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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 39

(By Senators Kessler (Mr. President), Plymale, Snyder, Stollings, Yost, Unger, Beach, McCabe, Wells, Fitzsimmons, D. Hall, Jenkins and Laird)

 

Recognizing fifty years of Community Action Agencies in West Virginia.

    Whereas, In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act, which created Community Action Agencies and other programs to fight poverty; and

    Whereas, Community Action Agencies have been serving low-income families throughout West Virginia’s fifty-five counties for the last fifty years, striving to identify the causes of poverty and assisting the impoverished in achieving self-sufficiency; and

    Whereas, West Virginia’s sixteen Community Action Agencies provide a wide range of services to meet the needs of low-income West Virginians, including Head Start, home weatherization, utility assistance, job training and placement, nutrition for children and the elderly, education assistance, family mentoring and many others; and

    Whereas, The employees of Community Action Agencies fight to improve the lives of West Virginians by empowering individuals, strengthening families and building communities; therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Senate:

    That the Senate hereby recognizes fifty years of Community Action Agencies in West Virginia; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Senate invites all members of the West Virginia Legislature and all citizens of West Virginia to join in recognizing the value and importance of Community Action Agencies in West Virginia; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby requested to forward a copy of this resolution to the West Virginia Community Action Partnership.

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