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This resolution honors Building Future Families, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting foster and adoptive parents in Texas, during National Foster Care Month and National Foster Parent Appreciation Day. The resolution acknowledges that approximately 28,000 children are in foster care in Texas and highlights the organization's key objectives, which include advocating for foster and adoptive parents in public policy, educating and engaging foster parents, and providing counsel during the fostering and adoption process. Specifically, the resolution recognizes Building Future Families' work on developing a Bill of Rights for Foster Parents and their efforts to inform foster families about legal proceedings. The Texas House of Representatives formally commends the organization for its invaluable work in supporting foster families and addressing the state's foster care needs, and resolves to prepare an official copy of the resolution as an expression of high regard. The resolution serves to publicly recognize and appreciate the critical role that organizations like Building Future Families play in supporting foster children and their caregivers.

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