By:  Patterson                                   S.R. No. 559
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to join
    1-3  with the Harris County Children's Protective Services Casework
    1-4  Managers who are honoring the volunteers who work with Family
    1-5  Outreach Clear Lake/Bay Area, Incorporated; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, In a ceremony on April 26, 1993, these dedicated
    1-7  citizens will be recognized for their work; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, Family Outreach Centers are supervised by case
    1-9  managers employed by the Texas Department of Human Services; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, Volunteer workers are trained to provide a wide
   1-11  variety of services to families at risk of abusing or neglecting
   1-12  their children; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, Some of the services available include lay
   1-14  counseling, support groups for highly stressed adults and
   1-15  children, provision of parenting classes and child-caring
   1-16  programs, and provision of services and help in the home; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, The operations of Family Outreach Centers are made
   1-18  possible by the unfailing devotion of its volunteers, a remarkable
   1-19  group of women and men who generously contribute their time to
   1-20  ensure the success of the program; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, Touted for their countless hours of volunteer work,
   1-22  the men and women who donate their time to this worthy cause are
   1-23  rewarded with a sense of a job well done; now, therefore, be it
    2-1        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-2  73rd Legislature, hereby commend and applaud the volunteers who
    2-3  give so generously of their time to the Family Outreach Centers;
    2-4  and, be it further
    2-5        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared
    2-6  for the Family Outreach Clear Lake/Bay Area volunteers as an
    2-7  expression of goodwill and admiration from the Texas Senate.
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    2-9                                        President of the Senate
   2-10                                      I hereby certify that the
   2-11                                 above Resolution was adopted by
   2-12                                 the Senate on April 6, 1993.
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   2-14                                        Secretary of the Senate
   2-15                                 _____________________________________
   2-16                                         Member, Texas Senate