H.R. No. 1254
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Consuelo Mendez Middle School in the Austin
Independent School District is hosting Dove Springs Community
Family Health Day on March 31, 2011; and
WHEREAS, The Dove Springs community in southeast Austin is a
dense and heavily populated working class neighborhood that is
seeing a resurgence after a period in which gang violence was a
problem; Family Health Day is being held to encourage participants
to learn more about available resources that promote the health,
education, and well-being of area children and their families; and
WHEREAS, The Mendez Community/School Alliance, under the
leadership of The Austin Project, is bringing together a number of
important community groups to host this exciting event; The Austin
Project, a local nonprofit organization that identifies needs and
gaps in services and works to strengthen families, improve
education, and promote early literacy, developed the Family
Resource Center at Consuelo Mendez Middle School to provide
assistance to families who need to obtain affordable housing,
health insurance, emergency health care, employment, legal aid, and
adult education and to facilitate parent involvement in the school
and community; and
WHEREAS, Among other groups participating in Family Health
Day are Communities in Schools of Central Texas, which focuses on
keeping children in school until they graduate, the Coordinated
Approach To Child Health Program, which promotes healthy behavioral
changes, and the 78744 Community Youth Development Program, which
emphasizes youth leadership and crime prevention; and
WHEREAS, Additional participants in the event are the Veritas
Educational Foundation, a faith-based nonprofit, and the River City
Youth Foundation, which seeks to mobilize the community against
street crime by addressing such issues as substance abuse and
community development; moreover, the Community Health Initiative
Unit of the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services
Department and the Austin ISD Parent Support Office will take part
in the day's activities; and
WHEREAS, Children are the Lone Star State's most precious
resource, and by working to ensure the well-being of all young
people in the community, these worthy organizations are helping to
bring about a brighter future for Austin and all of Texas; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 31, 2011, as Dove Springs
Community Family Health Day at Consuelo Mendez Middle School and
extend to all participants sincere best wishes for an informative
and successful event; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Mendez Community/School Alliance as an expression
of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Rodriguez
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1254 was adopted by the House on May
19, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House