[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 31 (Thursday, March 19, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1302]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             REACH PROJECT

  (Mrs. TAUSCHER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the outstanding 
achievements of the REACH project, a nationally acclaimed drug abuse 
prevention and treatment program headquartered in the City of Antioch 
in the 10th Congressional District of California.
  Founded in 1970, REACH stands for Rehabilitation Education Awareness 
for Community Humanitarianism. The REACH project brings law 
enforcement, government, business, and schools together to educate the 
community about the dangers of drug abuse. REACH also offers a wide 
range of effective youth and family counseling programs.
  An example of this is the Youth Intervention Diversion Program, a 
collaborative counseling program with the Antioch Police Department 
which keeps first-time juvenile offenders out of the criminal justice 
system.
  REACH Executive Director Shirley Marchetti has been an integral part 
of the REACH project and the main reason the project has become what it 
is today. Her outstanding efforts have helped public service providers 
work together to reduce drug abuse and crime in my community. The staff 
of the REACH project and Shirley Marchetti are to be commended for 
their hard work and dedication to strengthening our community.

                          ____________________