By Hernandez                                         H.C.R. No. 233

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                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 1-1           WHEREAS, Community action agencies in this state work to

 1-2     assist low-income Texans in breaking the cycle of poverty and

 1-3     achieving self-sufficiency, and these agencies are indeed deserving

 1-4     of special legislative recognition; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, Community action agencies have been serving

 1-6     low-income families in the Lone Star State for more than 30 years;

 1-7     and

 1-8           WHEREAS, Throughout those years, the agencies have conducted

 1-9     numerous programs to meet the needs of poverty-level Texans,

1-10     providing essential services in areas such as housing, energy

1-11     assistance, home rehabilitation and weatherproofing, job training

1-12     and placement, emergency assistance, counseling, health, education,

1-13     and nutrition; one of the most well known and successful

1-14     initiatives is the Head Start program, which promotes the health

1-15     and well being of disadvantaged preschool-aged children; and

1-16           WHEREAS, Community action agencies, in partnership with

1-17     elected officials, the private sector, and citizens, continue to

1-18     identify poverty conditions while working toward enlightened

1-19     solutions, and the members of this legislature are pleased to have

1-20     this opportunity to promote their notable efforts; now, therefore,

1-21     be it

1-22           RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas

1-23     hereby designate May 4-10, 1997, as Texas Community Action Week and

1-24     encourage its observance throughout the state.