[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7758]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF EAST HARLEM COUNCIL FOR HUMAN SERVICES, CELEBRATING 
                          50 YEARS OF SERVICE

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 21, 2015

  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker I rise today to give recognition to the East 
Harlem Council for Human Services, which is celebrating 50 years of 
serving the local community. The work done by the Council has been 
vital to our community and has changed the lives of so many for 
decades. Groups like the Council and institutions like the Boriken Care 
Center are worth fighting for, and I will continue to make sure there 
are adequate resources available for them to continue to thrive and 
serve their community.
  I am proud to honor the East Harlem Council for Human Services which 
was incorporated in 1965 though grass-roots efforts of local East 
Harlem residents committed to addressing unmet needs in their 
community. The Council is a multi-service not-for-profit which 
coordinates an array of affordable and no cost services to more than 
10,000 individuals each year without regard for an individual's ability 
to pay for services. The Board of Directors and more than almost 200 
staff members are united in a commitment to the Council's mission of 
providing the highest quality of comprehensive, community-based, fully 
bilingual services to the East Harlem community.
  The Council is the largest grass-roots, multi-service not-for-profit 
in our East Harlem community. By continuing its strong history of 
diverse community-based leadership, and commitment to the self-
determination of this institution and the East Harlem community at 
large, the Council has positioned itself for continued growth. The 
Council continuously renews its commitment to the residents of El 
Barrio to ensure that the Boriken Neighborhood Health Center and its 
sister programs will continue to provide affordable quality 
comprehensive services in East Harlem for many more decades.
  There's no finer work than fighting to bring health and essential 
wellness to those struggling to make ends meet in underserved 
communities. Everyone deserves access to quality care within their 
community and we are proud to have the East Harlem Council for Human 
Services serving us.

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