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SR 186: Greater Augusta's Interfaith Coalition; recognize

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Senate Resolution 186

By: Senators Burns of the 23rd and Jones II of the 22nd

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing and commending Greater Augusta's Interfaith Coalition; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, founded in 1998, Greater Augusta's Interfaith Coalition (GAIC) is a non-partisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) community service organization that represents over 15 denominations and religious systems; and

WHEREAS, GAIC provides essential community services such as feeding the poor, educating voters, encouraging civic participation, and organizing groups and committees to address community needs; and

WHEREAS, in 2020, GAIC expanded its reach to more than 17 counties in Georgia as well as to South Carolina to further support and advocate for civic engagement, environmental justice, economic empowerment, healthcare, equal justice, youth development, senior and disabled assistance, and social activism; and

WHEREAS, GAIC has recently focused its efforts on childhood literacy and voting rights, collaborating with organizations such as the Area Agency on Aging, Georgia Legal Counsel, National Get-Out-To-Vote, East Central Regional Hospital, and the Georgia Family Council to advance its mission; and

WHEREAS, following Hurricane Helene in 2024, GAIC served as the Hurricane Helene Relief and Resource Center, providing food, supplies, housing, grief counseling, childcare, elder care, and assistance with debris clearing despite a two-week power outage; and

WHEREAS, GAIC's robust voter engagement initiatives include a Voters' Protection Hotline, educational forums, programs targeting young and minority voters, senior voter education, and election protection efforts; and

WHEREAS, GAIC actively promotes community engagement through innovative programs such as the County Community Development Services Initiative and the Clean Air and Environmentally Responsive Young Voters Initiative; and

WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding contributions of this extraordinary organization be appropriately recognized.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize and commend Greater Augusta's Interfaith Coalition for its decades of service on behalf of the citizens of this state as well as extend best wishes for its continued growth and success.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Greater Augusta's Interfaith Coalition.