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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the administration
4and employees of Family Service of Champaign County on the
5occasion of the organization's 100th anniversary; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Family Service of Champaign County is a human
7service organization for those in the process of some change or
8transition who are seeking support, assistance, or
9information; the organization's mission statement, "Supporting
10People Across the Generations by Providing Quality Human
11Services" reflects both its long history and its current
12purpose; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Family Service of Champaign County was founded in
141911 by a group of concerned local citizens who came together
15to address the need to coordinate efforts to provide relief
16from both the causes and effects of poverty; the organization
17was originally called the United Charities of Champaign and
18Urbana from 1911 to 1924; the agency was later known as the
19Family Welfare Society from 1924 to 1945 and, since 1945, as
20Family Service of Champaign County; and
 
21    WHEREAS, As a private, non-profit, non-governmental
22organization, Family Service of Champaign County prides itself

 

 

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1on having the flexibility and vision to evolve to serve the
2changing needs of the communities of Champaign County; over the
3years, the organization has provided many vital services,
4including a well-baby clinic in the 1920s and 1930s, support
5for soldiers and their families during World War I and World
6War II, a child protective service in the 1950s before the
7creation of the Illinois Department of Children and Family
8Services, and a broad array of services for seniors developed
9in response to the 1970 White House Conference on Aging; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Today, Family Service of Champaign County assists
11more than 12,000 individuals and families each year through its
12numerous senior citizen services, including in-home care,
13meals on wheels, volunteer support, transportation, assistance
14for grandparents raising grandchildren, and elder abuse
15protection; families and people of all ages receive counseling,
16parenting support and education, family caregiver support, and
17information about and referral to hundreds of community
18services and self-help groups; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Throughout its history, Family Service of
20Champaign County has continued to play a key role in
21coordinating community services; Family Service staff and
22board members have been instrumental in the creation of the
23United Way of Champaign County, the Champaign County Mental
24Health Board, the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging,

 

 

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1the Senior Task Force of Champaign County, the Senior Wellness
2Coalition, and many other collaborative groups; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Family Service of Champaign County continues to
4enjoy strong support from public and private funding sources,
5generous individual and corporate donors, community
6collaborators, and the thousands of volunteers who generously
7give their time and talent to help bring critical services to
8their friends and neighbors in need; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Family Service of Champaign County will celebrate
10the 100th anniversary of its founding with a celebration on
11July 16, 2011 at 88 Broadway in the Lincoln Square Mall in
12Urbana; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
15we congratulate the administration and employees of Family
16Service of Champaign County on the occasion of the
17organization's 100th anniversary and wish them continued
18success in the future; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to Family Service of Champaign County as a symbol of
21our esteem and respect.