HR 412 — Commending the Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24108825D HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.

412 IE Offered March 7, 2024 N Commending the Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington.

TN –––––––––– Patrons––Helmer, Shin, Watts, Askew, Cohen, Convirs-Fowler, Cousins, Feggans, Gardner, Henson, R Herring,Agreed Hope,to Krizek,by McClure,the Price,House Reid,of Srinivasan,Delegates, Sullivan,March Thomas8, and2024 Tran O WHEREAS, the Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington, an organization O dedicated to assisting and empowering Asian Americans and new immigrants through social services, L education, advocacy, and other resources, celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2024;

and UL WHEREAS, the Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington (KCSC) was founded in C 1974 by a pastor and his congregation who helped visitors and immigrants from Korea with basic E transportation and interpretation and translation assistance, while also helping newcomers rent apartments, set up phone and utilities services, and enroll their kids in school;

andomers rentE WHEREAS, over the past 50 years, KCSC has grown and evolved into the largest bilingual and D bicultural Korean social service agency in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area and now provides services to other Asian immigrant communities living in the region;

and WHEREAS, KCSC has served more than 150,000 Asian American immigrant families since it was foundedlocations, andincluding currentlyits providesheadquarters servicesin toAnnandale about 1,000 Asian Americans a month at four different office locWHEREAS, KCSC currently offers a variety of services and programsbranch thatoffices arein person-centered,Maryland; culturally and linguistically competent, trauma-informed, community-based, and dedicated to developing helpful partnerships, collaborations, and alliances;

and Hdifferent office WHEREAS, KCSC'sKCSC servicescurrently andoffers programsa includevariety comprehensiveof social services and caseprograms 4that management,are immigrationperson-centered, legalH services,culturally housing counseling and alinguistically first-timecompetent, hometrauma-informed, buyerscommunity-based, program2 financial literacy classes, employment-counseling and jobdedicated readinessto services,developin4 ahelpful continuingpartnerships, educationcollaborations, care services and healthalliances; education and outreach, and mental health and substance abuse counseling;

andhand WHEREAS,2 management, immigration legal services, housing counseling and a first-time home buyers program, R financial literacy classes, employment-counseling and job readiness services, a continuing education program for seniors, comprehensive services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, health carWHEREAS, KCSC is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a gala on April 21, 2024, at the HiltonHilton; McLean Tysons Corner hotel in McLean;

now,and therefore,McLean beTysons itCorner RESOLVEDhotel byin theMcLean; House of Delegates, That the Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington hereby be commended on the occasion of its 50th anniversary;

and,now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Korean Community Service Center of Greater WasRESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for its contributions to the Commonwealth.