March 31, 1999
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COhseruer
Education & Job-Training NAACP Spingarn Medal
Honors Earl Graves, Sr.
Programs For Youth
HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS
Youth Empowerment Skills
(YES)
T h is life sk ills tra in in g p ro ­
gram fo r teen s w ere d e v e lo p e d
by W estern Y outh D evelopm ent.
It is d e sig n e d to en h a n c e s e lf­
esteem an d teach p rac tica l, p o si­
tiv e life sk ills y o u th ca n use in
d iffic u lt situ a tio n s th ey face e v ­
eryday. Y E S g ives y o u th a re a l-
life e x p e rie n c e o f se lf-re sp e c t,
personal pow er, sense o f resp o n ­
sib ility an d se lf-w o rth . F o c u s­
ing o n c o m m u n ic a tio n , h u m an
interactio n , c o n flict t reso lu tio n ,
ch o ic e an d p e rso n a l life v isio n ,
Y E S p re p a re s te en s to ta k e a c ­
tio n to re so lv e th e ir o w n issues.
A n y y o u th , a g e d 15-19, is e li­
g ible to en ro ll in a w ee k en d Y E S
program .
Job Readiness Training ( JRT)
T his five-day intensive pro­
gram teaches youth the neces­
sary skills to succeed in the w ork
force. C om m unity b u siness pro­
fessional presents such topics as:
T im e and the W orkplace, T ele­
phone E tiquette, U nderstanding
B ehavioral Styles, D ealing w ith
C onflict in the W orkplace, C us­
tom er Service, Interview ing Tech­
niques, R esources fo rjo b Search,
W orkplace & Pol icies, Tim e M an­
agement, and much more. Through
classroom training, field trips and
on-site jobexploration, youth gam
a greater insight into the realities
o f the w orking w orld. W Y D ’s
ongoing supporters and business
c o n tin u e to h ire y o u th u p o n
com pletion o f the JR T program .
Rise & Shine Deli
This program is designed to
provide jo b training and w ork o p ­
portunities for W Y D graduates.
T here are tw o deli locations - 619
S W 11th A ve, D ow ntow n and 9605
SW N im bus, Beaverton. This pro­
gram is m ade possible w ith the
generous support o f Starbucks
C offee, A didas, and G rand C en­
tral B anking Co. The deli provides
fresh m ade sandw iches, soups,
and pastries. T he dow ntow n lo­
cation is now offering coiporate
catering services.
Youth Entrepreneurial Training
& Business Incubator
T he Y o u th E n trep ren e u rial
T raining is a “hands on learning”
process w here youth leant about
business by starting and operat­
ing their ow n individual busi­
nesses. W ith the com pletion o f a
b usiness plan , p articipants are
eligible to apply to our m icro-loan
for capital to initiate their busi­
ness. An attem pt is m ade to m atch
n e ig h b o r h o o d m e n to r s w ith
young business ow ners for at least
the first six m onths o f business.
All graduates o f the YES program
are eligible to enroll in en tre p re­
neurial training. In addition, w e
recently opened a n eighborhood
based business incubator for b u si­
ness started by o u r participants.
Ropes Course and First
Wednesdays
A fter youth have com pleted the
YES program , they are eligible to
participate in the Ropes Course.
The Ropes C ourse is designed to
take the youth to the next level in
w orking as a team , in trusting o th­
ers and in developing their self­
esteem. Tw o W estern Y outh D e­
velopm ent trainers, who are Cam p
C ollins C ertified, facilitate this
training. The w eekend includes
problem solving gam es, physical
activities, and rigorous em otional
and physical adventures.
T he First W ednesday o f every
month, the YES graduates can com e
together at W estern Y outh D evel­
opm ent and participate in various
activities for ongoing support.
All program s are free ofcharge,
due to ongoing support from co m ­
m unity foundations, businesses
and individuals. W e are eternally
grateful for their contributions.
Don’t Be Afraid of Your Credit Report!
A free hands on w orkshop on how
to im prove your credit and your credit
report led by representatives from
the Coalition ofB lack M en and Fidel­
ity C redit Services
T hursday, April 15,h
7:00p.m . to8:30p.m .
Portland Com m unity College
C ascade Cam pus
Terrell H all - Room #122
705 N. Killingsworth
In the Workshop
• Learn w hat inform ation is on your
credit report
• Find out how to correct m istakes
and provide explanations
• D iscover w hat to do about credit
report fraud
• L earn how to im prove your credit
standing
• M eet w ith a credit com pany execu­
tive to review your questions
• G et inform ation on qualifying for a
hom e loan
• F ind out how to have your nam e
rem oved from solicitation list
D ue to lim ited class size, pre-reg­
istration is encouraged!
Baltim ore, M aryland - N A A C P
Board o f D irectors C hairm an Julian
Bond announced today that Earl G.
G raves, Sr., C hairm an and C EO o f
Black Enterprise M agazine, is the re­
cipient o f the 84,h S pingam Medal.
