[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 154 (Tuesday, September 24, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S5662]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO JERI BARR

 Mr. ISAKSON. Madam President, today, I am honored to recognize 
in the Record Mrs. Jeri Barr of Marietta, GA, who announced earlier 
this year that she would step down from the Center for Family Resources 
and whose service to the community will soon be celebrated at a special 
event in her honor.
  The Center for Family Resources provides service to families and 
individuals who are homeless or who are in danger of becoming homeless. 
Through short-term housing, job-hunting help, food assistance, and 
other services, the organization accomplishes much for the community.
  Jeri Barr has been at the helm of the Center for Family Resources in 
Cobb County, GA, for 35 years. Cobb is my home county, and I have been 
glad to watch this organization grow under her leadership.
  When Jeri took over in 1984, the organization had a staff of 11 and a 
budget of $350,000. Today, the Center for Family Resources owns and 
operates the Mansour Center, a $10 million, 60,000-square-foot facility 
that offers space to other nonprofits and conference space for the 
public, allowing for additional revenue to benefit the center's 
mission. Now, there are 25 staff members, and the organization's budget 
is nearly $3.5 million.
  For many years, Jeri has given back to the community. She served the 
United Way, including as the director of their Volunteer Cobb service. 
She also led the East Cobb Newcomers Club, Cobb Christmas, Cobb County 
Rape Crisis Center, and Cobb County Community Council. Numerous other 
organizations have also benefitted from her work on their boards. 
Thanks to her leadership, each of these organizations has benefitted.
  While she will be missed by the staff and all those involved with the 
Center for Family Resources, I am confident that she has prepared the 
organization well for the future. As Jeri and her husband, former U.S. 
Representative Bob Barr, prepare for this next exciting chapter, I 
congratulate them and wish them much happiness enjoying their children 
and grandchildren.

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