PRINTER'S NO. 1701
No. 273 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY ROBBINS, BRIGHTBILL, BOSCOLA, BROWNE, COSTA,
EARLL, ERICKSON, FERLO, FONTANA, GORDNER, GREENLEAF, KASUNIC,
KITCHEN, LAVALLE, LEMMOND, LOGAN, MUSTO, O'PAKE, ORIE,
PICCOLA, PILEGGI, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, RHOADES, SCARNATI, STACK,
STOUT, TARTAGLIONE, WENGER, D. WHITE, M. WHITE AND
C. WILLIAMS, APRIL 17, 2006
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, APRIL 17, 2006
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of May 2006 as "Community Action Month" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Community action agencies are an integral part of
4 every community in this Commonwealth, providing people with the
5 tools they need to move out of poverty and into self-
6 sufficiency; and
7 WHEREAS, The 43 community action agencies covering all 67
8 counties of this Commonwealth help our neighbors in need by
9 removing the obstacles that stand in the way of independence,
10 mobilizing resources, establishing partnerships and promoting
11 public policies that identify and find local solutions for
12 poverty; and
13 WHEREAS, Governed by volunteers from the community, community
14 action agencies have the flexibility to address the needs of
15 low-income people in each community, providing the unique
16 solutions each situation demands; and
1 WHEREAS, The Community Action Association of Pennsylvania
2 serves as the Statewide voice for local agencies relating to
3 public policy, antipoverty planning and advocacy; and
4 WHEREAS, Every day, low-income Pennsylvanians are turning
5 their lives around, empowered by their local community action
6 agency to gain the skills and confidence they need to succeed;
7 therefore be it
8 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of May 2006 as
9 "Community Action Month" in Pennsylvania in recognition and
10 honor of the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania and
11 its member agencies as they help people and change lives.
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