Bill Text: TX SR64 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Children and Family Institute on the occasion of its 30th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-30 - Reported enrolled [SR64 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR64-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
recognize Children and Family Institute on the occasion of the | ||
organization's 30th anniversary; and | ||
WHEREAS, Children and Family Institute was established | ||
in 1993 by Rose Nesbitt Jones with the mission to find | ||
permanent, loving homes for hard-to-place children from | ||
diverse backgrounds, including African American children, | ||
school-age children, and sibling groups; and | ||
WHEREAS, Rose Nesbitt Jones began fostering children as a | ||
volunteer house parent for at-risk teenage girls while | ||
completing her university studies in social work; guided by her | ||
passion for adoption, she went on to serve for 40 years as a | ||
social worker with a number of agencies, including the Texas | ||
Department of Family and Protective Services, where she served | ||
for seven years; and | ||
WHEREAS, Determined to do more in service of children, Rose | ||
set her heart on pursuing this calling, and she established the | ||
Children and Family Institute to provide hope and a future to | ||
youth and children in the area; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since its inception, the organization has | ||
nurtured an ethos of compassion in the community and has been | ||
instrumental in strengthening and restoring families over the | ||
years; in 2008, the institute began to offer a range of | ||
comprehensive support services at no cost to parents, | ||
including such services as classes, mentoring, career | ||
planning, adoption education, financial education, and life | ||
skills training; and | ||
WHEREAS, Four years later, the organization opened an | ||
additional branch office in the Fort Worth area, and in 2015, it | ||
established the Fatherhood Institute to provide a program that | ||
offers support services to fathers of all ages; and | ||
WHEREAS, Throughout the past three decades, Children and | ||
Family Institute has served as a beacon of hope to foster | ||
children and youth and has empowered families to take courage in | ||
cultivating the beautiful spirit of adoption; this outstanding | ||
organization has forged a lasting legacy of compassion, | ||
resilience, and positive social change, and it is a shining | ||
example to future generations who wish to build a brighter | ||
tomorrow; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby commend the staff and | ||
volunteers of Children and Family Institute on 30 years of | ||
dedicated service to foster children in the Lone Star State and | ||
extend to all best wishes for continued success in the future; | ||
and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
the institute as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
West | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on November 30, 2023. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |