SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 3
         WHEREAS, Resource Center is celebrating its 40th
  anniversary in 2023, and this milestone offers a welcome
  opportunity to recognize its enduring service to the North Texas
  LGBTQIA+ community and all people affected by HIV; and
         WHEREAS, Established in 1983 as the Foundation for Human
  Understanding, the organization's initial goal was achieving
  recognition and equal rights for members of the area's gay and
  lesbian community; the onset of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in 1985
  brought a new level of urgency, and the group rose to the
  challenge by creating the AIDS Resource Center to raise awareness
  and to offer preventive education, legal services, emergency
  funding, and essentials such as food and clothing; and
         WHEREAS, The center launched the Nelson-Tebedo Health
  Clinic in 1988 to deliver HIV testing, treatment, and clinical
  drug trials; in the wake of a fire the following year, the clinic
  and food pantry remained on Cedar Springs Road, while the rest of
  the organization moved into the former Metropolitan Community
  Church site on Reagan Street; the Foundation for Human
  Understanding changed its name to Resource Center of Dallas in
  1998 and adopted its present name in 2013; and
         WHEREAS, Today, as a United Way agency, Resource Center
  operates the John Thomas LGBT Community Center, named in honor of
  its first executive director, and a Health Campus providing
  nutritional services, including a food pantry and hot meals, as
  well as HIV case management and insurance assistance; the center
  is a leader in HIV/AIDS education and services and provides a
  full spectrum of STI screenings, treatments, and prevention
  information; in addition, the center connects clients with
  behavioral, dental, and mental health care; among its numerous
  initiatives are GenderBrave, Grupo Orgullo Hispano, Fuse,
  THRIVE, United Black Ellument, Women with Pride, and Youth First;
  moreover, the center recently broke ground on Oak Lawn Place, an
  84-unit senior housing development; and
         WHEREAS, One of the nation's largest LGBTQIA+ community
  organizations, Resource Center has a staff of more than 70
  members, assisted by over 1,200 volunteers; more than 62,000
  people benefit from its programs annually; and
         WHEREAS, Over the past four decades, Resource Center has
  improved the lives of countless North Texas residents, thereby
  strengthening families and communities, and it is sure to remain
  an essential resource in the years ahead; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
  Legislature, hereby congratulate Resource Center on its 40th
  anniversary and extend to all those associated with the
  organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it
  further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for the center as an expression of high regard from the
  Texas Senate.
 
  Johnson, West
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on June 6, 2023.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate