Full Text of HR0291 98th General Assembly
HR0291 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Each year, more than 4,000 children who have been | 3 | | abused or neglected cannot remain with their families safely; | 4 | | these children need and deserve the temporary safe haven of a | 5 | | family home, where they can be protected, nurtured, and loved; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Without volunteer foster families, the Illinois | 8 | | Department of Children and Family Services would not be able to | 9 | | fulfill its mission to provide for the well-being of the nearly | 10 | | 15,000 children currently in its care; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The Department and its nonprofit partners provide | 12 | | a wide range of supports to assist foster families in meeting | 13 | | not only a child's basic physical needs, but also to ensure | 14 | | their educational, emotional, and social well-being, none of | 15 | | which can be achieved without the dedication of foster | 16 | | families; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Foster families answer a noble calling to devote | 18 | | their time and energies to children to reunite families when | 19 | | possible, support other permanency options, and create | 20 | | opportunities for a successful launch to adulthood; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Foster families provide children with the one |
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| 1 | | thing they need the most, which cannot come from a government | 2 | | or nonprofit agency, but only from the heart of another human | 3 | | being: love; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, It is impossible to quantify the minute and | 5 | | magnificent ways foster parents change lives; they deserve the | 6 | | utmost respect and gratitude for the lasting impact they have | 7 | | in the life of a child, in their communities, and on the future | 8 | | prosperity of this State; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we designate the month of May of 2013 as Foster Parent | 12 | | Appreciation Month in the State of Illinois; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That we extend our thanks on behalf of the people | 14 | | of this State to the thousands of Illinois foster families and | 15 | | encourage everyone to consider joining them in their noble | 16 | | service to children, communities, and our State.
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