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House
Resolution 959
By:
Representatives Stanley-Turner of the
53rd,
Holmes of the
61st,
Dukes of the
150th,
Sims of the
151st,
and Williams of the
165th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
the Georgia Job Corps Centers; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the National Job Corps Program was established in 1964 by President Lyndon B.
Johnson, and throughout the years it has assisted countless underprivileged
young men and women aged 16 through 24 to obtain job training; and
WHEREAS,
the first job corps center in the state, the Atlanta Job Corps Center, was begun
in September, 1969, in the historic Waluhaje Apartment Hotel Building, and it is
unique in being the
natiońs
largest residential employment and training program, and that center was
followed by the Brunswick Job Corps Center in Brunswick and the Turner Job Corps
Center in Albany; and
WHEREAS,
the mission of the Georgia Job Corps Centers is to provide an opportunity to
participate in an alternative and holistic learning environment which empowers
individuals, enhances the quality of life, and builds a better society;
and
WHEREAS,
the thousands of graduates from Georgia Job Corps Centers programs are employed
at all levels of the work force throughout the country and are productive and
contributing citizens; an impressive number have joined the armed forces; and
many have attended colleges throughout the country; and
WHEREAS,
in
todaýs
seeming attitude of "devil catch the hindmost," it is only proper that the
selfless men and women of the Georgia Job Corps Centers be commended for helping
so many of our young men and women who might otherwise be left
behind.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend the Georgia Job Corps Centers for the great service they are
performing for our state and country, but especially for its service to our
young citizens.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the Georgia
Job Corps Centers.