[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1573]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 COMMEMORATING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREATER PEORIA CHILDREN'S 
                            HOME FOUNDATION

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                           HON. DARIN LaHOOD

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 9, 2016

  Mr. LaHOOD. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to honor a remarkable 
organization in the Peoria area. The Children's Home of Greater Peoria 
is celebrating 150 years of improving the lives of children and 
families.
  Children's Home (previously Christian Home Mission, Women's Christian 
Association, and Home for the Friendless) opened in 1866 and is 
divulged in the principles of lending a helping hand to those in need, 
specifically women and children. Christian Home Mission was founded by 
women looking to alleviate suffering among the poor and provide shelter 
for homeless women and children. The foundation quickly expanded and 
became too small for the services they wanted to provide.
  Children's Home continued to grow and began focusing on children with 
behavioral and emotional disorders who were abused. By 2009, the 
foundation furthered their mission in helping children by offering 
programs focused in special education, community-based opportunities, 
and live-in care and treatment.
  Currently, Children's Home houses six locations and are staffing over 
400 professionals to provide services for over 1,700 children and 
families each month. With each resource, Children's Home tirelessly 
dedicates itself to achieve its mission: Giving children a childhood 
and future by protecting them, teaching them and healing them, and by 
building strong communities and loving families. Because of their 
efforts, many disadvantaged children have brighter futures.
  As a proud husband and loving father of three, I applaud the 
continual efforts of the Children's Home. Their success equates to our 
future's success. Congratulations, Children's Home, for its 
sesquicentennial and I wish the organization many more years of great 
service to our children.

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