| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 112 2840 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 253 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Paris of the 142 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Jones of the 143 |
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| 12 | 12 | | , Washburn of the 144 |
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| 15 | 15 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 16 | 16 | | Recognizing February 26, 2025, as Pace Day at the Capitol; and for other purposes. |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, the Pace Center for Girls was founded in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1985 by Vicki2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Burke, who believed girls were entering the juvenile justice system as a consequence of3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | delinquent behavior often caused by trauma; and4 |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, the Pace Center for Girls provides free year-round middle and high school5 |
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| 22 | 22 | | academics, case management, counseling, and life skills development in a safe and6 |
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| 23 | 23 | | supportive environment that recognizes past trauma and builds upon each girl's individual7 |
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| 24 | 24 | | strengths; and8 |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, this remarkable organization now serves 23 communities and more than 3,0009 |
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| 26 | 26 | | girls annually throughout Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, giving them the opportunity10 |
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| 27 | 27 | | to secure a better future through education, counseling, training, and advocacy; and11 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, the Pace Center for Girls values and promotes the female perspective by12 |
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| 29 | 29 | | respecting its distinct needs, creating safe and gender-responsive environments, and13 |
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| 30 | 30 | | celebrating the female experience; and14 |
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| 31 | 31 | | H. R. 253 |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, the center's nationally recognized early intervention model has proven to be |
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| 35 | 35 | | successful in curbing unemployment and lowering the rate at which girls return to the16 |
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| 36 | 36 | | juvenile justice system; and17 |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this extraordinary organization be18 |
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| 38 | 38 | | appropriately honored during this special time.19 |
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| 39 | 39 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that20 |
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| 40 | 40 | | the members of this body recognize February 26, 2025, as Pace Day at the Capitol in honor21 |
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| 41 | 41 | | of the Pace Center for Girls' years of service on behalf of women and girls in need.22 |
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| 42 | 42 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized23 |
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| 43 | 43 | | and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the24 |
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| 44 | 44 | | Pace Center for Girls.25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | H. R. 253 |
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