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October 22, 2009
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Beautification Project continues Saturday at Elliott, Miller heights *
b y J e ffe r s o n G reene
Project Coordinator
T he W arm Springs Beautifi
c a tio n P ro je c t fo r E llio tt
Heights and Miller Heights is set
for this Saturday, Oct. 24.
T he project gives the entire
com m unity an opportunity to
participate in a project we can
call our own.
Again, the results will be in
credible and noticeable, and ev
eryone will have an opportunity
to benefit from their contribu
tions.
T he objective o f this project
is to clean and weed out all o f
the debris in and around the
sidewalks in the Miller Heights
and E lliott Heights neighbor
hoods.
T he project’s vision is that
soon all pedestrians will be able
to com m ute in a safer environ
m ent by using the sidewalks in
Courtesy o f Jefferson Greene.
Example of sidewalk that will be cared for.
stead o f the streets currently due
to debris.
T he project will take place
O ct. 24 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
w ith an early m eeting in the
parking lot o f the Community
C enter in Warm Springs.
It will be just in time for the
Halloween evening w hen kids
and pedestrians can walk safely
o n th e newly g ro o m ed side
walks.
T h e com m unity has really
come together on this one and
is still working on getting m ore
people involved:
We’ve received gifts from the
O regon Lottery, SOLV, and the
W arm Springs Parole and P ro
bation D epartm ent.
T he W arm Springs H ousing
A u th o rity h as o n c e ag ain
stepped up for the third time
with their workforce and gen
erous proceeds.
First N ation Media has do
nated all the marketing materi
als.
N atu ral Resources has ex
pressed interest in donating their
heavy-duty flatbed tru ck and
trailer.
Tribal Council, Parole and
Probation, and SOLV together
lives w e m ay b e ab le to
positively make.
Y ou can w rite to m e at
Jefferson G reene, P O Box C
W arm Springs, O R 97761.
O r email:
jgreene@wstribes.org.
O r call 553-3270 (office);
553-3314 (desk); o r 460-3004
(cell). O r see the website:
w a r m s p r i n g s .c o m / b e a u t y
have donated trash bags. Yvette
and Michael Leecy have donated
cash.
We thank you all for staying
tuned into the W arm Springs
B eautification P roject as this
may definitely be an inspira
tional project for the books.
Please be open to talking with
colleagues and neighbors about
the am ount o f im pact in others
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Raising awareness of domestic violence
b y M a r k M a tth e w s
W'arm Springs V O C S
D o m e stic v io len ce— also
called intimate partner violence
o r family violence— is a serious
and dangerous problem on the
reservation and throughout the
United States with negative im
pact on victims, families, em
ployers, and communities.
Close-knit tribal comm uni
ties can make it m ore difficult
for victims o f domestic violence
to seek and get help.
Rural tribal areas are facing
other challenges that can over
lap with or aggravate domestic
violence situations, such as the
re c e s sio n , u n e m p lo y m e n t,
higher poverty, lower rates o f
health insurance coverage, and
less access, to health care and
hum an services providers.
Embarrassm ent and guilt can
also inhibit victims o f domestic
violence in seeking help. All o f
these factors make the problems
facing domestic violence survi
vors m ore difficult to address.
O ctober is D om estic V io
lence Awareness M onth, so the
Victims o f Crime Services D e
partm ent (VOCS) and its part
ners have planned several activi
ties in October.
Purple is the color for D o
mestic Violence Awareness.
V o lu n teers an d s ta ff are
making and distributing purple
ribbons and other materials to
raise awareness.
In Madras the Saving Grace
community-based victims assis
tance program (formerly known
as COBRA) has a purple lights
campaign that you will see if you
drive on Fourth o r Fifth streets
o r go to Sahalee Park at night.
A nother activity in O ctober
is the evening wom en’s support
group that meets at VOCS on
Monday evenings.
P lease call a V O C S sta ff
m em b er at 553-2293 during
business hours if you or a friend
would like to participate in the
evening women’s support g ro u p ,
meetings.
Also in O ctober tribal com
munity m em ber s will see at vari
ous offices and locations the
traveling red Silent Witness sil
houettes that will spend a week
at various pubEc locations.
VOCS provides 2 4 /7 emer
gency services and assistance to
dom estic violence and other
person crime victims w ho are in
crisis immediately after their vic
timization.
Person crime victims include
those victims o f domestic vio
lence, sexual assault, stalking,
and assault and battery.
It does n o t include property
crimes such as malicious mis
chief, vandaEsm, theft, o r house
fires (unless the poEce or fire de
partm ents suspect the crime o f
Arson).
AdditionaUy, VOCS does n ot
provide criminal defense ser
vices.
T he responding VOCS vic
tim Advocate will make a quick
needs assessm ent, and deter
mine w hat is needed for the
Victim’s immediate safety.
Safety plans are m ade de
p e n d in g u p o n th e v ic tim ’s
unique circumstances.
Frequent em ergency VOCS
se rv ices can in c lu d e e m e r
gency shelter, food and sup-
pEes, tran sp o rtatio n , o r a re
straining order.
T he victim Advocate usually
provides inform ation, referrals,
and or emotional support to the
perso n crime victim in crisis.
Sometimes the victim is m et at
a hospital emergency room or
at the W arm Springs PoEce D e
partm ent.
VOCS offers its victim ser
vices to aU person crime victims
regardless o f race, gender, or
tribal membership since a m a
jority o f funds for the VOCS
departm ent come from federal
grants that require non-discrimi
nation.
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