Full Text of HR1365 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate William R. "Bill" Kreeb on | 4 | | the occasion of his retirement as President and CEO of the | 5 | | Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, William Kreeb has served as President and CEO of | 7 | | the Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House, a United
Methodist | 8 | | Community Center, since 1981; he grew up in Kentucky and worked | 9 | | in
mission in the Appalachia Region prior to coming to the | 10 | | Neighborhood House; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Upon becoming President and CEO, William Kreeb | 12 | | began helping the Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House meet | 13 | | the ongoing child care needs of the community; he, along with | 14 | | others, worked to obtain the first At-Risk Infant and Toddler | 15 | | Child Care
Program; the Neighborhood House went on to become | 16 | | the first nationally accredited child care program in the
City | 17 | | of East St. Louis; in 1993, he helped develop a | 18 | | state-of-the-art child care facility at the East St. Louis | 19 | | Family
Development Center, which continues today as a Gold Star | 20 | | Rated Child Care Center; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Under the direction of William Kreeb, the Lessie | 22 | | Bates Davis Neighborhood House was one of several agencies that |
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| 1 | | took the lead in developing new and
innovative strategies to | 2 | | help people find jobs; with the help of Representative
Wyvetter | 3 | | Younge and the East St. Louis Chamber of Commerce, the | 4 | | Neighborhood House started
the East St. Louis Small Business | 5 | | Incubator, which resulted in supporting 46 minority
owned and | 6 | | operated businesses; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, William Kreeb addressed the housing crisis in the | 8 | | community, working with Habitat for Humanity to build safe and | 9 | | affordable housing, which developed into a Partnership with | 10 | | Catholic Urban Programs, East Side Heart and Home, and the | 11 | | Family Center to develop the
Neighborhood Faith Based Housing | 12 | | Program; in the subsequent years, the partnership has built
| 13 | | many new homes in the community and provided mission volunteer | 14 | | opportunities; he
still enjoys working on houses throughout the | 15 | | community to help those in need; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, William Kreeb helped obtain a one time grant | 17 | | through the United Way
to help develop the St. Clair County | 18 | | Youth Coalition, which has continued over the past 15 years, | 19 | | bringing together more than 65 agencies in St. Clair County; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, William Kreeb is proud to be part of the | 22 | | development of East Side Aligned and their commitment to | 23 | | changing and improving
how all agencies and organizations work |
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| 1 | | together to make sure children and youth have the
support they | 2 | | need to be successful in school and in life; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 | | congratulate William R. "Bill" Kreeb on his retirement as | 6 | | President and CEO of the Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House | 7 | | and we wish him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to William Kreeb as an expression of our esteem and | 11 | | respect.
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