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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

COMMENDING EASTER SEALS RHODE ISLAND VETERANS COUNT PROGRAM

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Naughton, Malik, Gallison, Edwards, and Abney

     Date Introduced: April 06, 2016

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Every day, American men and women are risking their lives serving this

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country in our Armed Forces. Rhode Island has 75,000 veterans; and

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     WHEREAS, Their service, which often includes multiple deployments, has created

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challenges for themselves and their families, with many of their vital needs oftentimes remaining

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unmet; and

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     WHEREAS, In 2007, in order to provide these necessities for veterans and their families,

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Easter Seals New Hampshire initiated a funding component to provide comprehensive and

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emergency aid called Veterans Count. Program models were also established in Maine, New

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York, and Vermont, and in 2015, Easter Seals launched Veterans Count in Rhode Island; and

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     WHEREAS, Veterans Count raises funds that assemble avenues of support services for

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veterans through Care Coordinators. These Coordinators work with our military families to

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provide assistance for myriad crucial fundamentals such as transportation, housing, rent, fuel

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assistance, utilities, vehicle repair, gasoline, food, child care, tuition and medical bills; and

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     WHEREAS, Veterans Count honors our veterans and their families by helping to cut

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through the red tape in order "to provide critical and timely financial assistance and access to

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services when no other resource is available"; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby commends Easter Seals Rhode Island for providing exceptional

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services to those who are or have served in our military. We furthermore thank all who have and

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continue to play a role in the success of Veterans Count; and be it further

 

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Easter Seals Rhode Island Veterans Count.

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