[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 10 (Wednesday, February 11, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E128]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           TRIBUTE TO TALLER SAN JOSE (ST. JOSEPH'S WORKSHOP)

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                          HON. LORETTA SANCHEZ

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 11, 1998

  Ms. SANCHEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Taller San 
Jose (St. Joseph's Workshop) for offering hope to the Latino youth who 
seek a productive, self-reliant future. The young people who come to 
Taller San Jose are looking for a second chance to ``work on their 
lives''. The students are male and female, 18 and over, and bilingual. 
They have usually dropped out of school, often more than once; have one 
or more children; want to finish school; and seek job training in order 
to become productive adults.
  The program includes life skills and mentoring, GED preparation, 
computer literacy, clerical skills, nursing assistant training, and 
woodworking. All classes are designed for participants to develop job 
ready skills and behaviors which translate into accountability and 
responsibility. The program also offers classes to the larger community 
such as English as a Second Language at the basic and intermediate 
levels.
  Taller San Jose, which has been open for 2\1/2\ years, was a recent 
recipient of the Audrey Nelson Community Development Achievement Award. 
This award recognizes exemplary uses of Community Development Block 
Grant funds which address the needs of families, homes and 
neighborhoods. TSJ was recognized as one of six in the nation to 
receive this national award in 1998.

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