[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 28, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E841]
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  RECOGNIZING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EMMA L. JOHNSTON, CO-FOUNDER OF 
   PEACE, INC. AND HER TIRELESS COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF 
                                 OTHERS

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                         HON. DANIEL B. MAFFEI

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 28, 2014

  Mr. MAFFEI. Mr. Speaker, it is with pride that I rise today to 
recognize the accomplishments of Emma L. Johnston.
   Ms. Johnston is a native of Syracuse, New York, and one of the 
founders of PEACE, Inc. (People's Equal Action and Community Effort, 
Inc.). On Wednesday, May 28, 2014, the Southside Family Resource Center 
in Syracuse, New York, will be renamed in honor of Emma Johnston.
   As a single mother, Ms. Johnston was able to lift herself out of 
poverty with the help of her community. The kindness and ready aid of 
her neighbors inspired Ms. Johnston to become one of the founding 
members of PEACE, Inc. in 1968, when it consisted of twenty employees 
and three programs.
   Today, PEACE, Inc. boasts fifteen programs, 400 employees, and fifty 
sites across New York. Its mission--helping disadvantaged individuals 
attain self-sufficiency--is visibly accomplished every day in Syracuse. 
This progress would not be possible without Ms. Johnston's pioneering 
work.
   Thanks to Ms. Johnston's tireless years of service, PEACE now 
includes services ranging from Big Brother, Big Sister to Energy and 
Housing Services, and from Men in the Lives of Kids to tax assistance. 
As PEACE has grown and developed, so has the New York community--a feat 
for which we truly cannot thank Ms. Johnston enough.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the House of Representatives to 
join me in recognizing Emma L. Johnston for her tireless work with 
PEACE, Inc., and to wish her the best of health and luck in all her 
future endeavors.

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