[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 27, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S1372]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  THE TRAVELERS AID SOCIETY OF DETROIT

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor the Travelers 
Aid Society of Detroit, MI. The Travelers Aid Society provides many 
needed and worthwhile services to tens of thousands of residents of 
Metro Detroit.
  Travelers Aid Society of Detroit assists people in crises related to 
mobility--the homeless, victims of domestic violence, children 
traveling alone, the physically challenged, and 50,000 travelers each 
year at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
  Through their programs of comprehensive case management, including 
the Homeward Bound Program, TAS has pioneered the ``Continuum of Care'' 
concept of helping families and individuals climb out of homelessness. 
Homeward Bound, begun in 1992, was developed with the collaboration of 
38 public and private human service agencies and organizations. To 
date, more than 500 families have recovered from the effects of 
homelessness because of the project.
  TAS has been a pioneering agency in adopting comprehensive case 
management for the human services field. Travelers Aid is also the 
State of Michigan's representative to the Interstate Compact on 
Runaways, helping to return home some 250 runaway youths each year.
  I know my Senate colleagues join me in honoring Travelers Aid Society 
for the fine work it has done for people of the Detroit area.

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