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October 13, 2010
Studio Six Nine Celebrates
S tu d io S ix N in e H air D e
sig n , 545 N .E . K illin g sw o rth
S t., re c e n tly h e ld th e ir 7th a n
nual C u s to m e r A p p re c ia tio n
b a rb e c u e .
C u s to m e rs w e re tre a te d
w ith g o o d fo o d , g ifts, an d a
w ealth o f a p p re c ia tio n f o r th e ir
p a tro n a g e .
T he ev en t w as
h o ste d by S tu d io S ix N in e
M a n ag e r C h e r e ’ B ra m e , b a r
ber H o race S im p so n an d s ty l
ists R uby S h e p h e rd , C e le ste
T ay lo r, and A lin e A n d re.
T he h a ir-c u ttin g c re w said
they w ere lo o k in g fo rw a rd to
h o s tin g a n o th e r s u c c e s s f u l
ev en t next y e a r an d g a v e sp e
cial th a n k s to all o f th e ir c u s
to m e rs w ho w e re ab le to a t
tend.
F or m o re in fo rm a tio n ab o u t
the salon, call 5 0 3 -2 8 4 -1 7 8 2 or
503-284-1786.
Studio Six Nine Hair
Design celebrates its
7th annual customer
appreciation
barbeque. Pictured
(clockwise from
bottom, left) are
manager Chere’
Brame, stylist
Celeste Taylor, barber
Horace Simpson, and
stylists Ruby Shep
herd and Aline Andre.
African American Alliance for Homeownership
Educating Teens
c o n t i n u e d f r o m fron t
Presents
The 12th Annual
African American
Homeownership Fair
Saturday, October 30, 2010
10 am - 2:30 pm
Legacy Emanuel Hospital Atrium
501 N. Graham St., Portland
FREE and OPEN to the Public
• Enter to Win a $ 1,000 grant give-away and other great prizes
• Attend a first-time home buyer/foreclosure prevention workshop
• Visit over 40 housing professionals
• Free Parking and Lunch (served ii:3 0 - i:0 0 p m )
Pre-registration is NOT required; Everyone is welcome
www.aaah.org
503-595-3517
S p e n io r ii Portland Housing Bureau, The Skanner News Croup, TriM et, State Farm Insurance,
N W Natural, Safeway Food & Drug, Legacy Emanuel Hospital, Chase
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T he p r o g r a m ’s e x p a n s io n
means it can target a diverse popu
lation o f the highest risk youth in
grades 7-12 in a mix o f rural and
urban com m unities. The program
is expected to reach over 2,500
youth in Oregon and 8,000 youth
across the five states during a
five-year project period.
The foremost goal is to signifi
cantly reduce teen pregnancy. Ad
ditionally, the program seeks to in
crease the numbers o f youth who
delay onset o f sexual activity; in
crease the numbers o f youth using
protection when sexually active;
significantly decrease academic
course failure and school suspen
sions; and increase youth's posi
tive attitude towards service and
community engagement.
“Planned Parenthood has been
p roviding life-ch an g in g youth
developm ent program s to youth
in Oregon and Southwest W ash
ington for 47 years,” said Camélia
H ison o f Planned P arenthood
Colum bia-W illam ette, the local
affiliate headquartered in Port
land. “O regon’s teens are the big
winners in this announcement. We
are so lucky to have this unprec
edented opportunity to implement
such a w ell-respected, successful
teen pregnancy p rev en tio n 'p ro
gram here in our state.”
The Teen Outreach Program will
take place in schools and com m u
nity agencies, engaging youth in
w eekly sessio n s over a nine-
month period. The curriculum in
cludes age-appropriate sessions
on relationships, com m unication,
goal setting, and sexual health,
along with a vital com m unity ser
vice component.
“We are excited to partner with
other youth serving organizations
and schools to provide this pro
gram across the region,” said Mary
Gossart, who oversees education
and train in g for the P ortland
Planned Parenthood affiliate.
Nearly 750,000 teens in the United
States will become pregnant each
year. Teen mothers are more likely
to drop out o f school and fall into
poverty. Children bom to teen moth
ers also face significant life chal
lenges: they are more likely to drop
out o f school, experience unin
tended pregnancies early in life, and
experience more fmanc ial and health
disparities compared to children o f
older parents.
Evidence has shown that absti
nence-only program s have not
helped lower the teen pregnancy
rate or the likelihood o f teens hav
ing sex.
According to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, the
teen birth rate rose from 2005 to 2007
after years o f steady decline, and
then dropped again in 2008. More
recently the CDC released a report
showing almost all U.S. teens have
had formal sex education, but only
about two-thirds have been taught
birth control methods.
The federal grant will also create
multiple new full-time jobs within
Planned Parenthood in Oregon.