[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 138 (Wednesday, October 13, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2079]
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                     TRIBUTE TO GENESIS FAMILY HOME

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                            HON. ROBIN HAYES

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 13, 1999

  Mr. HAYES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. and Mrs. John K. 
Edmond, Sr., founder of the Genesis Family Home in Concord, North 
Carolina.
  The Genesis Family Home's philosophy is to create a new beginning for 
young adults, ranging from 9 to 17.
  The Genesis Family Home provides a residential setting for these 
young adults for whom removal from home to a community-based 
residential setting is essential to facilitate treatment.
  Treatment is targeted to those who no longer meet criteria for in-
patient psychiatric services or intensive residential treatment and 
need a step-down placement in the community, or those who have been 
placed in non-residential community setting and need a more intensive 
treatment program.
  Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are responding to the children in need in our 
community that need our help in the transition back into family life.
  Positive role models are often hard to find, the Johnson's aren't 
only role models--they are the boost these young adults need to 
survive.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the Genesis Family Home on the difference 
it is making on our community.

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