[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11145]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         RECOGNIZING KIDSPEACE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Fitzpatrick) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize KidsPeace, 
which is a private charity dedicated to assisting children and 
adolescents experiencing emotional, behavioral, and social challenges 
in Pennsylvania. Founded in 1882, KidsPeace provides a comprehensive 
range of residential treatment programs, accredited educational 
services, and a variety of foster care and community-based treatment 
programs to help people in need overcome challenges and transform their 
lives.
  Last week, I had the privilege of meeting Dominick DiSalvo and 
Patrick Slattery, advocates of KidsPeace Foster Care in Doylestown in 
my district, where they work with families affected by the opioid 
epidemic.
  Through the power of family living, kids who have emotional and 
behavioral challenges learn to participate in healthier relationships 
with adults, experience healthy family functioning, witness positive 
parenting styles, participate in community life, and learn social 
skills through positive role modeling.
  I am proud of the efforts of KidsPeace to help Bucks County's youth 
receive the information and treatment they need to become healthy 
adults. KidsPeace reminds us that we can all make a difference in the 
life of a child.

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