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Aprii 6,2005______________________________________ ìlìe ^ o rtla n ù ffibseruer ___________________________ PaseAS Girl Scouts Go Beyond Bars continued from Front troop as opposed to girl w ho ju st com e with adults during visitation.” B esides being able to visit their m others, the girls get to participate in regular Girl S cout activities, like hosting tea parties, learning about safety and trust, and cam ping in the great outdoors. T he Beyond Bars program also w orks as a support group, know ing that the o ther girls around them are in the sam e situa tion parent-w ise. L earning life skills and being in involved in this program helps break the chain and keep girls out o f the sam e type o f trouble their m others got into. S tatistics show that chil dren w ith incarcerated children are six tim es more likely to en d up in the ju v en ile ju stice system w hen their parents are in jail, due to factors like low self-esteem , anxiety, low m oti vation, aggression and drug abuse. ‘‘W e found that if incarcerated w om en can rem ain in contact with their daughters, it helps in reducing recidivism ,” N oble said. “Y ou have som e inm ates in w hich it’s a gen erational issue w here the g rand m other w as incarcerated and the m other is incarcerated.” O ne recent S aturday, the pro gram allow ed T he P ortland O b server to jo in a jo y fu l reunion. T he w om en in the m edium secu rity prison d o n ’t look like th e y ’ve broken laws. Crimes range from iden tity theft to drugs to m anslaughter, but it all appears that th e y ’re more like independent soccer m om s lead ing theirtroops. T hey're your neigh bors w hose kids play w ith yours. M ainly, like any m other, th e y ’re ju st happy to see their children. O ne w om an in the m iddle o f an 11-year sentence has her 10-year- old niece visiting her. She cherishes the one-on-one tim e with her young family member. “W e get to interact here. I can carry h er on my back if I w ant o r sit in the tent and read books,” the w om an said. “ I left w hen she was young and I’m able to reconnect w ith her even tough I ’m gone. 1 w ant h er to still know m e as her auntie. I can be a role m odel even though I’m in here.” You can't ‘beet’ the freshness and beauty o f vegetables at Portland's Farmers Market. Early Harvest: Farmers Market set fo r a long season o f events * photo by K atherine K ovacich /T he P ortland O bserver The Girl Scouts hold the attention o f an incarcerated mother and her daughter during a group activity at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. We found that if incarcerated women can remain in contact with their daughters, it helps in reducing recidivism. - Anita Noble, Girl Scouts Beyond Bars program coordinator She said it’s im portant that the young girl sees her in a stable envi ronm ent, because w hen she left, “ it was a big bad scene. She gets to see me as the kind, norm al person I am. I w as bad, but she can see the ch a n g e.” T he inm ate said her n iece’s visit helps keep her out o f trouble. “ It gives m e som ething to look forw ard to,” she said. A nother inmate w ho has spent tw o years at Coffee Creek with 14 months to go has an 11-year-old daughter and a 10-year-old sister that com e to visit her when they can. She said it helps for her daughter and sister to see the w om en sh e’s Visit Safeway's Web site at www.safeway.com around on a daily basis, to “ see that it’s not a scary environm ent so they d o n ’t w orry.” She also praised the G irl Scouts for having the abil ity to organize and structure the program , gathering girls from vari ous places. A third inm ate at Coffee Creek said her 15-year-old daughter ap preciates being able to see her m om on an individual basis. “It gives m e a chance to visit with my mom and do activities,” the teenager said. “It’s im portant to stay close to her w hile sh e 's in here. “It m akes m e feel good because everybody needs a mom. She gives me advice.” Her m other said the Girl Scout visits are m uch m ore bonding than a regular visitation. “1 w ant to keep w hat we had,” she said. “Since I’ve been in here I’ve grow n a lot and sh e’s gotten to know me as a ‘square’ person, as she sa y s. I ’v e g o n e th ro u g h parenting classes and learned e f fective com m unication tools.” N oble said that the need for more volunteers in Beyond Bars is great, especially for African A m eri can women. H elp isn ee d ed in d riv - i ng the girls to C offee C reek and to be m entors for the girls. F o r m ore information on how to get involved, call 503-598-6504. F or 13 years, the Portland F arm ers M arket has been successful at bringing the urban shopper and the country farm er, together. T his year is no different. Beginning this m onth until late fall; the park blocks next to Portland State U niversity w ill host F an n ers M ark et ev en ts ev e ry S atu rd ay . A rea residents will find local pro duce from vendors, but also d em onstrations and free talks led by local gardening experts as well as cheni from som e o f P ortland’s fin est restaurants. Pride Banquet on liiesday T he N orth Portland Salvation for the Salvation Arm y and N eigh Army will host their9lh annual C om borhood Pride.” Jerry M oss o f the Trail B lazer m unity Pride Banquet on T u es organization will serve as M aster day, April 12 at 6 p.m. at its M oore o f C erem onies. Jazz m usicians Street center, 5325 N. W illiam s from Ethos and the M artin Luther A ve. King Jr. elem entary chorus d i People w ho m ake north and rected by Kathy M cV ey w ill pro northeast Portland a great co m vide the m usical entertainm ent. m unity for living and w orking will For more information please call be honored in a new category o f 503-493-3925. aw ards, titled "R inging the BELL M anor House Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts 4 -L b . Box Fresh C alifo rn ia S tra w b e rrie s Valu Pack 4-lb. resealable frozen bag for $7.16 ea. Available at Safeway: PRICES EFFECTIVE APRIL 2005 1O 11 Tue 4" SAVE up to 95C lb. 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