http://www.savethecenter.org Save the Center Release RSS feed. . Copyright 2005, Save the Center Tendenci Membership Management Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@savethecenter.org Tue, 21 May 2013 23:33:57 GMT Release http://www.savethecenter.org/en/rel/2/ Houston, TX – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee released the following statement regarding the current situation at the Center Serving Persons With Mental Retardation: “Today I stand before you on behalf of over 318 constituents of the 18th Congressional District and 600 total Houstonians who rely on the center serving persons with mental retardation who are among our most vulnerable citizens. I am hopeful that all parties involved will understand the importance of taking care of those who cannot take care of themselves. Yes, it is important to expand the city’s economy and provide services for all the taxpayers; however, when the need to care for the disabled buttresses financial concerns such as making sound financial investments to expand the economy, we must understand the value in investing in the care of our disabled. “As we all know, the Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation (The Center) is a private not-for-profit United Way Agency, which... http://www.savethecenter.org/en/rel/2/ noemail@savethecenter.org Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:00:00 GMT