[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 30 (Thursday, February 25, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E295-E296]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          TRIBUTE TO THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JUDSON CENTER

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 25, 1999

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the Judson Center on the 
occasion of their 75th Anniversary.
  The Judson Center began as a children's home with a single matron 
tending to the emotional, physical and spiritual growth of only a few 
children. As children and families became more fragmented and 
victimized by poverty, disabilities, abuse and neglect, the Judson 
Center grew to meet these new challenges.
  Under the 17 year leadership of Mounir W. Sharobeem, the Judson 
Center has 365 employees and is a comprehensive, multi-faceted, 
community-based human service center providing care for over one 
thousand individuals on any given day. It serves individuals in Wayne, 
Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw and Kalamazoo counties.
  In 1991, the agency won Crain's Detroit Business ``Best Managed Non-
Profit Award,'' and the Peter F. Drucker Award for Non-Profit

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Innovation. In 1994, Judson Center was a finalist in the Innovations in 
State and Local Government Award program, sponsored by the Ford 
Foundation and the John F. Kennedy School of Government. The Richard 
Huegli Award sponsored by United Community Services has been presented 
to the agency on two occasions. In 1994 it received this award for its 
innovative Supported Employment program, and in 1998 for its Living in 
Family Environment initiative.
  Judson's leader, Mounir W. Sharobeen was awarded Executive of the 
Year by United Community Services in 1990, and Michiganian of the Year 
by the Detroit News in 1992.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Judson 
Center for 75 years of fulfilling its mission to help children, adults 
and families reach their fullest potential. I wish them success in 
continuing to serve so many communities in need.

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