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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Promise House, an independent charitable |
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organization founded in 1984, is dedicated to providing essential |
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services to youth experiencing homelessness in Dallas and North |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, The organization was established by the Lovers Lane |
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United Methodist Church to provide much-needed assistance to |
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homeless and runaway youth; the church purchased a large home near |
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downtown Dallas, which it converted into a 16-bed emergency |
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shelter; since that time, Promise House has kept its doors open 24 |
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hours a day, 365 days a year, to children, young adults, and |
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families in crisis, and it served more than 2,000 clients last year |
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alone; and |
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WHEREAS, From its beginnings as an emergency shelter, Promise |
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House has expanded its programming to include crisis intervention, |
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transitional housing, teen pregnancy and parenting services, |
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counseling, education, and outreach; in addition to offering |
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short-term and long-term residential services, the organization |
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operates a number of drop-in centers to provide easy access to |
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information and resources; and |
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WHEREAS, With the goal of ending youth homelessness and |
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guiding its clients to safety, stability, and success, Promise |
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House has helped to change countless young lives for the better, and |
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all those associated with this outstanding organization are to be |
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commended for their commitment to addressing a vital community |
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need; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Promise House for its work to alleviate |
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youth homelessness in Dallas and North Texas and extend to the |
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organization and its clients sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Promise House as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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González of Dallas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1637 was adopted by the House on May |
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24, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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