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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans has been
3 established in Illinois as an Illinois not-for-profit
4 corporation and has been designated a 501(c)(3) charitable
5 organization by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service; and
 
6     WHEREAS, That organization's mission is to provide
7 transitional services to homeless and disabled veterans of the
8 United States military so that they can return to useful and
9 productive lives; and
 
10     WHEREAS, There is an obvious and growing need for such a
11 facility for veterans now returning from the conflicts in Iraq
12 and Afghanistan; and
 
13     WHEREAS, The Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans has been
14 providing essential services to veterans at its location in
15 Wheaton, Illinois since January of 2007; and
 
16     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House recognize that
17 the State has a responsibility to its homeless and disabled
18 citizens who have served, and will be serving, in the United
19 States military services; therefore, be it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

 

 

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1 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2 urge the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs to continue
3 to provide technical and financial services to the Midwest
4 Shelter for Homeless Veterans so that the shelter may continue
5 to provide essential services to homeless veterans of the
6 United States military; and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 delivered to the Director of the Illinois Department of
9 Veterans' Affairs.