[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14092]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         CONGRATULATING COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF WILKES COUNTY

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate Communities In 
Schools of Wilkes County, which has been awarded a $500,000 grant from 
AT&T to increase its assistance to underserved youths in Wilkes and 
Alexander Counties.
  The funds will be used to expand the Increasing Intentionality 
Initiative into seven high-poverty, rural high schools in North 
Wilkesboro and Taylorsville. Of the more than 5,500 students in grades 
9 to 12 who will be served by this expansion, more than 1,000 will 
receive individualized, case-managed services.
  Growing up in the mountains of North Carolina, I learned firsthand 
how education plays a vital role in the success of individual 
Americans.
  Education can change lives, especially when you have community 
support and a network of caring adults dedicated to helping all 
children reach their potential. That is what Communities In Schools is 
all about and why I am excited to see it expand in North Carolina's 
Fifth District.

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