Neighborhood Cooperative Ministries; commend

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Segun Adeyina and 5 co-sponsors

Ceremonial resolution recognizing Neighborhood Cooperative Ministries for 36+ years of Gwinnett County service; public commendation and an official copy to NCM.

House Read and Adopted

Summary — House Resolution 682 (HR 682)

Title: Recognizing and commending Neighborhood Cooperative Ministries
Bill type: House Resolution (ceremonial)
Introduced: January 23, 2025
Status: Read and Adopted by the House (adopted April 9, 2025)
Primary sponsors (as introduced): Rep. Arlene Beckles (96th), Rep. Segun Adeyina (110th), Rep. Dewey McClain (109th), Rep. Gabe Okoye (102nd), Rep. Marvin Lim (98th), and others

Purpose

HR 682 is a ceremonial resolution that recognizes and commends Neighborhood Cooperative Ministries (NCM) for over 36 years of community service in southwestern Gwinnett County, Georgia. It formally honors NCM’s contributions and directs the Clerk of the Georgia House to provide an appropriate copy of the resolution to the organization.

Key provisions

Officially recognizes and commends Neighborhood Cooperative Ministries for its service to residents of Gwinnett County.

Summarizes NCM’s activities and accomplishments, including:

Providing food, clothing, short-term financial assistance, and job placement services.
Program expansion into job ministries, financial management classes, children's programs, case management, and spiritual programs.
Organizational responses in recent years: COVID-19 relief efforts, technology and website upgrades, hiring its first part‑time controller, new partnerships, and facility renovations/expansions.

Directs the Clerk of the House to make and distribute an appropriate copy of the resolution to NCM.

Who is affected

Primary beneficiary: Neighborhood Cooperative Ministries (NCM) — recognition and public commendation.

Secondary beneficiaries: Residents of southwestern Gwinnett County and partner churches/organizations, through elevated public awareness of NCM’s work.

No regulatory, funding, or programmatic changes to state law or agency responsibilities.

Procedural timeline / status

2025-01-23: Introduced and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-03-20: First reading and placed in the House Hopper; noted as Read and Adopted.

2025-03-28: Filed.

2025-04-02: Referred to Local & Consent Calendars.

2025-04-08: Considered in Local & Consent Calendars.

2025-04-09: Laid before the House; placed on the Congratulations & Memorial Resolutions Calendar; adopted (nonrecord vote) and reported enrolled.

Impact and notes

HR 682 is symbolic and honorary; it creates no legal requirements, appropriations, or regulatory changes.

The resolution publicly acknowledges NCM’s long-term community impact and may support the organization’s visibility, community standing, and donor/partnership efforts.

The Clerk’s distribution requirement ensures NCM receives an official copy of the commendation.