07 LC 36
0565
House
Resolution 380
By:
Representatives Manning of the
32nd,
Neal of the
1st,
May of the
111th,
Ashe of the
56th,
Jerguson of the
22nd,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending the advocacy efforts on behalf of all current, former, and future
youth in foster care by the Youth Advocates of Georgia: the Metro Atlanta Youth
Opportunities Initiative (MAYOI), the Youth Advisory Board of the Multi-Agency
Alliance for Children (MAAC), and For Youth, By Youth (FYBY); and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
these youth advocates have organized themselves to achieve common goals beyond
their individual needs and to focus their efforts on improving the foster care
system for all of Georgia´s children and youth; and
WHEREAS,
these youth advocates have engaged their communities as public speakers,
trainers, consultants, experts, writers, volunteers, peer mediators, mentors,
talented youth, survivors, and role models; and
WHEREAS,
these youth advocates represent the diverse experiences of youth in foster care
including youth in basic therapeutic foster care and group homes, residential
care, independent and transitional living programs, and aftercare programs;
and
WHEREAS,
these youth advocates also represent former foster children who have aged out of
the foster care system and are living on their own; and
WHEREAS,
these accomplishments are the culmination of years of hard work, exemplary
leadership, and exceptional teamwork among this group of highly talented,
intelligent, and dedicated youth; and
WHEREAS,
the hard work and commitment of these youth advocates to their purpose have
established a firm foundation for future collaboration by all current, former,
and future youth in foster care in the State of Georgia, through the development
of a state-wide youth leadership group whose work will be informed and enhanced
by the input of local and regional youth groups across the
state.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body join in recognizing and commending the Metro Atlanta Youth Opportunities Initiative, the Youth Advisory Board of the Multi-Agency Alliance for Children, and For Youth, By Youth on the differences they are making in the lives of young people in Georgia and across the country.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body join in recognizing and commending the Metro Atlanta Youth Opportunities Initiative, the Youth Advisory Board of the Multi-Agency Alliance for Children, and For Youth, By Youth on the differences they are making in the lives of young people in Georgia and across the country.
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 Metro
Youth Opportunities Initiative, the Youth Advisory Board of the Multi-Agency
Alliance for Children, and For Youth, By Youth.