Full Text of HR0357 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 the administration | 4 | | and employees of Family Service of Champaign County on the | 5 | | occasion of the organization's 100th anniversary; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Family Service of Champaign County is a human | 7 | | service organization for those in the process of some change or | 8 | | transition who are seeking support, assistance, or | 9 | | information; the organization's mission statement, "Supporting | 10 | | People Across the Generations by Providing Quality Human | 11 | | Services" reflects both its long history and its current | 12 | | purpose; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Family Service of Champaign County was founded in | 14 | | 1911 by a group of concerned local citizens who came together | 15 | | to address the need to coordinate efforts to provide relief | 16 | | from both the causes and effects of poverty; the organization | 17 | | was originally called the United Charities of Champaign and | 18 | | Urbana from 1911 to 1924; the agency was later known as the | 19 | | Family Welfare Society from 1924 to 1945 and, since 1945, as | 20 | | Family Service of Champaign County; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, As a private, non-profit, non-governmental | 22 | | organization, Family Service of Champaign County prides itself |
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| 1 | | on having the flexibility and vision to evolve to serve the | 2 | | changing needs of the communities of Champaign County; over the | 3 | | years, the organization has provided many vital services, | 4 | | including a well-baby clinic in the 1920s and 1930s, support | 5 | | for soldiers and their families during World War I and World | 6 | | War II, a child protective service in the 1950s before the | 7 | | creation of the Illinois Department of Children and Family | 8 | | Services, and a broad array of services for seniors developed | 9 | | in response to the 1970 White House Conference on Aging; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Today, Family Service of Champaign County assists | 11 | | more than 12,000 individuals and families each year through its | 12 | | numerous senior citizen services, including in-home care, | 13 | | meals on wheels, volunteer support, transportation, assistance | 14 | | for grandparents raising grandchildren, and elder abuse | 15 | | protection; families and people of all ages receive counseling, | 16 | | parenting support and education, family caregiver support, and | 17 | | information about and referral to hundreds of community | 18 | | services and self-help groups; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Throughout its history, Family Service of | 20 | | Champaign County has continued to play a key role in | 21 | | coordinating community services; Family Service staff and | 22 | | board members have been instrumental in the creation of the | 23 | | United Way of Champaign County, the Champaign County Mental | 24 | | Health Board, the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging, |
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| 1 | | the Senior Task Force of Champaign County, the Senior Wellness | 2 | | Coalition, and many other collaborative groups; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Family Service of Champaign County continues to | 4 | | enjoy strong support from public and private funding sources, | 5 | | generous individual and corporate donors, community | 6 | | collaborators, and the thousands of volunteers who generously | 7 | | give their time and talent to help bring critical services to | 8 | | their friends and neighbors in need; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Family Service of Champaign County will celebrate | 10 | | the 100th anniversary of its founding with a celebration on | 11 | | July 16, 2011 at 88 Broadway in the Lincoln Square Mall in | 12 | | Urbana; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we congratulate the administration and employees of Family | 16 | | Service of Champaign County on the occasion of the | 17 | | organization's 100th anniversary and wish them continued | 18 | | success in the future; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Family Service of Champaign County as a symbol of | 21 | | our esteem and respect.
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