[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 128 (Friday, October 13, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1774]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF FRANK DAVIS' PARTICIPATION TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF 
            THE OVER 60 HEALTH CENTER, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA

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                            HON. BARBARA LEE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 12, 2000

  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I recognize the participation of Berkeley 
activist and realtor Frank Davis in the establishment of the Over 60 
Health Center in Berkeley, California.
  Mr. Davis has been a resident of Berkeley for over 50 years and owned 
the property where the Over 60 Clinic now calls home. While Mr. Davis 
had many offers to sell his property at a larger profit, he rejected 
those offers to sell until he was moved by the idea and challenge of a 
combination senior housing and health care project. Mr. Davis sold his 
property to the Over 60 Building Project, which ultimately helped 
create this unique facility that combines a health clinic downstairs 
with affordable housing for seniors upstairs.
  The Over 60 Building is a unique collaboration of three local non-
profit organizations. Over 60, a division of LifeLong Medical Care, is 
the oldest community health center serving seniors in the United 
States; the Center for Elders Independence is one of 13 nationally-
acclaimed ``Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly'' (PACE); 
and Resources for Community Development is a developer of low-income 
housing in Alameda County. This partnership offers medical and 
community-based long term care services for low-income elders while 
allowing them to remain independent, socially active and live in the 
same community throughout their life span.
  Mr. Davis is a native of Mississippi who came to California to ``seek 
a better quality of life and to get away from discrimination.'' He is 
the current Chair of the Black Property Owners Association, President 
of the Tyler King Neighborhood Association, and remains active in 
helping to improve the quality of life for South Berkeley.
  The Over 60 Building is truly an innovative model of care for 
seniors, quickly becoming a source of civic pride and a valuable 
resource for the citizens of Berkeley. I applaud the vision that Mr. 
Davis had to sell his property to this important project despite 
personal financial gains had he sold to for-profit developers.

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