Bond said, “The Spingam Award
C o m m ittee u n an im o u sly elected
Graves as som eone w hose life per­
sonifies the N AACP ’ s hi ghest honor. ”
G raves said , “ T his h o n o r ex em ­
plifies the p in n acle o f reco g n itio n
for a lifetim e o f w ork to w ard s the
struggle. I only w ish my parents
w ere to b ear w itness to such an
achievem ent. T hey w ould have
been proud - as I am to jo in the
d istin g u ish ed group o f S p in g am
recip ien ts.”
The late J.E. Spingam , former
N A A C P Chairm an, instituted the
Medal in 1914. Itw as designed tocall
attention o f the A m ericans people to
the existence o f merit and achieve­
ment am ong A m erican o f A frican
descent and to serve as a stim ulus to
young people.
To date, 83 S pingam m edals have
been aw arded R ecent M edalists
include: V irginia G overnor L. D ou­
glas W ilder, The R everend Jesse
Jackson. Percy E. Sutton. Bill Cosby,
J r . the late M ayorTom Bradley, I ^ n a
Hom e, General Colin Powell, the late
B arbara Jordan, M aya A ngelou, Dr.
John H ope Franklin, the late ju d g e
A. Leon H igginbotham ,C arl R ow an
and form er N A A C P C h air M yrlie
Evers-W illiams.
US Bank is Vacating uilding
Offers Public Unique Opportunity
US Bank is vacating one o f their
dow ntow n Portland office buildings.
The rem aining office furniture in
the building, including w orkstations,
executive and secretarial desks, and
chairs, credenzas, conference room
furnishings, file cabinets, reception
area furnishings, IBM P.C. ‘s and
m iscellaneous item s o f all types are
being offered to the public in a final
liquidation sale.
This sale offers the public, including
businesses, a unique opportunity to
purcliase office furniture and many other
items for their homes and businesses at
a fraction o f their original cost.
The sale will begin on M onday,
M arch 29lh, and will continue for ap­
proxim ately four weeks. H ours o f
public access will be 10:00a.m. to7:00
p.m. M arch 29Ih through April 2nd, and
from 10:00 a.m. to6:00p.m . everyday
thereafter, including Saturdays and
Sundays.
The office building is located at
309 SW 6"' Avenue (the SW com er o f
6th and Oak Street), catty-com er from
"B ig Pink” (the US Bancorp Tower).
T he public may call 295-9724 or
800-719-9695 form ore information.
Vision and Passion
Vis ion and Passion is the them e for
the Seventh A nnual A sian American
Y outh Leadership Conference, sched­
uled for Tuesday, M ay 4 at Lewis and
Clark College. Selectedhigh-achieve-
m ent Asian-heritage students from
m etropolitan area high schools will
attend w orkshops to develop skills
they will use throughout their lives.
T h e A sia n A m e ric a n Y o u th
L ead ersh ip C o n feren ce, held d u r­
ing A sian H eritag e M onth, h ig h ­
lights the ach iev em en ts and c o n tri­
butions o f O re g o n 's grow ing A sian
com m unity.
“M any people d o n ’t realize how
large and diverse the A sian com m u­
nity is in O regon. It includes people
from forty-nine countries, including
Japan, V ietnam . C am bodia, Laos,
China, Pakistan, India, Israel, Syria,
Iran and m any others,” says Paul
Duong a m em ber o f the conference ’ s
planning com m ittee. “W ith A sian
being O reg o n ’s largest foreign trad­
ing partner, and with significant in­
vestm ent in Oregon by A sian com pa­
nies, the student attending the con­
ference are an im portant resource to
our com m unity. It makes great sense
to invest in them.
T he conferen ce, co -sponsored
by N ike Inc, Portland Public Schools,
the Office ofN eighborhood Involve­
m ent R efugee and Im m igrant Pro­
gram , and Lew is and Clark C ollege,
will be attended by over 350 Asian-
heritage youth. The keynote speaker
w ill be L aw rence W ong, E xecutive
D irector o f the C hinese A m erican
C itizens A lliance.
T o p ic s in c lu d e “ G e ttin g In
T o u ch W ith Y o u r P assio n A n d
D eveloping A V isio n ,” a panel p re ­
sen tatio n "L e arn in g From P eo p le
W ho ‘have R ealized T he V isio n ,”
and “Fulfilling Y our V ision Through
H ig h erE d u ca tio n .”
O ther activities will include a Lion
Dance from M inh Q uang Tem ple and
a perform ance by Portland Taiko.
O th er key co n trib u to rs include
the O reg o n C o m m issio n on A sian
A ffairs, U S. B ank, N ab isco Inc.,
the B oeing C o m p an y , and the city
o f Portland.
Form ore information, contactPaul
Duong, (503) 823-3049
Veteran's Clinic To Move
PO R TLA N D , Ore. - A clinic for
veterans w ho w ish to file disability
claims will be moving to a new building
April 3. The com pensation and Pen­
sion Unit o f the Portland V A M edical
Center will m ove to the hospital’s
Vancouver Division at 1601 E 4*Plain
Boulevard in Vancouver, Wash.
