| 1 | | - | ENROLLED ORIGINAL |
|---|
| 2 | | - | 1 |
|---|
| 3 | | - | |
|---|
| 4 | | - | |
|---|
| 5 | | - | |
|---|
| 6 | | - | A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION |
|---|
| 7 | | - | |
|---|
| 8 | | - | 25-250 |
|---|
| 9 | | - | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
|---|
| 10 | | - | |
|---|
| 11 | | - | June 24, 2024 |
|---|
| 12 | | - | |
|---|
| 13 | | - | To recognize and honor Deborah Shore, Founder and Executive Director of Sasha Bruce |
|---|
| 14 | | - | Youthwork, on the occasion of its 50th Anniversary. |
|---|
| 15 | | - | WHEREAS, Deborah Shore founded Sasha Bruce Youthwork (SBY) in 1974 to provide |
|---|
| 16 | | - | shelter, services, and housing to runaway, homeless, abused, and neglected youth in Washington, |
|---|
| 17 | | - | DC; |
|---|
| 18 | | - | WHEREAS, Ms. Shore’s vision and determination transformed a small shelter into a multi- |
|---|
| 19 | | - | service agency with 25 programs, serving over 5,000 vulnerable youth, young adults, and their |
|---|
| 20 | | - | families annually in the District of Columbia and Prince George’s Couny, MD; |
|---|
| 21 | | - | WHEREAS, Ms. Shore’s strategic leadership grew Sasha Bruce Youthwork to 15 program |
|---|
| 22 | | - | locations, over 150 staff members, and a budget of $18 million; |
|---|
| 23 | | - | WHEREAS, Ms. Shore is a thought leader and expert in youth homelessness, runaway and |
|---|
| 24 | | - | homeless youth, LGBTQ youth, pregnant and parenting youth, foster care youth, and systems |
|---|
| 25 | | - | reform; |
|---|
| 26 | | - | WHEREAS, Ms. Shore always champions the most vulnerable among us and strives to |
|---|
| 27 | | - | include their voices and viewpoints in her vision; |
|---|
| 28 | | - | WHEREAS, Ms. Shore’s leadership style and open- door policy with staff and clients has |
|---|
| 29 | | - | inspired incalculable numbers of people to be focused on mission, practice, and evidence; |
|---|
| 30 | | - | WHEREAS, Ms. Shore was critical in the passage of the DC Youth Count Act of 2015, |
|---|
| 31 | | - | which helps ensure we have an accurate count of youth experiencing homelessness; |
|---|
| 32 | | - | WHEREAS, Sasha Bruce Youthwork operates Bruce House, the only low-barrier |
|---|
| 33 | | - | emergency shelter in DC for youth ages 11 to 17; |
|---|
| 34 | | - | WHEREAS, Sasha Bruce Youthwork operates Olaiya’s Cradle, a transitional housing |
|---|
| 35 | | - | program in DC for pregnant and parenting homeless youth ages 18 to 24 and their children; ENROLLED ORIGINAL |
|---|
| 36 | | - | 2 |
|---|
| 37 | | - | |
|---|
| 38 | | - | |
|---|
| 39 | | - | WHEREAS, Sasha Bruce Youthwork operates Allen House, a therapeutic group home for |
|---|
| 40 | | - | foster care youth ages up to the age of 21; |
|---|
| 41 | | - | WHEREAS, Sasha Bruce Youthwork has been at the forefront of the fight to end youth |
|---|
| 42 | | - | homelessness in Washington, DC for 50 years, providing innovative and effective programs and |
|---|
| 43 | | - | services to some of the District’s most vulnerable young people; and |
|---|
| 44 | | - | WHEREAS, Sasha Bruce Youthwork has a long history of focusing on family |
|---|
| 45 | | - | strengthening as a tool to prevent youth homelessness, recognizing that strong families are |
|---|
| 46 | | - | essential for the well-being of young people; |
|---|
| 47 | | - | RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this |
|---|
| 48 | | - | resolution may be cited as the “Deborah Shore and Sasha Bruce Youthwork 50th Anniversary |
|---|
| 49 | | - | Recognition Resolution of 2024”. |
|---|
| 50 | | - | Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors the contributions of |
|---|
| 51 | | - | Deborah Shore and Sasha Bruce Youthwork to the District through their decades of service to |
|---|
| 52 | | - | runaway, homeless, abused, and neglected youth. |
|---|
| 53 | | - | Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately. |
|---|
