1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 852 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to 1-4 recognize the vital work that El Centro del Barrio performs for 1-5 underprivileged and ailing Texans; and 1-6 WHEREAS, For 25 years, El Centro del Barrio, a nonprofit 1-7 organization, has strived to meet the dire needs of special 1-8 communities in Bexar County; and 1-9 WHEREAS, El Centro del Barrio offers its services to 1-10 all Bexar County inhabitants, but it is particularly concerned 1-11 with low-income residents who are uninsured; homeless children, 1-12 families, and single adults; abused and neglected children; 1-13 abused and neglected elders; disabled persons; and adults with 1-14 HIV infection; through its design of intervention programs, this 1-15 organization has helped alleviate potentially grave situations in 1-16 the community; and 1-17 WHEREAS, One example of El Centro del Barrio's success is 1-18 its establishment in 1979 of a federally funded community health 1-19 center, which has aided the impoverished and medically deprived 1-20 population in southwestern San Antonio; over the years, El Centro 1-21 del Barrio has been able to provide comprehensive service at its 1-22 health center by offering a Women, Infants, and Children program, 1-23 providing family planning services, and expanding a mental health 1-24 program; in April, 1993, the agency established numerous other 2-1 health care facilities to aid the region's medically underserved 2-2 areas; and 2-3 WHEREAS, In addition to its health center, El Centro 2-4 del Barrio has established the following: a health care program 2-5 for the homeless; an early intervention program for HIV persons 2-6 which provides them with primary care and counseling services; a 2-7 shelter for the elderly and disabled who have been neglected; a 2-8 program which provides rehabilitative nursing and social services 2-9 to the vulnerable and frail elderly and disabled; an activity 2-10 center for the elderly which helps them maintain ties with the 2-11 community; and a student health center which serves the San Antonio 2-12 Independent School District; and 2-13 WHEREAS, Buoyed by the positive impact it has made 2-14 in Bexar County, El Centro del Barrio continues to thrive; 2-15 its capable leaders and staff ensure the organization's 2-16 professionalism, integrity, and fiscal health; those who have 2-17 made El Centro del Barrio successful possess an acute sensitivity 2-18 to the plight of the poor and the suffering; but what is more, they 2-19 have the ability to mobilize and coordinate the myriad resources 2-20 necessary to improve the quality of life for our most needy Texans; 2-21 now, therefore, be it 2-22 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-23 76th Legislature, hereby honor the more than 25 years of service 2-24 El Centro del Barrio has performed for the underprivileged in 2-25 Bexar County; and, be it further 2-26 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an 3-1 expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 3-2 Madla 3-3 ______________________________________ 3-4 President of the Senate 3-5 I hereby certify that the above 3-6 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-7 on May 5, 1999. 3-8 ______________________________________ 3-9 Secretary of the Senate 3-10 ______________________________________ 3-11 Member, Texas Senate