[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 52 (Thursday, March 29, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING SUNFLOWER-HUMPHREYS COUNTIES PROGESS, INCORPORATED

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 29, 2012

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
community action agency, Sunflower-Humphreys Counties Progress, 
Incorporated. Sunflower-Humphreys Counties Progress, Inc. was founded 
in August 1965 and has locations throughout the Mississippi Delta. 
Sunflower-Humphreys Counties Progress, Inc. is dedicated to providing 
quality service to the community through diverse selections of programs 
that empower the community.
  Sunflower-Humphreys Counties Progress, Inc. provides education and 
awareness about various educational and community development programs. 
As one of the organization's largest programs, the Sunflower Humphreys 
Head Start program promotes school readiness by enhancing the social 
and cognitive development of children through education, health, and 
nutritional services. Through the program's five Head Start sites and 
two school districts, they serve 570 Head Start children. Their Early 
Head Start program is for low-income infants, toddlers, and pregnant 
women and their families. This program addresses children's physical, 
social, and emotional development as well as assists pregnant women in 
accessing comprehensive prenatal and postpartum care. In their four 
Early Head Start sites they serve 72 Early Head Start children and 
twelve pregnant women.
  Since its inception in 1965 the Sunflower, Humphreys Counties 
Progress, Inc. has also worked to combat poverty for persons living 
below the poverty guidelines within Sunflower County, Mississippi. They 
have implemented a food pantry which distributes donated foods to those 
in need and a thrift shop that sells donated items for a very low 
price. They also have a Senior Companion Aging Program, which is a 
service initiative for people age 60 and older that provides not only 
meals, but also assistance and friendship to elderly individuals who 
are homebound.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask our colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
Sunflower-Humphreys Counties Progress organization in its commitment to 
combating poverty by taking action in empowering the citizens of 
Sunflower and Humphreys Counties.

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