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Meet Peg Luksik |  |
Raised in the Norristown area of Pennsylvania, Peg is married to Jim Luksik. They have six children, from pre-schooler to teenager. The family lives in Johnstown.
Peg is a graduate of Clarion University of Pennsylvania, in Special Education and Elementary Education. She was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humanities Degree by Stonehill College in Massachusetts in 1997.
Mrs. Luksik is the founder and Chairman of Mom's House, an alternative to abortion project which provides single parents and their children with the combination of child care and support services necessary to allow them to complete their education and escape the welfare cycle. Currently, 11 programs are open in four states, and over 300 single parents have successfully completed post-secondary educational programs using Mom's House services.
Peg is also the Chairman of the National Parents Commission, an organization dedicated to giving parents a voice in the public policy arena. National Parents is recognized as an expert in the areas of education and family issues.
Mrs. Luksik is the author, with Pamela Hobbs Hoffecker, of Outcome-Based Education: The State's Assault on our Children's Values. She has also written a book about being a parent, called Love, Mom.
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While Peg has been honored to receive many awards for her work on behalf of families, her favorites include the Jefferson Award for Community Service, and the naming of Mom's House as a National Point of Light by President George Bush. When asked why she stays so involved, Mrs. Luksik agrees with her husband, Jim, that...
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