[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1026]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      CENTER FOR FAMILY RESOURCES

 Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, today I honor in the Record the 
50th anniversary of the Center for Family Resources in Marietta, GA.
  In 1960, three community leaders--Fred Bentley, Sr., Howard Ector, 
and Harry Holliday--envisioned a better way to combine six existing 
emergency assistance organizations in the county under one roof to be 
more effective and efficient. After working with the United Way for 
funding, they founded the Cobb County Emergency Aid Association, Inc.--
CCEAA.
  For a decade, the organization worked tirelessly to help meet the 
emergency needs of the citizens of Cobb County, GA, through financial 
assistance, furniture, clothing, medical supplies, food and a Christmas 
program.
  As the organization grew, it began to look for ways to become more 
effective in helping families become independent and self-sufficient. 
Families repeatedly faced limited access to affordable transportation, 
childcare and housing, as well as a lack of education and training to 
secure and maintain employment. The organization determined the removal 
of those barriers was the real key to breaking the cycle of poverty.
  In 2004, the agency changed its name to the Center for Family 
Resources. The Center for Family Resources has grown from a small 
emergency aid agency to a multifunction human services organization, 
serving both generations of the family to develop personal 
responsibility and a self-sufficient lifestyle. The center develops and 
maintains collaborative partnerships with organizations to improve 
services for local families.
  Today, the Center for Family Resources serves an average of 10,000 
individuals each year and has served more than 400,000 individuals 
since 1960.
  It gives me a great deal of pleasure and it is a privilege to 
recognize the Center for Family Resources and its contributions to Cobb 
County. I congratulate Jeri Barr, the Board of Directors, the staff and 
volunteers of the Center for Family Resources on their many 
accomplishments.

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