August 9, 2006
Page A6
Tony Hopson, Self En­
hancement, Inc. chief
executive officer, is sur­
rounded by local SEI youth
in front o f the
organization 's expansive
SEI learning and commu­
nity services center on
North Kerby Avenue that
serves Portland's
underserved youth and
fam ilies.
M ark W ashington /
T he P ortland O bserver
photo by
SEI Turns 25
continued
fro m Front
land Public Schools; working rela­
tionships with 46 schools in the
M ultnomah County; after-School
program m ing; academic sum m er
program s; basketball camps; and
post-high school assistance to SEI
alumni and family resource services.
The SEI model has been repli­
cated in Miami at the Overtow n
Youth C enter sponsored by bas­
ketball star A lonzo M ourning.
SEI President, CEO and Founder.
Tony Hopson Sr. states, “ As we
celebrate the 25 year mark, I am
most proud o f the fact that our
organization has grown from a one-
week basketball cam p in 1981, to
now touching the I i ves of over 2 ,(X X)
youth and families annually. W e're
graduating over 95 percent o f the
kids in our high school program,
and the future looks bright for us as
we look to impact even more fam i­
lies and com m unities."
For more inform ation about the
f e s tiv a l o r p r o g ra m s , v is it
w w w .selfenhancem ent.org or call
503-249-1721.
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