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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Houston Area Women's Center celebrated the |
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opening of the first phase of its new client services facility, One |
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Safe Place Houston, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 25, |
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2025; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1977, the Houston Area Women's Center has |
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helped countless women, children, and families rebuild their lives |
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free from the threat of violence; the agency provides crisis |
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intervention services, lifesaving assistance, trauma-informed |
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support, and violence prevention initiatives for survivors of |
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domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking, and it |
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also works with policy makers and the criminal justice system to |
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enact change in behalf of its clients and their communities; and |
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WHEREAS, HAWC utilizes a tailored, continuum-of-care |
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approach with respect for the specific needs of each of its clients; |
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it employs 190 paid staff members while drawing from a volunteer |
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base of more than 1,000 people, and its resources include a |
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residential emergency shelter and a 24/7 hotline call center for |
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those escaping domestic or sexual abuse; and |
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WHEREAS, For nearly half a century, the Houston Area Women's |
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Center has guided a multitude of survivors on the path toward |
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healing and justice, and its new client services facility is |
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certain to help the agency greatly in advancing this worthwhile |
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mission; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Houston Area Women's Center on |
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the opening of the first phase of One Safe Place Houston and extend |
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to its staff, volunteers, and clients sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the agency as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |