Full Text of HR1139 94th General Assembly
HR1139 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Baby TALK (Teaching Activities for Learning and | 3 |
| Knowledge) celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year; and
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| WHEREAS, Baby TALK is a state model which serves every | 5 |
| family with a child from birth to age three, providing | 6 |
| information, encouragement, children's books, and activities; | 7 |
| its mission is to positively impact child development and | 8 |
| nurture healthy parent-child relationships during the critical | 9 |
| early years; and
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| WHEREAS, Established in 1986 by Founding Executive | 11 |
| Director Claudia Quigg, Baby TALK, Inc., is a non-profit | 12 |
| organization committed to a collaborative model, working | 13 |
| together with community hospitals, schools, libraries, health | 14 |
| clinics, and literacy programs to deliver services that are | 15 |
| accessible and relevant to families' needs; this includes going | 16 |
| where the parents already are, including health care providers, | 17 |
| human services agencies, neighborhoods, and homes; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1986, Baby TALK first raised the money to begin | 19 |
| visiting parents of newborns in local hospitals, and in 1989, | 20 |
| the organization began training professionals including | 21 |
| teachers, librarians, social workers, and nurses; in 1996, Baby | 22 |
| TALK became one of three pilots for Harvard Children's | 23 |
| Hospital's Touchpoints program started by T. Berry Brazelton, | 24 |
| and local Touchpoints training began; in 1997, Baby TALK staff | 25 |
| began teaching early childhood courses at Millikin University; | 26 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, By 2004, Baby TALK in the Decatur area had served | 28 |
| families of approximately 25,200 newborns; and
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| WHEREAS, Some of the reasons Baby TALK has been so | 30 |
| successful are the outstanding services to families delivered |
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| in a unique outreach service delivery; the integrated | 2 |
| collaboration with other professionals and organizations that | 3 |
| serve young families; an individualized approach to family | 4 |
| needs; and the diverse population that is served; in addition, | 5 |
| Baby TALK uses a unique approach to literacy that supports | 6 |
| parents and children in developmentally appropriate ways; | 7 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 |
| we recognize the twentieth anniversary of Baby TALK, and we | 11 |
| applaud the efforts of all those involved in providing such | 12 |
| valuable services; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to Baby TALK as an expression of our esteem and | 15 |
| gratitude.
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