[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 74 (Monday, June 12, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1123]
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               JOEL CARP: A CAREER OF ADVOCACY AND CARING

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                       HON. JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 12, 2006

  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give well-deserved 
recognition to Joel M. Carp, who is retiring this month as the Senior 
Vice President for Community Services and Government Relations of the 
Jewish Federation/Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago.
  Joel Carp has been serving the people of my district and Illinois for 
over 30 years. As a social worker taught to help individuals deal with 
problems and gain opportunity, he has also used his professional 
training to promote policies and initiatives that will serve many, many 
people whom he will never meet face-to-face.
  Joel Carp is a tireless and passionate advocate. It doesn't matter 
whether someone is native-born or an immigrant, Jewish or not, young or 
old--he is there to provide assistance. For over three decades, he has 
fought to create services to meet the health, housing, nutrition and 
other needs of Illinois residents.
  At the Jewish Federation, he is responsible for projects like 
Chicago's Jewish Refugee Resettlement Program and Project EZRA 
(Services for the Homeless, Chronically Mentally Ill and Economically 
Disadvantaged). He serves on the Illinois Department of Human Services' 
Family Self Sufficiency Council, the Governor's Families and Children 
Leadership Sub-Cabinet, and the Lt. Governor's Ethnic Affairs Council.
  Joel Carp is also a force for change at the national level, where he 
has worked with OMB Watch, Independent Sector, and the National 
Immigration Forum and for policies to improve health and employment 
opportunities. And somehow he finds the time to publish, teach and 
mentor.
  Joel Carp is a dynamo whose actions are directed to improving 
people's lives and the strength of our community. We have been 
fortunate to be able to benefit from his skills, his passion, his 
commitment and his compassion. While I know that he will continue those 
efforts even after his retirement this month, I want to take this time 
to recognize his extraordinary accomplishments and to thank him for his 
excellent work on behalf of everyone in the 9th Congressional District 
and for this personal friendship.

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