[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6045-6046]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF UPLIFT FAMILY SERVICES

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                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 26, 2017

  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and commend 
Uplift Family Services, the oldest charitable institution in Santa 
Clara County. Uplift Family Services, previously known as EMQFF, is a 
non-profit behavioral health organization for children and families and 
will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. Today, Uplift Family 
Services is one of the largest family centered treatment programs in 
all of California; they serve 20,000 children in 30 different 
countries.
  Uplift Family Services, founded in 1867, evolved from an orphanage 
and Chinese rescue mission to California's largest, most comprehensive 
provider of behavioral health services for children and families. In 
fact, in 1994, Uplift Family Services became the first agency in 
California to launch an innovative program called Wraparound. That 
program, which delivers mental health and trauma related services to 
children and families, is now mandated in

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every county in the State of California. Uplift Family Services and its 
directors have played a vital role in generating community awareness, 
and facilitating engagement for the communities they serve. In so 
doing, they assist individuals realize their hopes for behavioral 
health and emotional well-being.
  Uplift Family Services' three-part Crisis Continuum of Services serve 
an average of 200 youth per month and successfully divert 70 percent of 
the youth from hospitalization. In addition, Uplift Family Services 
provide Foster Care and Adoption Services to 26 counties in California. 
Uplift Family Services was awarded the 2016 Agency Community Hero Award 
by the Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Board. Since its inception, 
Uplift Family Services has helped children and adolescents with complex 
behavioral challenges recover from trauma, cope with mental health 
disabilities, and lead happier and fuller lives.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Uplift Family 
Services, for its 150 years of service and advocacy to children and 
families in Santa Clara County.

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