[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 151 (Thursday, September 19, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1182]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CELEBRATING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SERVICE 
                              COORDINATORS

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                           HON. STEVE STIVERS

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 19, 2019

  Mr. STIVERS. Madam Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the people of 
Ohio's 15th Congressional District to celebrate the 20th anniversary of 
the American Association of Service Coordinators.
  Service coordinators work in all U.S. states and territories, but 
Ohio is where they look to for training, advocacy and support thanks to 
AASC. In 1999, Janice Monks founded the membership organization out of 
her home in Central Ohio, which was one of the first regions where 
service coordinators joined the staff of affordable housing properties 
with the help of federal grants.
  Over the past two decades, AASC has created a documentation system 
for service coordinators to more easily track and report resident 
outcomes and has collaborated with the U.S. Department of Housing and 
Urban Development to create a formal guidebook outlining industry 
standards and practices. This year, the organization hosted its largest 
annual National Service Coordinator Conference in Denver, Colorado and 
membership exceeded 3,300.
  AASC's purpose is to serve as a constant support for service 
coordinators who empower their residents to live well. Service 
coordinators serve as a lifeline for hundreds of thousands of low-
income seniors and families who need connected to vital supports that 
keep them living independently or help them move up and out of poverty. 
In the course of that work, service coordinators also play an integral 
role in realizing nationwide policy goals such as reducing healthcare 
costs, keeping older adults in their communities and increasing self-
sufficiency.
  In honor of AASC's anniversary, service coordinators across the 
country are celebrating Service Coordinator Day today. My colleagues 
may be hearing from service coordinators who are recognizing the 
anniversary by sharing with Congressional offices the profound impact 
this profession has on our nation's most vulnerable.
  I wish to congratulate President Janice Monks and the American 
Association of Service Coordinators on this milestone anniversary and 
convey my most sincere appreciation for their dedication to service.

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