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Full Text of HR0616  100th General Assembly

HR0616 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Home Sweet Home
4Ministries in Bloomington on the occasion of its centennial
5anniversary; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Home Sweet Home Ministries was founded on November
725, 1917 by Billy Shelper, a local business person who felt
8called to minister to people in need in Bloomington; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The first activity of Home Sweet Home was an open
10invitation for all to enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner and Home
11Sweet Home has continued that tradition ever since; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Home Sweet Home Ministries has provided temporary
13shelter to thousands of homeless men, women, and children and
14has provided hundreds of thousands of meals to people within
15the community; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Home Sweet Home Ministries has joined with the
17Community Health Care Clinic, the McLean County Health
18Department, the McLean County Center for Human Services, and
19State Farm Bank to make the Mobile Health Project available to
20adults within the community through regularly scheduled mobile
21health clinics; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The Bread for Life Food Co-op program operated by
2Home Sweet Home Ministries recognizes the dignity, worth, and
3capability of each co-op member by engaging them in the process
4of earning and receiving healthy food to address food
5insecurity and serves as a model for other organizations and
6communities that want to establish healthy means for addressing
7food insecurity; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Home Sweet Home Ministries is committed to
9assisting low-income individuals in managing their finances
10through participation in Faith and Finances classes and
11provides training of trainers to other organizations so that
12the model can be replicated; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Home Sweet Home Ministries is the only family
14shelter in the Bloomington area and utilizes a model of trauma
15informed care to respond to the trauma that homeless children
16and adults have experienced; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Home Sweet Home Ministries offers opportunities
18to several thousand volunteers every year and is a work site
19for hundreds of individuals who perform community service,
20providing them with meaningful ways to serve their neighbors
21and their community; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
2HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3recognize Home Sweet Home Ministries on its centennial
4anniversary, and we wish it many more successful years; and be
5it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to Home Sweet Home Ministries.