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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
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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
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G et ready. Now . Outages can happen any
Safe a t h om e. Hats on! During an extended
tim e Make an outage kit—flashlight, battery
outage, stay warm w ith a cozy cap and loose
powered radio, non electric alarm clock, candles
layers of warm clothing. Check on elderly neigh­
(and candle holders for safety), matches and
bors. During an outage your freezer w ill keep
manual can opener. Did we mention batteries?
food frozen about tw o days—but keep the door
Lots o f fresh batteries. Also, rather than risk losing shut as much as possible
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G e nerate w ith care. Got a portable gen­
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erator? Never plug it into a wall outlet. You
for your computer.
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feed power into the outside lines, endangering
“ Hello PGE." M a k e th e call. In Portland,
repair personnel
503-464-7777. O utside Portland, 1-800-
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D o n 't cross th e line. If
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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. Bobby, who
loves to play outdoors, also enjoys
reading a book and has an extensive
vocabulary. M ost o f all. Bobby likes
his role as big brother and enjoys
playing w ith L inton and assisting
him in new skills. L inton is a busy
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