[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14331]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    50TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHILD, INC.

 Mr. COONS. Mr. President, it is with great pleasure that I 
honor CHILD, Inc., a private, non-profit organization which this month 
celebrates 50 years of continuous service to Delaware's children and 
families.
  Over the past 50 years, CHILD, Inc. has provided emergency shelter, 
foster care, domestic violence services, counseling programs, and 
parent education to families with at-risk children. In 2012, the agency 
reached just over 21,000 abused and neglected children and victims of 
domestic violence.
  As CHILD, Inc. celebrates this milestone anniversary, I want to offer 
my sincere gratitude to its board of directors, staff, and network of 
volunteers for their decades of hard work and continued commitment to 
serving Delaware families in crisis.
  CHILD, Inc. was founded by Henry E.I. duPont and Martha Verge duPont 
in 1963 as a group home for boys. Since then, the organization has 
expanded its programming to become one of Delaware's leading agencies 
serving youth, families, and victims of domestic violence.
  Today, CHILD, Inc. primarily works with children who may be troubled, 
neglected, or abused, as well as children and families who have been 
impacted by domestic violence. In addition to being the only children's 
shelter and runaway center in the State of Delaware, CHILD, Inc. 
provides a wide array of violence prevention and treatment programs 
tailored to the needs of children and families.
  Under the leadership of longtime director Joseph M. Dell'Olio, who 
led the organization from 1973 until his retirement in 2008, CHILD, 
Inc. has become a powerful force for advocacy, helping to push through 
key improvements to Delaware's child welfare system. The organization 
continues to expand that advocacy mission today.
  CHILD, Inc.'s dedication to Delaware children and families, as well 
as its determination to continuously grow and improve its services, has 
helped thousands of children grow up and thrive in a stronger, safer 
community. On behalf of all Delawareans, I thank CHILD, Inc. for 50 
years of tremendous service and congratulate them on this significant 
milestone.

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