PRINTER'S NO. 278
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
56
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY J. HARRIS, KINSEY, CALTAGIRONE, BULLOCK, SOLOMON,
MILLARD, V. BROWN, DiGIROLAMO, KORTZ, HENNESSEY, THOMAS,
DONATUCCI, FITZGERALD, READSHAW, NEILSON AND DAWKINS,
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the Philadelphia site of the
City Year organization.
WHEREAS, In 1988, the City Year organization was founded by
then Harvard Law School roommates Michael Brown and Alan Khazei,
in response to what they viewed as a critical need to mobilize
and dispatch young adults in an effort to effectively remedy
many of the socioeconomic issues plaguing our communities and
nation; and
WHEREAS, The mission of City Year is fueled by a culture of
idealism, which is defined as the notion that every young person
possesses the passion, skills and courage to change the world;
and
WHEREAS, The issues of ensuring that our youth have access to
a quality education and endeavoring to bridge the communicative
divide that often exists between teachers and students is of
foremost importance to the City Year organization; and
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WHEREAS, In 1997, the City Year Philadelphia site was
established for the purposes of furthering the mission of the
City Year organization and expanding the scope of the
organization's impact; and
WHEREAS, The mission of the City Year organization is
effectively realized by AmeriCorps members, who adopt a hands-on
approach to delivering much needed support both inside and
outside of the classroom over the course of an 11-month term of
service; and
WHEREAS, With nearly 15,000 Philadelphia students at risk for
dropping out of school, the City Year Philadelphia organization
assumes an integral role in providing students with both the
academic and socioemotional support that are needed in order to
thrive in the classroom and graduate on schedule; and
WHEREAS, Since its inception, the City Year Americorps has
positively impacted greater Philadelphia schools by deploying
more than 3,000 corps members, providing more than 4.5 million
hours of service, engaging more than 60,000 volunteers and
generating more than $5 million in educational awards; and
WHEREAS, The invaluable efforts of the City Year Philadelphia
site and its AmeriCorps members have also yielded tremendous
success by providing desperately needed before-school programs
and after-school programs, as well as assisting students in 14
Philadelphia public and charter schools with achieving
quantifiable academic improvement in the classroom; and
WHEREAS, Under the adroit leadership of the City Year
Philadelphia site's executive director, board of directors,
alumni board and associate board, the organization has left both
a positive and indelible mark upon the City of Philadelphia's
educational landscape; and
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WHEREAS, The City Year Philadelphia site and its AmeriCorps
members continue to prove the fact that there are other powerful
forces outside of government that can assume the task of
enriching the minds of our young people and effectuate
meaningful change within our nation's educational system;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
20th anniversary of the Philadelphia site of the City Year
organization; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives acknowledge the
exceptional efforts of the organization; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to both
the executive committee members and the board of directors of
the City Year Philadelphia site.
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