| 1 | 1 | | StateofVermont |
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| 2 | 2 | | HouseofRepresentatives |
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| 3 | 3 | | Montpelier,Vermont |
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| 4 | 4 | | ConcurrentHouseResolution |
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| 5 | 5 | | H.C.R.95 |
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| 6 | 6 | | OfferedbyRepresentativeNoyesofWolcott |
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| 7 | 7 | | HouseconcurrentresolutiondesignatingApril24,2025asVermont |
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| 8 | 8 | | Children’sAllianceDayattheStateHouse |
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| 9 | 9 | | Whereas,inVermont,thereare13ChildAdvocacyCenters(CACs) |
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| 10 | 10 | | focusingonthechallengesandsolutionstothecontinuingprevalenceofchild |
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| 11 | 11 | | abuseinourState, and |
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| 12 | 12 | | Whereas,theseimportantorganizationsprovidecriticalsupportand |
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| 13 | 13 | | representationalservicestochildrenwhoseneedscanbeacuteandwhorelyon |
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| 14 | 14 | | thecenterstoassistintransformingtheirlivesfromonesthatmaybeharshto |
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| 15 | 15 | | apotentiallymorepromisingfuture, and |
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| 16 | 16 | | Whereas,aCACprovides“forensicinterviews,asafemeetingspace,victim |
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| 17 | 17 | | advocacy,andcoordinatedcaretochildrenthatreportsexualandphysical |
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| 18 | 18 | | abuse,” and |
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| 19 | 19 | | Whereas,“thevisionoftheVermontChildren’sAlliance(VCA)[the CACs’ |
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| 20 | 20 | | membershiporganization]istoempowerVermont’sCACstoprovideequal |
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| 21 | 21 | | andreliableaccesstosupport,treatment,justice,andhealingforevery |
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| 22 | 22 | | child,” and |
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| 23 | 23 | | Whereas,thisvisionisencompassedintheorganization’smission |
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| 24 | 24 | | “to foster thegrowthoftheCACmovementbyprovidingstatewidesupport |
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| 25 | 25 | | andresources,promotingawarenessofchildabuseanditsimpactonour |
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| 26 | 26 | | communities,” and |
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| 27 | 27 | | Whereas,today,April24,2025,representativesoftheVCAanditsmember |
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| 28 | 28 | | CACsarevisitingtheStateHousetoeducatelegislatorsontheimportanceof |
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| 29 | 29 | | addressingthecontinuingproblemsassociatedwiththeabuseofouryoungest |
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| 30 | 30 | | Vermonters,nowtherefore be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | ResolvedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives: |
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| 32 | 32 | | ThattheGeneralAssemblydesignatesApril24,2025asVermont |
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| 33 | 33 | | Children’sAllianceDayattheStateHouse,andbeitfurther |
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| 34 | 34 | | Resolved:ThattheSecretaryofStatebedirectedtosendacopyofthis |
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| 35 | 35 | | resolutiontotheVermontChildren’sAlliance. |
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