[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 26, 1994)]
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 COMMENDING CAREER YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, OF MILWAUKEE, ON THE OCCASION OF 
                      ITS 24TH ANNUAL IMAGE AWARDS

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                         HON. THOMAS M. BARRETT

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 26, 1994

  Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, on August 19, 1994, 
Milwaukee's Career Youth Development [CYD] will hold its 24th annual 
Image Awards. This year's Image Awards mark almost a quarter-century of 
service to Milwaukee's youth and families guided by its founding 
principle: ``Love-in-Action.''
  CYD was founded in 1970 by Ms. Jeannetta Robinson and her mother, 
Claretta Simpson, as an after-school care project serving neighborhood 
children in Milwaukee's central city. During these early years, CYD 
operated out of Ms. Robinson's and Ms. Simpson's home and, though the 
agency experienced the financial hardships faced by many community-
based organizations, it continued to expand its services. With Ms. 
Robinson's leadership and with the cooperation of other social service 
organizations and public and private benefactors, CYD has grown into a 
vigorous advocate and a strong ally for children and families in our 
community.
  Currently, CYD offers a wide array of services to Milwaukee youth and 
families. In addition to health education, vocational and legal 
services, CYD offers adult basic education and accredited college 
courses presented by the Milwaukee Area Technical College and the 
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at CYD's central city location. CYD 
is also a licensed outpatient clinic for the treatment of alcohol and 
drug abuse and operates a 10-bed adolescent residential treatment 
center. Ms. Robinson also reaches an audience of approximately eighty 
thousand viewers through a weekly television program, ``The Jeannetta 
Robinson Show,'' which showcases the positive accomplishments of young 
persons in our community.
  The comprehensive range of services offered by CYD is a reflection of 
its founders' understanding of the need to offer multifaceted solutions 
to the many problems facing our children and their families. CYD also 
acknowledges the diversity of its clients by designing flexible 
education and treatment services which are culturally sensitive.
  CYD's annual Image Awards are another example of its efforts to 
inspire young people in our community by highlighting the achievements 
of their peers. Regrettably, young residents of our central cities are 
frequently portrayed in an unfavorable light. The Image Awards are an 
important reminder to our youth that they have the potential to make a 
dramatic impact on their world and an encouragement to use that 
potential for the betterment of their community. I am proud to 
participate in the 1994 Image Awards ceremony. I ask that my colleagues 
join me in commending this year's winners on receiving this well-
deserved honor and in commending CYD for its long history of service to 
Milwaukee.

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