[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27553]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO EMPLOYMENT HORIZONS

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                      HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 17, 2007

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Employment 
Horizons of Morris County, New Jersey, a vibrant organization I am 
proud to represent! On Thursday, October 18, 2007, Employment Horizons 
is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
  Founded in 1957, Employment Horizons is the premiere, not-for-profit 
agency providing comprehensive employment, training and job placement 
services to persons with disabilities in the greater Morris County 
area.
  Employment Horizons, formerly known as the Occupational Training 
Center of Morris County, was founded by a group of concerned parents 
who wanted to expand work and personal growth opportunities for their 
children with disabilities. During the 1950s and 60s, those with 
disabilities had very few options available to them and special 
education services were just evolving. Work centers, such as their 
packaging and assembly unit, were developed at that time to provide 
disabled adults with a place where they could earn money and maintain 
their self-respect. Over the years the agency has experienced rapid 
growth in the number of and breadth of services provided to meet the 
needs and choices of the individuals they serve, both on-site as well 
as in the community, as well as to meet the changing needs of the 
business community.
  As a social business enterprise, the agency seeks to provide high-
quality, competitively priced, services to the business community 
through their commercial operations while, at the same time, furthering 
their mission to ``assist people with barriers to employment to achieve 
their individual vocational objectives and establish self-sufficiency 
in the community.''
  Over the past 50 years, Employment Horizons has established 
relationships with hundreds of businesses and created training and 
employment opportunities for thousands of individuals who require 
special assistance to obtain employment.
  Madam Speaker, I am privileged to honor Employment Horizons. I urge 
you and my colleagues to join me in congratulating the members of 
Employment Horizons for their fifty years of service! Again, I offer my 
praise and thanks to their dedicated trustees, administration, support 
staff, volunteers and active parents who work tirelessly on behalf of 
Employment Horizons' children.

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