| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 354 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Community Action Agencies of Texas have long |
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| 3 | 3 | | provided essential services to address and alleviate the causes |
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| 4 | 4 | | and conditions of poverty for the state's most vulnerable |
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| 5 | 5 | | residents; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Established when the Economic Opportunity Act of |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1964 was signed into law, Community Action Agencies have a nearly |
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| 8 | 8 | | six-decade history of promoting self-sufficiency for citizens of |
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| 9 | 9 | | limited income in all Texas counties; each agency assures wide |
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| 10 | 10 | | community involvement through governance by a tripartite board |
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| 11 | 11 | | representative of major sectors, among them government, |
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| 12 | 12 | | business, labor, religion, law enforcement, education, and |
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| 13 | 13 | | low-income residents; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Community Action Agencies work to strengthen |
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| 15 | 15 | | communities in times of natural and human disasters, |
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| 16 | 16 | | extraordinary economic challenges, and exceptional health |
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| 17 | 17 | | crises; they follow immediate response with long-term services |
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| 18 | 18 | | to promote recovery; while creating access to safe and affordable |
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| 19 | 19 | | housing, they also reduce expenses through energy efficiency and |
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| 20 | 20 | | utility payment programs; they provide nutrition assistance as |
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| 21 | 21 | | well as primary and preventive health care; in addition, their |
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| 22 | 22 | | initiatives promote academic success and the development of |
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| 23 | 23 | | workforce skills; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, By offering impactful solutions to help families |
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| 25 | 25 | | achieve financial stability, Community Action Agencies are |
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| 26 | 26 | | changing lives and making the Lone Star State a more prosperous, |
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| 27 | 27 | | vibrant, and dynamic place for all; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 29 | 29 | | Legislature, hereby commend the Community Action Agencies of |
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| 30 | 30 | | Texas for their contributions and extend to them sincere best |
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| 31 | 31 | | wishes for continued success in their important work; and, be |
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| 32 | 32 | | it further |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 34 | 34 | | prepared for the Texas Association of Community Action Agencies |
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| 35 | 35 | | as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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| 36 | 36 | | Blanco |
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| 37 | 37 | | ________________________________ |
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| 38 | 38 | | President of the Senate |
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| 39 | 39 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 40 | 40 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 41 | 41 | | the Senate on March 30, 2023. |
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| 42 | 42 | | ________________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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