[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 54 (Monday, April 11, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E386-E387]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 LIVENGRIN FOUNDATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                      HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 11, 2016

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, congratulations to the Livengrin 
Foundation on 50 years of providing hope and healing to those 
struggling with drug and alcohol addictions and for addressing the 
recent wave of opiate and heroin overdoses in the region. The mission-
based, non-profit was one of the first Pennsylvania centers established 
for the treatment of alcoholism and drug addiction and has grown to 
include the original inpatient facility in Bensalem, Bucks County, and 
now eight outpatient locations throughout the Philadelphia region and 
Lehigh Valley. Livengrin has provided drug and alcohol addiction 
services to more than 4,000 patients and their families and disbursed 
more than $1.6 million for subsidized and unreimbursed services. 
Livengrin's impact on the community goes beyond its treatment services 
to include innovative solutions that served as models for other 
programs throughout the country. Additionally, the Livengrin Foundation 
also offers specialty treatment tracks for young adults, nurses, other 
health care workers, first responders and veterans and numbers of 
support groups and seminars. Recently, Livengrin hosted Naloxone 
training and distributions to combat the wave of opiate and heroin 
overdoses in southeastern Pennsylvania. For a half-century, Livengrin 
has been a beacon of hope for thousands. We sincerely wish the 
Livengrin Foundation and all those who contribute to the mission 
continued success with utmost gratitude for the good work.

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