Bill Text: NY K00587 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Catholic Charities of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-05-31 - adopted [K00587 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-K00587-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 587

BY: M. of A. Magnarelli

        COMMEMORATING  the  100th  anniversary of Catholic
        Charities of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse,
        New York

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to celebrate  the
milestones  of  those enduring places of worship within the State of New
York which serves the spiritual needs of our citizens; and

  WHEREAS,  Catholic  Charities  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Diocese  of
Syracuse,  New  York originated in 1923 as The Bishop's House of Charity
to do "all the things in the field of charity which should be  done  but
which parishes alone cannot perform"; and

  WHEREAS,  Since  that time, Catholic Charities of the Roman Catholic
Diocese of Syracuse, New  York  has  expanded  to  become  six  Catholic
Charities  Area offices serving the people of Central New York: Catholic
Charities of Broome  County,  Catholic  Charities  of  Chenango  County,
Catholic  Charities of Cortland County, Catholic Charities of Oneida and
Madison Counties, Catholic Charities of Onondaga  County,  and  Catholic
Charities of Oswego County; and

  WHEREAS,  The six agencies, collectively known as Catholic Charities
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, New York, now  serve  as  the
operating   agency   of  the  Diocese's  community  services  and  human
development programs providing services to people in need, regardless of
their faith, ethnic origin, or social standing; and

  WHEREAS, The six Catholic Charities agencies are dedicated to caring
for those in need while promoting human development, collaboration,  and
the elimination of poverty and injustice; and

  WHEREAS,  Each  of  the  six Catholic Charities organizations offers
service components and delivery strategies tailored to  best  serve  the
people living in their service area; and

  WHEREAS,   Services   provided   include  emergency  services,  food
pantries, permanent  supportive  housing,  emergency  shelter  services,
refugee   resettlement   services,   parent   education   and   support,
Pre-Kindergarten,  residential  services,  elderly  services,  and  case
management services; and

  WHEREAS,  Each  of  the  six  Catholic  Charities  organizations has
collaborated and continues to collaborate and coordinate with state  and
local government and other area nonprofit agencies to maximize available
resources and the impact on the individuals they serve; and

  WHEREAS,  The  six  Catholic  Charities  agencies expect to continue
their dedication to caring for those in need over the next  one  hundred
years; and

  WHEREAS,  Catholic  Charities  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Diocese  of
Syracuse, New York stands on the threshold of tomorrow, prepared to meet

the challenges of the coming  decades  while  retaining  that  spiritual
resolve which characterizes its past; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 100th anniversary of Catholic  Charities  of  the  Roman
Catholic   Diocese   of   Syracuse,   New  York  and  to  recognize  its
contributions to the well-being of people of Broome, Chenango, Cortland,
Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, and Oswego counties; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  Catholic  Charities  of  the  Roman Catholic Diocese of
Syracuse, New York.