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« October 09. 2002 ^'^Jortlanb ©bseruer MED Week State Sen. Margaret Carter and college executive dean Mildred Ollee (right), talk with members o f the local press before the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Portland Community College expansion on North Killingsworth Avenue. Page A3 Food-Stamp Recipients Will Recieve Increase O regon’s m ore than 180,000 food-stam p households w ill re ceive sm all increases this m onth in the am ount o f benefits they will receive and in how much they can earn to qualify. The changes, w hich will affect about 364,000 low -incom e, elderly and disabled people, w ere effective T uesday. H o u se h o ld s w ith in co m es below 185 percent o f the federal poverty level, or $2,790 a m onth for a fam ily o f four. For a fam ily o f four, the m onthly food stam p benefits will increase by $ 13, from $ 4 5 2 to $ 4 6 5 . A n in d iv id u a l m ay q u a lify fo r b e n e fits a n d rec e iv e an in c re a se o f $4, from $ 1 3 5 to $ 1 3 9 . A n in d iv id u a l c a n m a k e u p to $ 9 6 0 a m o n th in g ro s s in c o m e , c o m p a re d w ith the $931 e a rn e d to q u alify b e fo re O c t. 1. The federal governm ent re vises food-stam p paym ents a n nually to reflect changes in food, housing and other costs. The average am ount o f food stam ps received by an O regon ho u se hold is about $150. Halloween Safety L ittle ghosts and goblins can stay safe this H allow een thanks to free reflective treat bags distrib uted by Providence H ealth System h o sp ita ls a ro u n d the P o rtla n d M etro area. Inside the bags p ar ents w ill find tips to keep kids safe, such as staying in large groups at all tim es, rem aining in well lit areas and checking treats before co n sum ption. Starting M onday, O ct. 21, fam i lies can pick up one bar per child, from 8:30a.m . to5 p.m. in the Health R esource C enters and E m ergency D epartm ents at Providence P o rt land Medical Center,4805 NE Glisan St., or Providence St. Vincent M edi cal C enter, 9205 SW B arnes Rd. PHOTOS BV D avid P lechl / T he P ortland O bserver PCC Cascade Celebrates Groundbreaking kicks-off construction for expansion of students services PCC marked the start o f con struction of the Cascade cam pus expansion Thursday with a groundbreaking ceremony and speeches by state Sen. M arga ret Carter, college officials and former students. The plan directs expansion to the south and west toward the new Interstate Avenue light rail station and Interstate-5. The new campus will expand stu dent services and increase ac cess to adult learning programs and workforce development skills. “We had hoped for a com prehensive community college,” Carter said. “This will bring much needed educational ac cess to the people of Portland in this part of town.” The voter-approved PCC bond program will provide $57 million for the Cascade campus projects that will include 120,000 square feet of additional build ings and 3.57 acres of land expansion. The expansion is the result of burgeoning enrollment at the campus. In the past five years PCC Cascade campus enrollment has increased by 55 percent. The campus will even tually cover 13.32 acres and peak at 330,000 square feet of building space. At the initial phase of con- The African American Health Coalition presents the 7th Annual African American Wellness Village October 19, 2002 Theme: “A Healthy Community’ Starts With You: Lowering Your Risk for Cardiovascular Disease” •Fun •W ellness W alk •E xhibits •Workshops •S alsa Dancing *t>oor Prizes •H e a lth Screenings •Children's Hut Saturday, October 19th 2002 from 9am to 4pm at The Blazers Boys & Girls Club 5250 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. WORKSHOPS 10:30 am -11:30 am 11:00 am -12:00 pm 12:00 pm -1:00 pm 12:30 pm -1:30 pm 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Physician Assistant Education Program Breast Health Seminar Nutrition and Obesity Stroke Survival Kit - Tools to Save Your Life C.L.E.A.R. the Air (An Anti-Tobacco Workshop) ALL DAY HEALTH SCREENINGS City and School officials break ground with golden shovels at the site of a new campus extension that will expand student services and increase access to adult learning programs and workforce development skills. Preexisting buildings at PCC's Cascade campus will also be Updated and expanded. struction, Cascade will add 25,000 square feet to the two story Jackson Hall Science Building as well as six new science labs. A two-story physi cal education complex will be built at North Killingsworth and Kerby, and Student Service and Student Center buildings will be renovated. The second phase of con struction, scheduled for late summer 2003, includes con struction of an Arts and Hu manities building and a Tech nology Education building. Vision & Hearing Test Posture Screening HIV & Hep C Testing Oregon Health Plan TB & Lead Screening Gloucoma Screening Immunizations Foot Care & Foot Massage Urine Protein Glucose Screening Blood Pressure Screening Diabetes Screening Major Sponsors: African American Health Coalition, Inc. 2800 N. Vancouver Avenue-Suite 100 Portland, Oregon 97227 Phone: 503-413-1850 www.aahc-portland.org ^Legacy, Lilly? Kaiser, Providence, L OHSU j
