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92_HR0736
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are honored to recognize milestone
4 achievements in the history of organizations in the State of
5 Illinois; and
6 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that the Mothers
7 Outreach to Mothers Program of Vandalia (MOMS) was recently
8 selected from various Illinois Department of Children and
9 Family Services regions to receive the "Program Excellence
10 Award" at the 2002 kick-off media conference for Child Abuse
11 Prevention Month on March 21, 2002, at the State Capitol in
12 Springfield; and
13 WHEREAS, The criteria for the "Program Excellence Award"
14 include: the program must serve Illinois children, be an
15 exemplary child abuse prevention program, exemplify
16 family-focused and community-based ideals, include
17 collaboration with other family services organizations, be in
18 existence for three or more years, and be a not-for-profit
19 organization; and
20 WHEREAS, MOMS is a program sponsored by Lutheran Child
21 and Family Services; the program began in 1994 and offers
22 mentoring, which pairs experienced volunteer mothers with
23 mothers of newborns in Fayette and Effingham counties to
24 provide education, support, and guidance; the program targets
25 those newborns and their families who have identified risk
26 factors, including isolation, lack of parenting skills, and
27 parental stress; and
28 WHEREAS, Mentors of the MOMS Program work with the
29 parents in a non-threatening manner, providing families with
30 friendly support and opportunities to connect to resource
31 groups and social gatherings in the community; in addition,
32 mentors provide education and guidance to parents on issues
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1 such as child development, feeding issues, child safety,
2 budgeting, and establishing goals; and
3 WHEREAS, The volunteer staff of the MOMS Program are
4 members of the Vandalia community who are dedicated to
5 assisting new mothers and promoting family well-being in
6 their community; their goal is to strengthen the parent's
7 ability to offer a secure, stable, and safe home for their
8 newborn; therefore, be it
9 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11 we congratulate the Mothers Outreach to Mothers Program of
12 Vandalia (MOMS) for it's dedication and service in assisting
13 new mothers and promoting family well-being in Fayette and
14 Effingham counties; and be it further
15 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
16 presented to Mavis Gehant, Joan Henna, Pat Garbe, Gene
17 Svebakken, J.R. Davidsmeyer, Ann Ferguson, David Roth, and
18 Brent Diers as an expression of our esteem.