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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 139
BY SENATORS MORRELL, ALARIO AND HEITMEIER AND REPRESENTATIVES
ADAMS, ARNOLD, BILLIOT, CONNICK, GIROD JACKSON AND
LEOPOLD
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Stewart Young and Café Hope.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To commend Stewart Young and Café Hope for cooking up great food and bright futures2
with the "Seeds of Success Program" located at the historic Hope Haven campus in3
Marrero.4
WHEREAS, Café Hope is a program of the Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New5
Orleans that was started in 2010; and6
WHEREAS, during the fourteen week program, the young adult participants are first7
taught to believe in themselves, to develop an identity, and to trust again; and8
WHEREAS, successful participants learn life skills necessary for self-sufficiency,9
experience the feeling of accomplishment from hard work, are challenged by being held10
accountable for their actions and punctual for their commitments, and learn to appreciate the11
value of honest work; and12
WHEREAS, Stewart Young grew up in Northern Ireland forty years ago and worked13
with youth programs in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Natal, South Africa,14
and South Central Los Angeles before coming to New Orleans on "an adventure" with his15
wife, Robin; and16
WHEREAS, Robin Young was able to entice her husband to the Crescent City all17
because of its outstanding food, drink, music, and people; and18 SCR NO. 139
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WHEREAS, Mr. Young saw there were not many social service programs catering1
to older youth and because of his belief that "kids are kids", he matches each class of2
students with a trained compassionate group of mentors; and 3
WHEREAS, mentoring activities provide academic tutoring, college preparation4
assistance, job skills building, and leadership development which can save our young5
people's lives when so many youth are dying from violence each day; and 6
WHEREAS, more importantly Stewart Young's mentoring teaches the youthful7
participants of the "Seeds of Success Program" that they are loved, respected, and truly cared8
for each and every day.9
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby10
commend Stewart Young and Café Hope for cooking up great food and bright futures with11
the "Seeds of Success Program" located at the historic Hope Haven campus in Marrero.12
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to13
Stewart Young and Café Hope.14
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Cathy R. Wells.
DIGEST
Morrell SCR No. 139
Commends Stewart Young and Café Hope for cooking up great food and bright futures with
the "Seeds of Success Program" located at the historic Hope Haven campus in Marrero.