| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 652 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Hays-Caldwell Women's Center celebrated the |
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| 6 | 6 | | opening of the Marla R. Johnson Housing Center on March 25, 2022; |
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| 7 | 7 | | and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Originally formed in 1978 as the Hays County Women's |
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| 9 | 9 | | Center, the Hays-Caldwell Women's Center is a nonprofit |
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| 10 | 10 | | organization that offers free and confidential services to adults, |
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| 11 | 11 | | youth, and children who are victims of family violence, dating |
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| 12 | 12 | | violence, sexual assault, and child abuse; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, The Marla R. Johnson Housing Center, named after the |
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| 14 | 14 | | longtime executive director of HCWC, provides transitional housing |
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| 15 | 15 | | for survivors of domestic abuse and their family members; the |
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| 16 | 16 | | 22,500-square-foot complex was designed to accommodate up to 18 |
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| 17 | 17 | | families in apartment-style units for an extended period of time, |
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| 18 | 18 | | giving residents the opportunity to find employment and more |
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| 19 | 19 | | permanent living situations; in addition, there are Head Start and |
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| 20 | 20 | | Early Head Start programs on site to provide quality child care and |
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| 21 | 21 | | early childhood education, alleviating one of the greatest barriers |
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| 22 | 22 | | to a woman and her children leaving an abusive situation; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Financed through public and private donations, the |
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| 24 | 24 | | $5 million project is located on property donated by the City of San |
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| 25 | 25 | | Marcos and supplements the existing HCWC shelter for short-term |
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| 26 | 26 | | emergency situations; moreover, the complex was made possible with |
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| 27 | 27 | | the support of the Austin chapter of HomeAid, a national nonprofit |
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| 28 | 28 | | that assists organizations that help fight homelessness; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, By providing victims of domestic violence with a |
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| 30 | 30 | | safe place to live, the Marla R. Johnson Housing Center empowers |
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| 31 | 31 | | those it serves to build a brighter future for themselves and their |
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| 32 | 32 | | families, and in so doing, it contributes immeasurably to the |
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| 33 | 33 | | strength of the community; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the opening of the Marla R. Johnson |
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| 36 | 36 | | Housing Center and commend all those involved in bringing the |
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| 37 | 37 | | project to fruition; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 39 | | prepared for the Marla R. Johnson Housing Center as an expression of |
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| 40 | 40 | | high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Zwiener |
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| 42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 44 | 44 | | I certify that H.R. No. 652 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 45 | 45 | | 30, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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