[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 4257-4258]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      CELEBRATING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF GRACE COUNSELING CENTER

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                      HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 13, 2016

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in celebration of the 
30th anniversary of Grace Counseling Center located in Madison, Morris 
County, New Jersey.

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  Grace Counseling Center is devoted to providing guidance to those who 
need to improve their way of handling life's challenges. The Center 
also provides service to couples and families who wish to better 
understand each other's needs and feelings.
  Established in 1984, the Center is an independent, nonprofit, 
interfaith facility where they tend to the needs of their patients. 
Originally founded by members of the Grace Episcopal Church, they have 
since become an independent, non-profit counseling center which serves 
the entire community. Their staff consists of pastoral counselors, 
psychiatrists and psychologists, all of whom are professionally trained 
and certified in their respective disciplines.
  Additionally, they are supportive of community education programs and 
administer lectures and workshops during the year. On request, unique 
programs can be arranged for local churches, synagogues, schools and 
community and service organizations. One upcoming event, Technology, 
Social Media, and our Kids, is designed to help parents understand the 
technology their children are using and have a discussion on the 
challenges we face with communication due to technology. This goal of 
this event is to help parents understand their children more, so that 
they can strengthen their close interpersonal relationship.
  As concerns or needs develop, the Center offers programs which 
address individual issues such as bereavement, unemployment, separation 
and divorce. These services are usually free or minimally priced and 
offered to the community.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in thanking the members and supporters of 
the Grace Counseling Center of Madison, New Jersey for all of their 
service to the community, and in congratulating them on their 30th 
anniversary.

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