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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Endeavors, a faith-based nonprofit headquartered in |
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| 6 | 7 | | San Antonio, has made a meaningful difference in the lives of |
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| 7 | 8 | | countless people in need; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Founded as San Antonio Urban Ministries by |
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| 9 | 10 | | inner-city churches in 1969, Endeavors has grown dramatically |
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| 10 | 11 | | through the years and adopted its present name in 2018; the agency |
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| 11 | 12 | | delivers an array of services to children, families, veterans, |
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| 12 | 13 | | survivors of natural disasters, and people struggling with mental |
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| 13 | 14 | | illness or other significant disabilities; it additionally |
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| 14 | 15 | | partners and coordinates with government agencies and local and |
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| 15 | 16 | | national organizations to increase its ability to meet the needs of |
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| 16 | 17 | | vulnerable residents; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Endeavors has served nearly 30,000 clients in Texas, |
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| 18 | 19 | | Florida, North Carolina, and Puerto Rico; its programs address such |
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| 19 | 20 | | issues as homelessness, unemployment, and child abuse, and it |
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| 20 | 21 | | offers families counseling, crisis intervention, and life skills |
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| 21 | 22 | | and vocational training, among other initiatives; key programs |
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| 22 | 23 | | include Safe Services, which furnishes crime victims with free |
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| 23 | 24 | | professional counseling and case management, Operation Parent |
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| 24 | 25 | | Strong, which holds group and individual parenting classes for |
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| 25 | 26 | | military families, and the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic, |
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| 26 | 27 | | which provides integrated mental health care to veterans and their |
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| 27 | 28 | | families; moreover, Veteran Supportive Services offers |
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| 28 | 29 | | homelessness prevention and rapid rehousing, and in 2021, the |
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| 29 | 30 | | agency opened the Veteran Wellness Center in San Antonio, a |
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| 30 | 31 | | first-of-its-kind, comprehensive care clinic that addresses all |
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| 31 | 32 | | aspects of health; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, During the COVID-19 pandemic, Endeavors was able to |
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| 33 | 34 | | adapt to the unprecedented situation by continuing 98 percent of |
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| 34 | 35 | | its operations remotely; the agency partnered with other support |
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| 35 | 36 | | organizations to establish two emergency centers in El Paso to |
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| 36 | 37 | | serve as points of entry for a network of area shelters; in |
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| 37 | 38 | | addition, Endeavors secured a more than 50 percent increase in |
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| 38 | 39 | | funding for COVID-impacted veterans and provided housing |
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| 39 | 40 | | assistance to 200 clients in Houston who became homeless as a result |
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| 40 | 41 | | of the pandemic; and |
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| 41 | 42 | | WHEREAS, For more than a half century, Endeavors has |
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| 42 | 43 | | empowered countless people to improve their lives and build a |
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| 43 | 44 | | brighter future for their families, and in so doing, it has helped |
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| 44 | 45 | | to strengthen the entire community; now, therefore, be it |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 46 | 47 | | Legislature hereby commend Endeavors on its exceptional service to |
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| 47 | 48 | | vulnerable people in crisis and extend to all those associated with |
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| 48 | 49 | | this noteworthy organization sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 49 | 50 | | success; and, be it further |
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| 50 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 51 | 52 | | prepared for Endeavors as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 52 | 53 | | House of Representatives. |
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