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2016 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 76
BY REPRESENTATIVE LEGER
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To designate Tuesday, April 26, 2016, as Kingsley House Day at the legislature.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend Kingsley House and to designate Tuesday,
April 26, 2016, as Kingsley House Day; and
WHEREAS, Kingsley House, founded in 1896, serves individuals of all ages and
offers services throughout the greater New Orleans area; and
WHEREAS, the mission of Kingsley House is to "educate children, strengthen
families, and build communities"; and
WHEREAS, Kingsley House launched the very first kindergarten and summer school
programs in the state and has promoted education in the form of the Head Start and Early
Head Start preschool services, Educare New Orleans, and the Parents as Educators program;
and
WHEREAS, a youth services program and an after-school program provide activities
for children between the ages of five and seventeen; these programs promote psychosocial
skills, creative arts, success, and respect for others while offering tutoring, mentoring, and
drug abuse and violence prevention activities; and
WHEREAS, Kingsley House Community Counseling Center Services offers various
programs geared towards mental health counseling and therapy, reintegration into the
community, and the Adult Services Program provides assistance to senior citizens and
medically fragile adults; and
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WHEREAS, the Community and Supportive Services Program (CSSP) offers
comprehensive community-based services that connect individuals and families to
community network supports that encourage personal growth, enhance knowledge, increase
awareness, promote self-sufficiency, and support the overall well-being of the individual,
families, and ultimately the community; and
WHEREAS, Kingsley House merits special recognition for providing community
services for over one hundred twenty years and for making a significant impact on the lives
of the thousands of children and families that it serves annually.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
designate Tuesday, April 26, 2016, as Kingsley House Day at the legislature.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Keith Liederman, Ph.D., chief executive officer of Kingsley House.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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