Bill Text: TX HR147 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Endeavors for its service to vulnerable people in crisis.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-08 - Reported enrolled [HR147 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR147-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 147 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Endeavors, a faith-based nonprofit headquartered in | ||
| San Antonio, has made a meaningful difference in the lives of | ||
| countless people in need; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Founded as San Antonio Urban Ministries by | ||
| inner-city churches in 1969, Endeavors has grown dramatically | ||
| through the years and adopted its present name in 2018; the agency | ||
| delivers an array of services to children, families, veterans, | ||
| survivors of natural disasters, and people struggling with mental | ||
| illness or other significant disabilities; it additionally | ||
| partners and coordinates with government agencies and local and | ||
| national organizations to increase its ability to meet the needs of | ||
| vulnerable residents; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Endeavors now serves tens of thousands of clients in | ||
| Texas and beyond annually; its programs address such issues as | ||
| homelessness, unemployment, and child abuse, and it offers families | ||
| counseling, crisis intervention, and life skills and vocational | ||
| training, among other initiatives; key programs include Safe | ||
| Services, which furnishes crime victims with free professional | ||
| counseling and case management, Operation Parent Strong, which | ||
| holds group and individual parenting classes for military families, | ||
| and the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic, which provides | ||
| integrated mental health care to veterans and their families; | ||
| moreover, Veteran Supportive Services offers homelessness | ||
| prevention and rapid rehousing, and in 2021, the agency opened the | ||
| Veteran Wellness Center in San Antonio, a first-of-its-kind, | ||
| comprehensive care clinic that addresses all aspects of health; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During the COVID-19 pandemic, Endeavors was able to | ||
| adapt to the unprecedented situation by continuing 98 percent of | ||
| its operations remotely; the agency partnered with other support | ||
| organizations to establish two emergency centers in El Paso to | ||
| serve as points of entry for a network of area shelters; in | ||
| addition, Endeavors secured funding for COVID-impacted veterans | ||
| and provided housing assistance to clients in Houston who became | ||
| homeless as a result of the pandemic; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For more than a half century, Endeavors has | ||
| empowered countless people to improve their lives and build a | ||
| brighter future for their families, and in so doing, it has helped | ||
| to strengthen the entire community; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Endeavors on its exceptional service to | ||
| vulnerable people in crisis and extend to all those associated with | ||
| this noteworthy organization sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Endeavors as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Guillen | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 147 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 7, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
