[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 138 (Thursday, September 7, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1731]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


             HOUSING SCHOLARSHIP DEDICATION IN FREMONT, CA

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 7, 1995
  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to join my constituents 
in the celebration of the completion of the modernization of the 
Century Village Apartments, a 100-unit apartment complex in the city of 
Fremont.
  This complex was recently acquired and renovated by the Mid-Peninsula 
Housing Coalition, a nonprofit housing developer, with financing 
assistance provided by the city of Fremont and its redevelopment 
agency.
  Ten apartments at the Century Village are reserved for participants 
in the Housing Scholarship Program, which combines affordable housing, 
job training, child care, and other supportive services, to enable 
participants to obtain full-time employment and achieve economic self-
sufficiency. Through donated units and units required through financing 
agreements to be reserved for housing scholarships, the program is 
helping people who are helping themselves during a critical period in 
their lives.
  To date, a total of 70 housing scholarships have been provided to 
families who are in job training. Over 90 percent of the housing 
scholarship recipients have successfully completed job training. 
Housing Scholarship Program graduates are developing new leadership 
skills and becoming valuable assets to the program and the community. 
Graduates have testified before the city council about the need for 
additional housing units. Graduates also serve as mentors for new job 
training participants.
  Therefore, Mr. Speaker, I come before you today celebrating with my 
constituents the success of the Housing Scholarship Program and the 
completion of the Century Village Apartments. I hope all my colleagues 
will join in congratulating the city of Fremont and the Mid-Peninsula 
Housing Coalition for their contribution to their community.


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