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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans has been
3established in Illinois as an Illinois not-for-profit
4corporation and has been designated a 501(c)(3) charitable
5organization by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service; and
 
6    WHEREAS, That organization's mission is to provide
7transitional services to homeless and disabled veterans of the
8United States military so that they can return to useful and
9productive lives; and
 
10    WHEREAS, There is an obvious and growing need for such a
11facility for veterans now returning from the conflicts in Iraq
12and Afghanistan; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans has been
14providing essential services to veterans at its location in
15Wheaton, Illinois since January of 2007; and
 
16    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House recognize that
17the State has a responsibility to its homeless and disabled
18citizens who have served, and will be serving, in the United
19States military services; therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

 

 

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1NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
2we urge the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs to
3continue to provide technical and financial services to the
4Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans so that the shelter may
5continue to provide essential services to homeless veterans of
6the United States military; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8delivered to the Director of the Illinois Department of
9Veterans' Affairs.