The new unit w ill open A pril 7 on
the second floor o f the B arnes R eha­
bilitation Center, Building D-7, on the
southeast co m er o f the V ancouver
Cam pus. Exam hours are from 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m ., M onday through Friday.
T he m ed ical c e n te r’s C o m p en ­
sation and P en sio n unit is cu rren tly
located at the m edical ce n te r’s O u t­
p atien t C lin ic at 8909 SW B arbur
B oulevard.
The unit, w hich performs physical
exam inations for veterans w ho, is
seeking medical com pensation for ill­
ness or injuries. The six staff in the
unit sees nearly 6,000 veterans each
year in the course o f determ ining
w hat level o f m edical services a vet­
eran should receive.
T he m o v e w ill save the m ed ical
ce n te r an e stim a te d $ 8 0 0 ,0 0 0 a n ­
n u ally . T h e c u rre n t fa c ility is
le ase d from a p riv a te co m p an y in
P o rtland. T he new clin ic is lo cated
on fed eral p ro p erty .
T h e c lin ic is m o v in g to th e
Vancouver Division, rather than to the
Portland campus o f the medical center,
because the Vancouver campus has
parking space and exam space to ac­
commodate additional patient visits.
Veterans who wish to claim benefits
through the Compensation and Pen­
sion process must first file a claim with
the Veterans Benefits Administration.
The Portland office o f the agency can
be reachedat 1-800-827-1000.
3:17 a.m
You’re asleep.
We’re w orking to make
Sure your alarm goes off.
Senior Trade Fair To Feature
Prizes and Lots of Information
V ANCOUVER, W A - Some lucky
person could win the grand prize draw­
ing VCR at the 4lh annual Senior Trade
F air Friday, A pril 9, from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. at M arshall C enter, 1009 E.
M cLoughlinB lvd.
T he ev en t w ill sho w case p ro d ­
ucts, serv ices and in fo rm atio n o f
in terest to local seniors. A ll ages
are w elcom e. A $1 su ggested d o n a­
tio n at the door w ill b en e fit the City
o f V a n c o u v e r’s R etired and S enior
V olunteer Program (RSVP).
T he fair w ill feature sem inars
throughout the day, including: C on­
sum ers S m arts - L ook B efore Y ou
Leap, E m ergency P reparedness, In­
v estin g for S en io rs, Packing for a
W eekend, and Set Y oursel f Free On
C -T ran. SH IB A (S tatew id e H ealth
Insu ran ce B en efit A dvisors) v o l­
u n teers w ill an sw er h ealth insur-
ance q u estio n s. A A R P T ax A ide
P rogram volunteers w ill provide tax
help. There w ill also be free sam ples
an d d em o n stratio n s.
The Senior Trade Fair is sponsored
RSVP, the Senior Messenger, Hi-School
Pharmacy, the Columbian, K V AN 1550
and the Vancouver Business Journal.
The grand prize drawing is sponsored
bycityFinancialGroup. Formore infor­
mation call the RSVP office at 696-8221.
Charter Review Committee
to Hold Meeting on April 1
T he C ity o f V a n c o u v e r’s 1999
C h a rte r R e v ie w C o m m itte e w ill
h o ld its first m e e tin g A p ril 1, from
7 to 9 p.m . in c o u n c il ch a m b e rs at
C ity H all, 2 1 0 E . 13,hSt. M eetin g s
w ill be h eld o v e r an e ig h t-to 10
Salmon Painting Show
Runs Through April
Endangered Ritual II, a new series
o f painting by artist Jennifer W ill­
iam s, is on display at V ancouver’s
W ater Resources and Education C en­
ter from A pril 1 to 30 in the second
floor ait gallery Open hours are 9a.m .
to 5 p.m. M onday through Saturday.
W illiam ’s oversized canvases are
w orked in a layered technique o f
acrylicpaintsoverpapercollage. This
show has been extended through the
m onth o f April giving the public ad­
ditional opportunity to view skillful
and em otionally portrayed salm on in
their struggle to return to the stream s
o f their births.
w eek period. A ll m eetin g s are open
to th e p u b lic .
Charter Review C om m ittee m em ­
b ers ap p o in ted by th e M a y o r in ­
c lu d e G ary A k iz u k i, L en A ro n .
D o n n a C a n to n w in e -W e n d . B rian
C a r ls o n , J o h n C a to n , R o b e rta
F o rb e s, Jo h n G e a r, S ean G u ard ,
D ale K id w ell, L ize L uce, M ark
M a g g io r a , P a u l M a r tin , J o h n
M cD o n a g h , C h a rlie M itc h e ll and
C eci R yan-S m ith.
T he ch arg e o f the co m m it­
tee is to rev iew the C ity 's ch a rter
an d to reco m m en d to the city c o u n ­
cil, in tim e to b e co n sid ered fo r th is
y e a r ’s e l e c t i o n s , a n y c h a r t e r
ch an g es o r am en d m en ts.
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