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October 30, 2002
Helpline Turns Tide on Displacement
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from Front
Arthur Payne has lived at
Park Terrace since 1992. He
remembered when almost ev
eryone in the 85-unit complex
was participating in the resi
dent council under the guid
ance of The Community Alli
ance of Tenants.
“CAT was instrumental in
helping us organize,” Payne
The effort was well worth it.
Tenant cooperation caught the
attention of the city, which pur
chased the buildings with the
help of the Portland Develop
ment Commission.
With a little guidance from
CAT, the effort paid off, resi
dents got the city to buy and sell
the property to a new owner
willing to keep the housing sub
sidies.
’t taken it over
we wouldn’t be here,” said
Payne.
Additionally, residents were
able to select the owner and
oversee the developmental re
habilitation and renovation of
the property.
“Park Terrace is a shining
example of what can happen
when tenants work together,"
Rodgers said.
The CAT renter helpline is
503 288 0130.
Humbolt Elementary Principal Judy Bryant meets with students Elyesicia Payton (left) and Dorothy
Frison between class time. The recipient of the Milken Family Educator Award for outstanding
service, Bryant makes herself accessible to students' needs.
PHOTO BY DAVID PLECHL/PORTLAND OBSERVER
Humbolt Turnaround
continued
from Front
They found comfort and em
powerment in Bryant’s rapt
attention.
Cruising the halls in the im
maculately clean elementary,
Bryant peeks into classrooms
and winks at teachers. She
checks up on the progress of
individual students.
O n a recen t a fte rn o o n ,
Bryant takes time betw een
classes to visit with the art
teacher Carrie Beming. The
two discuss ideas to better
monitor behavior creatively and
interactively with the children.
Bryant stresses creativity and
arts, “to give kids a problem
solving edge.”
Beming has found Bryant to
be an excellent educational
partner.
“ Its awesome,” Beming said,
“She very supportive of my pro
gram, she’s a great resource.”
Bryant cherishes the roll she
plays in the lives o f young
people. A poster she made in
the hallway reads, “were going
to find each c h ild ’s key.”
Bryant feels like Humbolt is
exactly where she is supposed
to be.
“We want to make sure when
the kids pass through these
doors, they look back and say -
that was a pretty great school.”
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