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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of
3 the State of Illinois are pleased to honor Kathryn "Kitty"
4 Cole for her many contributions to the community; and
5 WHEREAS, Ms. Cole has to her credit 10 years of service
6 with Lakefront Supportive Housing and 20 years of service to
7 the cause of affordable housing and community development;
8 for the past 10 years, she has diligently committed herself
9 to Lakefront's mission to end homelessness and the impact of
10 her efforts will long be a part of Lakefront's legacy; under
11 her leadership, Lakefront has successfully sited 10
12 supportive housing projects; and
13 WHEREAS, During her tenure at Lakefront Supportive
14 Housing, Ms. Cole created the Community and Government
15 Affairs Division; she launched a Tenant Leadership
16 (Organizing) Project, and with her team, the work of this
17 project has registered 82% of Lakefront tenants to vote and
18 has developed the talents of many tenants who have become
19 active advocates and leaders in their communities; she
20 created the Technical Assistance and Consulting program that
21 assisted more than 33 organizations in the development of
22 hundreds of units of affordable, supportive housing in
23 Illinois; and
24 WHEREAS, Ms. Cole is the co-founder of the Illinois
25 Supportive Housing Providers' Association, a statewide
26 network of supportive housing providers; she was a key leader
27 in the effort to create an annualized budget for supportive
28 services for supportive housing in the Department of Human
29 Services, totaling $3.5 million each year; and
30 WHEREAS, Ms. Cole has been the recipient of many awards
31 during her career; she most recently received a Lifetime
32 Achievement in Advocacy award from the National Alliance to
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1 End Homelessness and the Corporation for Supportive Housing;
2 she also received LaSalle Bank's Tom Gobby Award; she has
3 served on many boards, which include the Chicago Rehab
4 Network, the Partnership to End Homelessness, and Scrap
5 Mettle Soul; therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8 we honor Kathryn "Kitty" Cole for her many contributions to
9 the community; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to Ms. Cole as an expression of our respect and
12 esteem and with many thanks for her innumerable contributions
13 to the community.