SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 256
WHEREAS, The volunteers, staff, and board members who make
up the Texas Court Appointed Special Advocates network are
gathering in Austin on March 1, 2023, for CASA Day at the State
Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Texas CASA is part of a national volunteer
movement that began in 1977 to enlist local community volunteers
to support children and families involved in the foster care
system; beginning in 1979 with the first Texas CASA program which
was established in Dallas, and followed by the formation of Texas
CASA in 1989, judges, individual volunteers, and communities
across the state have worked to expand CASA's initiatives; and
WHEREAS, Providing 72 local programs in 219 of the state's
254 counties, Texas CASA has grown to become one of the largest
such initiatives in the nation; through their advocacy efforts in
the 2020 fiscal year, CASA volunteers made a difference for
29,229 young people by helping build community connections and
pathways to resiliency and healing from trauma; and
WHEREAS, CASA volunteers are appointed by a judge to
provide valuable information to them and to make informed
recommendations to the courts so that they can act in the best
interests of each child; and
WHEREAS, The CASA network in Texas works tirelessly to
serve more children and families and to ensure that it serves
those children and families as informed, collaborative partners
in an ever-evolving system of care; and
WHEREAS, All those associated with CASA are truly
deserving of recognition for their important work and service to
the State of Texas, its courts, its children, and its families;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
Legislature, hereby recognize March 1, 2023, as CASA Day at the
State Capitol and commend the organization for its diligent
efforts to aid abused and neglected children; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
the organization as an expression of esteem from the Texas
Senate.
Kolkhorst, Hughes
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 1, 2023.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate