H.R. No. 559
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The Caring for Children Foundation of Texas is
  celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2011; and
         WHEREAS, The Caring Foundation was created in 1991 as a
  501(c)(3) charitable organization specifically to address the
  needs of several hundred thousand medically underserved Texas
  children whose families could not afford health insurance yet did
  not qualify for Medicaid; and
         WHEREAS, Through its Caring for Children Program, from 1992
  to 1999, the foundation provided doctor's visits for annual
  wellness and sick care, outpatient surgery, and prescription drugs
  for more than 6,700 uninsured children; and
         WHEREAS, In 1997, the Caring Foundation launched the Care Van
  Program, a mobile immunization outreach that conducts immunization
  events at schools, churches, community centers, restaurants,
  parks, and fire stations; the program has since grown to a fleet of
  10 vans serving 8 regions of the state, and to date has screened
  more than 500,000 children and provided more than 830,000
  immunizations; and
         WHEREAS, Preventative dental care services are also
  important to a child's health, and the foundation has launched
  community collaborations to provide dental exams and sealants to
  preschool and elementary school students; more than 53,000 children
  have received these preventative services since 2009; and
         WHEREAS, Key to the Caring Foundation's success in all three
  health initiatives has been a commitment to cooperation and
  coordination with the Texas Department of State Health Services,
  local health services, the Texas Medical Association, individual
  health professionals, hospitals, civic groups, churches, school
  districts, fire departments, and volunteers, all of whom have
  provided invaluable resources and staffing to support the work of
  the foundation; and
         WHEREAS, Since the creation of the Caring Foundation in 1991,
  the primary statewide sponsor has been Blue Cross Blue Shield of
  Texas, which has provided 100 percent of all the foundation's
  administrative expenses, allowing all other donations to the
  foundation to go directly to delivery of care; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
  Legislature hereby commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Caring
  for Children Foundation of Texas and commend all those associated
  with the organization for their efforts in behalf of the medically
  underserved children of Texas; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the Caring for Children Foundation of Texas as an
  expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Straus
 
 
Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
 
Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
 
Allen Gooden Murphy
 
Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
 
Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
 
Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
 
Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
 
Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
 
Aycock Harless Parker
 
Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
 
Berman Hartnett Paxton
 
Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
 
Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
 
Branch Hochberg Phillips
 
Brown Hopson Pickett
 
Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
 
Burnam Howard of Travis Price
 
Button Huberty Quintanilla
 
Cain Hughes Raymond
 
Callegari Hunter Reynolds
 
Carter Isaac Riddle
 
Castro Jackson Ritter
 
Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
 
Christian Keffer Schwertner
 
Coleman King of Parker Scott
 
Cook King of Taylor Sheets
 
Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
 
Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
 
Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
 
Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
 
Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
 
J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
 
S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
 
Deshotel Lavender Strama
 
Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
 
Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
 
Dutton Lozano Thompson
 
Eiland Lucio III Torres
 
Eissler Lyne Truitt
 
Elkins Madden Turner
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Margo Villarreal
 
Fletcher Marquez Vo
 
Flynn Martinez Walle
 
Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
 
Gallego McClendon White
 
Garza Menendez Woolley
 
Geren Miles Workman
 
Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
 
Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 559 was adopted by the House on March 3,
  2011, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House