Full Text of HR0753 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, For over a decade, GEO Reentry Services has | 3 | | hosted a community resource fair at its West Fulton Reentry | 4 | | Service Center in Chicago to help justice-involved individuals | 5 | | returning to society; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, GEO Reentry Services has partnered with the | 7 | | Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) and the Illinois | 8 | | Department of Public Health (IDPH)to host this community | 9 | | resource fair under IDOC and IDPH's Summit of Hope community | 10 | | expo program; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, The Summit of Hope program brings together local | 12 | | social service providers to create a one-stop environment for | 13 | | parolees and probationers to obtain necessary assistance to | 14 | | move past barriers that can prevent an individual from leading | 15 | | a successful life; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, The Summit of Hope, hosted by GEO Reentry | 17 | | Services' West Fulton Reentry Service Center, has grown to | 18 | | over 65 partnering organizations and vendors providing a | 19 | | variety of services to returning citizens; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, GEO Reentry Services' West Fulton Reentry Service | 21 | | Center's Summit of Hope focuses on assisting returning |
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| 1 | | citizens by providing services for substance abuse prevention, | 2 | | anger management treatment, employment readiness, housing | 3 | | access, HIV testing, domestic violence prevention, cognitive | 4 | | behavioral therapy, and acquiring state identification; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Reentry services provide individuals returning | 6 | | from incarceration critical services to transition | 7 | | productively back into society, helping reduce barriers to | 8 | | employment, preventing homelessness, improving health | 9 | | concerns, and improving public safety by reducing behaviors | 10 | | that can lead to recidivism and reincarceration; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, GEO Reentry Services' West Fulton Reentry Service | 12 | | Center's 2024 Summit of Hope is scheduled for May 8, 2024 and | 13 | | is expected to serve nearly 500 returning citizens to help | 14 | | them obtain the assistance to move past involvement in the | 15 | | justice system; therefore, be it | 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we commend GEO Reentry Services' West Fulton Reentry Service | 19 | | Center for its dedicated work to ensure successful transitions | 20 | | back into society for people involved in the justice system in | 21 | | order to live productive and safe lives; and be it further | 22 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to GEO Reentry Services' West Fulton Reentry Service | 2 | | Center, the Illinois Department of Corrections, and the | 3 | | Illinois Department of Public Health as a symbol of our | 4 | | respect and esteem. |
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