Bill Text: NY J02699 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending You Gotta Believe upon the occasion of hosting its 25th Anniversary Concert on February 6, 2020

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-02-04 - ADOPTED [J02699 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J02699-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2699

BY: Senator MONTGOMERY

        COMMENDING  You Gotta Believe upon the occasion of
        hosting its 25th Anniversary Concert on February  6,
        2020

  WHEREAS,  It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize that
the quality and character of life in the  communities  across  New  York
State  are  reflective  of  the concerned and dedicated efforts of those
organizations and individuals who would devote themselves to the welfare
of the community and its citizenry; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
commend You  Gotta  Believe  upon  the  occasion  of  hosting  its  25th
Anniversary Concert "Voices for the Voiceless: Stars for Foster Kids" on
Thursday, February 6, 2020, at the Town Hall in New York, New York; and

  WHEREAS, This musical benefit features Broadway stars and performers
who have come together to celebrate the power of love and family; and

  WHEREAS,  You  Gotta  Believe  (YGB)  is  a foster care agency whose
mission is to find permanent  families  for  kids  in  the  foster  care
system;  it  is  the  only  organization in the New York City Metro area
which limits its practice to finding permanent parents and families  for
young adults, teens, and pre-teens in the foster care system; and

  WHEREAS,  YGB  is  uniquely positioned to connect kids with families
since 100% of its program staff is made up of people who  adopted  older
kids from foster care or were in foster care; and

  WHEREAS, Under the luminous leadership of Executive Director Mary T.
Keane  and  her  dedicated  staff,  YGB diligently searches for a parent
within the child's network, matches them with the right  parent,  trains
the family to parent a traumatized child, and provides crucial long-term
after placement support, ensuring the connection is permanent; and

  WHEREAS, Through the outstanding efforts of many, YGB proudly boasts
an 80% success rate connecting older kids, considered the most difficult
to place, to permanent, loving families; and

  WHEREAS, Today, YGB continues to tirelessly work toward the day when
no  young  person  leaves foster care without the unconditional lifetime
commitment of a family; and

  WHEREAS, It is the practice  of  this  Legislative  Body  that  when
individuals and organizations of such noble aims and accomplishments are
brought  to  our  attention, they should be celebrated and recognized by
all the citizens of the great State of New York; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commend  You  Gotta  Believe  upon  the  occasion  of  hosting  its 25th
Anniversary Concert on February 6, 2020; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Mary T. Keane, Executive Director, You Gotta Believe.