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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Child Protection Day is taking place at the State |
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Capitol on April 1, 2015, and this observance provides a fitting |
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opportunity to recognize The Children's Shelter of San Antonio and |
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the service that it has provided to young Texans in need; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1901, The Children's Shelter has offered a |
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safe harbor for children throughout San Antonio and Bexar County |
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who have suffered abuse, neglect, and abandonment; this |
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not-for-profit agency operates a 66-bed emergency shelter where |
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children can receive around-the-clock medical and psychological |
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care, and its 36-bed residential treatment center houses youth who |
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have experienced more serious emotional trauma; all resources are |
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available at no cost, and its research-based intervention programs |
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are adapted to the best interests of young victims; and |
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WHEREAS, The staff of The Children's Shelter also coordinates |
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foster and adoptive family services, which include placing children |
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in temporary foster homes and assisting couples and individuals who |
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want to adopt; in addition, the agency works to support parents in |
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building healthier relationships with their children and offers |
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counseling for parents who have a son or daughter with special |
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needs; and |
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WHEREAS, Looking to the future, The Children's Shelter is set |
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to open a new outpatient facility, the Harvey E. Najim Children's |
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Hope Center, where clients can access mental health services; the |
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vision of the center is to emphasize a holistic approach to |
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treatment and to address the root causes of abuse, with the goal of |
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ultimately breaking the cycle of violence for more families; and |
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WHEREAS, For well over a century, the men and women of The |
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Children's Shelter have demonstrated a profound commitment to |
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protecting and caring for young victims of maltreatment and helping |
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them move on to safe and loving homes, and these efforts have made a |
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positive difference in the lives of untold numbers of children and |
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their families; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor The Children's Shelter and commend all |
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those associated with the agency for their dedicated efforts to |
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transform lives, restore innocence, and strengthen families; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for The Children's Shelter as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |