Whereas the first Community Centers came into being during the second half of the nineteenth century to provide social. recreational. and intellectual activities for community members in the United States. Whereas. as the nineteenth century progreased into the twentieth and the United States became a haven for hundreds of August . 1990 thousands of peoples fleeing the oppression and pogroms of Eastern Europe. Community Centers turned their energies and attention to the enormous task of acculturating the new Immigrants. teaching English and the meaning of United States citizenship. Whereas after the Influx diminished and Community Centers evolved once again into Institutions dedicated to preserving good citizenship through educational. cultrual. social. and recreational programs. and Whereas. as Community Centers enter their second century of providing service. it is most fitting that we recognize their important contribution to the fabric of life in the United States: Now. therefore. be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That September 15. 1990 to October 15. 1990.
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