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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 8
BY SENATOR PEACOCK AND REPRESENTATI VE CARMODY
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend the Foster Grandparent Volunteer Program for its thirty-six years of
exceptional community service performed on behalf of the special needs of youth
residing in the parishes of Caddo and Bossier.
WHEREAS, the Foster Grandparent Volunteer Program is sponsored by the Caddo
Council on Aging, Inc. and is federally funded by the Corporation for National and
Community Service-National Senior Corps; and
WHEREAS, this nationwide program offers senior adults, aged fifty-five years and
older, an opportunity to contribute to their community as mentors, tutors, and caregivers for
children with special needs through a network of various organizations; and
WHEREAS, these volunteers provide extraordinary services that address numerous
social issues with positive outcomes such as, enhanced employment skills for economically
disadvantaged youth, improved behavioral conduct and educational results for students with
special needs, familial support for abused or neglected children, and emotional support for
children of veterans and deployed military service personnel; and
WHEREAS, the Foster Grandparent Volunteer Program couples the willingness of
senior citizens with their capacity to devote time, experience, and compassion to better
prepare these children for the future ahead; and
WHEREAS, for nearly four decades, this program of very special volunteers
continues to fulfill its mission to provide much needed guidance and support to
disadvantaged youth and exceptional children.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend the Foster Grandparent Volunteer Program for thirty-six years of exceptional
community service on behalf of special needs children in Caddo and Bossier parishes.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby extend
best wishes and continued success to the coordinators and participants of the Caddo Council
on Aging, Inc.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Caddo Council on Aging, Inc., Foster Grandparent Program manager, Neva Jones.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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