HR0699 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans has been established in Illinois as an Illinois not-for-profit corporation and has been designated a 501(c)(3) charitable organization by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service; and

WHEREAS, That organization's purpose is to provide transitional services to homeless veterans of the United States military so that they can return to useful and productive lives; and

WHEREAS, There is an obvious and growing need for such a facility for veterans now returning from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan; and

WHEREAS, The Midwest Shelter is based on the very successfully operated New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans in Boston; and

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives recognize that the State has a responsibility to its homeless citizens who have served, and will be serving, in the United States military services; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs to provide technical and financial services to enable the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans to begin providing services to homeless veterans of the United States military as soon as possible; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be delivered to the Director of Veterans' Affairs.