[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 135 (Friday, September 19, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1477]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING THE CRISIS CENTER

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                            HON. BILLY LONG

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 18, 2014

  Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Crisis Center on 
receiving the Charity of the Year award presented by the Branson/Lakes 
Area Chamber of Commerce.
  The Crisis Center was first established in 1990 for the purpose of 
providing safe shelter, support, and advocacy for victims of domestic 
and sexual violence and their children. Since its establishment, the 
Crisis Center has grown to be able to accommodate up to 40 women and 
children at one time.
  The Crisis Center provides a large number of invaluable services to 
victims such as support groups, counseling, case management, crisis 
intervention, court advocacy and a 24-hour crisis hotline. It is the 
only non-profit in the area that provides such services, and all free 
of charge. The Crisis Center shelters an average of 300 women, men and 
children each year, and also provides services to 700 non-resident 
women, men and children.
  As a member of the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual 
Violence and its Board of Directors for the past 15 years, the Crisis 
Center has become involved with many other organizations that share its 
vision for providing a community based response to eliminating domestic 
and sexual abuse.
  The services provided by the Crisis Center have greatly helped to 
make Branson a safer and happier community over the past 24 years.
  I would like to ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating the 
Crisis Center on receiving the Charity of the Year award.

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