[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 175 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1065]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CAROLE KINLOW, ANGELS IN ADOPTION HONOREE

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                             HON. DON BACON

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 5, 2021

  Mr. BACON. Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate Carole Kinlow 
for the record on her nomination by the Congressional Coalition on 
Adoption Institute, for the Angels In Adoption Award. This award and 
recognition is something very personal to me as my wife Angie and I are 
foster-to-adopt parents to two of our four children.
  For over 24 years, Carole has served the Omaha community as a mentor 
and role model for young women in varying roles at many organizations. 
She served as an advocate at Emergency Pregnancy Services, instructor 
for the Kids Ability program and Girls Inc., Legal Advocate for victims 
of Domestic Violence at Youth Women's Christian Association, and as a 
property manager and regional supervisor assisting low-income families.
  These experiences led Carole and her husband David to become foster 
parents as well as family advocates for youth experiencing 
homelessness. It also led them to start the non-profit, Carole's House 
of Hope, a transitional living program to protect and foster the growth 
and success of women and their children. The goal of the non-profit is 
to meet the needs of these individuals' facing homelessness, with a 
particular emphasis to assist young women who found themselves homeless 
after becoming emancipated from the foster care system.
  Carole, whose motto is `Hope is believing, encouraging, dreaming, 
caring .  .  . hope is us,'' credits her personal and professional 
success to her husband David, who is the Director of Properties for 
Carole's House of Hope. She says he has stood by her side and served 22 
years helping at-risk individuals including as a Youth Care Worker at 
Uta Halee/Cooper Village.
  Congratulations to Carole and her husband David, for this nomination 
honor. I am thankful for her service to so many in a segment of our 
community that is close to my heart.

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