[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 71 (Thursday, June 9, 1994)]
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     JERSEY CITY'S SENIOR COMPANIONS GREAT ASSETS TO OUR COMMUNITY

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 9, 1994

  Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, Friday, June 10, 1994, will 
mark the 20th anniversary celebration of Jersey City, New Jersey's 
Senior Companion Program. The Senior Companion Program was authorized 
in 1973 as part of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act. The program was 
established to provide individualized support and create part-time 
stipended volunteer community service opportunities for low-income 
persons aged 60 and over. Senior companions provide assistance to 
elderly adults experiencing difficulty with one or more activities of 
daily living. As part of a comprehensive care team, they help homebound 
persons live independently.
  Jersey City's program was one of the country's original 18 projects 
started in 1974. At that time Jersey City had 27 volunteers and 1 
volunteer station. Now there are 94 active volunteers and 19 volunteer 
stations, serving over 250 clients in the home and institutions.
  When we talk of unsung heroes or heroines, the senior companions come 
to mind. They are ever vigilant, providing these supportive person-to-
person services. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank and congratulate 
these extraordinary individuals. They are Saturnio Acevedo, Antoinette 
Alfono, Elizabeth Atkins, Lula Bailey, Louise Barnes, Virginia Batista, 
Yesne Baycin, Charlotte Bennett, Aurora Berrios, Hennie Boyd, Julianna 
Boylan, Emily Brown, Eliza Bryant, Aquilino Cagaoan, Jaime Calungsud, 
Irene Capers, Willie Mae Cobbs, Alice Davis, Ann Dorsey, Maria Estevez, 
Betty Fahey, Martha Faulkner, Pedro Ferrer, Benigna Figueroa, Manuel 
Flores, Eleanor Fuller, Santa Funes, Orfelina Garcia, Helen Gardner, 
Nancy Giannotti, Agnes Giordano, Manuel Gomez, Vicente Gonzales, Mamie 
Green, Lucie Greene, Dora Gresham, Betty Guess, Frances Harrell, 
Ernestine Harris, Hazel Henderson, Alice Hicks, Edna Horne, Maggie 
Hurt, Maggie Jenkins, Alfred Johnson, Helen Johnson, Ramonita Journet, 
Mildred Krenitsky, Louise Lee, Maggie Legrand, Mary Littleton, Luisa 
Lugardo, Esther Mack, Rena Mack, America Maisonett, Anna Marchetta, 
Earl Martin, Elenora McPhatter, Lavinia Meyer, Bobby Mitchell, Angela 
Molina, Elfreida Mulvaney, Carrie Neal, Dorothy Netterman, Margaret 
Norman, Margaret Parker, Lillie Pennix, Estelle Pipkins, Rose Prosnak, 
Josephine Reid, Azalee Rice, Carmen Rodriguez, Maria Rodriguez, Jesus 
Salas, Ramona Sanchez, Gloria Santiago, Maria Santos, Ann Sexton, Annie 
Stitt, Damasa Torres, Maria Torres, Martha Trinidad, Julia Tuell, 
Amelia Tuosto, Annie Mae Wailes, Mary Watson, Betty West, Izetta White, 
Samuel White, Emma Wichman, Geneva Wilson, Mary Wilson, Florence 
Williams, Marie Williamson, Clara Wooten, and Margaret Younger.
  Mr. Speaker, Hazel Henderson and Maria Rodriguez are to be commended 
for the 20 years of service they have provided. I would also like to 
congratulate and commend Louise Layton, project director, for her years 
of dedicated service to our community.

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