THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY SOLOBAY, BAKER, BELFANTI, BEYER, BISHOP, BRADFORD, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, COHEN, CONKLIN, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, DELOZIER, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARKINS, HELM, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, JOSEPHS, KILLION, KORTZ, KULA, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, McCALL, MELIO, MENSCH, MILLARD, MOUL, MUNDY, MURT, MUSTIO, OBERLANDER, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE, PICKETT, QUINN, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, ROSS, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SEIP, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SWANGER, TRUE, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATERS, WATSON, WHITE, YOUNGBLOOD AND DENLINGER, JUNE 8, 2009

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JUNE 8, 2009  

A RESOLUTION

Designating the month of June 2009 as "Foster Grandparent

Program Month" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, The Foster Grandparent Program began on August 28,

1965, under the Office of Economic Opportunity; and

WHEREAS, The Foster Grandparent Program permits persons over

60 years of age with limited incomes to engage in

intergenerational volunteer service that meets critical

community needs; and

WHEREAS, The Foster Grandparent Program serves children under

21 years of age who have special requirements, including

children who are mentally or physically challenged, juvenile

delinquents and children who are abused, neglected, learning-

disabled or come from a low-income family background; and

WHEREAS, The Foster Grandparent Program enables participating

children to improve their physical, mental, emotional and social

development and attain educational goals through tutoring,

mentoring, counseling and other personal support services; and

WHEREAS, The Foster Grandparent Program greatly enriches the

lives of the children as well as the adult volunteers; and

WHEREAS, The Foster Grandparent Program has grown from a few

programs in several states to 342 programs in all 50 states, the

District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the

Virgin Islands; and

WHEREAS, The Foster Grandparent Program has approximately

31,017 volunteers and serves more than 1 million children and

youth annually; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize and

commend the immeasurable contributions of the Foster Grandparent

Program and its volunteers in this Commonwealth; and be it

further

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the

month of June 2009 as "Foster Grandparent Program Month" in

Pennsylvania.