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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to honor the Mother's Trust
4Foundation for its value to the State of Illinois; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The Mother's Trust Foundation is a non-profit
6organization supporting social service providers by offering
7assistance to children in need in Lake County; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Since being founded in 1998, the Mother's Trust
9Foundation has provided more than $1,200,000 to assist over
1014,000 children; some of the grants provided by Mother's Trust
11this year have been for basic clothing needs, trip funding for
12a student to attend a college tour as a senior, auto repairs,
13and fees to obtain vital records such as birth certificates and
14other legal documents; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Clients come to Mother's Trust through requests
16made by social service professionals, school counselors,
17social workers, court workers, and other such trained
18individuals; it is through these relationships that clients can
19be vetted as to the extent and legitimacy of their needs, a
20function that is critical for Mother's Trust Foundation to
21operate responsibly; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Every week throughout the year, the volunteer
2Mothers Trust Service Committee and staff meet to review grant
3applications; the criteria for receiving help are simple: the
4request must come from a qualified professional; the child (age
521 and under) must reside in Lake County and clearly benefit
6from the assistance; the needs cannot be met in full anywhere
7else; and the benefit request must be time-limited; in 2011,
8$205,682 in grants were made to 3,117 Lake County children and
9their families; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Mother's Trust is a unique and valuable resource
11in Illinois because it is often able to make benefits and
12opportunities available which cannot be obtained from other
13sources; the Foundation's goal is to assist children in trouble
14or crisis, raise awareness of children's needs, link needs with
15community resources, and provide opportunities for volunteers
16to be involved; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19we thank the Mother's Trust Foundation for its dedication to
20the children of the State of Illinois and wish the Foundation
21continued success in the future; and be it further
 
22    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
23presented to the Mother's Trust Foundation as a symbol of our

 

 

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1respect and esteem.