[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 82 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E607]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING THE SPANISH COMMUNITY CENTER ON ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                            HON. BILL FOSTER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 16, 2019

  Mr. FOSTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Spanish 
Community Center's 50th anniversary.
  The Spanish Community Center in Joliet, Illinois has long been a 
valued part of our community. Over 50 years ago, amid the Civil Rights 
movement, the Hernandez, Adler, and Maher families began providing 
valuable services to the growing local migrant communities. This local 
organization became the Spanish Community Center in 1969. Since then, 
this cherished institution has offered valuable social services to 
residents of Joliet and the surrounding area. While the Spanish 
Community Center began as a response to the needs of Joliet's Latino 
communities, it now proudly offers assistance to all who need it.
  I would like to thank the Spanish Community Center for its commitment 
to the citizens of Illinois and for its contribution to the Joliet 
community.

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