Full Text of HR0703 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Aunt Martha's Health and | 4 | | Wellness on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its | 5 | | founding; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Aunt Martha's was founded in 1972 and since then | 7 | | has been a place where communities come together and support | 8 | | one another; 50 years later, it continues to be a place for | 9 | | people to come together and be a part of a vision ensuring that | 10 | | everyone has access to high quality health and wellness care, | 11 | | leading to better social and emotional health; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Today, Aunt Martha's is the third largest | 13 | | community health center in Illinois; it has had more than 1.5 | 14 | | million visitors since 2001 and is the largest provider of | 15 | | dental and behavioral services among community health centers | 16 | | in Illinois; it serves three and a half times as many uninsured | 17 | | patients as the average community health center in Illinois; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Aunt Martha's has helped 2,000 abused and | 20 | | neglected children receive shelter, health care, and care | 21 | | coordination services
and is Illinois' largest provider of | 22 | | services to families in crisis; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Aunt Martha's outreach services has connected | 2 | | 3,000 homeless children, youth, and adults to shelter, health | 3 | | care, employment training, and independent living programs, | 4 | | and 1,200 preschool, elementary, and high school children have | 5 | | received education and community-based services; more than | 6 | | 3,000 people have completed employment programs and have | 7 | | gotten jobs in their home communities; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, After 50 years of service, Aunt Martha's is just | 9 | | getting started; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 11 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we congratulate Aunt Martha's Health and Wellness on its 50th | 13 | | anniversary, and we wish it many more successful years; and be | 14 | | it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to Aunt Martha's as a symbol of our respect and | 17 | | esteem.
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