[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8752]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO FLORIDA DREAM CENTER

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                          HON. DAVID W. JOLLY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 14, 2016

  Mr. JOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the efforts of the 
Florida Dream Center, an agency working to improve the lives of those 
living in our community.
  The Florida Dream Center was started in 2012 with the goal of helping 
victims of homelessness, human trafficking, and neglect. Led by 
Executive Director Geoffrey Rogers and President Bill Losasso, the 
Florida Dream Center is committed to their goal for Pinellas County 
which entails restoring dreams, renewing hope, and rebuilding lives.
  Most recently, The Florida Dream Center and the Pinellas County Human 
Services, partnered to make a dream become reality for a family of four 
through the Adopt-A-Block initiative. A single mom and her three boys, 
all of whom are under the age of 15, did not have a home to live in and 
were living in motels. Volunteers gave their time to remodel and 
restore a foreclosed property that the family will now be living in.
  Along with revitalizing our communities and neighborhoods, the 
Florida Dream Center works hard to help combat hunger. At the beginning 
of April, the organization and other members of our community helped 
hand out food to those in need and they also provided repairs and 
maintenance to the community where they saw it was needed most. 
Additionally, the Florida Dream Center aids human trafficking victims 
and survivors to ensure they feel safe in Pinellas County.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the Florida Dream Center and Pinellas 
County Human Services and Fair Housing Assistance Program for 
continuing to aid and provide exemplary help to those in need in our 
county. Their acts of kindness are an inspiration and I ask that this 
body join me in recognizing them for the hard work they have done and 
continue to do for all of us in Pinellas County.




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