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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 175
BY SENATORS HEWITT AND BARROW
A RESOLUTION
To congratulate and commend Our Future Our Families Ministries upon the occasion of the
grand opening of their Community Outreach Center & Ministry Services Complex.
WHEREAS, Our Future Our Families Ministries is a nondenominational ministry
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Our Future Our Families Ministries serves the community with a
mission of addressing the needs of others through acts of kindness and service; and
WHEREAS, Our Future Our Families Ministries has been proactive in its approach
to community support since its inception in 2017; and
WHEREAS, founders Reverend Chisolu P. Isiadinso, Reverend Sha'Myra Williams-
Louis, and Pastor Montrell "Ruffy Jovan" Henderson prioritized the needs of children as an
area of focus; and
WHEREAS, Our Future Our Families Ministries fulfills its vision of serving as an
advocate for strengthening the character, values, and life skills of students by providing the
youth of North Baton Rouge with structured programs that foster personal development
within a safe, loving, and supportive environment; and
WHEREAS, student participation in these programs has flourished as the result of
input from East Baton Rouge Parish School System Superintendent Dr. Sito J. Narcisse and
his chief of staff, Caron Smith; and
WHEREAS, the Our Future Our Families organization now has a waiting list of over
two thousand families seeking its services; and
WHEREAS, Our Future Our Families Ministries has grown from its humble
beginnings in a small building off Government Street to a twenty thousand square foot
facility on Plank Road; and
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WHEREAS, after a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, construction of a new
facility began after partnering with local business leaders Parker Lombard of Home Depot
stores, Johnny Fife of Arkel Construction, Sam Smith Jr., of Smith Tank & Steel, Mike
Wampold of Wampold Companies; and
WHEREAS, Our Future Our Families Ministries was blessed with financial
assistance from Mick Dubuis of PatchMaster Drywall Repair, Brenda Cedars of Douglas
Flooring, and ABK Constructors, whose generous acts were vital for the completion of the
project; and
WHEREAS, after years of prayer and hard work, Our Future Our Families proudly
opened the doors to its new Community Outreach Center & Ministry Services Complex on
Sunday, May 21, 2023, and is poised to continue its role of service to all who enter.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby congratulate and commend Our Future Our Families Ministries upon the
occasion of the grand opening of their Community Outreach Center & Ministry
Services Complex.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Our Future Our Families Ministries.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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