| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 413 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, For nearly 40 years, the dedicated volunteers of |
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| 6 | 6 | | Child Advocates San Antonio have made a profound difference in the |
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| 7 | 7 | | lives of vulnerable children in Bexar County; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Child Advocates San Antonio was founded in 1984 by |
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| 9 | 9 | | the National Council of Jewish Women in San Antonio under the |
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| 10 | 10 | | leadership of Ellinor Forland and office manager Betty Zinn; the |
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| 11 | 11 | | organization is part of a nationwide network of Court Appointed |
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| 12 | 12 | | Special Advocates programs, which train volunteers to serve as the |
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| 13 | 13 | | official voice for abused and neglected children in the foster care |
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| 14 | 14 | | system; these special advocates are appointed by district court |
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| 15 | 15 | | judges, and they work tirelessly to help ensure that each child |
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| 16 | 16 | | finds a safe and permanent home; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Since the San Antonio chapter's inception, its |
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| 18 | 18 | | advocates have provided invaluable assistance to children in foster |
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| 19 | 19 | | care in Bexar County; last year alone, local CASA volunteers |
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| 20 | 20 | | devoted more than 18,000 hours, and in 2021 they drove over 160,000 |
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| 21 | 21 | | miles to ensure that their young clients received the care and |
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| 22 | 22 | | services they needed as they navigated the child welfare system; |
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| 23 | 23 | | the chapter has also served the community by facilitating events |
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| 24 | 24 | | such as a back-to-school giveaway, through which it distributed |
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| 25 | 25 | | backpacks to more than 1,000 local families; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, On January 24, 2023, Child Advocates San Antonio |
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| 27 | 27 | | announced that it had been designated a trauma-informed certified |
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| 28 | 28 | | agency; the organization is one of only a few in Bexar County to |
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| 29 | 29 | | attain this certification, which underscores its commitment to |
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| 30 | 30 | | providing trauma-informed care to survivors of abuse and neglect; |
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| 31 | 31 | | and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Child Advocates San Antonio has relied immensely on |
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| 33 | 33 | | the hard work, compassion, and drive of its volunteers in carrying |
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| 34 | 34 | | out its vital mission, and all those involved with the organization |
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| 35 | 35 | | are truly deserving of recognition for their generous service to |
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| 36 | 36 | | young Texans in need; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature hereby honor Child Advocates San Antonio for its |
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| 39 | 39 | | outstanding work in behalf of foster children in Bexar County and |
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| 40 | 40 | | extend to those affiliated with the group sincere best wishes for |
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| 41 | 41 | | the future; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for Child Advocates San Antonio as an expression of high |
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| 44 | 44 | | regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 45 | 45 | | Campos |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 48 | 48 | | I certify that H.R. No. 413 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 49 | 49 | | 1, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ______________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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