Full Text of SR0248 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate recognize that | 3 | | foster youth and
alumni are some of the State's most precious, | 4 | | valuable, and vulnerable citizens; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The mission of the Foster Care Alumni of America | 6 | | (FCAA) is to connect the alumni
community and to transform | 7 | | policy and practice, ensuring opportunity for people in and | 8 | | from
foster care; it seeks to serve and act on behalf of the | 9 | | rights, needs, and well-being of current
and former foster | 10 | | youth; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, FCAA-IL is one of 23 state chapters that the FCAA | 12 | | has around the country with
members dedicated to its mission; | 13 | | and | 14 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Children and Family | 15 | | Services (DCFS) protects children
who are reported to be abused | 16 | | or neglected; it works to increase their families' capacity to | 17 | | safely
care for them and provides for the well-being of | 18 | | children in DCFS care; they provide
appropriate, permanent | 19 | | families as quickly as possible for those children who cannot | 20 | | safely
return home; they support early intervention and child | 21 | | abuse prevention activities, and they work
in partnerships with | 22 | | communities to fulfill this mission; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The services that DCFS provides include a | 2 | | Statewide Youth Advisory Board whose
mission is to advocate and | 3 | | educate all youth in care; the Statewide Youth Advisory Board | 4 | | is
committed to youth empowerment, development, leadership, | 5 | | and achievement across the State
of Illinois;; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, FCAA-IL, working together with DCFS and their | 7 | | Statewide Youth Advisory Board,
are proud to host the fourth | 8 | | Annual Illinois Foster Youth and Alumni Legislative Shadow Day | 9 | | on
May 15, 2019; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The purpose of this day is to connect current and | 11 | | former foster children with a State
legislator to educate them | 12 | | on the legislative process; the legislators spend their day | 13 | | mentoring
them; this process helps reshape the impression of | 14 | | who youth in foster care and alumni are and
connects | 15 | | legislators to the youth that they impact directly and | 16 | | indirectly; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The actions of founding FCAA-IL Chapter President | 18 | | James McIntyre, National
Board Chair April Curtis, and current | 19 | | and former DCFS Statewide Youth Advisory Board
members | 20 | | represent shining examples of those in our communities doing | 21 | | positive things for
foster children, past and present, and are | 22 | | responsible for the creation of the Annual Illinois
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| 1 | | Youth and Alumni Legislative Shadow Day; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare May 15, 2019 | 4 | | as the fourth Annual Illinois Foster Youth and Alumni | 5 | | Legislative Shadow Day and acknowledge the dedication, hard | 6 | | work, and significant contributions made to the well-being of | 7 | | current and former foster children; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to all participants in
recognition of their efforts.
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