R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The George Family Development Center is a 1-2 collaborative project of the George Foundation; William Smith, Sr., 1-3 Tri-County Child Development Council, Inc.; and the Fort Bend 1-4 Family Health Center; the facility's mission is to give children 1-5 from birth to age six a head start in life by nurturing their 1-6 development, as well as offering support and social services to 1-7 their families; and 1-8 WHEREAS, The 28,000-square-foot George Family Development 1-9 Center was funded by the George Foundation and is owned and 1-10 operated by the Fort Bend Family Health Center, a nonprofit health 1-11 and social services provider established in 1975; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Head Start is the facility's focal program, 1-13 benefitting approximately 160 disadvantaged children ranging in age 1-14 from three to five years old, and additional service providers are 1-15 located in the center that not only address the needs of families 1-16 with children enrolled in the Head Start program but also assist 1-17 other families in need; and 1-18 WHEREAS, The humanitarian efforts of the George Family 1-19 Development Center to provide an all-encompassing array of 1-20 developmental services for children and their families are truly 1-21 remarkable and indeed worthy of special recognition; now, 1-22 therefore, be it 1-23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 1-24 Legislature hereby honor the George Family Development Center and 2-1 extend to all those associated with this fine facility sincere best 2-2 wishes for continued success; and, be it further 2-3 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-4 prepared for the George Family Development Center as an expression 2-5 of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Olivo _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 653 was adopted by the House on April 30, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House