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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The volunteers, staff, and board members who make |
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up the Texas Court Appointed Special Advocates network are |
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gathering in Austin on March 1, 2023, for CASA Day at the State |
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Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas CASA is part of a national volunteer |
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movement that began in 1977 to enlist local community volunteers |
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to support children and families involved in the foster care |
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system; beginning in 1979 with the first Texas CASA program which |
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was established in Dallas, and followed by the formation of Texas |
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CASA in 1989, judges, individual volunteers, and communities |
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across the state have worked to expand CASA's initiatives; and |
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WHEREAS, Providing 72 local programs in 219 of the state's |
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254 counties, Texas CASA has grown to become one of the largest |
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such initiatives in the nation; through their advocacy efforts in |
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the 2020 fiscal year, CASA volunteers made a difference for |
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29,229 young people by helping build community connections and |
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pathways to resiliency and healing from trauma; and |
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WHEREAS, CASA volunteers are appointed by a judge to |
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provide valuable information to them and to make informed |
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recommendations to the courts so that they can act in the best |
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interests of each child; and |
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WHEREAS, The CASA network in Texas works tirelessly to |
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serve more children and families and to ensure that it serves |
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those children and families as informed, collaborative partners |
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in an ever-evolving system of care; and |
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WHEREAS, All those associated with CASA are truly |
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deserving of recognition for their important work and service to |
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the State of Texas, its courts, its children, and its families; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize March 1, 2023, as CASA Day at the |
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State Capitol and commend the organization for its diligent |
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efforts to aid abused and neglected children; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the organization as an expression of esteem from the Texas |
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Senate. |