Bill Text: TX HR413 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Child Advocates San Antonio for its outstanding work in behalf of foster children in Bexar County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-01 - Reported enrolled [HR413 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR413-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 413 | ||
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| WHEREAS, For nearly 40 years, the dedicated volunteers of | ||
| Child Advocates San Antonio have made a profound difference in the | ||
| lives of vulnerable children in Bexar County; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Child Advocates San Antonio was founded in 1984 by | ||
| the National Council of Jewish Women in San Antonio under the | ||
| leadership of Ellinor Forland and office manager Betty Zinn; the | ||
| organization is part of a nationwide network of Court Appointed | ||
| Special Advocates programs, which train volunteers to serve as the | ||
| official voice for abused and neglected children in the foster care | ||
| system; these special advocates are appointed by district court | ||
| judges, and they work tirelessly to help ensure that each child | ||
| finds a safe and permanent home; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since the San Antonio chapter's inception, its | ||
| advocates have provided invaluable assistance to children in foster | ||
| care in Bexar County; last year alone, local CASA volunteers | ||
| devoted more than 18,000 hours, and in 2021 they drove over 160,000 | ||
| miles to ensure that their young clients received the care and | ||
| services they needed as they navigated the child welfare system; | ||
| the chapter has also served the community by facilitating events | ||
| such as a back-to-school giveaway, through which it distributed | ||
| backpacks to more than 1,000 local families; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On January 24, 2023, Child Advocates San Antonio | ||
| announced that it had been designated a trauma-informed certified | ||
| agency; the organization is one of only a few in Bexar County to | ||
| attain this certification, which underscores its commitment to | ||
| providing trauma-informed care to survivors of abuse and neglect; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Child Advocates San Antonio has relied immensely on | ||
| the hard work, compassion, and drive of its volunteers in carrying | ||
| out its vital mission, and all those involved with the organization | ||
| are truly deserving of recognition for their generous service to | ||
| young Texans in need; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor Child Advocates San Antonio for its | ||
| outstanding work in behalf of foster children in Bexar County and | ||
| extend to those affiliated with the group sincere best wishes for | ||
| the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Child Advocates San Antonio as an expression of high | ||
| regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Campos | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 413 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 1, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
