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This resolution commends Boy With a Ball, a nonprofit organization founded in 2001 by Jamie Johnson in San Antonio, Texas, which focuses on youth development and community transformation. The resolution highlights the organization's significant achievements, including launching over 50,000 youth as changemakers, dedicating 435,380 volunteer hours, engaging 9,786 volunteers, and fostering 3,034 mentoring relationships across multiple countries in the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East. The organization has been recognized internationally, receiving special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council in 2015 and presenting its Love Your City model at the World Bank's Annual Meetings in 2016. Notably, Boy With a Ball played a crucial role in developing the El Triangulo de la Solidaridad settlement in Costa Rica and has expanded to 12 teams operating in seven countries. The resolution formally recognizes and commends the organization for its profound contributions to youth development and community transformation, and directs the House of Representatives Clerk to make an official copy of the resolution available for distribution to Boy With a Ball.

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71331