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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 
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State of Illinois wish to congratulate Metropolitan Family 
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Services on the occasion of its 150th anniversary, which will 
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be celebrated with a series of events throughout 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Metropolitan Family Services is at the heart of 
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Chicago's city and suburban communities responding to the needs 
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of families since February 16, 1857; through seven major 
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community centers, Metropolitan Family Services serves 
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low-income and working-poor families facing a dynamic and 
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ever-changing environment; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Metropolitan Family Services provides numerous 
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programs and services such as Child and Youth Development, 
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School-based Services and Violence Prevention, Counseling and 
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Mental Health Services, Child Welfare, Employee Assistance 
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Programs, Financial Literacy Services, Legal Aid Bureau, 
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Services for Older Adults and Their Families, Community 
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Development, and Social Policy; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Metropolitan Family Services has 570 full-time 
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professional staff members dedicated to providing quality 
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services to families from southwest Cook and DuPage counties to 
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Evanston and Skokie; they serve nearly 60,000 families and 
 


 






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individuals, as diverse as the communities they live in, with 
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hundreds of thousands more benefitting from Metropolitan 
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Family Service's social policy and advocacy efforts; and

 
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    WHEREAS, 85 cents of every dollar received goes toward 
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direct client services; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Metropolitan Family Services is currently led by 
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President and Chief Executive Officer Richard L. Jones; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate the Metropolitan Family Services on the occasion 
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of their sesquicentennial anniversary; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Richard L. Jones and Metropolitan Family Services.