[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 138 (Saturday, October 28, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1969]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  DR. SPENCER FOREMAN AND ANGELA HOUSE

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 26, 2000

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, Angela House is a small transitional 
residence providing homeless women and their young children with 
support and training in a supporting, home-like setting. A primary goal 
is to break the cycle of homelessness and to achieve self-sufficiency 
for these families.
  This year Angela House is celebrating its first Award Dinner to raise 
money to buy permanent quarters for this fine organization. Dr. Spencer 
Foreman, the President of Montefiore Hospital, is being honored for his 
work in getting Angela House a building for use as a residence until 
Angela House can get its own building.
  Dr. Foreman has been a health systems executive for nearly 30 years 
and I can personally attest to the good work he is doing in the Bronx 
as President of Montefiore Medical Center. Currently he is in the midst 
of building an up to the minute pediatric hospital to treat the 
children of the Bronx and nearby Westchester County.
  He is a member and past Chairman of the Board of Governors of the 
Greater New York Hospital Association and the Board of Directors of the 
League of Voluntary Hospitals.
  Under Dr. Foreman Montefiore generously donated a three-story 
building for use by Angela House in the work it is doing for young 
women in need. Angela House is one of the many organizations making a 
concerted effort to solve the problem of homelessness in New York City. 
It also makes a crucial difference in the future of the children it 
serves by strengthening the family unit.
  Dr. Foreman and Angela House are well matched. Both are doing good 
work for the Bronx in helping people who are in need. They both 
contribute so much to making the Bronx a better place to live, work, 
and raise a family.

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