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HR 203: Youth Villages; commend

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House Resolution 203

By: Representatives Oliver of the 84th, Hawkins of the 27th, Buckner of the 137th, Taylor of the 173rd, and Dempsey of the 13th

A RESOLUTION

Congratulating and commending Youth Villages; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Youth Villages was founded in 1986 and has built a national reputation for radically improving the lives of America's children, families, and young adults; and

WHEREAS, Youth Villages is recognized as a leader in providing, partnering with others, and advocating for innovative, evidence-based, family-focused program models and services designed to preserve and restore families as well as help children reach for their dreams, bettering the lives of more than 43,000 youth annually in 27 states and the District of Columbia across 102 locations in 2024; and

WHEREAS, the mission of Youth Villages is to "help children and families live successfully," and the organization adheres to its values, including that "kids' needs come first…always," believing that every child should have the resources and opportunities they need; and

WHEREAS, Youth Villages began its operations in Georgia in 2009, marking 15 years of service in the state in 2024, during which it helped more than 5,500 children, families, and young adults; and

WHEREAS, Youth Villages serves Georgia's children and their families through its Inner Harbour Campus, a psychiatric residential treatment facility in Douglasville, and it is elevating residential services in the state with $70 million in new construction and renovations at the facility; and

WHEREAS, Youth Villages provides community-based services in the metro Atlanta area through its Intercept program, an integrated intensive in-home program proven to safely prevent children from entering foster care or to reunite families quickly when out-of-home care is required, and through its LifeSet model, which serves as a bridge to successful adulthood for young people who have experienced foster care or other childhood trauma; and

WHEREAS, Youth Villages has been honored by numerous organizations and agencies, including being certified as a Great Place to Work and recognized by the White House as a "high-impact, results-oriented organization"; and

WHEREAS, Youth Villages partners with the Georgia Departments of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Community Health, Education, and Human Services to serve Georgia's children, families, and young adults; and

WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this distinguished organization, its staff, and its volunteers be appropriately recognized for their dedication and work to better the lives of Georgia's children, young adults, and their families.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate Youth Villages, its staff, and its volunteers and convey to them this legislative body's heartiest commendation for their past, present, and future work on behalf of children, youth, and their families in this state and throughout our nation.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Youth Villages.