[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 187 (Friday, November 7, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1047-E1048]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING FAMILYCORE ON ITS 125TH ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. DARIN LaHOOD

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 7, 2025

  Mr. LaHOOD. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the 125th 
anniversary of FamilyCore. For more than a century, FamilyCore has 
served as a pillar of support for families in Central Illinois, and now 
provides counseling, foster care, adoption, youth outreach, and family 
preservation services to more than 17,000 clients each year.
  Founded in 1900 in the Assembly Room of Peoria's City Hall, 
FamilyCore began as Associated Charities and Philanthropies with the

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mission of coordinating charitable efforts and uplifting families in 
need. While its name and services have changed over the past 125 years, 
the mission of strengthening families for a stronger community has 
stayed constant.
  FamilyCore's impact has been bolstered by innovative thinking with a 
focus on collaboration. From its early efforts to establish a juvenile 
court and public health initiatives to its current work in behavioral 
health and family well-being, FamilyCore's positive effect in Central 
Illinois continues to grow.
  As we celebrate 125 years of FamilyCore's service, we honor its proud 
history and the generations of staff, volunteers, and community 
partners who have made a lasting difference in the lives of thousands. 
I am proud to recognize this extraordinary organization and ask my 
colleagues to join me in congratulating FamilyCore on 125 years of 
strengthening families and building a stronger Peoria.

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