[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 149 (Tuesday, November 16, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1911]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    RECOGNIZING THE OAKLAND LIVINGSTON HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY ON THE 
                  COMPLETION OF ITS NEW WELCOME CENTER

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                          HON. GARY C. PETERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 16, 2010

  Mr. PETERS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Oakland 
Livingston Human Service Agency, OLHSA, as it celebrates the completion 
of its new Welcome Center.
  For 46 years, the Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency has been an 
invaluable community institution in Southeast Michigan, providing 
services to make low-income, senior and disabled persons more self-
sufficient. Along with its 1,100 fellow Community Action Agencies, 
OHLSA provided service to 11.5 million Americans last year, 
specifically thousands of Oakland county residents. In fulfilling its 
mission to diminish poverty and empower the disaffected, OLHSA has 
tirelessly advocated on behalf of its clients, provided educational and 
economic resources to those in need and fostered the involvement of 
area residences in the design of programs and initiatives to provide 
needed services in a tailored and specialized manner. The completion of 
OLHSA's new Welcome Center marks a significant moment in the Agency's 
fight on poverty, in which it will have facilities to expand its 
programs and reach even further into our community.
  The opening of the Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency's new 
Welcome Center marks a new venture for OLHSA with a new presence and a 
renewed determination to combat poverty in Southeast Michigan. The 
Welcome Center makes OLHSA's vital services such as its weatherization, 
Emergency Utility Assistance, Head Start preschool, foreclosure 
counseling and food assistance programs more easily available to 
residents of Oakland county who are in need. Additionally, extended 
hours of operation will ensure that all who seek assistance will have 
an opportunity to do so.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today and recognize the 
Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency on the completion of its new 
Welcome Center, which will expand access to vital services for those in 
need in Oakland County and across Southeast Michigan. I look forward to 
the day when we can rise together to celebrate the eradication of 
poverty and the protection of the most vulnerable members of our 
community.

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