[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15511-15512]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    TRIBUTE TO CYNTHIA WILLIAMS AND THE AUSTIN PEOPLES ACTION CENTER

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                          HON. DANNY K. DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 30, 2015

  Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, for more than thirty-
five years the Austin Peoples Action Center (APAC) has been an

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integral part of the Austin community. Organized principally by the 
Williams family and parishioners of the Third Unitarian Church, APAC 
has grown to become one of the premier social service agencies in the 
state of Illinois, and its principal staff person Ms. Cynthia Williams 
is known as one of the most effective agency directors in the state. As 
a social service agency, APAC provides quality health and human 
services to thousands of Chicago's neediest residents, including people 
with disabilities, seniors at risk, children, youth and adults with 
mental illness and substance abuse problems. APAC is known for having 
the largest women, infants and children's program in the state of 
Illinois and I might add the most effective. For thirty-five years of 
great leadership and community service I commend Cynthia Williams and 
the Austin Peoples Action Center for their contributions to improving 
the quality of life for Chicago residents.

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