[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 187 (Wednesday, November 28, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1568]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 28, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Community Resources for Children (CRC) for providing excellent early 
learning and care resources for families and children across Napa 
County, California for forty years.
  Founded in 1978, Community Resources for Children strives to advocate 
and educate the public on the importance of early education and child 
care. It has provided nearly 45,000 referrals for child care and over 
$44 million dollars to local child care providers that care for 
children of low income and student or working parents. For the past 
forty years, CRC has offered families quality early education materials 
for free and created early learning activities for families, child care 
providers, caregivers, educators and other community members.
  Community Resources for Children provides professional development 
and one on one coaching to more than 140 local child care providers 
that service more than 1,700 children per year. Its programs work to 
increase the quality and amount of available child care in Napa County 
and have strengthened the local economy while putting families on the 
pathway to success.
  Community Resources for Children also aims to empower parents by 
ensuring they have the necessary resources to make child care and early 
education decisions. Through all of its programs and assistance CRC 
hopes to help parents succeed as their child's first teacher.
  Mr. Speaker, Community Resources for Children is an admirable 
organization dedicated to the care and education of future generations 
in our community. It is therefore fitting and proper that we honor 
Community Resources for Children here today.

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