[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 39 (Monday, April 3, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E475]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         IN HONOR OF ABBY SNAY

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                           HON. NANCY PELOSI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 3, 2000

  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, on Thursday, April 6, 2000, Abby Snay will 
be honored at a luncheon in San Francisco for her 25 years of service 
to the Jewish Vocational and Career Counseling Service (JVS).
  Abby Snay first joined JVS in 1975 as a part-time counselor for high 
school students. In 1981, she became Assistant Director of JVS and in 
1984 assumed her current position as the Executive Director. It is 
truly remarkable that for more than two decades she has remained with 
JVS benefitting that organization and the larger San Francisco 
community with her insight, wisdom, and hard work.
  For twenty-five years, Abby has worked closely with leaders of 
business and government to provide employment-related services for 
people with diverse backgrounds and from diverse communities in San 
Francisco. She is well known for her ability to develop innovative 
partnerships with local educational institutions, private companies and 
other community-based organizations to train adults and youth and place 
them into jobs. Abby has possessed the ability to anticipate trends 
before they happen and to reinvent JVS as the community's needs change. 
Her many accomplishments include: rehabilitation programs for people 
with disabilities, including two current programs for individuals 
living with HIV/AIDS; occupational training programs in computer 
assisted drafting and design, nursing and related medical skills, 
computer literacy, and vocational English as a second language (VESL); 
school to work programs for students with disabilities; and job search 
and placement programs for welfare recipients and homeless men and 
women.
  Under Abby's leadership, JVS has grown from a small organization with 
four employees and a $300,000 budget to an influential community-based 
organization with more than 70 full time employees and a budget of over 
$4 million. Abby was named the Jewish Community Federation's 
Professional of the Year in 1993, and since she became Executive 
Director in 1984, JVS has received numerous awards for its innovative 
programs.
  Mr. Speaker, I join with Abby's many friends in San Francisco in 
celebrating her career. She is a remarkable person and San Francisco 
has benefitted greatly from her contributions.

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