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
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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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Longhouse
to be painted
The Community Works
Crew this month is helping
the Utilities Department
paint the interior of the
Agency I-onghouse.
Please plan any activities
around this, as it will not be
available, except for funeral
and ceremonial purposes
while the inside painting is
being completed. There is
one activity approved for
March 18.
Also, in June, notice that
the outside of the Agency
Longhouse will be painted;
however, this project should
not intcrefcre with things
going on inside the
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