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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Coastal Bend Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation |
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Center in Corpus Christi, more commonly known as Charlie's Place |
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Recovery Center, is marking a significant milestone in 2015 with |
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the observance of its 50th anniversary; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1965 by members of a local Alcoholics |
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Anonymous group, the center started out as a small 24-hour halfway |
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house; previously, area residents with alcohol addictions would |
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frequently end up in jail or the psychiatric ward due to a lack of |
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treatment facilities in the area; the halfway house provided a |
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better alternative, and its efforts got a boost in 1967, when |
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Charlie Acklen became a resident; he soon became an essential |
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member of the organization in his role as the house manager, and the |
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center became known as "Charlie's Place"; through the years, it has |
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grown to become one of the largest nonprofit residential treatment |
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facilities in the state; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Charlie's Place is housed in a renovated |
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former hotel and treats men and women age 18 and older suffering |
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from substance abuse or dependence; the center's dedicated and |
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caring staff assist clients by helping them understand their |
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addictions, teaching them how to rebuild their lives, and giving |
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them the skills needed to remain sober; services include |
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residential detoxification and intensive residential treatment, as |
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well as supportive care that benefits individuals as they move |
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through the recovery process and search for housing and employment; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of a half-century, Charlie's Place |
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Recovery Center has helped over 40,000 Texans reclaim their lives |
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and work toward a more promising future, and all those associated |
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with the facility are to be commended for their admirable efforts; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of Charlie's |
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Place Recovery Center and extend to the center's staff and |
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supporters sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Charlie's Place as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |