[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 67 (Thursday, May 6, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E771]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHRISTIAN RELIEF SERVICES CHARITIES

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                          HON. JAMES P. MORAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 6, 2010

  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Christian Relief Services Charities for their 25 years of making a 
difference in the world to assist in the alleviation of human 
suffering, misery, disability, and pain by advancing and improving the 
welfare of all persons and the international community while preserving 
native cultures, heritages, customs and beliefs.
  Christian Relief Services, celebrating their 25th anniversary, 
oversees and guides a family of nonprofits. It is considered to be 
among the top charities in the country and is one of the original 
accredited charities allowed to display the Better Business Bureau 
Charity Seal on all of its publications.
  Americans Helping Americans builds and strengthens American 
Communities. It provides vital transitional housing to the homeless and 
victims of domestic violence in Virginia, and supports programs 
assisting the needy in a number of states, primarily in Appalachia, 
with emergency assistance, food, new shoes, blankets, winter coats, 
home repair, school supplies and efforts of self-sufficiency, assisting 
approximately 100,000 individuals. It provides affordable housing 
assistance to low and very low income working families located in 
Arizona, Kansas, Texas, Ohio and Virginia, and permanent housing for 
the homeless and chronically mentally ill adults in three group homes 
that the organization owns, located in Fairfax County.
  Running Strong for American Indian Youth and the Cheyenne River Youth 
Project, provide financial, technical and administrative support to 
their many programs assisting American Indian families across the 
nation on and off reservations. They help fund water development, food 
pantries, youth enrichment programs, shelter, utilities assistance, 
emergency assistance, food, new shoes, winter coats, home repair, 
school supplies and supports efforts at self-sufficiency, promoting 
positive change to 200,000 individuals.
  Bread and Water for Africa works with community-based grassroots 
organizations in Africa to provide basic necessities such as food, 
water, shelter, medical care, education and vocational training, 
lifting the despairing, wiping away sparse tears of the children, 
feeding the malnourished, changing sorrow into hope and benefiting 
hundreds of communities and many hundreds of thousands of people 
throughout Africa.
  Christian Relief Services Charities has always been there with 
emergency assistance when the need is the greatest. Recently, they met 
the huge challenge of the earthquake in Haiti by quickly donating life-
saving relief supplies. At a time of economic instability, it is 
comforting to know that their services serve the 8th Congressional 
District and beyond.
  I am proud to salute the efforts of the staff, volunteers and the 
board of directors of Christian Relief Services Charities for their 
outstanding charitable work for a quarter of a century.

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