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1	1	H.R. No. 1628
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The dedicated efforts of Blanca Landeros and Eugene
6	6	Flournoy have greatly contributed to the success of the Treatment
7	7	Resources for Youth (TRY) program at Aliviane, Incorporated, in El
8	8	Paso; and
9	9	WHEREAS, A minority-operated nonprofit organization that was
10	10	incorporated in 1970, Aliviane exists to prevent and treat chemical
11	11	dependency and the problems associated with it; the mission of the
12	12	agency is to provide a comprehensive and integrated continuum of
13	13	accessible, affordable, and high-quality health and education
14	14	services for the citizens of El Paso County and the surrounding
15	15	areas; and
16	16	WHEREAS, The TRY program at Aliviane addresses substance
17	17	abuse and the variables that contribute to behavioral health issues
18	18	in children and teenagers; hosted by the Inner Resources Recovery
19	19	Clinic for Youth, the program has been designed to meet the needs of
20	20	local Mexican American youth who live on the border; TRY implements
21	21	a gender-sensitive and family-oriented approach that also factors
22	22	in the substance abuse problems of the clients' parents and other
23	23	relatives; and
24	24	WHEREAS, Blanca Landeros has been the TRY clinical director
25	25	since 2004; she holds a bachelor's degree in social work from The
26	26	University of Texas at El Paso and a license in chemical dependency
27	27	counseling, and she previously served as a counselor intern and a
28	28	clinical supervisor; in her current role, Ms. Landeros supervises
29	29	the clinical staff, administers client screenings, and works
30	30	closely with insurance companies, and she ensures that TRY
31	31	programming is in compliance with state and agency policies; and
32	32	WHEREAS, Eugene Flournoy is also a licensed chemical
33	33	dependency counselor and has studied social psychology through Park
34	34	University; since he joined Aliviane in 1990, Mr. Flournoy has held
35	35	such positions as residential technician, prevention specialist,
36	36	and counselor intern; as the associate deputy director for TRY, he
37	37	is responsible for the continued development of the program and its
38	38	objectives, and he serves as a liaison between the organization and
39	39	the greater community; and
40	40	WHEREAS, These esteemed professionals have demonstrated an
41	41	unwavering commitment to the health and well-being of area youth,
42	42	and their work has benefited their agency, as well as the residents
43	43	of El Paso, in myriad ways; now, therefore, be it
44	44	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
45	45	Legislature hereby honor Blanca Landeros and Eugene Flournoy for
46	46	their outstanding service to the Treatment Resources for Youth
47	47	program at Aliviane and extend to them sincere best wishes for
48	48	continued success and happiness; and, be it further
49	49	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
50	50	prepared for Ms. Landeros and Mr. Flournoy as an expression of high
51	51	regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
52	52	Marquez
53	53	______________________________
54	54	Speaker of the House
55	55	I certify that H.R. No. 1628 was adopted by the House on May
56	56	4, 2009, by a non-record vote.
57	57	______________________________
58	58	Chief Clerk of the House