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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives wish
3 to recognize the Uhlich Children's Home in Chicago for its
4 work to focus attention on society's responsibility to
5 dramatically reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect
6 in Illinois; and
7 WHEREAS, With a coalition of Chicago-area agencies,
8 Uhlich launched the "We Care FOR Kids...We Care ABOUT Kids"
9 Campaign on February 6, 2003; the campaign seeks to improve
10 the image of foster parenting, thereby attracting more adults
11 to provide nurturing environments for at-risk children;
12 remind the public that foster parents cannot undo the trauma
13 that foster children have suffered prior to coming to live
14 with them, but they can give love, support, and guidance as
15 the children adjust and grow; and promote success, rewards,
16 and achievements of Illinois' foster parents and the children
17 they raise and nurture; and
18 WHEREAS, Uhlich believes that fostering a strong future
19 for today's young people is an important priority; barriers
20 created by society impede success in all areas of
21 development; Uhlich works to eradicate the inequalities in
22 the juvenile justice system for non-white youth; it also
23 strives to encourage education for all young people and to
24 provide for students to stay in school until graduation,
25 rather than dropping out after age 16; and
26 WHEREAS, Uhlich continues to prepare youth today to be
27 leaders tomorrow; Uhlich attempts to give a voice to youth
28 through STARS (Striving to Achieve Realistic Success) and
29 youth-led violence prevention programs which include workshop
30 presentations, town hall meetings, and community efforts to
31 promote youth empowerment, health, and safety as alternatives
32 to violence; and
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1 WHEREAS, Uhlich places housing of clients leaving the
2 child welfare system as a high priority as well as education
3 and protection of State services; therefore, be it
4 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 we recognize the Uhlich Children's Home for the work it does
7 to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect in
8 Illinois; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to the Uhlich Children's Home as a token of our
11 respect and esteem.