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2022 SESSION

22107589D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 181
Offered March 10, 2022
Commending Tru Comeback.
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Patron-- Glass
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WHEREAS, Tru Comeback is an interagency initiative to equip students, parents, and families across Norfolk with the resources, skills, and the support they need in school, at home, and in the community to attend school on time and regularly; and

WHEREAS, recognizing that there is a clear connection between school attendance and academic achievement, Tru Comeback aims to promote school attendance and academic achievement by providing free access to community resources for Norfolk’s students and their families; and

WHEREAS, Tru Comeback has provided 500 students with a “Tru Comeback Pack,” a bag containing snacks, books, learning resources, hygiene items, a directory of resources, and an electronic gift card; and

WHEREAS, the success of Tru Comeback has been made possible through partnerships with Norfolk Public Schools, Glascow Health Services, Milestone, Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia, and REACH; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Tru Comeback hereby be commended for its efforts to improve school attendance and academic achievement; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Tru Comeback as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the organization’s contributions to the Commonwealth.