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Yellow Brick Road

			"a Janus Youth Program of Portland" 24 years old PORTLAND, Oregon United States Last Login:7/23/2008

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Yellow Brick Road is a volunteer-based street outreach program established in 1984 in Portland, Oregon. We are just one component of Janus Youth Programs, a widely-acclaimed social service agency established in 1972. Yellow Brick Road outreach teams are on the streets of Portland, Oregon EVERY NIGHT of the year between the hours of 6pm-9pm! We have lots of information about local shelters, drug & alcohol treatment programs, alternative schools, GED assistance, emergency medical resources, and more. We also provide basic first-aid & hygiene supplies to ANYONE in need (such as socks, triple-antibiotic, tooth paste & tooth brushes, and lots more)! Yellow Brick Road is a non-political, non-religious, non-judgemental organization that provides immediate eye-to-eye advocacy & community resources to Portland, Oregon's diverse street dependent population. Yellow Brick Road is a volunteer experience that changes lives!

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Yellow Brick Road has created this profile in an effort to better serve young people (and youth-identified adults) in and around the Portland, Oregon area. We recognize that the internet is the new streets and we want to be available to young people who may benefit from our services wherever you hang out. Are you struggling with drugs or alcohol? Have you dropped out of school and feel that you have no alternatives? Are you couch-surfing with friends or living outdoors and confused about how to turn your life around? Are you in an abusive relationship? Yellow Brick Road may be able to help! Drop us a line, we would love to hear from you! But please remember these guidelines to keep yourself anonymous & safe: PLEASE REMEMBER THAT MYSPACE AND THE INTERNET IS AVAILABLE TO JUST ABOUT EVERYONE IN THE WORLD (including people that may want to harm or exploit you)! WE WANT YOU TO BE SAFE! NEVER DISCLOSE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE (such as your real name, age, address, school, etc). NO YELLOW BRICK ROAD OUTREACH WORKER WILL EVER ASK FOR YOUR NAME OR ANY OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET! If anyone claiming to represent Yellow Brick Road ever asks for personal information please contact us immediately at dlundberg@janusyouth.org

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Portland Womens Crisis Line

Portland Bad Date Line

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National Coalition for the Homeless

