July 18, 2001 ÿurtlanfr (Obsvruer Page A3 (Tfyv Jlortlanò (Ohseruvr Health/Education Albertina Kerr Centers Accommodate More Youth at Risk As part o f its o n -going m is­ sion to pro v id e m ental health and b eh avioral reh a b ilita tiv e s e rv ic e s fo r a t-ris k y o u th , A lb e rtin a K err C e n te rs r e ­ cently opened a new , 6-bed sub-acute unit. “ The sub -acu te program is an a lte rn a tiv e to p sy ch iatric h o sp ita liz atio n and provides a safe and secure place for c h il­ dren to w ork w ith th eir fam i­ lies to resolve a severe m ental health c ris is ,” states M arcia H ille, V ice P resident o f K err Y outh and Fam ily Services. “ T he program provides either a hospital div ersio n capability or a safe place w here c h il­ dren can co n tin u e treatm ent a fte r re c e iv in g a sse ssm e n t serv ices in a p sy ch iatric hos­ pital p ro g ra m .” C u rrently, A lbertina K err C enters op erates a sub-acute program for boys ages 6-17 w ho pose a danger to th em ­ A lbertina Kerr C enters built a new , state-o f-th e-art facil- ity in 1998 and has already served hundreds o f ch ild ren , adolescents and their fam ilies. selves or others. A lready in effect, A lbertina K err C enters will accept re ­ ferrals for fem ales ages 6-17 for this program to m eet the large need identified in the com m unity by public and p ri­ vate m ental health o rg an iz a ­ tions. The facility is designed to pro- vide a high level o f safety and security while offering individual bedrooms and a comfortable liv- ing environment for residents. Congratulations to Portland’s Scholars w o area students are receiving special recognition from national organizations. T he N ational A ssociation o f Black J o u rn a lis ts , w h o se m is­ sion is to strengthen ties among African- American journalists, will award a scholar­ ship to David Solano o f Portland at their 26lh annual convention on Aug. 22-26 in Orlando, Florida. Solano, 24, most recently was a sports writer for PSU’s daily newspaper, “The Vanguard.” Iyorrna A. St. Gerard, a junior at Benson High School, was nominated to be included in the 35lh Annual Edition o f “ W ho’s Who Am ong American High School Students". Gerard was recognized for her outstand­ ing academic achievement and community involvement. T David Solano THE LARGEST. HOST COMPLETE RETAIL FABRIC STORE IS THE WEST . Ju ly 31st through August 14th, 2001 MAILER SALE! Everything in the store lyonnaA.St. Gerard SPECIAL SALE Applying for Food Stamps Made Easier Access to food assistance has become easier for thousands o f low- income Oregonians with the state­ wide introduction o f a new, two-page application for the Food Stamp Pro­ gram. As o f last month, all Adult and Family Services offices are now us­ ing a new two-page application for people requesting food stamps or daycare assistance. This replaces the and anti-hunger advocates, includ­ ing the O regon Law C enter, O r­ egon Food Bank, O regon Action and the O regon H unger R elief Task Force. The new application reduces the am ount o f paperw ork that appli­ cants must com plete to access food assistance. The sim plified process has been successfully tested in longer, ten-page application previ­ ously needed to apply for all AFS program s. E xcessive paperw ork is cited most often by anti-hunger advo­ cates as a barrier in accessing food stamps. The shortened application was produced in an atm osphere ot activism and response, through a collaborative effort betw een AFS PCC Summer Enrollment Jumps P ortland C om m unity C ollege opened its summer term last month with a 13.8 percent growth in its full­ time equivalent student’s numbers. The increase in headcount (individual students) is 11.6 percent, bringing almost 2,000 more students to the college this summer than in 2000. The increase can be attributed to a värity o f factors, according to Susan Bach, director o f PCC’s Institutional Research Department - the growth in the metropolitan area, the need for education and training due to the dip in the economy, the affordability of the community college, plus, the in­ creased o ffering o f com pressed courses this summer allows students to take a year's course work in one subject in the summer, from languages to economics, mathematics and more. Another force that may translate to m ore students, particularly col­ lege-transfer, is the recent dual en­ rollm ent program s that give stu­ dents the opportunity to be en­ rolled both at PCC and at PSU, OSU or OIT. The new program allows access to both schools with one application. every year, but tuition for resident un­ dergraduates has stayed the same since 1997. Paired with increasing fees, resi­ dent undergraduates could expect to pay 5 percent to 9 percent more for their classes in September. Tuition and fees for resident under­ graduates in the 2000-01 school year ranged from $3,819 at the University of Oregon to $3,342 at Western Oregon University. That could change to $4,071 at UO and $3,660 at Western Oregon. University officials said a 4 percent tuition increase was reasonable, al­ though the schools are concerned 40 several AFS offices over the past eight m onths. Several state and county agencies are also distribut­ ing the new application as a com ­ munity resource for clientele. People wanting more information about food stamps can call Oregon SafeNet, a health and human service hotline, Monday through Friday, at l-800-SAFENET(723-3638). Tuition Hike Proposed in Oregon ( AP) - Oregon college students may have to dig deeper into their pockets to pay for school this September if the state Board o f Higher Education ap­ proves a proposed 4 percent tuition hike. The state’s seven public univer­ sities submitted their proposals for 2001-02 tuition and fees to the chancellor’s office recently. Oregon University System officials expect the proposal to pass. The board had ap­ proved the possibility o f a 5 percent inert ase, but the 2001 Legislature capped tuition increases at 4 percent this fall and 3 percent in 2002-03. "My guess is that there will be few, if any, surprises, and ifthere are, w e’ll challenge them and ask for both ratio­ nale and sensibility,” said board Presi­ dent Don VanLuvanee. “But I don’t expect anything that we haven’t al­ ready foreseen.” Fees have gone up 2 DAYS ONLY - AUGUST 10 & 11 about keeping education affordable forstudents. "Wewillimplementsome increased amount o f scholarship aid for those who are neediest,” said Rob Specter, vice president at Oregon State University. 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