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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Upbring, a nonprofit organization dedicated to |
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supporting youth and families in Texas through foster care and |
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adoption, is celebrating Upbring Advocacy Day on March 26, 2025; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Founded by a group of service-minded Lutherans in |
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the mid-19th century, Upbring formerly held such monikers as |
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Bethlehem Children's Center, the Good Samaritan Society, and the |
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Lutheran Aid and Orphan's Society before it adopted its present-day |
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name; as a direct-action organization, Upbring is committed to |
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advancing children's well-being and securing a future free from the |
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damages of abuse; over the past decade, it has profoundly impacted |
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the lives of more than 100,000 youth, serving upwards of 14,000 |
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young Texans each year from over 80 locations across the state; and |
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WHEREAS, Through its foster care program, Upbring connects |
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youth with families who can provide them with safety, support, and |
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compassion until they can be reunited with their biological |
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families; when children cannot return to their birth parents, |
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Upbring's foster-to-adopt team helps to place them in permanent, |
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loving homes; the organization also operates residential programs |
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through which preteen and teen trauma survivors can take meaningful |
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steps toward recovery with the guidance of caring professionals in |
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a homelike environment; in cases of abuse, neglect, and |
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exploitation, the child advocates at Upbring perform work that is |
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akin to that of first responders, and they make immeasurable |
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contributions to their communities through their heroic efforts in |
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behalf of the most vulnerable; and |
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WHEREAS, Upbring has been a source of hope and healing to |
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countless youth over the course of its long history, and the State |
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of Texas has benefited tremendously from the compassion and |
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altruism of all those associated with this venerable organization; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 26, 2025, as Upbring Advocacy |
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Day and extend to all those affiliated with the organization |
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sincere best wishes for continued success in their important work; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Upbring as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Patterson |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 669 was adopted by the House on March |
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26, 2025, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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