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Gateway Violence Prevention Program	Jul 14 2008 5:21 PM Thanks for the add!
Randy	Apr 10 2008 9:27 PM Thank You so much for the ad, keep up the good work, and will be rolling your way soon. Randy (Wagon Master)
Theres more to me then you'll ever know	Jan 26 2008 12:30 AM HEY! how are you! lol I saw the coming in from the cold video one youtube for the first time today. I felt like he edited my part to sound off the subject and more personal. I dunno. Heres the link it you want to see it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAKylVdfI2k. Im trying to find a way to upload it on myspace but I cant figure it out. Let me know if you do. Message me back. much ♥ Diana
Webster House	Jan 18 2008 1:00 PM good article in the Youth Today Newspaper
The Drop-out Project	Nov 29 2007 12:58 PM thnx for the add! The Drop-Out Project
brad	Nov 16 2007 5:03 PM thanks for the add. so do you guys know anyone over at new roads in eugene? im goin back there this next week.
Thadius	Oct 3 2007 1:27 PM I NEED SOCKS!!!!
Oregon YouthLine	Sep 5 2007 4:45 PM Thanks for adding us, and all your great work!
daniel	Aug 20 2007 6:46 PM ...yah... ..thanks for adding.. an thanks for the work & help and magic ya bring.. ..love from florida.. -daniel
Theres more to me then you'll ever know	Jun 22 2007 12:19 AM thank you! Lexi and I talked about her taking me to oaks park instead... I think it would be more fun if we all went! I'll give her a call and I really need to meet with you when you get back. Its SUPER important!! You'll be really happy. Anyways... Have a good Vacation! Thx! Diana
Movie written by a 14-year-old girl	Apr 16 2007 10:58 PM Hi Yellow Brick Road. Just dropping by to say helloooooo, and show some love from the cast and crew of Purgatory House xoxo Hope you have a good holiday! Hollar back soon...
REALife Common Ground Sanctuary	Mar 15 2007 2:16 PM Keep up the great work, So many youth tell us great things about your program, I am going to have to come check it out one day!
Sex Workers’ Art Show’s NEW BOOK	Jan 26 2007 3:30 PM Hi friends! The Sex Workers' Art Show Tour is about to hit the road again! The show is an evening of visual and performance art created by people who work in the sex industry. It features spoken word, burlesque, music, drag, and more. The lineup this year is TRULY amazing and includes international burlesque sensation MISS DIRTY MARTINI; author of How I Learned to Snap, KIRK READ; Whitney Biennial artist JULIE ATLAS MUZ; author of Happy Baby and My Girlfriend Comes to the City and Beats Me Up, STEPHEN ELLIOTT; enigmatic operatic musician and performer REGINALD LAMAR; internationally renowned member of the Japanese performance collective Dumbtype, CONO SNATCH ZUBOBINSKAYA; stripper activist and historian JO WELDON; writer and queer feminist smut purveyor AMBER DAWN; and the tour's founder and director ANNIE OAKLEY. More info at www.sexworkersartshow.com! the schedule- Jan 25 Portland, OR Reed College 26 Olympia, WA Washington Center for the Performing Arts 27 Arcata, CA Humboldt State University 28 San Francico, CA Cellspace 29 Santa Barbara, CA UCSB 30 San Diego, CA The Rubber Rose 31 Claremont, CA Scripps College Feb 1 Tucson, AZ The Space 2 Flagstaff, AZ Northern Arizona University 3 Santa Fe, NM College of Santa Fe 5 Austin, TX Arts on Real 6 Austin, TX Arts on Real 8 New Orleans, LA Zeitgeist Gallery 9 Huntsville, AL Flying Monkey Arts 10 Atlanta, GA Eyedrum Gallery 11 Richmond, VA Virginia Commonwealth University 12 Williamsburg, VA College of William and Mary 13 Philadelphia, PA University of Pennsylvania 14 Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel (benefit for Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive) 15 Haverford, PA Haverford College 16 Baltimore, MD The Patterson Theatre 17 Boston, MA Coolidge Corner Theatre 18 Providence, RI Rhode Island School of Design 19 Annandale, NY Bard College 20 Bronxville, NY Sarah Lawrence College 21 Amherst, MA University of Mass. 22 Amherst, MA Hampshire College 23 New York, NY Mo Pitkins 25 pending 26 Cleveland, OH Case Western Reserve Univ. 27 pending 28 pending March 1 Chicago, IL The Abbey (benefit for Young Women's Empowerment Project)
Renewed Hope!	Dec 31 2006 11:08 AM Happy New Years!
Andrew	Oct 7 2006 4:16 AM According to the Dallas ISD Police Department a new drug is on the streets directed at our young people. The new drug mixture known on the street as "Cheese," is a so-called "starter form" of heroin. 54 felony and 24 found property cases involving this new drug mixture were handled by the Dallas ISD Police Department during the 2005-2006 school year. With the school year now underway, parents, educators, and public safety officials should be alert. "Cheese" is typically found folded inside a small paper bindle. Analysis of "Cheese" shows that it contains acetaminophen, diphenhydramine hydrochloride, and up to 8 percent heroin. Due to chemical interference caused by acetaminophen and diphenhydramine hydrochloride, forensic analysis can be challenging. It is believed that "Cheese" is manufactured by mixing a small quantity of heroin with a large quantity of crushed Tylenol-PM(r) caplets, a commonly available formulation of acetaminophen and diphenhydramine hydrochloride. "Cheese" appears to be a favorite of Hispanic juveniles, both male and female. Users as young as 13 are known to be experimenting with this drug. Typically described as a light tan colored powder with granules varying from fine powder to 1.5 millimeters in size. In a similar fashion to snorting cocaine, "cheese" is snorted through a tube into the nose. The effects that one may experience from "cheese" are euphoria, disorientation, lethargy, sleepiness, and hunger. As heroin has proven to be highly addictive, "cheese" appears to follow in the same characteristic and symptoms of withdrawal may onset as fast as within 12 hours of cessation of use. Another characteristic that attracts youth to "Cheese" is the cost. Typically, a capsule of "Cheese" can be purchased for $5 to $10, making it affordable for the very young. Parties truly interested in making a change need to work together to organize and develop plans and programs to coordinate anti-drug efforts. A comprehensive, community-wide approach to substance abuse and its related problems will be the result. At the center of this approach must be effective prevention and rehabilitation methods. Education, that is, "Drug Education," has to be the first step. As a society that desires a drug free world, we must step up and take responsibility for educating our children. DO NOT FORGET--OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE! Narconon International has many resources to help someone overcome drug addiction. We offer educational materials to help prevent drug abuse. For more information, visit our websites at www.narconon-news.org and www.narconon.org <http://www.narconon.org/> . For our published materials, visit the Narconon bookstore. <http://www.narconon.org/bookstore.htm Printer-friendly format <http://www.drug-free-lives.org/news/cheese-drug-info.pdf> (c) 2006. Narconon International. All Rights Reserved. Narconon is a trademark and service mark owned by the Association for Better Living and Education International and is used with its permission.
ACTIONNW	Aug 28 2006 10:12 AM Greetings Yellow Brick Road! Thank you for supporting us in our efforts to create change. Keep up the great work you do.

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