HR 211 — Commending the Norfolk Family Justice Center.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24100755DHOUSE IRESOLUTION HOUSOfferedNO. February 26, 2024 N Commending the Norfolk Family Justice Center.

––––––––––211 TE Patrons––GlassCommending and Clark R –––––––––– O WHEREAS, for five years, the Norfolk Family Justice CenterCenter. has provided victims of trauma with comprehensive support by co-locating a wide range of programs and services to ensure that indivDduals recWHEREAS, established in 2019, the Norfolk Family Justice Center is a multi-agency collaboration that provides centralized access to public and private services and was the first such center in the Commonwealth;

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andl service specialists, and staff from culturally specifiR WHEREAS, the Norfolk Family Justice Center maintains a staff of medical professionals trained to 1 care for sexual assault victims and created one of the first forensic programs in the Commonwealth to E provide strangulation forensic exams;

and R intervention support, counseling, support groups, wellness classes, educational resources, employment resources, housing resources, and childcare assistance;

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andratesand a WHEREAS, the Norfolk Family Justice Center has successfully improved safety, enhanced access to critical services, and ensured higher offender accountability in the Norfolk community;

now, therefore, be it 34 RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Norfolk Family Justice Center hereby be 35 commended on the occasion of its fifth anniversary;

and, be it 37RESOLVED forFURTHER, presentationThat to the NorfolkClerk Familyof Justicethe CenterHouse asof anDelegates expressionprepare ofa thecopy House of Delegates'this 38resolution admiration for the organization's achievements in providing vital services to victims of trauma in need of 39 immediate and lasting support.