[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 114 (Wednesday, September 5, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1571]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       CELEBRATING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF EL PROYECTO DEL BARRIO

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                          HON. HILDA L. SOLIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 5, 2001

  Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize and congratulate a very 
special non-profit organization--El Proyecto del Barrio--on its 30th 
anniversary.
  Founded in 1971, El Proyecto del Barrio has become the San Fernando 
Valley's leading agency for providing comprehensive community health 
and human services to Latinos and other economically disadvantaged 
populations. El Proyecto has demonstrated excellence in delivering 
primary healthcare services, substance abuse treatment, youth services 
and employment and training services to the community. El Proyecto's 
work in caring for the ``whole person'' has been honored regionally and 
nationally.
  El Proyecto's capability to implement programs has been demonstrated 
during its 30-year history of developing and implementing culturally 
appropriate programs designed to serve the target population. This is 
evident by El Proyecto's most recent accomplishments. Since 1998, El 
Proyecto has constructed and opened the Mark Taper Center for a Healthy 
Community, located in Winnetka, CA. The Center houses the El Proyecto 
primary health care clinic, which provides 36,000 medical visits per 
year. The Center also houses the El Proyecto Youth Opportunities 
program, the Perinatal Service Center and the Family Development 
Network. Also, El Proyecto has developed and opened two new 
facilities--the Sun Valley One-stop Center in 1999 and the Youth 
Opportunity Program in 2000.
  Once again, I congratulate and commend the staff and supporters of El 
Proyecto del Barrio for their commitment to providing comprehensive 
community health services and for serving the Latino and other 
economically disadvantaged youth and adults of the San Fernando Valley.

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