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2021 SPECIAL SESSION II


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 737
Commending Pathway Homes.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, August 3, 2021

 

WHEREAS, Pathway Homes, a nonprofit housing and support organization in Fairfax County, established a community garden to help support individuals recovering from mental health challenges; and

WHEREAS, established in 1980, Pathway Homes provides non-time-limited housing and other support services to adults throughout Northern Virginia with serious mental illnesses or co-occurring disabilities; and

WHEREAS, Pathway Homes helps residents build coping and management skills by fostering good health and wellness, and in July 2021, the organization began construction of its first community garden to promote good nutrition and provide an opportunity for shared outdoor activity for its residents; and

WHEREAS, the Pathway Homes community garden, located in Herndon, will comprise six garden beds, and residents will have access to fresh produce from the garden once the project is complete; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Pathway Homes hereby be commended for establishing a community garden to better serve and support its clients in Northern Virginia; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Pathway Homes as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the organization’s work to provide safe, stable housing to community members in need.