[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 5, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E861]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN HONOR OF CHILDREN'S FRIEND

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 5, 1999

  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge the 150th 
anniversary of Children's Friend, a proud institution of my district 
which promotes the emotional, social, and physical health of a needy 
and diverse population of children and advocates for their rights.
  Few organizations serving children are as enduring as Children's 
Friend or have sustained such a record of initiating new solutions as 
the needs and problems facing children have changed. Whether it is 
helping to create the first modern adoption legislation passed by 
Massachusetts in 1851, pioneering placing children in foster care, 
preventing the dropout of pregnant and parenting teens from school, 
counseling children with attachment disorders or providing specialized 
psychological services to infants and toddlers, Children's Friend has 
been at the forefront of innovations in child welfare services.
  Children's Friend restores hope and opportunity to children and 
families whose lives are challenged by emotional abuse and neglect, 
domestic violence, family instability, economic hardship and the 
stresses of modern living. One cannot overlook the critical societal 
needs child welfare institutions--like Children's Friend--fulfill.
  Therefore, Mr. Speaker, it is with pride that I rise today to 
acknowledge the 150th anniversary of Children's Friend and to wish them 
continued success in the years ahead with their valuable community and 
child-oriented work for the people of Worcester and Central 
Massachusetts.




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