PRINTER'S NO. 3826
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
887
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY BOBACK, BIZZARRO, SONNEY, DONATUCCI, READSHAW,
HOWARD, SCHMITT, HELM, FREEMAN, MACKENZIE, HILL-EVANS, KORTZ,
NEILSON, MILLARD, STRUZZI, ROZZI, KIM, MOUL, POLINCHOCK,
SCHLEGEL CULVER, B. MILLER, KAUFER, WHEELAND, GAINEY AND
HOHENSTEIN, MAY 26, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, MAY 26, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of June 1 through 5, 2020, as "Child
Welfare Professionals Appreciation Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Every day in this Commonwealth, thousands of
children are at risk of child abuse and neglect or have been
removed from their homes due to abuse and neglect; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth recognizes the risks and the need
to protect children in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, The challenging task of investigating child abuse,
providing services to families, assessing safety and providing
services to ensure that this Commonwealth's children are given
nurturance, family connections, support as they transition into
adulthood and services that allow children to remain safely in
their homes or return home as expeditiously as possible, falls
to the child welfare professionals of the Commonwealth's child
welfare system; and
WHEREAS, The work of child welfare professionals may require
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