Full Text of HR0574 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Jacqueline Reed on | 4 | | the occasion of her retirement as President and Chief Executive | 5 | | Officer of Westside Health Authority; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jacqueline Reed earned her master's degree in | 7 | | social service administration from the University of Chicago; | 8 | | she has over 35 years of experience in social work and many | 9 | | years of experience in community organizing; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jacqueline Reed is the founder, President, and | 11 | | former Chief Executive Officer of Westside Health Authority, a | 12 | | 20-year-old community-based organization that seeks to build | 13 | | the capacity of local residents to improve their community by | 14 | | increasing access to quality health care, improve job and | 15 | | educational opportunities in order to create avenues for | 16 | | successful ex-offender reentry, and provide social, | 17 | | recreational, and academic activities for youth; Westside | 18 | | Health Authority's numerous programs, including its Every | 19 | | Block a Village initiative, have helped countless young people | 20 | | achieve their highest potential; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Jacqueline Reed has been the recipient of numerous | 22 | | awards, including the Chicago Community Trust Leadership |
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| 1 | | Award, the University of Chicago Elizabeth Butler Alumni Award, | 2 | | the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation National Leadership Award, | 3 | | the Friends of Sheltered Children in Kenya - Humanitarian | 4 | | Award, the Adoption Worker of the Year Award, and the Chicago | 5 | | Commission on Human Relations Advisory Council on African | 6 | | Affairs Recognition Award; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Jacqueline Reed has served as a model of hard | 8 | | work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 9 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we congratulate Jacqueline Reed on the occasion of her | 13 | | retirement and wish her many happy and healthy retirement | 14 | | years; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to Jacqueline Reed as a symbol of our esteem and | 17 | | respect.
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