February 2,2000 P o rtlan d Page A5 (Clje 'Portlanft ©heeruer Family Living (fsb*< H M B la c k storv onth MM C hildren W aiting F or A H ome Left: Bobby & Linton To find out how you can help call the Special Needs Adoption Coalition at (503) 222-9661 or 800-342- 6688. Right: Misty, Crystal, & \ Wilbur i T his V alentine’s D ay can you open y o u r h e a r t a n d h o m e to th e approxim ately 6 thousand children in state care'.’ T hese chi ldren are in need o f foster and adoptive parents who can offer them love, security and s a f e ty . A t a n y g iv e n tim e , approxim ately 250 are available for ad o p tiv e placem en t. W ould you consider being a foster or adoptive parent? T he follow ing children are currently w aiting for placem ent in adoptive hom es. K athleen, age 6, has a w onderful Kathleen s m ile a n d a s tr o n g s e n s e o f determ ination. This social little girl loves to d ance and be sung to. K a th le e n lo v e s g o in g to kindergarten and riding the “big y e llo w b u s .” K a th le e n is p e r m a n e n tly d e v e lo p m e n ta lly Housing authority names two new commissioners CO M RIBl I EPS I OKI T he housing A uthority O f Portland (H A P ) w elcom es new com m issioners N icholas Fish and Sharon Pert. A ppointed to the Board o f C om m issioners by Portland M ayor V era K atz, Fish w ill w ork actively on the com m ission as a representative o f the city o f Port land and Pert w ill represent the city o f G resham . “W e are fortunate to be lead by the quality o f our board m em bers, their comm itment to H A P, and their concern for people o f low incom e,” said D enny W est, H ap Executive D irector. Both o f these appointm ents from different com ers only increase the strength o f our excel lent board.” A partner in the law firm, Kell Alterman & Runstein, L. L.P., Fish is chair o f its E m ploym ent Law Practice Group. He specializes in labor and em ploym ent law and general civil litigation. Prior to that he w as a partner in the N ew Y ork C ity Law firm . L evy Pollack, R atner& Behroozi, P.C. a n d c h a iro f th e M anhattan C o m m unity B oard Five. “ P rior to relocating to Portland, I w as an advocate for affordable housing in N ew Y ork C ity,” Fish said. “ I look forw ard to w orking with the Board and sta ffo f H AP and the citizens o f Portland to m eet the challenge o f providing decent, a ffo rd a b le h o u sin g fo r low in c o m e re sid e n ts o f M ultnom ah C ounty.” Fish received his law degree at N ortheastern U niversity School o f Law in Boston, M ass. A nd his bachelor's degree from Harv ard U niversity. C urrently he serves as chair o f the H atfield School o f G overnm ent A dvisory Sponsors sought for food program Board at Portland State U niversity, secretary for the district C ourt o f O regon Historical Society, and board m em ber o f the Portland State U niversity Foundation. He is a m em ber o f the Oregon and N ew Y ork State Bars, the national E m ploym ent Lawyers A ssociation, and the A FL- C IO L aw yers C oordinating Com m ittee. Fish replaces Bob N aito w ho served on the Broad for close to 12 years. Pert has w orked forC EN T U R Y 21 C olum bia Realty f o r 3 1 years. A form er Realtor, she now w orks in the adm inistrative office. In addition, Pert teaches fair housing classes to new real estate agents in her firm and attends the Fair H ousing conference every year. She is also a landlord and m anages her single-fam ily properties. In other com m unity activities. Pert has been a m em b ero f the G resham Planning Com m ission and is currently a m em ber o f G re sh am 's C om m unity D evelopm ent and H ousing C om m ittee w here she w orks on affordable housing issues and hom e ow nership in the com m unity. An avid history buff, she serves as a volunteer w ith the G resham and T routdale historical societies. “ M y hope is to ensure that clean, safe and reasonable living accom m odations are there for all w ho need them in the area that w e serve.” Said Pert. “ I look forward to a rewarding term w ith H A P and have already met som e very nice people who are happy in their w ork.” Petri replaces C laudette Lavert w