[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 106 (Monday, June 24, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E820]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING THE LADIES UNION BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF ST. JOSEPH

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 24, 2019

  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, I proudly pause to recognize 
the Ladies Union Benevolent Association. The Ladies Union Benevolent 
Association is a very special employer who is being honored with the 
Employer of Excellence Award as a part of the St. Joseph YWCA's 
prestigious Women of Excellence.
  For more than 120 years, the Ladies Union Benevolent Association, 
through the Noyes Home, has been a place where a child who is facing a 
family crisis feels safe, and can just be a child, until the family is 
able to get back on its feet. It's where a teen finds friendship, 
security, and a positive environment to continue attending high school 
if a parent has become incarcerated or is unable to care for them. 
Infants, children and teens can live at the Noyes Home for as long as 
needed while a family strives to find solutions, with service provided 
until a child turns 18. There is no financial obligation to the family. 
The Noyes Home is, above all, a home.
  Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in congratulating the 
Ladies Union Benevolent Association for winning the Employer of 
Excellence Award. They are an exceptional organization in St. Joseph, 
Missouri, and I am proud to represent them in the United States 
Congress.

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