| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 112 2768 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 203 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Oliver of the 84 |
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| 15 | 15 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 16 | 16 | | Congratulating and commending Youth Villages; and for other purposes. |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Youth Villages was founded in 1986 and has built a national reputation for2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | radically improving the lives of America's children, families, and young adults; and3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Youth Villages is recognized as a leader in providing, partnering with others,4 |
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| 21 | 21 | | and advocating for innovative, evidence-based, family-focused program models and services5 |
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| 22 | 22 | | designed to preserve and restore families as well as help children reach for their dreams,6 |
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| 23 | 23 | | bettering the lives of more than 43,000 youth annually in 27 states and the District of7 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Columbia across 102 locations in 2024; and8 |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, the mission of Youth Villages is to "help children and families live9 |
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| 26 | 26 | | successfully," and the organization adheres to its values, including that "kids' needs come10 |
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| 27 | 27 | | first…always," believing that every child should have the resources and opportunities they11 |
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| 28 | 28 | | need; and12 |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Youth Villages began its operations in Georgia in 2009, marking 15 years of13 |
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| 30 | 30 | | service in the state in 2024, during which it helped more than 5,500 children, families, and14 |
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| 31 | 31 | | young adults; and15 |
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| 32 | 32 | | H. R. 203 |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Youth Villages serves Georgia's children and their families through its Inner |
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| 36 | 36 | | Harbour Campus, a psychiatric residential treatment facility in Douglasville, and it is17 |
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| 37 | 37 | | elevating residential services in the state with $70 million in new construction and18 |
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| 38 | 38 | | renovations at the facility; and19 |
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| 39 | 39 | | WHEREAS, Youth Villages provides community-based services in the metro Atlanta area20 |
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| 40 | 40 | | through its Intercept program, an integrated intensive in-home program proven to safely21 |
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| 41 | 41 | | prevent children from entering foster care or to reunite families quickly when out-of-home22 |
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| 42 | 42 | | care is required, and through its LifeSet model, which serves as a bridge to successful23 |
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| 43 | 43 | | adulthood for young people who have experienced foster care or other childhood trauma; and24 |
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| 44 | 44 | | WHEREAS, Youth Villages has been honored by numerous organizations and agencies,25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | including being certified as a Great Place to Work and recognized by the White House as a26 |
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| 46 | 46 | | "high-impact, results-oriented organization"; and27 |
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| 47 | 47 | | WHEREAS, Youth Villages partners with the Georgia Departments of Behavioral Health28 |
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| 48 | 48 | | and Developmental Disabilities, Community Health, Education, and Human Services to29 |
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| 49 | 49 | | serve Georgia's children, families, and young adults; and30 |
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| 50 | 50 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this31 |
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| 51 | 51 | | distinguished organization, its staff, and its volunteers be appropriately recognized for their32 |
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| 52 | 52 | | dedication and work to better the lives of Georgia's children, young adults, and their families.33 |
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| 53 | 53 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that34 |
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| 54 | 54 | | the members of this body congratulate Youth Villages, its staff, and its volunteers and35 |
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| 55 | 55 | | convey to them this legislative body's heartiest commendation for their past, present, and36 |
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| 56 | 56 | | H. R. 203 |
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| 58 | 58 | | future work on behalf of children, youth, and their families in this state and throughout our |
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| 60 | 60 | | nation.38 |
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| 61 | 61 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized39 |
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| 62 | 62 | | and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Youth40 |
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| 63 | 63 | | Villages.41 |
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| 64 | 64 | | H. R. 203 |
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