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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, ChildCareGroup marked its 120th anniversary in |
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| 6 | 7 | | 2021, and the organization is celebrating that impressive milestone |
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| 7 | 8 | | at its annual meeting on January 12, 2022; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Recognized as the oldest and largest early childhood |
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| 9 | 10 | | education provider in North Texas, ChildCareGroup is also |
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| 10 | 11 | | considered to be the first settlement house in Texas; it traces its |
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| 11 | 12 | | origins to 1901, when the Clara Chaison Free Kindergarten and |
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| 12 | 13 | | Training School of Dallas was established to train kindergarten |
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| 13 | 14 | | teachers and to educate and provide care for the children of women |
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| 14 | 15 | | who worked in local cotton mills; since its humble beginnings, CCG |
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| 15 | 16 | | has exponentially expanded its services and today provides |
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| 16 | 17 | | assistance to more than 60,000 youth, parents, and early childhood |
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| 17 | 18 | | professionals in North, Southeast, and Central Texas; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Ably led by president and chief executive officer |
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| 19 | 20 | | Tori Mannes, CCG continues to fulfill its mission of helping |
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| 20 | 21 | | families thrive by offering high-quality education, convenient, |
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| 21 | 22 | | safe, and affordable childcare, and nutrition and medical services; |
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| 22 | 23 | | working to end the cycle of intergenerational poverty, the |
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| 23 | 24 | | organization utilizes a research-based two-generation approach |
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| 24 | 25 | | that combines holistic early childhood programs with support |
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| 25 | 26 | | services for parents; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, For well over a century, ChildCareGroup has |
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| 27 | 28 | | demonstrated an exceptional commitment to meeting the diverse |
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| 28 | 29 | | educational needs of children across the Lone Star State, and in so |
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| 29 | 30 | | doing, it has helped empower young Texans to become productive |
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| 30 | 31 | | contributors to society while building a brighter future for their |
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| 31 | 32 | | families; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 33 | 34 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate |
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| 34 | 35 | | ChildCareGroup on its 120th anniversary and extend to all those |
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| 35 | 36 | | associated with the organization sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 36 | 37 | | success with their important work; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 39 | | prepared for ChildCareGroup as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 39 | 40 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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