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