H.R. No. 631

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Fifth Ward Enrichment Program of Houston is
	receiving the Outstanding Community Leader Award at the scholarship
	banquet of the African American Legislative Summit in Austin on
	February 28, 2011; and
	WHEREAS, Presented by the Texas Legislative Black Caucus, the
	award recognizes the efforts of FWEP to empower at-risk inner-city
	males between the ages of 12 and 19 to become responsible and
	productive members of their families and their community; and
	WHEREAS, Founded in 1984, FWEP relies on an all-male staff to
	serve as site coordinators in six Fifth Ward schools, where they
	interact daily throughout the school year, as well as during a
	seven-week summer program, with approximately 250 youth; the staff
	serve as important role models and stress the value of education,
	self-restraint, and goal-setting; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to school-based projects, FWEP provides
	group counseling, life skills workshops, and one-on-one mentoring,
	all as part of a system of positive reinforcement to help
	participants direct their energy toward meaningful and
	constructive endeavors; FWEP youth also benefit from peer health
	educators and a Teen Enterprise Center, which develops
	entrepreneurial skills; moreover, the parent and family liaison
	coordinates and mentors the parents and guardians of participants;
	and
	WHEREAS, For more than 25 years, the Fifth Ward Enrichment
	Program has introduced countless young people to the values of
	discipline, self-esteem, and personal accountability, and it is
	truly deserving of special recognition for its holistic and
	effective approach to youth development; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate the Fifth Ward Enrichment Program
	on its receipt of the 2011 Outstanding Community Leader Award from
	the Texas Legislative Black Caucus and extend to the program's
	staff sincere best wishes for continued success with their
	important work; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for FWEP as an expression of high regard by the Texas House
	of Representatives.
	Dutton
	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. 631 was adopted by the House on February
	28, 2011, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House