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April 11,2001
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Laurelhurst
Park Named
Historic Site
Energy
Help
LIEAP funds are used to pay any
type of heating fuel or utility bill
Each day, the newspapers, televi
sion and radio are filled w ith the new s
o f rising energy costs.
W hat has not been widely publi
cized is a long-standing year-round
program that can help the people w ho
need it most.
This program is the L ow Incom e
Energy Assistance Program ed JEA P.
It ’ s targeted for low-income residents
and especially low incom e seniors
and people with disabilities. .As en
ergy prices steadily increase, more
and more people are finding it very
difficult, if not impossible, to pay then-
ballooning utility bills. People with
limited resources are die m ostculner-
able. They tall deeper into debt. Ihey
live in inadequately ht and heated
rooms. iMany are threatened with the
termination o f then electric, gas or
w ater service. In som e cases, termina
tion actually occur .
LIEAP funds are used to pay any
typeofheahng fuel orutility bill. Hav
ing this program pay all o rap o rtio n o f
a heating or utility bill can mean the
difference between having heat and
lights and being “left out in the cold.”
Residents o f “fen m arket" housing
can receive up to $250, while those in
subsidized housing can receive up to
$125.
Tobeeligible,arecipient’sineom e
niustbebelowôOpercentottheregion’s
m edian income. Currently 60pencent
o f m edian income tor a single person
T h e 2 6 - a c r e L a u r e l h u r s t P a rk
h a s b e e n n a m e d to th e N a tio n a l
ts$ 14,370peryear Eorafemily oftbur
itis $27,060
This is a less stringent require
m ent than has been applied in the
past, w hich means that people w ho
didn’tqualify before may very well do
so now. Energy assistance is not just
essential in the winter months. Even
w hen the whether in O regon is rela
tively w arm in the daytime, the night
time temperatures often drop down
into the 40s and 30s. In addition,
utilities are needed to operate the
lights in most homes as well as the
appliances necessary for cooking
and refrigeration. Living in a hom e in
the Portiani) area without electricity
can create serious health hazards for
the occupants especially tor young
children and the elderly
LIEA P funds are distributed by
the following six organizations:
North Portland: Y W CA ofGreater
Portland, 503-721-6770; N orthw est
Portland: Friendly House, 503-228-
4335; Southeast Portland: Portland
Impact,503-988-6000; SouthwestPort-
land: Neighborhood H ouse,503246-
1663; East M ultnom ah Co.: H um an
Solutions, 503-988-5200andN orth-
east Portland: A lbina M inisterial A l
liance, 503-285-0493. I f people are
unsure which one to contact, they
can call the central LIEA P access
num ber at the M ultnom ah C ounty
D epartm entofCom m unityandFam -
ily Services: 503-988-3999.
R e g i s t e r o f H i s t o r i c P la c e s .
T h e s o u t h e a s t P o r t l a n d p a r k is
th e f i r s t c i t y p a r k l i s t e d o n th e
n a ti o n a l r e g i s t e r , a f e d e r a l h o n o r
u s u a lly
b e s to w e d
on
s ig n ific a n t h o u s e s .
It m i g h t a l s o b e f i r s t o f s e v e r a l
P o rtla n d -a r e a p a rk s to s e e k
a s p a r t o f th e t u r n - o f - t h e - c e n -
tu ry n a tio n a l C ity B e a u tifu l m o v e
m e n t.
“ L a u re lh u rs t P a rk e p ito m iz e d
th e p l a n n i n g e f f o r t s o f th e t i m e , ”
s a id P e te r M e i je r , d i r e c t o r o f h i s
to r ic r e s o u r c e s f o r S E R A A r c h i
te c t s o f P o r t l a n d , a f i r m
o f b u il d in g s a r o u n d th e c it y . “ I t ’s
a ls o v e r y m u c h i n t a c t a n d u n
c h a n g e d f r o m w h e n it w a s f i r s t
c o n s tru c te d a ro u n d th e tu rn o f
th e c e n tu r y . I t ’s m a t u r e d n o w ,
s o o n e c a n s e e t h e g r o w t h th a t
w a s p l a n n e d a t t h e b e g i n n i n g .”
A Right Fit for Glasses
Boise-Eliot students Jonathan Sounder and Bronson Enos are welcomed by Lisa Sullivan o f the LensCrafters
Foundation Vision Van that was parked at the Lloyd Center parking lot last week to provide nearly 300
children with free eye exams and fittings fo r glasses. The LensCrafters’ Give the Gift o f Sight program provides
free vision care to those who cannot afford it.
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