Texas 2023 - 88th 2nd C.S.

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 18
2	2	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
3	3	recognize Rebecca Smith on her outstanding counseling and
4	4	guidance services to families and children in Montgomery and
5	5	Harris Counties; and
6	6	WHEREAS, Rebecca Smith is a licensed professional
7	7	counselor who specializes in youth counseling, family
8	8	mediations, high-conflict divorce, custody modification, and
9	9	family reunification; she holds a bachelor's degree from
10	10	Southwest Texas State University and a master's degree in
11	11	counseling from Sam Houston State University; Rebecca has
12	12	counseled more than 7,000 individuals and families since she
13	13	started working with children in 1995; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Rebecca began her work in the field of mental
15	15	health in 2003; in 2006, she founded Love Heals Youth, a
16	16	nonprofit organization that provides free mental health services
17	17	in addition to clothing, hygiene items, and tutoring services to
18	18	foster youth; under Rebecca's leadership, Love Heals Youth has
19	19	helped provide care for countless young people, and in 2022, the
20	20	foundation registered more than 1,500 hours of counseling
21	21	services for children in four foster group homes and in five
22	22	homeless shelters and nonprofit organizations; and
23	23	WHEREAS, Committed to restoring separated families,
24	24	Rebecca has organized workshops, training programs, and
25	25	reunification retreats for families going through high-conflict
26	26	divorces and custody proceedings; the founder of Counseling
27	27	CenterofMontgomeryCountyandAlliedCoparentingandFamily
28	28	Academy, Rebecca works closely with Harris County family law
29	29	courts and assists the Counseling Center of Montgomery County
30	30	courts' DWI and Drug Court Treatment programs; and
31	31	WHEREAS, Extolled for her spirit of generosity, Rebecca has
32	32	served in leadership positions on several boards that promote
33	33	family and child welfare and mental health, and she developed a
34	34	comprehensive internship program for aspiring counselors to
35	35	complete their degree requirements for licensure; an inspiration
36	36	to her clients, friends, and colleagues, Rebecca is truly
37	37	deserving of special recognition for her dedication to youth and
38	38	to family wellness and for her invaluable service to the residents
39	39	of Montgomery and Harris Counties; now, therefore, be it
40	40	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
41	41	Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commend Rebecca Smith on
42	42	her many contributions to foster youth and families in Montgomery
43	43	and Harris Counties and extend to her sincere best wishes for the
44	44	future; and, be it further
45	45	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
46	46	her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
47	47	Creighton
48	48	________________________________
49	49	President of the Senate
50	50	I hereby certify that the
51	51	above Resolution was adopted by
52	52	the Senate on July 11, 2023.
53	53	________________________________
54	54	Secretary of the Senate
55	55	________________________________
56	56	Member, Texas Senate