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Parole officers Ron Kates and Lisa Lewis roll through Old Town on two-wheels on their way to
check up on clients.
Parole on Wheels
c o n t i n u e d f r o m fr o n t
1716 N.E. 42nd Ave.
Portland, OR 97213
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photo by J ake
m ent o f C om m unity Justice launched
the bicycle pilot project w ith the aim
o f m aking it easier to m ake contact
with clients, m any o f which are hom e
less and difficult to contact.
“ B eing on a bike, you see so
m uch m ore,” said Lew is.
W earing black shirts w ith “ Pa
role O fficer” em blazoned on the back
and tan carg o pants, L ew is and
K ates m ount tw o m ountain bikes
and head out to several transitional
housing buildings run by C entral
C ity C oncern.
W hile riding through dow ntow n
the officers draw b ew ildered looks
from passersb y . O ne m an yelps
“ w hoop, w h o o p ” in im itation o f a
police sirep.
A fter arriving at the S horeline, a
transitional housing facility, o ffic
ers ditch their bikes in the lobby and
clim b the stairs to knock on doors o f
clients, a routine th e y ’ll do at tw o
m orefacilites.
“ I d id n ’t do it,” exclaim s a m an in
the hallw ay jo k in g ly , a claim L ew is
said parole officers quickly get used
to hearing.
A fter asking a couple clients how
th e y ’re doing, how the jo b search is
going, and doing a quick search for
contraband, it’s o f f to the w ater
front to check on som e harder-to-
reach clients.
K ates w o rk s m a in ly w ith sex
o ffe n d e rs o u t o n p a ro le , m a n y o f
w h ic h are h o m e le ss an d h ard to
find. H e ’s lo o k in g fo r a c lie n t in
w h ite van th a t he u su a lly p a rk s by
th e riv e r th a t he th in k s h e ’s s p o t
te d fro m th e w e st sid e o f the
W illa m ette. T h e o ffic e rs c ro ss th e
M o rriso n B rid g e an d d e lv e into
th e w a r e h o u s e s th a t lin e th e
E a stsid e o f th e W illa m e tte R iv er.
A fte r a q u ic k se a rc h , th e o ffic
ers find th e ir m an. H e ’s in h is early
6 0 s an d w e a rin g a p la id sh irt,
se a te d in a w h ite van w ith th e
d o o r o p e n . K a te s in s p e c ts a
c ru m p le d p a p e r b ag fu ll o f m e d i
c a tio n , w h ile c h a ttin g w ith him .
T h e ra p p o rt h e ’s d e v e lo p e d w ith
K ates is e v id e n t fro m the loud
b u rs ts o f la u g h te r th a t p e p p e r
th e ir c o n v e rsa tio n .
K ates said th a t he u se d to sp en d
h o u rs w a lk in g all o v e r d o w n to w n
an d th e riv e r fro n t an d d o w n to w n
to c o n ta c t c lie n ts, an d n o w g ets
th e sam e a m o u n t o f w o rk d o n e on
bike.
“ Y ou are ju s t m ore aw are o f ev
ery th in g ,” said K ates w ho on the
ride spotted a p articu larly d an g er
ous sex offen d er dow ntow n, and
m akes contact w ith him.
O n the w ay back to the office for
the paperw ork that w ill consum e the
rest o f the day several passersby
stop to b an ter o r ask for directions,
an aspect L ew is is fond of.
“ I really like the com m unity build
ing asp ect,” she said. “ Y o u ’re m ore
app ro ach ab le on a b ik e.”
Making a Difference
s m a lle r o rg a n iz a tio n s b e c a u s e n ity F o u n d a tio n , w h ic h b a c k s
th e y are o fte n a b it m o re n im b le C o m m u n ity 101 p ro g ra m s in 57
on the issues, and contacted som e an d b e tte r p lu g g e d in to th e ir is O re g o n s c h o o ls, say s p a rtic ip a t
local o rg an izatio n s inviting them to s u e s .
ing s tu d e n ts o fte n d e v e lo p a lo n g
m ake a pitch for $5,000 o f grant
R o o s e v e l t i n s t r u c t o r B a rb te rm c o n n e c tio n to a p re s s in g
m oney that they had available from H a n se n said th a t stu d e n ts le arn ed so c ia l issu e , an d a lso b e n e fit from
the O regon C om m unity Foundation, to b e tte r e m p a th iz e w ith p e o p le in w o rk in g w ith o th e rs to a w a rd the
w hich w as donated by N orthw est to u g h p o sitio n s. S h e a lso sa id th a t g ra n t.
N atural.
th ey b en efited from learn in g a b o u t
“ T he co n sen su s b u ild in g p ro
A fte r sev e ra l a p p lic a tio n s w ere th e g ra n t p ro c e ss, an d w e re in tro cess is huge,” she said.
re v ie w e d , th e y se ttle d on s u p p o rt d u c e d to a p re s sin g so c ia l issu e.
B ut students like A llen have a
ing F rien d s o f th e C h ild re n , the
“ A lot o f students d id n ’t realize m ore basic concern.
P o rtla n d W o m e n ’s C risis L ine, it w as happ en in g ,” said H ansen.
“ I ’m ju s t hoping that the org ani
an d R ap h a e l H o u se . A lle n said
J e n n e sa D a tem a , p ro g ra m c o zations are going to get ou t and do
th a t th e c la ss se ttle d o n re la tiv e ly o rd in a to r fo r th e O re g o n C o m m u - their m issio n ,” she said.
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