H.R. No. 106
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The annual Dallas County free summer meals program
is being launched with a kickoff event on June 21, 2013; and
WHEREAS, More than one in four Texas children struggle with
hunger, including over 165,000 children in Dallas County alone; as
many families rely on school lunch and breakfast programs, the
summer months may be a time of anxiety and uncertainty because of
the strain they place on already tight food budgets; and
WHEREAS, The U.S. Department of Agriculture established the
Summer Food Service Program to ensure that low-income youth have
access to nutritious meals even while school is out of session; in
the summer of 2012, approximately 36,000 young people received a
meal each day from one of the nearly 1,700 designated sites across
Dallas County; many of these summer meal sites additionally provide
fun learning and recreational activities, allowing children and
teens to enjoy a free, healthy meal while staying active and
spending time with friends; and
WHEREAS, An adequate, balanced diet is crucial to a child's
physical and emotional development and can thus profoundly impact
his or her well-being in later life; by addressing a need of
critical importance, the summer meals initiative is providing an
essential service to many area Texans, and it is a privilege to join
in marking the commencement of the 2013 program; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the Dallas
Summer Meals Kickoff Event and extend to all those involved in the
summer meals program sincere best wishes for continued success with
their important work.
Alonzo
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 106 was adopted by the House on June
20, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House