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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The annual Dallas County free summer meals program |
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is being launched with a kickoff event on June 21, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, More than one in four Texas children struggle with |
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hunger, including over 165,000 children in Dallas County alone; as |
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many families rely on school lunch and breakfast programs, the |
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summer months may be a time of anxiety and uncertainty because of |
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the strain they place on already tight food budgets; and |
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WHEREAS, The U.S. Department of Agriculture established the |
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Summer Food Service Program to ensure that low-income youth have |
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access to nutritious meals even while school is out of session; in |
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the summer of 2012, approximately 36,000 young people received a |
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meal each day from one of the nearly 1,700 designated sites across |
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Dallas County; many of these summer meal sites additionally provide |
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fun learning and recreational activities, allowing children and |
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teens to enjoy a free, healthy meal while staying active and |
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spending time with friends; and |
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WHEREAS, An adequate, balanced diet is crucial to a child's |
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physical and emotional development and can thus profoundly impact |
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his or her well-being in later life; by addressing a need of |
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critical importance, the summer meals initiative is providing an |
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essential service to many area Texans, and it is a privilege to join |
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in marking the commencement of the 2013 program; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the Dallas |
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Summer Meals Kickoff Event and extend to all those involved in the |
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summer meals program sincere best wishes for continued success with |
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their important work. |