[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 51 (Tuesday, May 3, 1994)]
[Senate]
[Page S]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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   THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRAVELERS AID SOCIETY OF RHODE ISLAND

 Mr. CHAFEE. Mr. President, 100 years ago the Young Women's 
Christian Association founded a committee--Travelers Aid--to assist and 
protect young women moving to Providence, RI. Today, I am pleased to 
announce the centennial anniversary of the Travelers Aid Society of 
Rhode Island, and I wish to thank its members for their tremendous 
contributions to our State.
  While the staff and scope of Travelers Aid has greatly expanded since 
1894, its dedication to service remains unchanged. Today, a skilled and 
largely volunteer staff provide a wide range of educational and medical 
services to Rhode Islanders in need. In addition, the Travelers Aid 
Society maintains an aggressive outreach program designed to help at-
risk individuals, including the homeless.
  Three of the Travelers Aid programs are especially noteworthy:
  First is the Travelers Aid Adult Education Program. It offers 
language, general education diploma [GED], and English as a second 
language [ESL] courses, in addition to other classes where students are 
taught basic skills to locate and maintain employment. Some of these 
classes are taught by Ms. Sally Gabb, the recipient of the 1993 Rhode 
Island Adult Educator of the Year award and director of the Travelers 
Aid Adult Education Program.
  Second is the mobile Medical Van Program. Since 1987, the Travelers 
Aid Society of Rhode Island has made basic medical services available 
through its mobile Medical Van. For the past 7 years, the volunteer 
staff has aided more than 10,000 Rhode Islanders. Those seeking 
assistance are the homeless, the unemployed, and those who are working 
but have neither medical insurance nor the means to see a doctor. 
Patients range from children to senior citizens, and can be seen by 
appointment or on a walk in basis.
  The third program is called the Travelers Aid Project Street [TAPS], 
where many graduates of Travelers Aid return to show and share their 
success stories--they do for others what Travelers Aid has done for 
them. For example, Mr. LeMoyne Waite, who was once in and out of 
several Travelers Aid clinics, now walks the streets of Providence 
informing men and women about the many services available to them at 
Travelers Aid.
  In conclusion, I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing Travelers 
Aid of Rhode Island a happy 100th anniversary, and praising this 
wonderful organization for a century of public service.

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