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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1021
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Mrs. Rose Lancaster for her many years of community |
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service and her efforts to better the health and welfare of |
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Texans; and |
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WHEREAS, During her 15 years as executive director of |
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Extend-A-Care, Mrs. Lancaster executed her vision to expand from |
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a single after-school day care program to 35 program centers in |
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area schools where children could learn and be cared for in a safe |
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environment; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Lancaster contributed to school integration |
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through her work with integrated summer camp programs which laid |
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the groundwork for fully integrated school systems in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Lancaster was elected the first woman elder |
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in her local church and the first woman moderator of Mission |
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Presbytery, the regional church organization; and |
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WHEREAS, She contributed to the success and firm |
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establishment of Manos de Cristo by serving as Interim Executive |
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Director and stewarding the organization, which today offers a |
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variety of dental, education, food and clothing programs to |
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assist those living in poverty; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Lancaster has served as a volunteer for no |
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fewer than 20 community organizations, civic commissions, |
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panels, and boards, which have addressed issues that have |
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included health, safety, spirituality, poverty, indigent care, |
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women's health and homelessness; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding civic leader also served as a |
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founding board member of the Capitol Area Homeless Alliance, |
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which later became the nonprofit organization Front Steps, where |
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she has guided the development of programs and services for |
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homeless persons; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Lancaster served as a driving force behind |
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the development of the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless by |
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the City of Austin to provide overnight emergency shelter and |
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case management services for the most vulnerable of Austin's |
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homeless; and |
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WHEREAS, She has also worked to create the Central Texas |
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Recuperative Care Program through Front Steps to address the need |
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for additional medical respite for medically vulnerable homeless |
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men and women being dismissed from hospitals; and |
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WHEREAS, Her dedication to finding solutions to the |
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problem of homelessness has had a significant impact on countless |
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lives in Austin, and her efforts have ensured that each year some |
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9,000 homeless individuals find safe shelter and a pathway out of |
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homelessness; she is truly deserving of recognition of her |
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lifelong contributions to her Austin community and to all Texans; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby commend Mrs. Rose Lancaster for her service |
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above self, her volunteer spirit, and her commitment to |
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addressing homelessness in Austin; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Watson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 17, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |