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October 09. 2002
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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.
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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
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