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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Home Comforts is making a measurable difference in |
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the lives of the mentally ill in Bexar County; and |
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WHEREAS, Chartered in October 2002, Home Comforts is an |
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all-volunteer nonprofit organization that is dedicated to helping |
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the mentally ill establish and maintain their own homes; mentally |
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ill men and women can experience great stress and anxiety after |
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transitioning into independent housing; they often have few |
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resources, if any, and disability benefits can be slow to arrive; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Home Comforts intervenes at this critical juncture |
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with a welcome basket of such household items as linens, dishes, and |
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cleaning supplies, and the group also donates a variety of |
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furniture; in addition, Home Comforts can help with furniture |
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storage for those dealing with an eviction, and in rare instances it |
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even provides small sums of cash for special needs; and |
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WHEREAS, Supported by St. Luke's Health Care Ministries, Home |
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Comforts works in conjunction with Merced Housing Texas, the |
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Assistance League, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, South |
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San Community for Mental Health, and several churches; it serves |
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some 250 families a year, with referrals coming from the Center for |
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Health Care Services, the Veterans Administration, private |
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providers, and others; and |
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WHEREAS, Clients of Home Comforts have received vital |
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assistance from this notable organization, and it is indeed a |
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pleasure to commend these caring volunteers for their many good |
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works; 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 Home Comforts for its efforts in behalf of |
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the mentally ill of Bexar County and extend to all those associated |
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with the organization sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Home Comforts as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Castro |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2497 was adopted by the House on May |
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28, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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