Bill Text: TX HR1764 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Girls Empowerment Network for its achievements.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-26 - Reported enrolled [HR1764 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1764-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1764 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Girls Empowerment Network has made a lasting and | ||
| positive difference in the lives of countless Texas youth; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Originally called the Ophelia Project, Girls | ||
| Empowerment Network was created in 1996 by a group of concerned | ||
| mothers; inspired by the book Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves | ||
| of Adolescent Girls, the women focused on ways to address the issues | ||
| of increasing teenage pregnancy rates and the growing number of | ||
| girls experiencing disordered eating, low academic achievement, | ||
| mental health concerns, and substance misuse; today, the network | ||
| operates offices in Houston and Austin and continues to equip youth | ||
| with the tools they need to develop confidence, resiliency, and | ||
| healthy self-esteem; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Serving girls in the 3rd through 12th grades, Girls | ||
| Empowerment Network employs a self-efficacy curriculum that | ||
| stresses the "Six Cs"--collaboration, communication, confidence, | ||
| coping skills, creativity, and critical thinking--and its mission | ||
| is furthered through summer camps and conferences; in addition, the | ||
| network places a strong emphasis on education, partnering with more | ||
| than 60 Texas schools to improve outcomes, sponsoring professional | ||
| development for teachers, and conducting parental outreach | ||
| initiatives; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The organization's Spark Change Project is one of | ||
| its newest programs; launched in 2020 in collaboration with the | ||
| Excellence & Advancement Foundation, the project serves girls of | ||
| color, assisting them in becoming advocates for positive social | ||
| change; as part of that process, youth address local policymakers | ||
| about such issues as mental health and the need for safe and | ||
| supportive school environments; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Girls Empowerment Network is truly deserving of | ||
| special recognition for its important work, and all those | ||
| associated with the organization may reflect with pride on their | ||
| exemplary efforts; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Girls Empowerment Network for its | ||
| achievements and extend to the group's staff, administrators, and | ||
| volunteers sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for the | ||
| network as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives. | ||
| A. Johnson of Harris | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1764 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 25, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
