House Concurrent Resolution 4 

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  1  1           HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
  1  2                        BY  SMITH
  1  3           (COMPANION TO LSB 1686SS BY RAGAN)
  1  4 A Concurrent Resolution calling upon Iowans to observe
  1  5    Iowa Family Development and Self=Sufficiency Week.
  1  6    WHEREAS, the Iowa Family Development and
  1  7 Self=Sufficiency (FaDSS) program began in 1989,
  1  8 following passage of legislation in 1988 to assist
  1  9 low=income families participating in the Family
  1 10 Investment Program (FIP) to achieve self=sufficiency;
  1 11 and
  1 12    WHEREAS, more than 40,000 Iowans have participated
  1 13 in FaDSS and received developmental services to
  1 14 improve their lives; and
  1 15    WHEREAS, the families enrolled in FaDSS are
  1 16 supported in overcoming multiple barriers that would
  1 17 otherwise perpetuate poverty and the success of
  1 18 parents in the program has improved their lives and
  1 19 the lives of their children; and
  1 20    WHEREAS, for each dollar appropriated to FaDSS in
  1 21 FY 2005=2006, $1.39 was returned to the state in the
  1 22 form of wages and savings to FIP; and
  1 23    WHEREAS, the average monthly income for the
  1 24 families enrolled in FaDSS in FY 2004=2005 increased
  1 25 by more than 45 percent from the average prior to
  1 26 enrollment; and
  1 27    WHEREAS, more than 75 percent of the families who
  1 28 completed FaDSS in FY 2004=2005 were able to avoid
  1 29 reenrolling in FIP one year later; and
  1 30    WHEREAS, the causes and conditions of poverty are
  2  1 complex and all citizens of Iowa benefit if the state
  2  2 can successfully reduce the number of families living
  2  3 in poverty; NOW THEREFORE,
  2  4    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
  2  5 SENATE CONCURRING, That the General Assembly calls
  2  6 upon Iowans to observe Iowa Family Development and
  2  7 Self=Sufficiency Week, January 15 through 21, 2007,
  2  8 with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
  2  9 LSB 1686HH 82
  2 10 jp:rj/gg/14