SR 152 — Commending Commonwealth Catholic Charities.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23106862D SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

152 IE Offered February 20, 2023 N Commending Commonwealth Catholic Charities.

TN ––––––––––Agreed Patrons––Dunnavant,to Barker,by Bell,the Boysko,Senate, Chase,February Cosgrove,22, Deeds,2023 DeSteph,R Ebbin,O Edwards, FavoRa, McPike, Morrissey, Newman, Norment, Obenshain, Peake, Petersen, Pillion, Reeves, Rouse, Ruff, Saslaw, Spruill, Stanley, Stuart, Suetterlein, Surovell and Vogel D –––––––––– WHEREAS, Commonwealth Catholic Charities, an organization devoted to caring for individuals and families in need throughout the Commonwealth, celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2023;

andandalsLand CWHEREAS, Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC) was established in 1923 under the executive L direction of Reverend Walter J.

Peter's Catholic Church in RichmondERichmond, where it beganWHEREAS, in response to the Catholic mission to respect diversity, promote human dignity, and value families, CCC has been providing high-quality, compassionate human services to all people, espWHEREAS, today, CCC has grown into one of the largest and most comprehensive human service providers in the Commonwealth, offering adoptionover 30 distinct programs and counselingservices services;in 11 office locations from far Southwest Virginia through Central Virginia and into the Eastern Shore;

and WHEREAS,support inand responsehope to theindividuals Catholicand missionfamilies tothrough respecta diversity,wide promoterange humanof dignity,programs, andincluding valueadoption families,and CCCfoster hascare, beenmental providinghealth high-quality,counseling, compassionaterefugee humanresettlement, servicesfood toand allfinancial people,support, especiallyand thehSusing mostservices; vulnerable, ever since;

andnow, providerstherefore, inbe theit Commonwealth,1 offeringcommended overon 30the distinctoccasion programsof andits services100th inanniversary 11of officeservice locationsto from far Southwest Virginia through Central Virginia and into the Easterncitizens Shore;of Virginia;

andandE WHEREAS,be CCCit impactsRESOLVED FURTHER, That the livesClerk of overthe 34,000Senate men,prepare women, and children each year, providing support and hope to individuals and families through a widecopy range of programs,this includingresolution adoptionfor andR foster care, mental health counseling, refugee resettlement, food and financialgratitude support,for and hoRsing serRESOLVED by the Senateextremely ofimportant Virginia,work That Commonwealth Catholic Charities hereby be 5 commended on the occasion of itsthis 100thdedicated anniversaryorganization. of service to the citizens of Virginia;

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Commonwealth Catholic Charities as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration and gratitude for the extremely important work of this dedicated organization.

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