Full Text of HR0761 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Neighborhood Housing | 4 | | Services on 45 years of serving as advocates for economic | 5 | | inclusion and working to close the racial wealth gap through | 6 | | homeownership; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Neighborhood Housing Services believes decent, | 8 | | safe, and affordable housing is a human right, part of the | 9 | | American dream, and should be available to all; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Neighborhood Housing Services has leveraged the | 11 | | expertise of many, working with residents, community | 12 | | organizations, and corporate partners to renew neighborhoods | 13 | | and rehabilitate homes throughout the entire Chicago | 14 | | metropolitan area and Cook County; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Neighborhood Housing Services helps first-time | 16 | | homebuyers through homebuyer education, down payment | 17 | | assistance programs, and affordable mortgage options; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Neighborhood Housing Services provides support | 19 | | and financial guidance to those suffering under the crushing | 20 | | burden of student loan debt; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Neighborhood Housing Services is committed to | 2 | | helping working families strengthen their neighborhoods | 3 | | through community building, real estate development, and | 4 | | housing policy; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Neighborhood Housing Services realizes that many | 6 | | have suffered due to discriminatory practices and imbalanced | 7 | | lending practices, particularly in some of the most challenged | 8 | | areas, and that these practices contribute significantly to the | 9 | | persistent racial wealth gap that Neighborhood Housing | 10 | | Services seeks to eliminate; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Housing quality serves as a visual and tangible | 12 | | indicator of the health of a community and represents one of | 13 | | the largest assets a neighborhood can cultivate and develop; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Homeownership brings stability to neighborhoods | 16 | | decimated by decades of divestment; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Neighborhood Housing Services is at the forefront | 18 | | of creating the next generation of affordable single family | 19 | | homes designed to accommodate the ever-changing needs of | 20 | | today's families while being conscious of the environmental | 21 | | responsibilities and challenges of the future; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we congratulate Neighborhood Housing Services on 45 years of | 4 | | advocating for economic inclusion and working to close the | 5 | | racial wealth gap through home ownership, and we wish them many | 6 | | more successful years; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to Neighborhood Housing Services as a symbol of our | 9 | | respect and esteem.
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