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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Houston Shifa Services Foundation is |
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celebrating the opening of the Shifa Abu Bakr Clinic on May 2, 2009; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1997, the Shifa Foundation works to |
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meet the needs of the indigent and impoverished population in and |
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around Houston; the initiative was started by a group of 10 |
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volunteers who provided free medical care, computer literacy |
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classes, and legal consultations to their clients on weekends in a |
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small room in Southwest Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, From humble beginnings, this charitable |
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organization has grown to include 160 volunteers; 55 specialist |
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doctors operate out of four clinics throughout the Bayou City, |
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providing free outpatient medical care to individuals in need; to |
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date, more than 17,000 people have benefited from Shifa Foundation |
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services, valued at nearly $3 million; and |
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WHEREAS, To better meet the needs of its patients, Shifa |
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Foundation has founded two centers for adult and child education |
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and has partnered with Masjid Teleem to operate a rehabilitation |
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center for ex-offenders; the organization also extends assistance |
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to those in need of family crisis intervention, senior citizen |
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support, and low income housing; in addition, the group works to |
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provide interim boarding and lodging to victims of family abuse; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 2007, the City of Houston awarded the |
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organization a grant for the construction of a new facility, and the |
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Kelsey-Seybold Clinic generously donated equipment and furnishings |
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for the clinic; and |
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WHEREAS, The Shifa Foundation and its dedicated volunteers |
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provide critical services to vulnerable members of our society, and |
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the Shifa Abu Bakr Clinic adds to the organization's ability to |
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fulfill its noble aims; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Houston Shifa Services Foundation on |
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the occasion of the opening of the Shifa Abu Bakr Clinic and extend |
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to all those associated with the foundation sincere best wishes for |
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continued success with their important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the foundation as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Legler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1285 was adopted by the House on April |
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23, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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