Naming and Designating - Designates March 13 as "Father Charles Strobel Day." -

SJR 318 is a commemorative resolution designating March 13 as "Father Charles Strobel Day" to honor Nashville priest Father Charles Strobel for founding the Room in the Inn, a national model for providing shelter to the homeless. The resolution, passed by the Tennessee General Assembly, recognizes his work starting in 1985 to combat homelessness through a program that annually shelters nearly 1,500 people during winter months across over 200 congregations nationwide. This is a symbolic gesture with no new policy or legal requirements.