[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16454]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO SCOTT AUWATER

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                          HON. JOSE E. SERRANO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 8, 2016

  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure and admiration 
that I stand before you today to honor Mr. Scott Auwater for his many 
years of selfless and compassionate service to the African community, 
and all of our community's residents.
  Scott Auwater became BronxWorks' Assistant Executive Director for 
Case Management Programs in 2002 after serving as a department director 
for seven years. He is an alumnus of the State University of New York 
at Cortland and has a Master's degree from the Hunter College School of 
Social Work. After graduating from college, he served for two years in 
the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone. Scott first joined BronxWorks as a 
student intern in 1986 and has been a full-time staff member since 
1988.
  His portfolio includes BronxWorks' street homeless services, family 
shelters, HIV/AIDS services, and foster care prevention programs. Scott 
established the BronxWorks Homeless Outreach Team, led BronxWorks' 
expansion into the homeless services programs, and he is widely 
recognized as an expert on homelessness. He oversaw BronxWorks' role in 
dramatically reducing street homelessness in the borough and has done 
innovative work in addressing the health needs of chronically homeless 
individuals.
  Scott has served on a number of not-for-profit boards over the years 
including The Bronx Borough President's African Advisory Board and 
Throup Family Residence, a Bronx faith-based organization that shelters 
families and provides permanent supportive housing. Scott is married to 
Luz Real and has four children. In the years since his Peace Corps 
services ended, Scott has kept in close contact with his network of 
friends in Sierra Leone and returned to the country twice. Scott and 
Luz's youngest son, Hassan, was born in Sierra Leone during the 
country's brutal civil war and Hassan was adopted after his birth 
parents were killed during the war.
  Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask that you and my other distinguished 
colleagues join me in honoring Mr. Scott Auwater for his consistently 
remarkable dedication to public service.

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