[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3561]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           IN HONOR OF THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF TALBERT HOUSE

                                 ______
                                 

                           HON. JEAN SCHMIDT

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 14, 2006

  Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 40th 
anniversary of the Talbert House, one of the largest social service 
agencies in the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana tri-State region. Talbert House 
serves a broad population with its quality mental health, community 
corrections, substance abuse and welfare-to-work services.
  Talbert House was founded in 1965 by a group of local citizens to 
help ex-offenders in the West End neighborhood of Cincinnati. The 
program was named for Dr. Ernest Talbert, 1879-1971, a professor 
emeritus of sociology at the University of Cincinnati, who believed in 
community alternatives to incarceration.
  Even in its earliest days of service, Talbert House won the support 
of leaders in the community. The concept was groundbreaking because 
Talbert House began as a residential treatment program rather than an 
extension of an institution. In its first year, the program housed 16 
paroled men.
  Since its inception, the Talbert House has steadily grown and 
expanded its services to effectively address emerging problems within 
our community. In the 1970s, Talbert House added drug and alcohol 
treatment services and programs for women and children. In the 1980s, 
its services were expanded to include chemical dependency treatment. 
And in the 1990s, the agency added more mental health and adolescent 
services.
  Today, Talbert House is a regional multi-service agency with more 
than 35 programs to address challenging social problems, and serves 
more than 20,500 registered clients annually. Over the years, Talbert 
House has received numerous national and State accreditations and 
awards for its many successful programs.
  I want to congratulate Talbert House's 40th anniversary honorees: 
Larry Galluzzo; Sherry and Virgil Reed; Bonnie and Bill Rumpke; and 
Beatrice and Stephen Rosedale. We appreciate their extraordinary and 
unselfish commitment to Talbert House.
  Those of us in the greater Cincinnati area congratulate all of the 
people behind Talbert House as it celebrates 40 years of outstanding 
community service. We wish you continued success.

                          ____________________