SR 55 — Commending The Elizabeth Kates Foundation.

SESSION LEGISLATIONENROLLED NOT PREPARED BY DLS INTRODUCED 22107619D I SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

55 E N Offered March 7, 2022 Commending The Elizabeth Kates Foundatio––––––––––Foundation. T Patron––Peake R –––––––––– WHEREAS, Elizabeth M.

KatesAgreed wasto theby first female warden in the historySenate, ofMarch the9, system2022 ofR prisonsO operatedWHEREAS, byElizabeth theM. Commonwealth of Virginia;

andKates Dwas WHEREAS,the first female warden in the history of the system of prisons L opeWHEREAS, in 1934, Elizabeth Kates commenced her tenure as warden of the Virginia Correctional Center for Women (VCCW), located in Goochland County, with an inmate population of 13;

and UL prisonWHEREAS, couldwell benefitin fromadvance personalof growth,many andin byher learningprofession, theElizabeth necessaryKates jobbelieved skillsthat to"inmates becomein iCE productive members of the community after paying their debt to society";

and Eskills to become D WHEREAS, when the inmate population grew and inmates' needs changed, Elizabeth Kates called upon members of the Richmond Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women to assist her in D meeting inmates' needs for vocational training and general education;

and WHEREAS, Pi Beta Phi members responded enthusiastically and sacrificially, resulting in the creation of The Elizabeth Kates Foundation in 1942;

andlly and sacrificially, resulting in the WHEREAS, The Elizabeth Kates Foundation enables VCCW inmates to enroll in on-site community college courses in several subjects;

andonand enablesS VCCW inmates to enroll in on-site community WHEREAS, The Elizabeth Kates Foundation also enables VCCW inmates to earn an associate's degree5 throughdegWHEREAS, theThe "CampusElizabeth withinKates Walls"Foundation programoffers ofscholarships Southsidethat Virginiaprovide Communityinmates College;with thed E expenses for tuition, books, and supplies;

and R WHEREAS, The Elizabeth Kates Foundation offersalso provides scholarships thatenabling provide inmates withto theenroll Sin expensescorrespondence forcourses tuition,through books,several andnational supplies;universities;

and 5 WHEREAS, The Elizabeth Kates Foundation also provides scholarships enabling inmates to enroll in correspondence courses through several national universities;

and WHEREAS, The Elizabeth Kates Foundation also conducts two book club programs for inmates, one to assist women in earning the General Education Diploma (GED) and one to assist women who have earnedearWHEREAS, Elizabeth Kates served as warden of the GEDVirginia toCorrectional furtherCenter theirfor education;Women for 30 years, from 1934 through 1964;

and WHEREAS, Elizabeth Kates, who passed away in 1965, bequeathed to The Elizabeth Kates servedFouWHEREAS, asmembers wardenof Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women, and all who support the vision of Elizabeth Kates, are commemorating the Virginia80th Correctionalanniversary Centerof forthe Womenestablishment forof 30The years,Elizabeth fromKates 1934Foundation throughin 1964;2022;

and :WHEREAS, because the population of the Virginia Correctional Center for Women now numbers now, therefore, be it work of The Elizabeth Kates Foundation is as important as it has ever been;

35RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That The Elizabeth Kates Foundation fundsbe sufficientcommended tofor helpeighty supportyears herof life'sdevoted workservice wellto intothe inmates of the future;Virginia Correctional Center for Women;

andesand, 36be WHEREAS,it membersRESOLVED ofFURTHER, PiThat Betathe PhiClerk Fraternityof forthe Women,Senate andprepare allcopies who support the vision of /this 37resolution Elizabethfor Kates, are commemorating the 80thlife anniversaryand oflegacy the establishment of The Elizabeth Kates /and 38the Foundation inshe 2022;inspired.ters this year are celebrating

and 39 WHEREAS, because the population of the Virginia Correctional Center for Women now numbers some 550 inmates, the work of The Elizabeth Kates Foundation is as important as it has ever been;

now, therefore, be it devoted service to the inmates of the Virginia Correctional Center for Women;

and, be itears of RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare copies of this resolution for presentation to The Elizabeth Kates Foundation whose members and supporters this year are celebrating the life and legacy of Elizabeth Kates and the Foundation she inspired.