[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 90 (Friday, May 26, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E501-E502]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MUJERES LATINAS EN ACCION

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                           HON. MIKE QUIGLEY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 26, 2023

  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 50th 
anniversary of an important Chicago organization--Mujeres Latinas en 
Accion.
  Mujeres Latinas en Accion was founded in 1973 by the late Maria 
Mangual for the purpose of providing shelter to young women fleeing 
violence in the Pilsen community. Since their founding, they have 
expanded to Brighton Park and North Riverside.
  Back in 1982, they established the Healing and Prevention of Domestic 
Violence program, to provide services for survivors of domestic 
violence.
  In 2002, they expanded their family support services in partnership 
with the Illinois Department of Family Support Services. With this, 
they created the only free Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange 
program designed specifically for Spanish speaking low-income families.
  Seven years later, they established the Community Engagement and 
Mobilization Program to bring the voice of Latina immigrants and 
survivors of trauma to the work of immigrant and women's coalitions.
  These are just a few of the ways their organization has worked to 
uplift women in our community and connect them with critical resources.
  I am honored to help Mujeres Latinas en Accion commemorate its 50th 
year of providing innovative and empowering services for Latinas.

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