[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 7, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E547]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          THE JEFFERSON CENTER

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 7, 2019

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud 
The Jefferson Center for receiving the 2019 Golden Rotary Ethics in 
Business Award for a non-profit organization.
   To receive this award an organization must maintain integrity, 
conviction and possess high ethical standards demonstrated by the 
treatment of customers, employees, community and the environment. The 
Jefferson Center checks all those boxes. The Jefferson Center is a 
mental health and substance use organization committed to making mental 
health care accessible to all. Each year, The Jefferson Center helps 
bring hope for a brighter future to thousands of community members who 
struggle with mental health and substance abuse disorders and 
individuals whose mental health problems contribute to difficulties at 
work or school or who have endured hospitalization, homelessness, or 
even involvement with the juvenile or criminal justice system.
   The Jefferson Center's programs and services serve people of all 
ages and encourage recovery and resiliency of clients throughout their 
treatment. Their services include outpatient counseling, 24-hour 
emergency services, wellness classes, recovery-focused support groups, 
vocational services, homeless prevention assistance and school-based 
counseling. Because The Jefferson Center offices are throughout our 
neighborhoods, the Center's staff members are intertwined in the 
community and provide personal care to the people they treat.
   I extend my deepest congratulations to The Jefferson Center for this 
well-deserved recognition by the Golden Rotary Club.

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