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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The Child Care Association of Illinois was formed
350 years ago to support the families and children of Illinois;
4and
 
5    WHEREAS, The Child Care Association of Illinois and its
6member agencies have provided 50 years of excellent service to
7the families and children of Illinois; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The Child Care Association of Illinois helped
9initiate the ground-breaking legislation to create the
10Department of Children and Family Services; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The Child Care Association of Illinois has been
12instrumental in providing support for and attention to the
13important role foster parents provide in caring for the State's
14children; and
 
15    WHEREAS, The Child Care Association of Illinois has served
16as a leader in the positive development of policy and practice
17in adoption law; and
 
18    WHEREAS, The Child Care Association of Illinois has worked
19to promote accountability and achievement in child welfare
20through guiding the design and implementation of performance

 

 

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2    WHEREAS, The Child Care Association of Illinois member
3agencies through their residential treatment, family
4preservation, foster care, and counseling programs provide
5more than 85% of the direct child welfare services delivered in
6the State; therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9we congratulate the Child Care Association of Illinois on the
1050th anniversary of the organization and acknowledge the work
11and dedication of the member agencies in improving the lives of
12children and families in Illinois; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14presented to the Child Care Association of Illinois.