April 20, 2016
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Help to Prevent Child Abuse
April is Child Abuse Awareness Month
and members of the community working
to prevent child abuse are bringing some
attention to the issue.
Communities for Safe Kids Impact NW
and Cares NW visited Vestal School, 161
N.E. 82nd Ave., on April 4 to plant pin-
wheels in Vestal’s front lawn provided by
the Children’s Trust Fund of Oregon and
Prevent Child Abuse Oregon.
The visual display was to remind the
community of the many actions they can
support to help prevent child abuse, includ-
ing education on early childhood develop-
ment and parenting; participation in and
support of primary prevention programs;
more advocacy for lawful support of child
abuse efforts; and donations to programs
that help those affected by child abuse.
Speakers included Portland City Com-
missioner Dan Saltzman, Impact NW Man-
aging Director Jeff Cogen, Vestal Principal
Emily Glasgow and Oregon Department
of Education Sexual Health and School
Health Educator Ely Sanders.
In 2015, the Oregon legislature passed
Erin’s Law to require all Oregon public
schools, grades K to 12, to provide more
extensive sexual abuse prevention pro-
grams for students, staff and parents.
Kenya Gregory, a facilitator with Community for Safe Kids Impact NW, joins a
student at Vestal School in northeast Portland to observe Child Abuse Awareness
Month and highlight prevention work around the issue.
Portland Community College
Women’s Basketball Team is holding tryouts!
If you are a High School senior or a graduate who has still has
college eligibility and are interested in continuing to play, learn and
have fun on the court then you are invited to attend.
PCC Cascade Campus
701 N. Killingsworth St. 97217
11am to 2pm
Any question please contact:
Coach John Slaughter at 503-752-7741
or john.slaughter@pcc.edu and johnbslaughter@yahoo.com
College Women
Service Awards
Alpha Kappa Alpha, the irst Greek-let-
tered sorority established and incorporated
by African-American college women will
honor a group of Portland leaders who
have made signiicant accomplishments to
their communities during the group’s Far
Western Region conference this week at
the Hilton Portland and Executive Tower.
Alpha Kappa Alpha’s motto is “Service
To All Mankind,” and members of the
community are invited to salute these pub-
lic servants by attending a free and open to
the public award ceremony and reception
at the downtown Hilton on Thursday, April
21 at 7 p.m.
The local honorees include Antonio
Jackson, executive director of Building
Blocks to Success Corporation; Dr. Alisha
Moreland-Capuia, executive director of the
OHSU Avel Gordly Center for Healing and
chief medical director of Oregon Volunteers
of America; Oregon State Rep. Lew Fred-
erick; Deena Pierott, iUrban Teen founder;
and Bertony Faustin, Abbey Creek Vineyard
and Winery proprietor. An award for Envi-
ronmental Impact will also be presented on
behalf of the late Charles Jordan, former
Portland City Commissioner and Portland
Parks and Recreation director.