ho served on the Board for six years. The H ousing A uthority o f Portland provides affordable housing services for o ver 20,000 low incom e and very low incom e people throughout M ultnom ah C ounty, and its com m issioners are representative o f the county. The C om m ission includes one HAP resident com m issioner’s tw o appointm ents by request o f M ultnom ah C ounty Chair, tw o appointm ents by request o f M ayor G resham and four P o rtlan d -area ap p o in tm en ts. A ll c o m m issio n ers are appointed by the M ayor o f Portland and approved by the Portland City Council. For m ore inform ation, please contact H A P Public Affairs toddler w hose bright eyes are filled w ith cu rio sity . W hile som ew hat d elay ed in p h y sical and speech developm ent, he is very content playing with his cars and trucks and k e e p in g h im s e lf b u sy . T h e se exceptionally close brothers require a family who can be good advocates and help them reach their potential. M isty, Crystal and W ilb u ra re 8 ,6 & 4 years old. There are lots o f good things happening for this fun group and they are doing well. They need a forever family that can help build their confidence and encourage their dream s. All three love school and are very hard workers. Crystal and Wilbur require special help insom eacadem ic areas, W ilbur looks forward to an a c tiv e e n e rg e tic d ad w ho w ill encourage and share in his natural lo v e fo r th e o u td o o r s . M isty especially needs a fam ily to help her feel secure and trust adults again. These siblings have m ade it through tough tim es, and now need a family w ho w ill g iv e th e m th e encouragem ent, praise, and positive reinforcem ent they deserve. We w elcom e single adults as well as couples. Fees are reduced or waived for fam i I ies adopt i ng chi ldren i n state care. To learn more about adoption, call T he Special N eeds Adoption Coalition at (503) 222-9661 or 800- 342-6688. If you w ant to becom e a foster parent or how you can help the children inOregon, call 800-331 -0503. Lighten up your winter. Clip this. the 5 most excellent and important things to do| if the lights go out| G et ready. Now . 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Do NOT get out Portland General Electric o f the vehicle until help arrives Bottom line: Any line you see should be con sidered "live" and dangerous My PGE account number I 4 5 2 3 PGEy 4ARMACY COMKIBl H PM O M H>K I lllUPOR 11 ASPJQ bm R\ tB T he Oregon Department o f Education (O D E ) is looking for organizations to s p o n s o rs s u m m e r fo o d s e rv ic e program s for children under age 19. T he Sum m er Food Service program m akes foodavailabletochildren from low -incom e fam ilies. Lori H ancock, U .S . D e p a rtm e n t o f E d u c a tio n rep resentative, acknow ledged the im portance o f sufficient food for c h ild r e n to p r o m o te n o rm a l developm ent and cognitive function. “ W e need to feed children nutritious foods that promote cognitive function and health every chance w e get so they com e to school ready to learn. T hey should be set on a path o f lifelong healthy eating habits. Food p ro g ra m s m u st b e p a r tn e rs in ed u catio n .” Sponsoring organizations m ust fully capable o f m anaging a food service program and m ust be one o f the following: For m ore inform ation about the Sum m er Food Program, training dates and w orkshop locations, contact D arla W ilson, Sum m er Food Service coordinator: (503)378-3579, ext. 468; or E-mail : darla.w ilson@ state.or.us; or visit the D epartm ent’s w ebsite: http://w w w .o d e.state o r.u s/stu sv c / nutrition/sfsp/index.htm . im pair and the family that adopts will n e e d to g iv e h e r th e c o n s ta n t a tte n tio n an d s u p e r v is io n sh e deserves. Parenting K athleen will be challenging, but very rew arding. If you are patient, kind and understand that successes com e in m any form s, please consider loving this little girl for life. Meet Bobby and Linton w ho are 4 and 2 years o ld . These boys are lov i ng and affectionate and have a strong bond w ith each other. 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