Committee on Rules adopts resolution recognizing Victims Advocate Reaching Out on its 44th anniversary
Summary
The Committee on Rules adopted Resolution 214-38 COR on Sept. 11, 2026, recognizing Victims Advocate Reaching Out (VARO) for 44 years of victim support and promoting its Oct. 10 Purple Gala; the resolution commends staff, volunteers and community partners.
Senator Tello Titegwu introduced and read Resolution 214-38 COR, which the Committee on Rules adopted on Sept. 11, 2026, to recognize Victims Advocate Reaching Out (VARO) on the occasion of its 44th anniversary and to commend the nonprofit’s staff, volunteers and community partners. The resolution lists VARO’s founding, services and community role and directs the speaker and committee chair to certify and the legislative secretary to attest to the adoption and transmit copies to VARO and to the Honorable Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero.
Trina, introduced by Senator Tello Titegwu as VARO’s executive director, thanked the committee “on behalf of VARO’s staff, executive director, and board member” and provided contact details the organization uses to connect residents with services. The resolution notes that VARO traces its origins to Counseling Advocates Reaching Out (CARO) in 1982, credits founders Beverly Palk and U.S. Navy psychiatrist Jean Teneally for organizing the original volunteer response, and records the organization’s name change to Victims Advocate Reaching Out in 1989.
The resolution text highlights VARO’s trauma-informed services, including crisis intervention, a 24-hour crisis hotline, emergency shelter and housing support, crisis counseling, legal advocacy in court proceedings, safety planning and outreach. It also recognizes volunteers as a cornerstone of the organization and cites approximately 30 active volunteers as of August 2026. The text announces VARO’s 5th annual Purple Gala, “Bloom and Hope,” scheduled for October 10, 2026, at the Leo Palace.
The committee’s adoption was recorded in the resolve section: “Resolved that the Committee on Rules, Latouran Guahan, does hereby, on behalf of Latouran Guahan and the people of Guam, recognize Victims Advocate Reaching Out (VARO) on the occasion of its 44th anniversary.” The resolution was certified as adopted on Sept. 11, 2026, and will be transmitted to VARO and to Governor Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero.
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