| 1 | + | ______________________________ 1 |
|---|
| 2 | + | Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 2 |
|---|
| 3 | + | 3 |
|---|
| 4 | + | 4 |
|---|
| 5 | + | 5 |
|---|
| 6 | + | A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 6 |
|---|
| 7 | + | __________ 7 |
|---|
| 8 | + | 8 |
|---|
| 9 | + | 9 |
|---|
| 10 | + | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10 |
|---|
| 11 | + | 11 |
|---|
| 12 | + | ____________________ 12 |
|---|
| 13 | + | 13 |
|---|
| 14 | + | To recognize and honor Deborah Shore, Founder and Executive Director of Sasha Bruce 14 |
|---|
| 15 | + | Youthwork, on the occasion of its 50th Anniversary. 15 |
|---|
| 16 | + | WHEREAS, Deborah Shore founded Sasha Bruce Youthwork (SBY) in 1974 to provide 16 |
|---|
| 17 | + | shelter, services, and housing to runaway, homeless, abused, and neglected youth in Washington, 17 |
|---|
| 18 | + | DC; 18 |
|---|
| 19 | + | WHEREAS, Ms. Shore’s vision and determination transformed a small shelter into a multi-19 |
|---|
| 20 | + | service agency with 25 programs, serving over 5,000 vulnerable youth, young adults, and their 20 |
|---|
| 21 | + | families annually in the District of Columbia and Prince George’s Couny, MD; 21 |
|---|
| 22 | + | WHEREAS, Ms. Shore’s strategic leadership grew Sasha Bruce Youthwork to 15 program 22 |
|---|
| 23 | + | locations, over 150 staff members, and a budget of $18 million; 23 |
|---|
| 24 | + | WHEREAS, Ms. Shore is a thought leader and expert in youth homelessness, runaway and 24 |
|---|
| 25 | + | homeless youth, LGBTQ youth, pregnant and parenting youth, foster care youth, and systems 25 |
|---|
| 26 | + | reform; 26 |
|---|
| 27 | + | WHEREAS, Ms. Shore always champions the most vulnerable among us and strives to 27 |
|---|
| 28 | + | include their voices and viewpoints in her vision; 28 |
|---|
| 29 | + | WHEREAS, Ms. Shore’s leadership style and open-door policy with staff and clients has 29 |
|---|
| 30 | + | inspired incalculable numbers of people to be focused on mission, practice, and evidence; 30 |
|---|
| 31 | + | WHEREAS, Ms. Shore was critical in the passage of the DC Youth Count Act of 2015, 31 |
|---|
| 32 | + | which helps ensure we have an accurate count of youth experiencing homelessness; 32 |
|---|
| 33 | + | WHEREAS, Sasha Bruce Youthwork operates Bruce House, the only low-barrier 33 |
|---|
| 34 | + | emergency shelter in DC for youth ages 11 to 17; 34 |
|---|
| 35 | + | WHEREAS, Sasha Bruce Youthwork operates Olaiya’s Cradle, a transitional housing 35 |
|---|
| 36 | + | program in DC for pregnant and parenting homeless youth ages 18 to 24 and their children; 36 WHEREAS, Sasha Bruce Youthwork operates Allen House, a therapeutic group home for 37 |
|---|
| 37 | + | foster care youth ages up to the age of 21; 38 |
|---|
| 38 | + | WHEREAS, Sasha Bruce Youthwork has been at the forefront of the fight to end youth 39 |
|---|
| 39 | + | homelessness in Washington, DC for 50 years, providing innovative and effective programs and 40 |
|---|
| 40 | + | services to some of the District’s most vulnerable young people; and 41 |
|---|
| 41 | + | WHEREAS, Sasha Bruce Youthwork has a long history of focusing on family 42 |
|---|
| 42 | + | strengthening as a tool to prevent youth homelessness, recognizing that strong families are 43 |
|---|
| 43 | + | essential for the well-being of young people; 44 |
|---|
| 44 | + | RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 45 |
|---|
| 45 | + | resolution may be cited as the “Deborah Shore and Sasha Bruce Youthwork 50th Anniversary 46 |
|---|
| 46 | + | Recognition Resolution of 2024”. 47 |
|---|
| 47 | + | Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors the contributions of 48 |
|---|
| 48 | + | Deborah Shore and Sasha Bruce Youthwork to the District through their decades of service to 49 |
|---|
| 49 | + | runaway, homeless, abused, and neglected youth. 50 |
|---|
| 50 | + | Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 51 |
|---|