese a c tiv e c h ild re n love to p la y . D e S e a n c a n u su a lly be fo u n d rid in g his b ik e or b u ild in g w ith le g o s. D e n ie sh a lo v e s to p lay d re ss u p and play w ith h er d o lls. B a b y R a e c h e lle e n g a g e s in n o rm al b ab y -ty p e p la y su c h as p e e k -a -b o o . This th re e so m e need a lo v in g , c o n s is te n t h o m e w ith p a re n ts w ho kn o w how to ad d ress c h a lle n g in g b e h a v io rs an d can p ro v id e in d iv id u a liz e d atten tio n . T h e y a re in th e p ro c e s s o f b e c o m in g legally fre ed fo r a d o p tio n . V e le V e Y c iu t T o learn m ore a b o u t th e c h ild re n w h o a w a it h o m e s an d th e a d o p tio n p ro c e ss, call th e S p e c ia l N e e d s A d o p tio n C o a litio n at T h e B oys an d G irls A id S o c ie ty - 1 -8 0 0 -3 4 2 -6 6 8 8 . DeSean, Deniesha, and Raechelle nw Regional T he fourth annual M O M S . Club NW Regional Conference will be held on Saturday, May 9th form 8:00 am to 2:00 pm and includes work shops, vendors, catered lunch and a keynote speaker for a total cost o f $25.00. T he location o f the confer ence will once again be at the Mon arch I Intel, located at 12566 SE93rd Ave., Portland, OR., Exit 14 from I- 205. R egistration will be taken form A pril I st up to the day o f the confer en c e and will b e allow ed at the door. R egistration form s are available by phoning f.eslieC o w ash at 235-5513. W orkshops include “D o n ’t be the N ext V ictim ,” “ Positive D iscipline,” “ Im pact o f C hildren on M arriage,” “ H om e S chooling,” “ Art and Y oung Moms Clubs C h ild ren ,” and “ S tretching Y our D ollars,” along with “ Fast and Fru gal M eals,” and “ PM Sand Pre m eno pause.” T he key n o te speaker will be Lynn Martin, w ho m inisters with her husband at the Mt. O livette Baptist Church. She is a dynam ic person and addresses the need for us to nurture ourselves and o u r m ates for a truly lasting relationship. A lthough this conference is geared to stay-at-hom e mothers, many would find the inform ation useful and e n tertaining. It is a great chance to connect with other m others. N ursing infants are w elcom e, but no child care will be provided. For m o re in fo rm atio n , contact C'oreen G reen at 666-5907 or Sally H u n tle y a t 7 7 1 - 2 8 4 8 . Non-Sexist Parenting N on-Sexist Parenting in a Sexist S ociety is the title o f the innovative series o f talks to be held this spring at In O th er W ords W o m en ’s Books and Resources. R aising kids in contem porary U.S. society is daunting. Parents often feel caught betw een the “devil" o f sexism , hierarchy and consum er culture and the “deep blue sea” o f children’s ow n desires and their capacities for a fuller hum anity. This series o f discussions focuses on w hat parents can do to cultivate non-sexist values in ehildren through topics such as gender and self esteem , discipline, play, and sexuality. Each discussion addresses diversity issues in parenting, including sexual orientation and racial and social class differences. Presenters bring both an academ ic and feminist/ activist interest to the topic o f child rearing. D iscussions will be held the last I hursday of each month, 7-8:30pm, at In O ther W ords. All discussions are free and open to the public. BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES: Supporting Family Strengths $130,326 Donated To Programs For Women, Children and Families H undreds o f w om en shared their success w ith w om en, ehildren and families in Portland today at the sixth annual Y W CA W om en’s Leadership Luncheon. T h e event, billed as “ Portland's prem ier w om en’sevent,” raised a record setting $ 130,326 for the program s and services o f the YWCA o f G reater Portland. Emceed by K A T U ’s Julie Emery, the event featured speeches by sev eral YW CA clients. Joy Fauth, a survivor o fd o m estic violence, share her story and spotlighted the work o f the YW CA W om en’s Resource C en ter and Shelter. Said Joy, “ M y family is no longer ju st surviving, w e ’re thriving!” Jeannine Carr, a M ult nom ah County H ealth D epartm ent nurse spoke about her w ork at the YW CA T ransitional School for chil dren o f hom eless fam ilies. Said Je a n n in e , “ W ith h elp from the YW CA T ransitional School, these kids can break the cycle." G alisa Scott, N neka A gum and A m anda El-all age 10-shared their experiences at the Sm art Choices m ath/science program for girls aged 8 to 18. Said G alisa, “ At Smart Choices, I get to do things I w ouldn’t get to do until high school.” O kainer C hristian D ark, an assistant United States A ttorney, closed the event and m ade the pitch. Said O kainer, “ Each o f us here today can stand in the gap for som eone being helped by the YW CA ofG reaterP ortland." Famed P o rtla n d p ia n ist M ich ael A llen H arrison played an original com po sition written fo rth e YW CA entitled ZTtc Fabric o f Life. Due to the generosity o f corporate donors, all individual donations made at the event w ere designated entirely for YW CA programs. T h eev en tw as co-sponsored by W estern Family Foods and Key Bank o f Oregon. Tw enty-six additional corporations also underw rote the event. H anna A nderson generously provided in fant clothing, used to construct the table centerpieces-life-like “balloon b a b ie s.” C o lu m b ia S p o rtsw ear, Storables, Inc. and W estern Family Foods also donated in-kind item s for use by YWCA programs. For 97 y ears, th e Y W C A o f G reater Portland has been a com m u nity based organization com m itted to the advancem ent o f w omen and the elim ination o f racism and other forms o f discrim ination. YW CA program s include services for teen parents, homeless children, at-risk se n io rs, b attered an d h o m eless w omen; as well as Smart Choices (m ath and science for girls 8 to 18) and Cam p W estwind on the Oregon Coast. The YW CA serves over 35,000 clients at six locations around the Portland metropolitan area. For m o re inform atio n , co n tac t Kari C hisholm at 503-294-7478. U i 1 /Men our k family faces a challenge, we face it head on. With all our minds put together, we’ll come up with something to meet that challenge.” -G ENEVA JONES, grandparent of six, great-grandparent of three V-fl Multnomah -County- ^lorUanh GDbsmter Multnomah County's Family Centers support family strengths with 14 locations throughout the county. 0^ centers B uilding B etter C ommunities
