[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 74 (Thursday, May 14, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E701]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM FOR ITS 50TH YEAR OF 
                 HELPING COMBAT POVERTY IN PENNSYLVANIA

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                           HON. BILL SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 14, 2015

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the South Central 
Community Action Program (SCCAP) on the occasion of their 50th year of 
service to communities in Franklin and Adams counties in Pennsylvania.
   Community Action Agencies, which were created to carry out the 
Community Action Program that was established by the Economic 
Opportunity Act of 1964, have been important assets in helping reduce 
the effects of poverty felt around the United States. First called the 
Adams County Community Action Agency, SCCAP has played a critical role 
in bringing these support services to the underserved community members 
of Franklin and Adams counties.
   From its beginnings as an organization run out of a two-room office, 
the hard-working SCCAP staff and volunteers have earned federal grant 
funding and organized the communities they serve to enable them to 
better support those in need. Later expanded to provide services to 
Franklin County residents, SCCAP has undergone an impressive 
transformation as it has continued to aid countless handicapped and 
underprivileged citizens in its 50 years. Despite challenges and its 
many changes, one thing has always stayed the same: SCCAP has been 
committed to helping families and underserved individuals move out of 
poverty since its creation.
   I am privileged to not only congratulate the South Central Community 
Action Program, an organization that serves more than 11,000 families 
in Franklin County, on its 50th anniversary, but also thank the 
tireless SCCAP staff and volunteers for their selfless and unrelenting 
commitment to making the communities in their region a better place.

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