[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 23, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E517]
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                        TRIBUTE TO CAROL FOREST

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 23, 1999

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Carol Forest, an 
extraordinary citizen of San Mateo County, California, who will be 
inducted into the San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame of Friday, 
March 26, 1999.
  Carol Forest has spent more than thirty years in education and has 
dedicated herself to alternative education. She was instrumental in the 
establishment of the Jefferson Union High School District's GED Center 
in 1986, and under her leadership, this program has grown from 
graduating fifty students per year to more than two hundred per year. 
Carol has focused on getting at-risk youth back on track. She's done 
this through providing counseling, intervention and prevention 
programs, vocational training and employment services.
  In 1990 she helped to form the Daly City Youth Health Center. This 
facility has secured over $2 million in grant funding and has provided 
critical services to over seven thousand teens. Since its inception the 
staff has grown from five to thirty one and includes three paid teen 
health advocates.
  Carol Forest did not stop there. She also established the Tools for 
Survival Program which gives added support to high school dropouts who 
are seeking their Graduate Equivalent Degree. Carol has been 
instrumental in establishing the San Francisco Buddhist Center, where 
she mentors other women in their search for spiritual development.
  Mr. Speaker, Carol Forest is an outstanding woman and I salute her 
for her compassion, for her vision and for her commitment to making 
sure every child has a chance. I ask my colleagues to join me in 
honoring her on being inducted into the San Mateo County Women's Hall 
of Fame.

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