Full Text of HR0734 101st General Assembly
HR0734 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | HR0734 | | LRB101 20544 LAW 70160 r |
|
| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to extend their congratulations to Jerry | 4 | | Skogmo on the occasion of his retirement as Executive Director | 5 | | of the Renz Addiction Counseling Center; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Renz Addiction Counseling Center is a | 7 | | non-profit organization that began in Elgin in 1961; it was | 8 | | founded by a small group of concerned business leaders in order | 9 | | to combat rising issues involving alcohol misuse they witnessed | 10 | | in the local workforce; today, it provides a continuum of care | 11 | | dedicated to the prevention, intervention, and treatment of | 12 | | addictive behaviors related to alcohol, drugs, and gambling; | 13 | | services range from prevention programs for youth in schools to | 14 | | outpatient treatment programs for adolescents and adults; | 15 | | priority is given to pregnant women and women with dependent | 16 | | children; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The Renz Addiction Counseling Center is funded in | 18 | | part by the federal government, Elgin Township, the Illinois | 19 | | Department of Human Services, Hanover Township, Geneva, St. | 20 | | Charles 708 Mental Health Boards, and other local community | 21 | | organizations; it has offices located in Elgin, St. Charles, | 22 | | and Streamwood; and
|
| | | HR0734 | - 2 - | LRB101 20544 LAW 70160 r |
|
| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Skogmo became the Renz Addiction Counseling | 2 | | Center's third Executive Director in 1996; for the last 24 | 3 | | years, his efforts were instrumental in the center's expansion | 4 | | and evolution; he expanded programing to include gambling use | 5 | | disorder treatment, DUI services, and intensive outpatient | 6 | | services in the clinical program as well as the Employee | 7 | | Assistance Services program; he obtained federal SAMHSA grants | 8 | | to expand services to reduce HIV infection, increase access to | 9 | | substance use disorder treatment for women, and enhance | 10 | | community coalitions to reduce underage drinking and drug | 11 | | use/misuse; he also played an integral role in the Renz | 12 | | Addiction Counseling Center's merger with the Ecker Center for | 13 | | Mental Health in 2018; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Previously, Jerry Skogmo worked as a clinician and | 15 | | program director at the Ecker Center from 1978 to 1990 and a | 16 | | clinical director at Turning Point Behavioral Health Care | 17 | | Center from 1990 to 1996; he served on the Illinois Association | 18 | | for Behavioral Health (formerly IADDA) for 15 years; he is a | 19 | | current member of the Kiwanis Club of Elgin; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Jerry Skogmo will continue his work with the Elgin | 21 | | for Mental Health Referendum, an initiative to support the | 22 | | creation of a 708 Mental Health Board for Elgin Township; he | 23 | | will also remain in the private practice he shares with his | 24 | | wife Mindy Skogmo as a licensed clinical professional counselor |
| | | HR0734 | - 3 - | LRB101 20544 LAW 70160 r |
|
| 1 | | (LCPC) and certified addictions counselor; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 3 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we congratulate Jerry Skogmo on the occasion of his retirement | 5 | | as the Executive Direction of the Renz Addiction Counseling | 6 | | Center after 24 years; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to Jerry Skogmo as an expression of our esteem and | 9 | | respect.
|
|