HR243 Summary

• Commends Laura Grace Henry, Miss Tuscaloosa's Outstanding Teen 2018, and her non-profit foundation Hiding In Plain Sight for services to youth.

• Hiding In Plain Sight focuses on preventing teen dating violence, which affects one in three teens, by educating pre-teen and middle school girls on safe dating practices and recognizing warning signs of abuse.

• Laura Grace hosts "Love is Respect" peer education programs through area YMCAs and spoke to 11 schools, four churches, and five parent groups, reaching over 1,100 people in 2017.

• Attendees receive teddy bears with a hidden 1-800 helpline number and have access to counselors; Laura Grace began volunteering at a domestic violence shelter at age nine.

• Laura Grace has earned numerous awards including the National Daily Point of Light Award, Prudential Spirit of Community Alabama Youth Volunteer of the Year, and President's National Lifetime Achievement Volunteer Award.