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Page 3 INSIDE L ocaL N ews United Way’s Launches Preschool Marketplace Arts & page 8 ENTERTAINMENT c Lassified /B ids pages 14 Established 1970 USPS 959 680 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. All created design display ads become the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or personal usage without the written consent of the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition of such ad. © 2008 THE PORTLAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. The Portland Observer--Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication--is a member of the National Newspaper Association--Founded in 1885, and The National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association PO QR code Publisher: Mark Washington, Sr. Editor: Shawntell Washington Office Mngr/Clasfds : Lucinda Baldwin Admin Coord : Quayuana Washington Creative Director: Kenya Anderson Advertising Mngr: Tony Washington CALL 503-288-0033 • FAX 503-288-0015• news@portlandobserver.com ads@portlandobserver.com• subscription@portlandobserver.com Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer, PO Box 3137, Portland, OR 97208 Facing Eviction? Free Help is Available If you are a low-income tenant in the East County of Portland who: Received a termination notice Is losing your housing subsidy Has a pending eviction case Don’t wait, call 971-344-8949 United Way launched Preschool Marketplace at a free event recently held at OMSI. Website to search publicly funded preschool programs United Way of the Colum- bia-Willamette’s Early Learning Multnomah recently launched Preschool Marketplace, a website where parents and caregivers can search for publicly funded pre- school providers. Preschool Mar- ketplace is a one-stop resource for finding free and reduced-cost pre- schools in the Portland metro area that best fit the needs of the fami- ly and child. Users can utilize the searchable map to find providers, and then click on any provider to learn more. "Parents have told us that it can be confusing to find a preschool and that they have to do a lot of searching," said Molly Day, Ear- ly Learning Director at United Way of the Columbia-Willamette. "This new website makes it eas- ier to search all the programs by what's closest to a family's home or work, and we’re super grateful to our partners for stepping up to make it happen." The website is a tool devel- oped by parents for parents with the guidance of Early Learning Multnomah’s Parent Account- ability Council and in partnership with Albina Head Start, Mt. Hood Community College Head Start, Neighborhood House, PPS Early Learners, Preschool for All, Pre- school Promise and 211Info. “This kind of collaborative effort is so important as we seek ways to ensure our children have access to preschool,” said United Way of the Columbia-Willamette CEO Kelly O’Lague. “Study after study shows that early learning programs are critical to ready chil- dren for kindergarten and set them on a path for long term success.” Western Oregon University Welcomes New Director Big plans for admissions and strategic planning for Equity and Inclusion Western Oregon Universi- ty Vice President of Student Affairs, Tina Fuchs, recently named Jamiere Abney as the university’s Director of Admis- sions, effective June 30. “Jamiere is a high-level strategic thinker with a strong enrollment management back- ground. Jamiere’s depth of knowledge and experience in Admissions will contribute greatly to the work already be- ing accomplished by our Ad- missions team,” said Fuchs. Dean of Admissions and Coor- dinator of Outreach for Oppor- tunity and Inclusion at Colgate University. He leads Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategies for the admissions process. Through his leader- ship, Colgate enrolled its most diverse first-year class in its 200-year history in the fall of 2021. Abney is a Willamette University alumni, graduating with a degree in Psychology and a minor in Economics. He began his higher education ca- reer at his alma mater with the Undergraduate Office of Ad- Jamiere Abney Director of missions as Assistant Director Admissions at Western Oregon of Admissions. University “I am very excited to join “We are excited to have Jamiere the Western Oregon Commu- join the WOU community, and nity. For my family and I, the lead the office of Admissions.” Jamiere Abney is currently Continued on Page 7 serving in the role of Associate
