[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 160 (Tuesday, December 7, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2077]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       THE 50TH PROCLAMATION FOR THE CENTER FOR FAMILY RESOURCES

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                           HON. PHIL GINGREY

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 7, 2010

  Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of the 
50th anniversary of The Center for Family Resources. Founded in 1960, 
founders Fred Bentley, Sr., Howard Ector, and Harry Holliday envisioned 
a better way to combine six existing emergency assistance organizations 
in Cobb County under one roof.
  Families repeatedly faced limited access to affordable 
transportation, childcare and housing, as well as a lack of education 
and training to secure and maintain employment. The organization 
determined the removal of those barriers was the real key to breaking 
the cycle of poverty.
  Cobb Family Resources has grown from a small emergency aid agency to 
a multi-function human services organization, serving both generations 
of the family to develop personal responsibility and a self-sufficient 
lifestyle.
  Today, it serves as an average of 10,000 individuals each year. 
Records also indicate more than 400,000 individuals have been served by 
CFR since 1960.
  Madam Speaker, I ask all my colleagues to join me in honoring the 
Center for Family Resources.

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