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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Allen Community Outreach has played an important |
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role in the greater Allen area for almost a quarter-century, |
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providing financial assistance and a wide array of services to |
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residents in need; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1985, ACO is a nonprofit organization |
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that addresses short-term crises, such as the loss of employment or |
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family illness, and also aids individuals requiring such extended |
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services as counseling and specialized assistance to regain |
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stability in their lives; families in financial difficulty can |
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obtain groceries from the food pantry, vouchers for clothing from |
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the ACO Resale Shop, assistance in paying rent and utility bills, as |
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well as referrals to other human services agencies; and |
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WHEREAS, ACO serves homebound residents, including seniors |
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and the disabled, through its Meals on Wheels & More program, and it |
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collaborates with the Allen and Lovejoy Independent School |
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Districts and local health care providers to offer vision, dental, |
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and auditory services to local schoolchildren; in addition to job |
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placement and counseling, ACO offers money management classes for |
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families in partnership with Consumer Credit Counseling Services of |
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McKinney, and it also organizes volunteers for small projects in |
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behalf of elderly residents and others who are unable to make home |
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repairs or maintain their yards; and |
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WHEREAS, In the past year, Allen Community Outreach helped |
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more than 4,200 people in the Allen, Fairview, and Lucas |
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communities, and with the economy in a severe downturn, an |
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increasing number of residents are turning to the organization for |
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assistance; the ACO staff performs outstanding work with the |
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generous assistance of many civic-minded volunteers, and their |
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vital efforts are indeed worthy of special recognition; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Allen Community Outreach for its |
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important contributions to area Texans and extend to its staff and |
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volunteers sincere best wishes for continued success in their |
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endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |