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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 215
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WHEREAS, Community action agencies in Texas have long |
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provided vital services to the Lone Star State's most vulnerable |
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citizens in an effort to help them alleviate poverty and become |
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self-sufficient; and |
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WHEREAS, Created when the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 |
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was signed into law, community action agencies have a 54-year |
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history of promoting self-sufficiency for citizens of limited |
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income in all Texas counties; and |
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WHEREAS, Community action agencies are governed by a |
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tripartite board representative of the entire community, |
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including elected public officials, members of business, |
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industry, labor, religious, law enforcement, education, or other |
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major groups in the community and representatives of low-income |
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individuals and families in the service area; and |
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WHEREAS, Community action agencies provide a wide range of |
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services that have kept pace with the changing needs of society |
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and encompass disaster relief, literacy and life skills |
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training, employment training, child and adult care, financial |
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and leadership empowerment, energy efficiency programs and |
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utility payment assistance, case management, transportation and |
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nutritional assistance to the elderly and homebound, and a host |
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of other programs; and |
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WHEREAS, With a mission of helping people and changing |
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lives, community action agencies have indeed helped to make Texas |
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a better place in which to live, work, and raise a family; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby commend the community action agencies of |
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Texas on their many contributions to the citizens of our state; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the Texas Association of Community Action Agencies as an |
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expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Rodríguez |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 19, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |