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Spi'lysy Tymoo, Wsrm Employment liaison reflects on work team's accomplishments By Marcia Solii Employment Liaison Happy spring, everyone. It's time to update you on 2004 and the first quarter of 2005. We had a very good year last year, considering it was cut short due to a long delay on the approved authorization of funds from BEDD to Community Employ ment. Through 2004 we gave opportunity to 22 tribal mem bers in ten budgeted slots. . Once the Community Works Program crew was on board, this all-tribal member team ac complished many things in the community to help make it a more livable, safer and enhanced place for children and families. We cleaned the streets and road sides resulting in over 358 extra large size bags of trash being picked up. We helped the Utili ties Department. We assisted the Housing De partment. We painted the exte rior of the Community Wellness Center. We helped set up the Pi-Ume-Sha grounds. We helped clean up the community after the Fourth of July. We helped with Honor Seniors Day prepa ration and activities. We helped at ECE. We helped at the Se nior Citizen Cove State Park picnic. We helped in the kitch ens at funerals. We cleaned cem eteries. We secured a wood product donation from Warm Springs Forest Products Industries and cut and tied kindling bundles that we delivered to community elders and people with disabili ties who have wood stoves. In 2004 we distributed 804 bundles. This tribal member crew has definitely transcended what our people are capable of doing and represent,, as a workforce. Fur ther, on an individual basis, 'the crew grew personally,, achieving goals they set when we talked. Maintaining sobriety; establish ing good work ethics and work attendance; one obtained a valid Oregon drivers license; two gained their own place; another got child custody back; several applied for housing; several completed camp crew training, first aid CPR, and food handler cards. This goes to show that when people are given a chance, and effective programs are run, lots of good things happen. Congratulations to all who started and who are finishing their journey on the Community Works Crew. Center: goal is to partner (Continued from page 1) Burton said he is working with Austin Greene of the Rec reation Department on use of the community center gymna sium. "We're going to be part ners with the Recreation Depart ment, the Boys and Girls Club and the community," said Bur ton. "We're not here to say we have all the answers or the so lution. We want to be partners with the community." Extraordinary Young People began in 1999. It is a Christian organization, though religion is not forced on the youth who participate in its programs, said Burton. At first the focus of Extraordinary Young People was to help Portland inner-city youth. In time, though, Burton realized that youth of other com munities Indian reservations, for instance - could benefit from the services of Extraor dinary Young People. The Crow Reservation cen ter was the first reservation project of Extraordinary Young People. Burton said that on an average day 115 youth come to the Crow Center. The Crow Springs, Oregon You are each very much ap preciated. In addition to the Community Works Program Crew, another effort was highly successful. A crew to be known as the Community Employment Fish Markers was established under contract with the Warm Springs National Fish I latchcry. Thirteen job slots were created and implemented. This effort was a first in many years of the fish hatchery's 25-year opera tion, as a crew from Idaho was regularly used after one season of locals who tried many years ago. We pretty much out-performed the Idaho crew in quan tity of fish clipped and marked; fish survival rate, and quality of marking and clipping It was very exciting reviewing the federal report on our outcomes. Al though the 2005 season will be automated at the fish hatchery, we will be involved again due to need and last year's outstanding performance. Transportation to and from the hatchery is a cru cial need so that our people can have jobs out there. A strong effort has been achieved in putting together skills bank formats that will have multiple uses to help put tribal members to work. This is also beneficial for employers because they will have a work source from which to draw upon as skills and experience are cata loged and documented. Not only this, but potential job ap plicants can have an up to date resume completed as a result of being in the bank. A job seeker service that in cludes confidential job counsel ing, job coaching, resume and interview preparation, all with fair and positive treatment was initiated in1 2004. Persons who are already employed have been using this service also. The Com munity Employment Liaison Manager has an office with a door to protect confidentiality of information. Since getting the office, located across the hall from the planning department at the administration building, there is quite an increase in people coming in for help or just to talk about things they have on their mind. This is good. A communication resource is good for our community. We are very thankful to the Tribal Council members who supported the stand along bud get for the Community Works Nation tribal leaders are hoping to move the center to a bigger facility, in order to serve more kids, said Burton. A main goal of the center in Warm Springs, like that of the Crow Reservation, is giving young people goals in their lives. "It's a place to fun and also to learn," said Burton. The first manager of the Warm Springs center, to be called the Spechtrum, will be Grant Poujade, who is currently working at the Crow center. In time the goal is to have local people of the reservation oper ating the center, after some employee training, said Burton. The hours of the center will be Tuesday through Thursday 4-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 4 p.m. to midnight; Sundays the hours will vary; and the center will be closed on Monday. Burton said he has received a lot of support from tribal lead ers in developing the center. A priority of the Council is devel oping more programs that help youth. Next deadline to submit items for publication in the Spilyay is Friday, March 25. Thank you. Msrcb Program. Those who supported the budget know how much it is needed to help people go to work and benefit. Now, for the first quarter of 2005. We continued to deliver kindling bundles, and will be making one more delivery. As part of fire hazard reduction and caution, we will be selling kindling bundles left over. We will set up on the campus area through March 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We have two bundle sizes, regular and extra large. Regular size will sell for $5, and extra large will sell for $7. Cash only. You will be pro vided a sales receipt. We will not be delivering bundles that arc sold. The funds will go back in the Community Works Program for operational needs. So, your purchase will be helping a pro gram that helps people help themselves. In January 2005, we were the primary labor help for the de partments in the administration building when all their work sta tions, files, junk, boxes, etc., had to be moved in and out of the building when the new carpet was being installed. This was a lot of hard, hard work. We have been helping the Housing Department out with vacated houses and rental units also. We will be starting the inte rior paint job at the Agency Longhouse this month. Signs are being posted to let the commu nity know that the Agency Longhouse will not be available for use while we are painting inside. We basically have one month to get our painting done on the inside. Come June we will be painting the outside of the Agency Longhouse, but this shouldn't itycrfeje with. use;, j ;. ... Please ; drop'.by any .time ad the Community Employment Office or call at 553-3298. Lots and lots of exciting and useful things going on all the time. Community Employment is the people's connection to jobs, in formation and employment ser vices. Office hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Fri day. Sorry if I'm out when you call or come by, but there's one liP work ant to do zillions of things in this office and it's me. (Marcia Soli Community Em ployment Liaison Manager, an ad vocate of tribal member employment, is a 32-year veteran employee of the Confederated Tribes.) 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