[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 25, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1651]
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      RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENT OF GLORIA WISE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB

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                          HON. JOSEPH CROWLEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 24, 2002

  Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition of The Gloria Wise 
Boys & Girls Club of the Bronx, New York. I congratulate them on their 
recently awarded $218,500 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.
  This grant will fund the Juvenile Mentoring Program (JUMP). JUMP is a 
one-on-one mentoring program that takes at-risk youths from the Bronx 
neighborhoods of Co-Op City, Baychester, Edenwald, and Williamsbridge, 
and gives them the kind of activities they want and need. The goals of 
this program are to reduce gang participation, promote academic 
achievement and school attendance, and promote positive social 
behavior. The activities include college campus visits, outings to 
sporting events, and reading time with caring adult mentors.
  That is precisely what is so wonderful about Gloria Wise--it 
recognizes the needs of this community and it provides services that 
serve this community. That is the mark of understanding, seasoned 
leadership--leadership provided by Gloria Wise's Executive Director, 
Charlie Rosen. Mr. Rosen has proven his commitment to the neighborhood 
for decades. And he continues to respond to the needs of this varied 
and diverse community.
  Under his leadership, Gloria Wise has grown into a model community 
center, serving the young, the old, those in need of assistance, and 
those who long to help, this center serves all of us.
  This Federal grant certainly speaks to the quality of Mr. Rosen's 
leadership. It also speaks to the quality of the Gloria Wise programs 
and staff, people like the Jeff Aulenbach who is the Deputy Executive 
Director who actually wrote the grant application--an application that 
was successful in a very competitive year where only three of these 
awards were given out in New York State.
  This program has a lot of people behind it, including myself. This 
center has been blessed with incredible staff and an incredible leader. 
I am glad that the Federal Government and the Department of Justice has 
recognized how exceptional this Boys & Girls Club is to the Co-Op City 
community.
  For all of their work, I thank them.

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