May 27, 2009
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Children’s Fund Makes Investment
With after-school,
mentoring programs
The voter approved and tax
subsidized Portland C hildren’s
Investm ent Fund has allocated
$ 12.3 million to 30 after-school
and m entoring program s ben­
efiting Portland children.
These investm ents, helping
s tu d e n ts s ta y e n g a g e d in
school and safe after school,
promote academic achievement
in core subject areas and m u­
sic, art and athletics; positive
and consistent adult and peer
role m odels; tutoring, hom e­
w ork assistan ce, com m unity
service and college prep activi­
ties.
More than 50 program appli­
cants totaling more than $41 mil­
lion com peted for funding.
Eleven organizations receiv­
ing $4.7 m illion in m entoring
p ro g ra m in v e s tm e n ts w ere
Friends o f the C hildren, $1.2 Dan Saltzman
million; Big Brothers Big Sisters
C om m unity B ased program , G irls Aid, $483,736; Ludieran
$592,796; Metropolitan Family Community Services, $400,000;
Services $535,667; B oys and Impact Northwest, $380,934; Big
B ro th ers Big S iste rs S chool
Based program, $348,044; Immi­
grant and Refugee Com m unity
Organization (1RCO), $255,795;
SMART, $2 2 0 ,00 0 ; T rilliu m
Family Services, $ 182,000; Port­
land O pportunities Industrial­
ization Center, $ 109,000.
N ine o rg an izatio n s rec eiv ­
ing $2 m illion in A fter School
E n rich m en t p ro g ram in v e st­
m e n ts a re : E th o s , I n c .,
$363,313; Saturday A cadem y,
$ 3 2 2 ,5 3 7 ; O re g o n H e a lth
C om m unity Center, $251,500;
O regon O utreach, $2 5 1 ,0 3 2 ;
C om m u n ity C y clin g C enter,
$207,000; Girls Inc., $192,000;
T e a rs o f J o y T h e a tr e ,
$179,000; C h ess fo r Success,
in v estm en ts w ill co n tin u e to
m ake a p o sitiv e d iffe ren ce in
the liv es o f P o rtla n d ’s c h il­
d r e n ,” s a id C ity C o m m is ­
sioner and Allocation C om m it­
tee C hair D an Saltzm an. “City
v o te rs d e s e r v e a ro u n d o f
th a n k s f o r s u p p o r tin g th e
C h ild re n ’s In v estm en t F u n d
a n d its e f f o r ts to h e lp th e
c ity ’s y o u th an d th e ir fa m i­
lie s.”
T he C h ild re n 's Investm ent
Fund annually generates about
$ 12 million for Portland children.
T he fund is annually audited
and ad m in istra tiv e ex p e n se s
cannot exceed 5 percent so 95
cents o f every dollar goes to
city youth.
$ 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 ; T h e C h i l d r e n ’s
C ourse, $93,600.
Ten organizations receiving
$5.58 million in after-school full
service program investm ents
are Self Enhancem ent, lnc.$ 1.2
m illio n ; O p e n M e ad o w ,
$787,000; IRCO, $722,871; Im­
pact N orthwest (SUN Schools),
$618,180; Campfire USA (SUN
S ch o o ls), $ 6 1 8 ,1 8 0 ; N ative
A m erican Youth A ssociation,
$500,000; Boys & Girls Clubs,
$450,000; M etropolitan Family
S e r v ic e s (S U N S c h o o ls ),
$ 2 7 5 ,5 2 3 ;
N e ig h b o rh o o d
H o u se
(S U N
S c h o o ls ),
$231,817; N orthw est Fam ily
Services, $153,940.
“W e’re p le a se d th at th ese
Science Kid Earns International Award
B y e x p e r i m e n t i n g w ith
B ut one local h igh school
stu d e n t is w o rk in g to so lv e b ac te ria in w aste w ater, P atra
th e c o u n t r y ’s e n e r g y a n d fo u n d th a t if p u t u n d e r th e
r ig h t c o n d itio n s , th e b a c te ­
w aste problem s.
A s h u to s h P a tr a , a 1 2 th r ia w ill e a t th e w a s te an d
g r a d e r f ro m S u n s e t H ig h p r o d u c e e l e c t r o n s , w h ic h
S c h o o l, j u s t w o n s e c o n d c a n b e u s e d to g e n e r a t e
place and $5,000 aw ard at the e le c tric ity .
p re s tig io u s in te rn a tio n a l
H is p roject w on the N o rth ­
BioG E N E ius C hallenge in A t­ w est R egion co m p etitio n e a r­
lan ta, G a. H is p ro jec t treats lier th is year in W ashington
w aste w ate r w h ile c re a tin g a fte r im p re ssin g a p an el o f
ju d g e s co m p o sed o f e d u c a ­
electricity.
Making
electricity
from waste
It’s seems like you only hear
a b o u t to d a y 's y o u th w h e n
th e y ’re jo in in g g an g s, c o n ­
su m ing drugs o r g etting each
o th e r pregnant.
Ashutosh Patra
H ealth W atch
C ard iac-R eh ab E xercises — A medically super­
vised exercise program for people dealing with
heart conditions. For inform ation, call 503-251 -
6260.
S en ior A erob ics - A low-impact workout geared
specifically tow ard seniors. Call 503-449-0783
for current schedule.
