Bill Text: DE SCR21 | 2017-2018 | 149th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: Proclaiming May 2017 As "community Action Month" In The State Of Delaware.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2017-05-04 - Passed In House by Voice Vote [SCR21 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2017-SCR21-Draft.html
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Sen. Pettyjohn on behalf of all Senators & Rep. Briggs King & Rep. Dukes & Rep. J. Johnson on behalf of all Representatives |
DELAWARE STATE SENATE
149th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 21
PROCLAIMING MAY 2017 AS "COMMUNITY ACTION MONTH" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
WHEREAS, Community Action Agencies were established by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 as a crucial aspect of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “War on Poverty”; and
WHEREAS, today there are approximately 1,000 Community Action Agencies, serving every state and 96 percent of counties in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Community Action Agencies serve more than 16.2 million individuals per year; and
WHEREAS, Community Action Agencies are the primary source of direct support for the more than 40 million people who live in poverty in the United States; and
WHEREAS, incorporated in 1966, First State Community Action Agency is Delaware’s first and only federally recognized Community Action Agency; and
WHEREAS, for over 50 years, First State Community Action Agency has provided an ever-evolving and expanding array of programs and services that are essential to helping the poor become more independent; and
WHEREAS, First State Community Action Agency provides housing counseling, emergency and crises services, after-school programs, employment training, community outreach, and other services and programs designed to eliminate the root causes of poverty; and
WHEREAS, First State Community Action Agency serves over 12,500 people per year.
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the 149th General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the House of Representatives concurring therein, that May 2017 is proclaimed as “Community Action Month” in Delaware.
BET IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable prepared copy of this resolution be presented to the First State Community Action Agency.
SYNOPSIS
This concurrent resolution proclaims May 2017 as "Community Action Month" in the State of Delaware.
Author: Senator Pettyjohn
