Bill Text: TX SR406 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Caring for Children Foundation of Texas, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 20th anniversary.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-28 - Reported enrolled [SR406 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR406-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, In 1991, the Caring for Children Foundation of | ||
| Texas, Incorporated, was created as a charitable organization to | ||
| specifically address the needs of several hundred thousand | ||
| medically underserved Texas children belonging to families who | ||
| cannot afford health insurance yet cannot qualify for Medicaid; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through its first program, from 1992 to 1999, | ||
| Caring for Children enrolled more than 6,700 uninsured children | ||
| and provided them with access to doctor office visits for annual | ||
| well care and sick care, outpatient surgery, and prescription | ||
| drugs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The foundation launched its second program, the | ||
| Care Van Program, in 1997; this mobile immunization outreach | ||
| program focused on improving access to immunizations in the | ||
| communities by conducting immunization events at schools, | ||
| churches, community centers, restaurants, parks, and fire | ||
| stations; the program has grown to a fleet of 10 vans serving | ||
| eight regions of the state, and as of the beginning of 2011, it | ||
| has screened or immunized more than 500,000 medically | ||
| underserved children and provided more than 830,000 | ||
| immunizations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Preventive dental care services are also | ||
| important to a child's health; the Caring for Children Foundation | ||
| has launched community collaborations to provide dental exams | ||
| and sealants to preschool and elementary school children, and | ||
| since 2009 more than 53,000 children have received these | ||
| preventive dental services; and | ||
| WHEREAS, One of the keys to the foundation's success in all | ||
| three of these health initiatives has been a commitment to | ||
| cooperation and coordination with the Texas Department of State | ||
| Health Services, local health departments, the Texas Medical | ||
| Association, individual health professionals, hospitals, civic | ||
| groups, churches, school districts, fire departments, and | ||
| volunteers, all of which have provided invaluable resources and | ||
| staffing to assist in the foundation's efforts; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since the creation of the Caring for Children | ||
| Foundation 20 years ago, its primary statewide sponsor has been | ||
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, which has provided 100 | ||
| percent of all the administrative expenses to the foundation, | ||
| allowing all donations to the foundation to go directly for | ||
| delivery of care; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend the Caring for Children Foundation | ||
| of Texas, Incorporated, for providing much-needed care to the | ||
| medically underserved children of Texas for two decades and | ||
| extend to the foundation congratulations on its 20th anniversary | ||
| and best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the foundation as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Ellis | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 28, 2011. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
