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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Endeavors is celebrating its 50th anniversary in |
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2019, and it is also marking the 15th anniversary of its Fairweather |
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Family Lodge in San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded as San Antonio Urban Ministries by |
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inner-city churches in 1969, Endeavors has grown dramatically |
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through the years and adopted its present name in 2018; the |
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nonprofit agency delivers an array of services to children, |
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families, veterans, and people struggling with mental illness or |
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other significant disabilities; it additionally partners and |
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coordinates with government agencies and local and national |
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organizations to increase its ability to meet the needs of |
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vulnerable residents; and |
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WHEREAS, Endeavors now serves more than 16,000 clients |
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annually; its programs address such issues as homelessness, |
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unemployment, and child abuse, and it offers families counseling, |
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crisis intervention, and life skills and vocational training, among |
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other initiatives; key programs include Safe Services, which |
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furnishes crime victims with free professional counseling and case |
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management, Operation Parent Strong, which holds group and |
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individual parenting classes for military families, and the Steven |
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A. Cohen Military Family Clinic, which provides integrated mental |
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health care to veterans and their families; moreover, Veteran |
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Supportive Services offers homelessness prevention and rapid |
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rehousing through case management, housing stability plans, and |
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assistance in obtaining VA and other benefits; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2004, Endeavors opened its Fairweather Family |
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Lodge, which provides permanent supportive housing to chronically |
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homeless women with disabilities and their children; its |
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Fairweather Lodge offers such housing to single individuals with |
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mental illness; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past half century, Endeavors has empowered |
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countless people to improve their lives and build a brighter future |
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for their families, and in so doing, it has helped to strengthen the |
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entire community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Endeavors on its 50th anniversary |
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and on the 15th anniversary of its Fairweather Family Lodge and |
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extend to all those associated with this noteworthy organization |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Minjarez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1611 was adopted by the House on May |
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17, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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