,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #bi1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,cochran1 and ,mrs4 ,shaheen7      
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
the #ejth anniversary of ,north         
,mississippi ,rural ,legal ,services in 
,oxford1 ,mississippi4  ,whereas ,north 
,mississippi ,rural ,legal ,services1   
originally called ,lafayette ,county    
,legal ,aid1 was organized in #aiff as a
 training program for law students at   
the ,university of ,mississippi ,school 
of ,law2 ,whereas ,north ,mississippi   
,rural ,legal ,services was organized to
 combine the provision of legal services
 with a teaching program to develop a   
law school curriculum with a focus on   
the legal problems of low-income        
individuals1 and ,north ,mississippi    
,rural ,legal ,services was subsequently

 incorporated as an independent         
nonprofit corporation1 receiving funds  
from the ,national ,legal ,services     
,corporation2 ,whereas the mission of   
,north ,mississippi ,rural ,legal       
,services is to provide high-quality    
attorney representation and advocacy to 
ensure equal access to justice for      
vulnerable members of society through   
constant training1 self-analysis1 and   
community involvement2 ,whereas ,north  
,mississippi ,rural ,legal ,services    
provides the highest quality of legal   
and technical assistance1 which improves
 the daily quality of life for          
low-income individuals and contributes  
to the attainment of social1 economic1  
and legal equality2 ,whereas ,north     
,mississippi ,rural ,legal ,services is 
governed by a #be-member board of       
directors appointed by the ,mississippi 
,bar1 the ,magnolia ,bar1 and local     
advisory committees2 ,whereas ,north    
,mississippi ,rural ,legal ,services has
 administrative offices in ,oxford1     

,mississippi1 and offices in            
,clarksdale1 ,greenville1 and ,west     
,point1 ,mississippi1 all of which      
strive daily to meet the unmet civil    
legal needs of low-income               
,mississippians2 ,whereas there are more
 than #bej1jjj low-income individuals in
 the #ci-;county service area of ,north 
,mississippi ,rural ,legal ,services1   
which1 as of #bjae1 has served more than
 #ag1jjj ,mississippians1 providing     
access to the legal system that might   
otherwise be unavailable to those       
individuals due to their economic       
situation2 ,whereas over the last #ej   
years1 ,north ,mississippi ,rural ,legal
 ,services has partnered with various   
funders1 attorneys1 friends1 and        
corporate and individual supporters to  
provide thousands of low-income clients 
with habitable and affordable housing1  
safety1 healthcare1 economic security1  
and financial independence while        
ensuring that each client maintains     
inherent human dignity2 ,whereas #ej    

years ago1 the journey began to provide 
high-quality legal representation to    
low-income ,mississippians to ensure    
equal access to the courts of the ,state
 of ,mississippi2 ,whereas in #bjaf1    
,north ,mississippi ,rural ,legal       
,services continues the quest for       
justice to serve individuals and        
families regardless of race1 age1       
gender1 and ethnicity2 and ,whereas the 
partnership between ,north ,mississippi 
,rural ,legal ,services and the         
,university of ,mississippi ,school of  
,law continues the work of educating law
 students to increase the number of     
attorneys in the ,state of ,mississippi 
who are sensitive to the needs of       
low-income individuals and knowledgeable
 in the areas of the law that affect    
those individuals3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes 
and commends outstanding acts of public 
service like those of ,north            
,mississippi ,rural ,legal ,services2   
7#b7 with great pride1 joins in paying  

tribute to ,north ,mississippi ,rural   
,legal ,services1 a most effective and  
public-spirited organization1 the       
advocacy of which on behalf of less     
fortunate ,mississippians is a matter of
 record2 and  7#c7 recognizes the #ejth 
anniversary of ,north ,mississippi      
,rural ,legal ,services in ,oxford1     
,mississippi4