[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 139 (Tuesday, October 16, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1896]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  HONORING THE BUCKS COUNTY HOUSING GROUP AND BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY 
COLLEGE (BCCC) STUDENTS IN FREE ENTERPRISE FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 
              OF WHEELZ 2 WORK PROGRAM FOR HOUSING CLIENTS

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                        HON. JAMES C. GREENWOOD

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 16, 2001

  Mr. GREENWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
pay tribute to the Bucks County Housing Group and the Bucks County 
Community College Students in Free Enterprise for the remarkable 
achievements of the Wheelz 2 Work Program. This innovative program 
provides donated cars to clients receiving services through the Bucks 
County's Homeless Assistance Program.
  As many of you are well aware, reliable transportation is critical to 
clients pursuing education, training, and employment as a means of 
securing self-sufficiency and permanent housing. The Wheelz 2 Work 
Program fills this need in addition to providing the community a 
tangible opportunity to be involved in a family's success. The program 
helps establish a long-term solution by providing a key element that 
allows people to maintain employment and/or advance in education.
  Of significant achievement is the donation of the program's 100th car 
this October 2001. Nancy Lawrence of Pipersville is donating her 1985 
Honda Accord to Housing Group client Michelle Heintz. Ms. Heintz, a 
single mother with a 3-year-old child, recently graduated from a 
medical assistant training program. Thanks to the highly successful 
Wheelz to Work Program, Ms. Heintz will now have a reliable way to get 
to work.
  Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) is a nonprofit organization that 
gives students the tools to learn the free enterprise system in a real 
working situation. SIFE challenges students on more than 700 college 
campuses worldwide to take what their learning in the classroom and use 
this knowledge to better local communities. Bucks County Community 
College SIFE students launched the Wheelz 2 Work in 1995 as an integral 
part of its community outreach activities. These students have brought 
extraordinary energy and leadership to the partnership with the Bucks 
County Housing Group on behalf of the agency's housing clients.
  The Bucks County Housing Group is a private, nonprofit social service 
agency that provides comprehensive continuum of housing programs for 
homeless and low-income families throughout Bucks County. Founded in 
1979 in response to the increase in the number of homeless families in 
the county, the Housing Group has worked cooperatively with both the 
public and private sectors to develop and expand essential services. At 
present, the Housing Group operates four homeless shelters, two 
transitional housing programs, a food pantry program and owns and 
operates three apartment complexes. In addition, the agency offers a 
First-time Homebuyers' Program and a Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage 
Assistance Program.
  The Bucks County Housing Group and the BCCC Students in Free 
Enterprise have substantially improved the quality of life for 100 
families in their county through their exemplary collaborative efforts. 
They will continue their important effort to reach out to many others. 
For this I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring these two 
organizations for outstanding service to the community.

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