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N u rse P r a c tio n e r
C o m m u n ity
H ea lth C lin ic
Racial Profiling Acknowledged
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"I’ve been to many meetings ending
with thecommunity cussing police out,"
Bow man said. "Tensions ran high, and
people leave with frustration.”
Now residents and police can fi­
nally agree that this type of discrim i­
n atio n d o es e x ist, e n a b lin g the
com m unity to move to the next step,
finding a solution the police and com ­
munity.
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say mg it’s just a community perception,"
Bowman said. "That argument no longer
exists, and the good news is we are start­
ing the conversation from much deeper
place.”
She said these sessions are only the
first step, not a solution to racial profiling.
Oregon Action plans to publish a docu­
ment of compiled information, and will
present recommendations to the police
bureau.
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Nurse Practitioner Community Health Clinic staff welcome local children and families to their new, larger facility at 27
N.E. Killingsworth. Pictured from left are Clinic Volunteer Rachel Rose, Oregon Health Plan and Referral Specialist
Leandra Alanis, Front Office Coordinator Jose Lettenmaier, Nurse Practitioner Rebecca Hill, Certified Medical Assistant
Cheri Aldrete and Linda Shan, Acting Director.
Low Cost Children’s Clinic Expands
Founder Mariah
Taylor still on leave
by S abah B lount
T he P ortland O bserver
The Nurse Practitioner Community
Health Clinic serving local children with
free and low-cost services, has relocated
to a larger facility at 27 N.E. Killingsworth.
Local residents and medical providers are
invited to celebrate the clinic’s upgraded
facilities during a grand opening on Thurs­
day, June 29 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The new space is just three blocks from
its old location, with nearly twice as much
space with fourexam rooms, a conference
room and a large waiting area.
The clinic has undergone growth and a
shift in staffing since the non-profit board
of directors grew from one to nearly a
dozen in the past two years. Board presi­
dent Bud Bylsma said they've recently
received sizable contributions enabling
the expansion, including two grants of
$80,000and $30,000.
However, the board has yet to reach a
resolution concerning the employment of
clinic founder, director and nurse practi­
tioner Mariah Taylor who was placed on
paid medical leave last December follow­
ing hip surgery. Taylor, who started the
clinic more than 25 years ago. was forced
to take a three-month leave of absence and
shortly after the operation, the clinic's
locks were changed.
Taylor claimed there was a conflict be­
tween her and the newly assembled board.
She cited a disagreement concerning ad­
ministrative decisions, beginning last
October after she refused to hire a medical
assistant because of a lack of funds.
Clinic coordinator Linda Shan, who has
been with the clinic for a year and a half,
currently serves as acting director.
The board also hired a human re-
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photo by I saiah
Pleas Support After School SUN Program
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the five-m em ber com m ission, said the reduc­
tion in staff could mean that each SUN coor­
dinator would be asked to adm inister two
schools rather than one.
Most of about 150 speakers who signed up
to
v o ic e
th e ir
c o n c e rn s
before a commission budget meeting Monday
night were opposed to the cuts.
Greg Belisle, who supervises SUN programs
in the social service non-profit Portland Impact,
said administrative positions can’t be cut with­
out affecting services because site managers are
direct service providers.
Linn said the 52 SUN schools in the county
have become a national model for helping ensure
success of kids in school and in life, helping to
B ouie /T he P ortland O bserver
Michael Chuol of Vancouver, a native of Africa, tells of his encounter with
Portland police that led to his U.S. identification being confiscated due to
mistaken identity.
prevent problems before they occur.
She said the com m issions are also propos­
ing to pay tor SU N -related support services
with “one-tim e only” funds that put the pro­
gram at risk for more cuts in 2009.
SUN schools currently get $2.9 million of its
$5.7 million budget from Multnomah County,
w ith$L9 mi I lion coming from the city of Portland
and $890,000 from state grants.
Assistant Chief Retirement Party
Portland Police Assistant Chief Dorothy Elmore will celebrate
her retirement on Thursday, June 15 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Mt
Olivet Baptist Church, 8501 N. Chautauqua Blvd.
Since joining the bureau in 19 8 1, Elmore worked in various
precincts, led detective recruitment efforts, and served on ganji
task forces, in the C h iefs office, school police and the services
branch. She is the police bureau's first African American womar
to hold the rank o f assistant chief.
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