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Senate Resolution 186
By: Senators Burns of the 23rd and Jones II of the 22nd
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing and commending Greater Augusta's Interfaith Coalition; and for other purposes.
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WHEREAS, founded in 1998, Greater Augusta's Interfaith Coalition (GAIC) is a2
non-partisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) community service organization that represents over 153
denominations and religious systems; and4
WHEREAS, GAIC provides essential community services such as feeding the poor,5
educating voters, encouraging civic participation, and organizing groups and committees to6
address community needs; and7
WHEREAS, in 2020, GAIC expanded its reach to more than 17 counties in Georgia as well8
as to South Carolina to further support and advocate for civic engagement, environmental9
justice, economic empowerment, healthcare, equal justice, youth development, senior and10
disabled assistance, and social activism; and11
WHEREAS, GAIC has recently focused its efforts on childhood literacy and voting rights,12
collaborating with organizations such as the Area Agency on Aging, Georgia Legal Counsel,13
National Get-Out-To-Vote, East Central Regional Hospital, and the Georgia Family Council14
to advance its mission; and15
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WHEREAS, following Hurricane Helene in 2024, GAIC served as the Hurricane Helene
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Relief and Resource Center, providing food, supplies, housing, grief counseling, childcare,17
elder care, and assistance with debris clearing despite a two-week power outage; and18
WHEREAS, GAIC's robust voter engagement initiatives include a Voters' Protection19
Hotline, educational forums, programs targeting young and minority voters, senior voter20
education, and election protection efforts; and21
WHEREAS, GAIC actively promotes community engagement through innovative programs22
such as the County Community Development Services Initiative and the Clean Air and23
Environmentally Responsive Young Voters Initiative; and24
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding contributions of this25
extraordinary organization be appropriately recognized. 26
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body27
recognize and commend Greater Augusta's Interfaith Coalition for its decades of service on28
behalf of the citizens of this state as well as extend best wishes for its continued growth and29
success.30
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed31
to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Greater Augusta's32
Interfaith Coalition. 33
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