[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 55]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE

  (Mr. BOCCIERI asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BOCCIERI. Madam Speaker, today I rise in recognition of the 100th 
anniversary of the National Urban League, an organization dedicated to 
bettering the lives and protecting the rights of minority groups across 
our country.
  The National Urban League is the oldest and largest community-based 
organization in our Nation. Locally, the Greater Stark County Urban 
League, located in my northeastern Ohio district, formed out of the 
integration of the Massillon and Canton affiliates, has been serving 
our Stark County communities for over 90 years.
  Under the direction of interim president and CEO Vince Watts, the 
work of the Greater Stark County Urban League is bettering Stark County 
at precisely the time we need it. Ohio's unemployment is still high, 
and we are recovering slowly, but now more than ever, as we are 
rebuilding our local economy for future success, the Greater Stark 
County Urban League is connecting minority groups in our communities to 
the employment and housing services and to the health and youth 
programming necessary.
  Last year, the local Urban League began a new scholarship program for 
20 high school juniors and seniors. This year, they hope to provide 30 
scholarships. The League is also offering classes this year to help 60 
people in Stark County obtain their GEDs.
  I commend the Stark County Greater Urban League for making critical 
investments in our people, in our country, and in our future. This is 
the type of service that we all talk about here and should applaud 
every day on the floor of the House of Representatives.

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