O steo p o ro sis S creen in g - An ultrasound bone
density screening with personalized education;
fee $30. To schedule an appointm ent, call 503-
261-6611.
Red C ross C ontinuing E ducation - The Oregon
Trail Chapter Red Cross now offers credits to
helps professionals m aintain licensing or certi­
fication. For a cum ulative list, visit pdxinfo.net.
C a n cer R esou rce C en ter -
Providence St.
Vincent M edical C enter and the A m erican Red
Cross have joined forces to create the first in-
hospital resource center providing books, printed
material, com puter access and more for individu­
als and families dealing with cancer. The center
is open M onday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4
p.m
The ride from New O rleans
to nearby Baton Rouge usually
tak es about 45 m inutes, but
Calvin remembers it taking eight
h ours because o f the traffic.
E v e ry h o tel on th e ro ad to
Houston was booked and some
gas stations w ere out o f gas
entirely.
A fter m aking it to Houston
C alvin returned to Portland to
wait out the storm. W hen she
returned to N ew O rleans she
found bits and pieces of the gas
s ta tio n n e a r h e r s u b u rb a n
apartm ent littering the street.
T he exterior looked fine, but
when her boyfriend kicked in
th e fro n t d o o r th e y fo u n d
m u sh ro o m s g ro w in g on the
sofa and mold covering the rest
o f the apartm ent. The wall to
her bedroom has been blow n
clean off and her clothes scat­
tered about the street.
“ I think it was at that m oment
I realized I ca n ’t com e back,”
she said. “That just knocked me
all the way to the bottom ."
W hen Calvin returned to at­
tend C on co rd ia she w as u n ­
ea sy . S he d id n 't re lis h th e
thought of living in a dorm room
with four other girls she did n 't
know, and m issed the life she
left behind. She spent the first
tw o weeks pent up in the dorm
room not attending classes.
T here were days where she
woke up and began packing her
bags to return to New Orleans.
She never follow ed through,
but planned to get on the next
flight to the city after crossing
the stage at graduation.
But Calvin re-grew her roots
in Portland. She graduated this
m onth from C oncordia with a
degree in social sciences. She
is active at Vancouver Avenue
First Baptist C hurch where she
sings in the choir and gives ser­
titio n w as fu n d ed by p h a rm a ­
c e u t i c a l c o m p a n y s a n o f i-
av en tis.
“T hese are the folks that are
g oing to be the in n o v a to rs,”
said J e ff G h an n am , sp o k e s­
p erso n fo r th e in stitu te . He
said th at ab o u t 100 stu d en ts
o v e r a ll p a r tic ip a te d in th e
co m p etitio n . M any o f the stu ­
dents carry their research w ith
th em on to co lleg e an d p ro ­
fessio n al life.
W hat to take for arthritis pain:
C h ro n ic P ain S u p p o rt G ro u p - m eets the first
W ednesday at 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and the third
W ednesday o f each month, from 7 p.m. to 8:30
p.m. For more information, call 503-256-4000.
M aternity W ater W orkout - Helping new moms
regain muscle tone, strength, and flexibility, all in
the support and freedom of the water. Call 503-
256-4000 for more information.
C h o lestero l P ro files - Calls helps you keep an
eye on your cholesterol and other indicators o f
heart health; educational material provided. For
more information, call 503-261 -6611.
Katrina Evacuee Re-grows Roots
co n tin u ed ^ ^ f r o m A 3
to rs, sc ien tists, and industry
lead ers on the q u ality o f his
re s e a r c h a n d a b ility to r e ­
sp o n d to th e ir q u estio n s. In
G eo rg ia, he faced 14 o th e r fi­
n alists from the U .S., C anada,
an d A ustralia.
T he co m p etitio n w as o rg a ­
n ized by the B io tech n o lo g y
Institute, an independent n o n ­
p ro fit geared to w ard p ro m o t­
ing ed u catio n ab o u t the field
o f biotechnology. T he co m p e­
m ons on Youth Sunday. H er
dorm -m ates at C oncordia b e­
came lifelong friends after they
decorated the dorm in her fa­
v o r ite c o lo rs , an d sh e g o t
fulltime work as a teen services
supervisor at the Boys and Girls
Club.
“S om etim es I ’m a teacher.
S o m e tim e I ’m a co u n se lo r.
Som etim es I’m a doctor,” she
said o f her job.
Calvin still thinks about New
O rleans. She thinks about the
barbeque and the sm oked sau­
sag e p o ’ b o y s and th e w ay
people interact with each. She
thinks about graduate school
back in the South, focusing on
c o u n s e lin g o r c o m m u n ity
health.
B ut fo r now she re m a in s
grateful.
“I could not have asked for a
b e tte r s itu a tio n ,” sh e sa id .
“T his is where I need to be.”
Take a walk. A bike ride. A swim.
Studies sh o w th a t 3 0 m in u tes o f m o d erate
physical activity three o r m o re days a w eek can relieve pain an d help y o u m ove m o re
easily. You can break it u p, d o in g 10 to 15 m in u tes at a tim e. T o m ak e it fun, d o it w ith
a friend. Stick w ith it, an d in fo u r to six w eek s you co u ld h u rt less a n d feel better.
Physical Activity. The Arthritis Pain Reliever.
Call the Arthritis Foundation at 503-245-5695 for
information about exercise and aquatics classes near you.
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of
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C D C g A AR™IT'S
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