Full Text of HR0283 102nd General Assembly
HR0283 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Migrant Council, in partnership with | 3 | | Community Health Partnership and First Street Renaissance, has | 4 | | been holding pop up vaccine clinics throughout the State | 5 | | through the Equity Distribution Division of the Illinois | 6 | | Department of Public Health; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Migrant Council has vaccinated | 8 | | approximately 20,000 people, mostly from the Latinx community; | 9 | | it has vaccinated many seniors, people with disabilities, | 10 | | essential workers from lower income brackets, and people who | 11 | | lack technology or other ways to access appointments; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Migrant Council clinics are unique | 13 | | and provide a friendly, family-oriented atmosphere; many | 14 | | attendees come with their children or in multi-generational | 15 | | families and share their gratitude, relief, and joy after | 16 | | receiving their shots; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Migrant Council team provides the | 18 | | dignity, compassion, and cultural competence that leads to | 19 | | people feeling safe, valued, and respected, and is making a | 20 | | difference with heroic leadership in the fight to get everyone | 21 | | in our great State vaccinated; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Migrant Council has been a partner | 2 | | with the State of Illinois for 40 years, providing vaccines | 3 | | and other vital services to migrant workers across the State; | 4 | | therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 6 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 | | we recognize the efforts by the Illinois Migrant Council in | 8 | | vaccinating those most in need and making everyone safer and | 9 | | healthier; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the Illinois Migrant Council as a symbol of our | 12 | | respect and esteem.
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