Full Text of HR0531 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, On April 24, 1979, Pillars Community Health (then | 3 | | the Des Plaines Valley Community Center) opened its first | 4 | | domestic violence shelter, the Constance Morris House, to | 5 | | provide shelter for four to five women and children in the | 6 | | western suburbs of Chicago; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Pillars Community Health later moved the shelter | 8 | | to be able to accommodate 20 domestic violence survivors, | 9 | | including women and children, and to provide assistance for | 10 | | others in the community, such as men and transgender | 11 | | individuals; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Pillars Community Health has expanded its | 13 | | domestic violence services to include a confidential 24-hour | 14 | | hotline, crisis intervention, individual and group counseling, | 15 | | family counseling with the non-offending parent, legal and | 16 | | medical advocacy, community education and prevention, a police | 17 | | response collaboration, and links to ongoing support services, | 18 | | such as emergency financial assistance and housing programs, | 19 | | all at no cost; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Pillars Community Health employs 31 staff in | 21 | | domestic violence services and relies on approximately 20 | 22 | | direct service volunteers who assist at the shelter and answer |
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| 1 | | hotline calls, as well as numerous community groups who offer | 2 | | support through service projects and donated meals and items; | 3 | | and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Pillars Community Health believes everyone has a | 5 | | right to be safe in their own bodies, in their homes, and | 6 | | within the larger community and gives a voice to survivors of | 7 | | domestic and sexual violence that affirms their value in the | 8 | | world; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Pillars Community Health believes healthy | 10 | | relationships and human rights are critical to the overall | 11 | | well-being of a community and works to challenge and change | 12 | | attitudes about domestic and sexual violence in an effort to | 13 | | build stronger, healthier communities; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Pillars Community Health's vision is to help all | 15 | | people access the care they need, when they need it; therefore, | 16 | | be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we congratulate Pillars Community Health on the 40th | 20 | | anniversary of the founding of the Constance Morris House and | 21 | | commend them for the positive contributions that they have made | 22 | | to their community; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Pillars Community Health as a symbol of our | 3 | | respect and esteem.
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