[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 96 (Tuesday, June 6, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E765-E766]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING CALIFORNIA HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 6, 2017

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
California Human Development, as they celebrate their 50th Anniversary 
this year. This important community organization has played a vital 
role in fighting poverty across northern California and will continue 
to help struggling Californians for years to come.
  California Human Development (CHD) is a non-profit, human services 
provider waging the War on Poverty. Founded in 1967, and inspired by 
labor icon Cesar Chavez, the original focus of CHD was to assist 
migrant and

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seasonal farmworkers by providing training and workforce development 
services. Over the past five decades, CHD has expanded its role and now 
serves not only farmworkers, but also people from many different 
backgrounds. Their patrons include seniors, addiction recovery 
patients, immigrants seeking to be part of the American Dream, adults 
living with disabilities, and many more.
  CHD has seen incredible success during their past fifty years. Today 
they serve community members across thirty-one northern California 
counties. CHD operates twelve community-based farmworker services 
offices and four Anthony Soto Training Centers, providing jobs and 
training to their patrons and empowering them to achieve self-
sufficiency. Additionally, CHD provides jobs programs, affordable 
housing options, immigration and citizenship application services, 
disability services and addiction recovery programs. All told, CHD 
serves over 25,000 people across northern California.
  Mr. Speaker, California Human Development creates opportunities for 
people from all walks of life and this year celebrates fifty years and 
over 500,000 lives changed. Therefore, it is fitting and proper that we 
honor them here today.

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