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DEC. 16, 1998
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Thirty-O ne Portland Area Non-Profit O rganizations receive
Grants fromU.S. Bank
PORTLAND, O re.-C entral City
Concern, Portland Public School
Foundation, Open Meadow Learn­
ing Center, Human Solutions, Com­
mitted Partners for Youth. These are
just a few examples o f the thirty-one
Portland area non-profit organizations
that recently received grants from
U.S. Bank. More that $680,000 was
contributed to these groups in sup­
port o f educational and community
development programs and services.
Several o f the educational and com­
munity development programs and
services. Several of the educational
programs funded are designed to
enhance classroom curriculum or pro­
vide additional educational opportu­
nities outside o f the classroom. Or­
egon Graduate Institute o f Science
and Technology received a $25,000
grant to fund its Saturday Academy ’ s
outreach efforts focused on provid­
ing science, engineering, math and
technology education to under-rep­
resented and low-income students.
The Oregon Council for Humanities
was awarded $20,000 to enhance the
study o f humanities in high schools
in more than 100 com m unities
throughout the state. A $30,000 con­
tribution was made to the Oregon
Zoo Foundation to fund its ZAP (Zoo
Animal Presenters) Team. This pro­
gram offers undeserved high school
youth on-the-job training in animal
care, public speaking, zoo science
and conservation issues. A variety
o f affordable housing projects were
among the community development
efforts funded by U.S. Bank. Port­
land Habitat for Humanity received
$33,000 to assist with the site devel­
opment o f 11 homes. PortlandCom-
munity Reinvestm ent Initiatives
(PCRI) was provided a $35,000 grant
to rehabilitate a vacant PCRI prop­
erty into an affordable home devel­
oped specifically for a resident oper­
ating a family child care business.
The E nterprise Foundation was
awarded $40,000 in support o f its
lending program to community-based
organizations that develop afford­
able housing. “These organizations
are providing important services and
programs that not only impact Port­
land, but in some cases, reach across
the state,” said John Rickman, Presi­
dent, U.S. Bank. “U.S. Bank is proud
to partner with these groups in their
efforts to enhance educational and
community development opportuni­
ties which truly make an important
difference in our communities.” Min­
neapolis-based U.S. Bancorp9NYSE:
USB), with $74 billion in assets, is the
14th largest bank holding company
in the nation and operates approxi-
Candy Distributor assessed
$9,250 for Child Labor Violations
The owner o f an operation that
uses children to sell candy door-to-
door has been accused o f violating
child labor laws. Mansoor Alam Mian
— doing business as American Teen
Sales Project, American Youth Sales,
American Team Sales, A. S.D. North­
w est, W ashington Y outh Sales
Project, The Candy Zone, A.S.D., Inc.,
and American West Sales and Mar­
keting in Vancouver, Wash., andPort-
land, Ore.,— was fined $9,250 by the
U.S. Department o f Labor, which has
also gone to federal court in the state
ofW ashington to prevent Mian from
committing further child labor viola­
tions. “Too many children are being
abused by the youth-peddling in­
dustry,” said Secretary o f Labor
Alexis M. Herman. “Many o f these
operations present themselves as
charitable and civic-minded groups,
but they are, in fact, for-profit busi­
nesses that prey on a young, vulner­
able work force. We will enforce the
law to protect children from being
exploited.” The department’s Wage
and Hour Division found that Mian
employed four minors between the
ages o f 12 and 14 in violation o f the
child labor provisions o f the federal
Fair Labor Standards Act. Investiga­
tors located Mian in south Bend,
Ind., where they served him with the
notice o f the fine on Nov. 13. The
m inors w ere tra n sp o rte d from
Vancouver, Wash., to Portland, Ore.,
to sell candy door to door. They also
were required to load and unload
merchandise. The wage and hour
Division alleged that Mian Violated
the law by engaging in oppressive
child labor in commerce. Hemustpay
the fine or request a hearing to dis­
pute. The federal investigation be­
gan after the Wage and hour Division
received information about M ian’s
operation from the Washington State
Department of Labor and Industries
in 1997. The Oregon State Bureau of
Labor and Industries, which has also
assessed civil m oney penalties
against Mian, and Washington State
Attorney G eneral's Office assisted
with the investigation. The Wage
and Hour Division is launching an
outreach effort in partnership with
state departments o f labor and the
Child Labor Coalition to educate the
public about the dangers o f this in­
dustry and will take steps to improve
and coordinate state and federal en­
forcement efforts. Agency officials
emphasize that legitimate charitable
sales operations by youth groups,
schools or community organizations
will not be affected. Child labor regu­
lations control the hours during which
children under 16 can work and restrict
employment in specific hazardous oc­
cupations for all youngsters under 18.
For further information about federal
child laws visit the Department o f
Labor’s homepage at www.dol.gov
and click on the “Teen Safety” icon.
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