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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Promise House, an independent charitable |
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| 6 | 7 | | organization founded in 1984, is dedicated to providing essential |
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| 7 | 8 | | services to youth experiencing homelessness in Dallas and North |
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| 8 | 9 | | Texas; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The organization was established by the Lovers Lane |
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| 10 | 11 | | United Methodist Church to provide much-needed assistance to |
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| 11 | 12 | | homeless and runaway youth; the church purchased a large home near |
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| 12 | 13 | | downtown Dallas, which it converted into a 16-bed emergency |
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| 13 | 14 | | shelter; since that time, Promise House has kept its doors open 24 |
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| 14 | 15 | | hours a day, 365 days a year, to children, young adults, and |
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| 15 | 16 | | families in crisis, and it served more than 2,000 clients last year |
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| 16 | 17 | | alone; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, From its beginnings as an emergency shelter, Promise |
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| 18 | 19 | | House has expanded its programming to include crisis intervention, |
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| 19 | 20 | | transitional housing, teen pregnancy and parenting services, |
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| 20 | 21 | | counseling, education, and outreach; in addition to offering |
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| 21 | 22 | | short-term and long-term residential services, the organization |
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| 22 | 23 | | operates a number of drop-in centers to provide easy access to |
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| 23 | 24 | | information and resources; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, With the goal of ending youth homelessness and |
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| 25 | 26 | | guiding its clients to safety, stability, and success, Promise |
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| 26 | 27 | | House has helped to change countless young lives for the better, and |
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| 27 | 28 | | all those associated with this outstanding organization are to be |
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| 28 | 29 | | commended for their commitment to addressing a vital community |
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| 29 | 30 | | need; now, therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 31 | 32 | | Legislature hereby honor Promise House for its work to alleviate |
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| 32 | 33 | | youth homelessness in Dallas and North Texas and extend to the |
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| 33 | 34 | | organization and its clients sincere best wishes for the future; |
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| 34 | 35 | | and, be it further |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 36 | 37 | | prepared for Promise House as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 37 | 38 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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