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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, For over a decade, GEO Reentry Services has
3hosted a community resource fair at its West Fulton Reentry
4Service Center in Chicago to help justice-involved individuals
5returning to society; and
 
6    WHEREAS, GEO Reentry Services has partnered with the
7Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) and the Illinois
8Department of Public Health (IDPH)to host this community
9resource fair under IDOC and IDPH's Summit of Hope community
10expo program; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The Summit of Hope program brings together local
12social service providers to create a one-stop environment for
13parolees and probationers to obtain necessary assistance to
14move past barriers that can prevent an individual from leading
15a successful life; and
 
16    WHEREAS, The Summit of Hope, hosted by GEO Reentry
17Services' West Fulton Reentry Service Center, has grown to
18over 65 partnering organizations and vendors providing a
19variety of services to returning citizens; and
 
20    WHEREAS, GEO Reentry Services' West Fulton Reentry Service
21Center's Summit of Hope focuses on assisting returning

 

 

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1citizens by providing services for substance abuse prevention,
2anger management treatment, employment readiness, housing
3access, HIV testing, domestic violence prevention, cognitive
4behavioral therapy, and acquiring state identification; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Reentry services provide individuals returning
6from incarceration critical services to transition
7productively back into society, helping reduce barriers to
8employment, preventing homelessness, improving health
9concerns, and improving public safety by reducing behaviors
10that can lead to recidivism and reincarceration; and
 
11    WHEREAS, GEO Reentry Services' West Fulton Reentry Service
12Center's 2024 Summit of Hope is scheduled for May 8, 2024 and
13is expected to serve nearly 500 returning citizens to help
14them obtain the assistance to move past involvement in the
15justice system; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
17HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
18we commend GEO Reentry Services' West Fulton Reentry Service
19Center for its dedicated work to ensure successful transitions
20back into society for people involved in the justice system in
21order to live productive and safe lives; and be it further
 
22    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be

 

 

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1presented to GEO Reentry Services' West Fulton Reentry Service
2Center, the Illinois Department of Corrections, and the
3Illinois Department of Public Health as a symbol of our
4respect and esteem.