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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 748
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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 |
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Fairweather 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 |
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counseling, crisis intervention, and life skills and vocational |
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training, among other initiatives; key programs include Safe |
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Services, which furnishes crime victims with free professional |
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counseling and case management, Operation Parent Strong, which |
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holds group and individual parenting classes for military |
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families, and the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic, which |
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provides integrated mental health care to veterans and their |
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families; moreover, Veteran Supportive Services offers |
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homelessness prevention and rapid rehousing through case |
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management, housing stability plans, and assistance in obtaining |
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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 |
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chronically homeless women with disabilities and their children; |
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its Fairweather Lodge offers such housing to single individuals |
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with mental illness; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past half century, Endeavors has |
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empowered countless people to improve their lives and build a |
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brighter future for their families, and in so doing, it has |
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helped to strengthen the entire community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Endeavors on its 50th |
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anniversary and on the 15th anniversary of its Fairweather Family |
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Lodge and extend to all those associated with this noteworthy |
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organization sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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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 |
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the Texas Senate. |
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Flores, Campbell, |
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Menéndez |
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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 May 15, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |