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January 13, 2010
2010 sp ecia l edition
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Clinic helps those who have the least
J ake T homas
T he P ortland O bserver
by
Dr. Jill Ginsberg, a family phy­
sician, rem em bers reading a
newspaper article about a local
pastor who was clothing, feed­
ing, and housing H urricane
Katrina evacuees shortly after
the storm ravaged parts of Loui­
siana and Texas in 2005.
Ginsberg called up the pastor,
Mary Overstreet Smith of Power
House Tem ple C hurch, and
asked if she could lend a hand
But Smith, who is known af­
fectionately as “Pastor Mary,”
had an ambitious and unexpected
proposal for Ginsberg: a health
clinic that would serve the unin­
sured residents of north and
northeast Portland free of charge.
“I’ll see what I can do,” re­
plied Ginsberg, who w asn't ex­
pecting such a bold proposal.
and didn’t know where to start.
But ab o u t a y e a r la te r,
Ginsberg and Smith opened up
the doors to the North by North­
east Community Health Center
just off of North Williams Av­
enue to help out uninsured resi­
dents with chronic problems that,
if untreated, could develop into a
costly trip to the emergency room.
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TriMet is com m itted to providing
high quality tran sit services to
com m unities
of color,
One of the biggest
helping
barriers to
people
employment is
transform
transportation, so
opportunities
when you start fixing
into jobs,
transportation, you
healthcare,
start fixing a lot of
schools,
issues.
events, social
Dr. Robert Bullard
E n v i r or» rn e n t a 1R e s o u rce
services and
Justice Center (ejrc.cau.edu)
Atlanta magazine. March 2007
more.
Transit brings opportunities to all.
T R I@ M E T
See where it takes you.
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The journey
toward freedom
began with a
bus ride.
photo by J ake
T homas /T he P ortland O bserver
Dr. Jill Ginsberg, volunteers at the North by Northeast
Community Health Center on Martin Luther King Jr.
Boulevard, a community clinic for low income residents
that she helped found in 2006.
MLK Concert at
AME Zion Church
A musicial celebration of the legacy and life of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. will take place Sunday, Jan. 17 at 4 p.m. at
Com munity A. M. E. Zion Church, 3605 E. 13th St. in
Vancouver.
Theevent will feature the Unity in Praise choir under the
direction o f Elder W alter L. Smith Jr.
For more information, call 360-693-4566 or 360-82-
5944.