Full Text of HR1266 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Keith O. Brown on | 4 | | the occasion of his retirement from Community Action after 42 | 5 | | years of service; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Keith Brown dedicated his life to fighting for | 7 | | social and economic justice on behalf of children and families | 8 | | who find themselves in the predicament of poverty; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Keith Brown has taken the mission of service to | 10 | | heart and often has been involved in a multitude of spheres | 11 | | resolving the paradox of poverty in the midst of plenty in this | 12 | | great nation; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Keith Brown began his employment with B.C.M.W. | 14 | | Community Services (formerly the Kaskaskia Community Action | 15 | | Agency) in the spring of 1972 as a coordinator for the | 16 | | Neighborhood Youth Corps Program; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Keith Brown became a planner for B.C.M.W. | 18 | | Community Services and gathered data and developed grant | 19 | | applications for funding at the State and federal levels; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Keith Brown served as B.C.M.W. Community |
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| 1 | | Services' Deputy Director from 1977 to 1997; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Keith Brown served as Executive Director of | 3 | | B.C.M.W. Community Services from 1997 until September 5, 2014; | 4 | | under his leadership, the agency fought poverty and uplifted | 5 | | those who live on the margins of our economic system with the | 6 | | following programs and services: the Community Services Block | 7 | | Grant, Head Start, LIHEAP, Weatherization, HOME (Single Family | 8 | | Rehab), HTF (Energy Conservation and Home Repair Program), the | 9 | | Homebuyer Assistance Program, Transitional Housing, Senior | 10 | | Nutrition, OHS Homeless Prevention, and the Emergency Food and | 11 | | Shelter National Board Program; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Under Keith Brown's leadership as the Executive | 13 | | Director of B.C.M.W. Community Services, he was instrumental in | 14 | | negotiating the purchase of a building for the Golden Age | 15 | | Senior Center in Centralia, which houses the kitchen facilities | 16 | | for the Senior Nutrition Program and the B.C.M.W. Head Start | 17 | | Program, along with the senior congregate meal site; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Keith Brown has been a member of the Illinois | 19 | | Association of Community Action Agencies' Board of Directors | 20 | | for over 20 years; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 22 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 1 | | we honor Keith O. Brown's 42 years of service to Community | 2 | | Action in Illinois and wish him well on his retirement and his | 3 | | future endeavors; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to Keith Brown as an expression of our esteem and | 6 | | respect.
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