|
|
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 868
|
|
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
|
recognize the Texas Foster Family Association and to join its |
|
members and Texans across the state in observing May as National |
|
Foster Care Month in Texas; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, The Texas Foster Family Association works to |
|
motivate, educate, and support foster, adoptive, and kinship |
|
families in the state; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Guided by a belief in the intrinsic value of |
|
children's lives and the importance of family bonds, the |
|
association works to help foster parents and kinship caregivers |
|
break the cycle of abuse and neglect often faced by children from |
|
broken homes; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, The association works to ensure that foster |
|
children have the same opportunities as other children to enjoy |
|
recreational and social activities in a stable family |
|
environment; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, The Texas Foster Family Association serves as a |
|
dynamic advocate for foster families and the children they |
|
support through its work in promoting public policy on this |
|
important issue; now, therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
|
83rd Legislature, hereby commend the Texas Foster Family Association |
|
on its exemplary efforts to improve the lives of children in foster |
|
care and extend to its members best wishes for a productive National |
|
Foster Care Month in Texas; and, be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
|
the association as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
|
|
Nelson |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
________________________________ |
|
|
President of the Senate |
|
|
|
|
|
I hereby certify that the |
|
|
above Resolution was adopted by |
|
|
the Senate on May 9, 2013. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
________________________________ |
|
|
Secretary of the Senate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
________________________________ |
|
|
Member, Texas Senate |