TITLE: Honoring The Children's Shelter of San Antonio on the occasion of Child Protection Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Honoring The Children's Shelter of San Antonio on the occasion of Child Protection Day at the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Child Protection Day is taking place at the State Capitol on April 1, 2015, and this observance provides a fitting opportunity to recognize The Children's Shelter of San Antonio and the service that it has provided to young Texans in need; and WHEREAS, Since 1901, The Children's Shelter has offered a safe harbor for children throughout San Antonio and Bexar County who have suffered abuse, neglect, and abandonment; this not-for-profit agency operates a 66-bed emergency shelter where children can receive around-the-clock medical and psychological care, and its 36-bed residential treatment center houses youth who have experienced more serious emotional trauma; all resources are available at no cost, and its research-based intervention programs are adapted to the best interests of young victims; and WHEREAS, The staff of The Children's Shelter also coordinates foster and adoptive family services, which include placing children in temporary foster homes and assisting couples and individuals who want to adopt; in addition, the agency works to support parents in building healthier relationships with their children and offers counseling for parents who have a son or daughter with special needs; and WHEREAS, Looking to the future, The Children's Shelter is set to open a new outpatient facility, the Harvey E. Najim Children's Hope Center, where clients can access mental health services; the vision of the center is to emphasize a holistic approach to treatment and to address the root causes of abuse, with the goal of ultimately breaking the cycle of violence for more families; and WHEREAS, For well over a century, the men and women of The Children's Shelter have demonstrated a profound commitment to protecting and caring for young victims of maltreatment and helping them move on to safe and loving homes, and these efforts have made a positive difference in the lives of untold numbers of children and their families; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby honor The Children's Shelter and commend all those associated with the agency for their dedicated efforts to transform lives, restore innocence, and strengthen families; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for The Children's Shelter as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Martinez Fischer Straus Gonz lez Paddie Allen Guerra Parker Alonzo Guillen Paul Alvarado Gutierrez Pe a Anchia Harless Phelan Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett Ashby Howard Price Aycock Huberty Raney Bell Hughes Raymond Bernal Hunter Reynolds Blanco Isaac Riddle Bohac Israel Rinaldi Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. Burns Keough Rose Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford Button King of Parker Schaefer Canales King of Taylor Schofield Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert Clardy Klick Shaheen Coleman Koop Sheets Collier Krause Sheffield Cook Kuempel Simmons Craddick Landgraf Simpson Crownover Larson Smith Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee Dale Leach Spitzer Darby Longoria Springer Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland Deshotel M rquez Thompson of Brazoria Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farias Miles VanDeaver Farney Miller of Comal Villalba Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo Fletcher Moody Walle Flynn Morrison White of Bell Frank Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Frullo Murphy Workman Galindo Murr Wray Geren Naishtat Wu Giddings Nev rez Zedler Goldman Oliveira Zerwas Gonzales Otto Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1715 was adopted by the House on April 1, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House