[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2829]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
PROJECT ENLIGHTENMENT
(Ms. ROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
Ms. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a pioneering
institution in the field of early childhood education located in my
district, Project Enlightenment.
Project Enlightenment provides extraordinary services to families and
children, and I was privileged to visit with them last week.
In the late 1960s, insightful staff from the Raleigh city schools,
Wake County Mental Health and Dorothea Dix Child Psychiatry recognized
that strengthening a child's social and emotional development in the
early years would have long-term benefits. They were right, and the
American Families Plan recognizes this fact.
Project Enlightenment has offered prevention and early intervention
services to young children by providing services to the primary
caregivers in their lives. Over the years, they have helped people all
over the State of North Carolina and all over the country.
I am grateful for the attentive staff that includes a variety of
professionals. Because of their commitment to our children, they truly
make our county and State a better place.
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