5612922 ACR 21-51, John Harwood, Astrid Weigert, and Ellen Adams House of Ruth Board of Directors Recognition Resolution of 2015

A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION

 

21-51  

 

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

May 5, 2015

 

 

To recognize and honor House of Ruth Board of Director members John Harwood, Astrid Weigert, and Ellen Adams for their many years of dedicated service.

 

            WHEREAS, House of Ruth was founded in 1976;

 

            WHEREAS, House of Ruth helps women, children, and families in greatest need and with very limited resources build safe, stable lives and achieve their highest potential;

 

WHEREAS, at House of Ruth, women, children, and families heal from lifetimes of traumatic abuse;

 

            WHEREAS, House of Ruth has 14 programs in Washington, D.C., where the capacities and needs of each woman and child are assessed and a specialized combination of services to meet their specific needs and build on their strengths is designed; 

 

            WHEREAS, every year at House of Ruth, more than 1,000 women and children work hard to learn the skills to live independently so they can eliminate homelessness and abuse from their lives;

 

WHEREAS, House of Ruth enfolds the women and families in an environment that is safe, structured, and predictable and they receive highly responsive and caring attention from the staff;

 

            WHEREAS, House of Ruth’s Board of Directors consists of dedicated individuals who believe in the vision to enable the largest number of people served to achieve stable housing, trauma recovery, mental health, addiction recovery, employment, and abuse-free relationships to heart; and

 

            WHEREAS, three of those Board of Directors members, Attorney John Harwood, German Professor at Georgetown University, Astrid Weigert, and Dr. Ellen Adams have admirably served a combined total of 31 years and are retiring.

 

            IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that the Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors John Harwood, Astrid Weigert and Ellen Adams for their many contributions to the citizens and the city of Washington, D.C., congratulates them, and wishes them the best.

 

            Sec. 2.  This resolution may be cited as the “John Harwood, Astrid Weigert, and Ellen Adams House of Ruth Board of Directors Recognition Resolution of 2015”.

 

            Sec. 3.  This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.