SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 143
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize the Endeavors Veteran Wellness Center in San Antonio
for improving the lives of disabled veterans and their
families; and
WHEREAS, Endeavors is a faith-based nonprofit that was
founded as San Antonio Urban Ministries by inner-city churches in
1969; renamed in 2018, the center advocates for a holistic
approach to veteran integration and reincorporation into civil
society; and
WHEREAS, The center has done much to support children,
families, veterans, survivors of natural disasters, and people
struggling with mental illness by offering them a host of
physical, emotional, and mental wellness services, including
family counseling, crisis intervention, group therapy, parenting
classes, fitness programs, child care, and life skills and
vocational training; and
WHEREAS, Endeavors partners with governmental agencies and
national and local organizations to address homelessness, child
abuse, and unemployment within the veteran population;
Endeavors' Veteran Supportive Services offers homelessness
prevention and rapid rehousing, and in 2021, the agency opened
the Veteran Wellness Center in San Antonio, a first-of-its-kind
care clinic that addresses all aspects of health; and
WHEREAS, During the COVID-19 pandemic, Endeavors and
other support organizations established two emergency centers
in El Paso that served as points of entry for a network of area
shelters; the center secured a 50 percent funding increase for
COVID-impacted veterans and provided housing assistance to 200
clients in Houston who lost housing as a result of the
pandemic; and
WHEREAS, In its 50 years of existence, Endeavors has served
nearly 30,000 clients in Texas, Florida, North Carolina, and
Puerto Rico and has empowered countless people to become
integrated individuals who provide for their families and
contribute to their communities; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
Legislature, hereby commend Endeavors Veteran Wellness Center on
its exceptional service to vulnerable people in crisis and extend
to all those associated with this noteworthy organization
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
Endeavors as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
Campbell
Alvarado Hinojosa Nichols Alvarado Hinojosa Nichols
Alvarado Hinojosa Nichols
Bettencourt Huffman Parker Bettencourt Huffman Parker
Bettencourt Huffman Parker
Birdwell Hughes Paxton Birdwell Hughes Paxton
Birdwell Hughes Paxton
Blanco Johnson Perry Blanco Johnson Perry
Blanco Johnson Perry
Creighton King Schwertner Creighton King Schwertner
Creighton King Schwertner
Eckhardt Kolkhorst Sparks Eckhardt Kolkhorst Sparks
Eckhardt Kolkhorst Sparks
Flores LaMantia Springer Flores LaMantia Springer
Flores LaMantia Springer
Gutierrez Menéndez West Gutierrez Menéndez West
Gutierrez Menéndez West
Hall Middleton Whitmire Hall Middleton Whitmire
Hall Middleton Whitmire
Hancock Miles Zaffirini Hancock Miles Zaffirini
Hancock Miles Zaffirini
Patrick, President of the Senate
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 7, 2023.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
Alvarado Hinojosa Nichols
Bettencourt Huffman Parker
Birdwell Hughes Paxton
Blanco Johnson Perry
Creighton King Schwertner
Eckhardt Kolkhorst Sparks
Flores LaMantia Springer
Gutierrez Menéndez West
Hall Middleton Whitmire
Hancock Miles Zaffirini