SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 748
WHEREAS, Endeavors is celebrating its 50th anniversary in
2019, and it is also marking the 15th anniversary of its
Fairweather Family Lodge in San Antonio; and
WHEREAS, Founded as San Antonio Urban Ministries by
inner-city churches in 1969, Endeavors has grown dramatically
through the years and adopted its present name in 2018; the
nonprofit agency delivers an array of services to children,
families, veterans, and people struggling with mental illness or
other significant disabilities; it additionally partners and
coordinates with government agencies and local and national
organizations to increase its ability to meet the needs of
vulnerable residents; and
WHEREAS, Endeavors now serves more than 16,000 clients
annually; its programs address such issues as homelessness,
unemployment, and child abuse, and it offers families
counseling, crisis intervention, and life skills and vocational
training, among other initiatives; key programs include Safe
Services, which furnishes crime victims with free professional
counseling and case management, Operation Parent Strong, which
holds group and individual parenting classes for military
families, and the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic, which
provides integrated mental health care to veterans and their
families; moreover, Veteran Supportive Services offers
homelessness prevention and rapid rehousing through case
management, housing stability plans, and assistance in obtaining
VA and other benefits; and
WHEREAS, In 2004, Endeavors opened its Fairweather Family
Lodge, which provides permanent supportive housing to
chronically homeless women with disabilities and their children;
its Fairweather Lodge offers such housing to single individuals
with mental illness; and
WHEREAS, Over the past half century, Endeavors has
empowered countless people to improve their lives and build a
brighter future for their families, and in so doing, it has
helped to strengthen the entire community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
Legislature, hereby congratulate Endeavors on its 50th
anniversary and on the 15th anniversary of its Fairweather Family
Lodge and extend to all those associated with this noteworthy
organization sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by
the Texas Senate.
Flores, Campbell,
Menéndez
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 15, 2019.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate