[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 3927-3928]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 LIVENGRIN FOUNDATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                      HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 11, 2016

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, congratulations to the Livengrin 
Foundation on 50 years of providing hope and healing to those 
struggling with drug and alcohol addictions and for addressing the 
recent wave of opiate and heroin overdoses in the region. The mission-
based, non-profit was one of the first Pennsylvania centers established 
for the treatment of alcoholism and drug addiction and has grown to 
include the original inpatient facility in Bensalem, Bucks County, and 
now eight outpatient locations throughout the Philadelphia region and 
Lehigh Valley. Livengrin has provided drug and alcohol addiction 
services to more than 4,000 patients and their families

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and disbursed more than $1.6 million for subsidized and unreimbursed 
services. Livengrin's impact on the community goes beyond its treatment 
services to include innovative solutions that served as models for 
other programs throughout the country. Additionally, the Livengrin 
Foundation also offers specialty treatment tracks for young adults, 
nurses, other health care workers, first responders and veterans and 
numbers of support groups and seminars. Recently, Livengrin hosted 
Naloxone training and distributions to combat the wave of opiate and 
heroin overdoses in southeastern Pennsylvania. For a half-century, 
Livengrin has been a beacon of hope for thousands. We sincerely wish 
the Livengrin Foundation and all those who contribute to the mission 
continued success with utmost gratitude for the good work.

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