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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Rebecca Smith on her outstanding counseling and |
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guidance services to families and children in Montgomery and |
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Harris Counties; and |
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WHEREAS, Rebecca Smith is a licensed professional |
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counselor who specializes in youth counseling, family |
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mediations, high-conflict divorce, custody modification, and |
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family reunification; she holds a bachelor's degree from |
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Southwest Texas State University and a master's degree in |
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counseling from Sam Houston State University; Rebecca has |
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counseled more than 7,000 individuals and families since she |
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started working with children in 1995; and |
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WHEREAS, Rebecca began her work in the field of mental |
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health in 2003; in 2006, she founded Love Heals Youth, a |
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nonprofit organization that provides free mental health services |
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in addition to clothing, hygiene items, and tutoring services to |
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foster youth; under Rebecca's leadership, Love Heals Youth has |
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helped provide care for countless young people, and in 2022, the |
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foundation registered more than 1,500 hours of counseling |
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services for children in four foster group homes and in five |
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homeless shelters and nonprofit organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to restoring seperated families, |
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Rebecca has organized workshops, training programs, and |
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reunification retreats for families going through high-conflict |
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divorces and custody proceedings; the founder of Counseling |
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Center of Montgomery County and Allied Coparenting and Family |
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Academy, Rebecca works closely with Harris County family law |
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courts and assists the Counseling Center of Montgomery County |
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courts' DWI and Drug Court Treatment programs; and |
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WHEREAS, Extolled for her spirit of generosity, Rebecca |
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has served in leadership positions on several boards that promote |
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family and child welfare and mental health, and she developed a |
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comprehensive internship program for aspiring counselors to |
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complete their degree requirements for licensure; an inspiration |
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to her clients, friends, and colleagues, Rebecca is truly |
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deserving of special recognition for her dedication to youth and |
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to family wellness and for her invaluable service to the |
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residents of Montgomery and Harris Counties; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commend Rebecca Smith on |
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her many contributions to foster youth and families in Montgomery |
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and Harris Counties and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |