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79S31103 JNC-D

By:  McClendon                                                    H.R. No. 307



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, For more than a century, the Ella Austin Community 
Center has provided services that offer hope and assistance to San 
Antonio residents in need; and
	WHEREAS, Named in honor of Ella Austin, who opened her heart 
and her home to orphaned African American children in the late 
1800s, the center aims to bring about culturally diverse 
communities that are physically, mentally, socially, and 
economically healthy places for people to live to their maximum 
potential despite income, racial, and educational barriers; and
	WHEREAS, To that end, the Ella Austin Community Center offers 
a host of opportunities for area residents, positively affecting 
more than 10,000 individuals and families annually; programs 
available at the center encompass Early Childhood Development, 
providing child care and education for kids ranging in age from six 
weeks to 11 years; Precious Minds, New Connections, an eight-week 
parenting course; Youth and Family Services, offering in-school 
counseling, tutoring, and after-school and summer activities; 
Artists-in-the-Making, a program giving low-income middle 
school-age students instruction in drawing, painting, mixed media, 
and sculpture; Individual and Family Assistance, making emergency 
assistance available for families in crisis; Holiday Programs, 
offering families in need special holiday meals and presents; 
Seniors Program, providing several thousand nutritious meals 
monthly to homebound elderly residents; and the Volunteers Income 
Tax Assistance (VITA) program, preparing free tax filings for 
low-income citizens; and
	WHEREAS, Since its founding, the Ella Austin Community Center 
has had a profound impact on the lives of countless San Antonio 
residents and the organization and its caring and compassionate 
staff are indeed deserving of special recognition for their 
continuing efforts in this regard; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend the Ella Austin 
Community Center for the many significant contributions it has made 
to area citizens; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the center as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.