Full Text of HR1029 95th General Assembly
HR1029 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the men and women | 4 |
| who represent Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago, | 5 |
| on the occasion of the organization's 90th anniversary; and
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| WHEREAS, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago | 7 |
| began in 1917 when a group of Chicago business and civic | 8 |
| leaders approached Cardinal Mundelein, asking for the | 9 |
| establishment of an agency to serve the poor; since its | 10 |
| origins, Catholic Charities of Chicago has grown to become the | 11 |
| largest private social service agency in the Midwest, and the | 12 |
| largest Catholic Charities organization in the United States; | 13 |
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| WHEREAS, Catholic Charities has adapted to meet the | 15 |
| changing needs of Chicago, becoming pioneers in several areas; | 16 |
| the organization helps abandoned children, the aged and | 17 |
| infirmed, and families in trouble, and worked in these areas | 18 |
| before many current social service agencies began serving these | 19 |
| particular needs; and
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| WHEREAS, More than 1.1 million men, women, and children are | 21 |
| served each year through Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese | 22 |
| of Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Catholic Charities opened the St.Leo Campus for | 2 |
| Veterans in 2007; the Campus is the first of its kind in the | 3 |
| United States, assisting homeless veterans with housing, | 4 |
| medical assistance, and job training; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Catholic Charities fulfills the role of the | 6 |
| Catholic Church in the mission of charity to anyone in need; | 7 |
| Catholic Charities provides compassion, professional services | 8 |
| that strengthen and support individuals and families, and | 9 |
| fulfills needs across communities; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| congratulate the men and women who work everyday to make | 13 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago an agency | 14 |
| dedicated to helping others; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to a representative of Catholic Charities of the | 17 |
| Archdiocese of Chicago as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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