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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Illinois Action for 
4Children on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of its 
5founding; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Illinois Action for Children was founded by 
7Sylvia Cotton in 1969 as the Day Care Crisis Council of 
8Metropolitan Chicago in response to concerns about a lack of 
9quality child care available to working parents; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Ms. Cotton was spurred into action by working on 
11a child care study for the City of Chicago, recognizing that 
12there was inadequate access to child care funding for working 
13families and that child care providers face conflicting and 
14confusing regulations, leading to poor standards in child care 
15facilities; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Illinois Action for Children initially focused 
17its mission on advocacy, helping spur the creation of an 
18Office of Child Care Services in Chicago through frequent 
19rallies and letters to the editor to local newspapers; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Illinois Action for Children grew its work to 
21help proactively address issues faced by families in need of 
 
 
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1child care services and child care providers, helping engage 
2both stakeholders to support informed public policy on child 
3care; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Today, Illinois Action for Children hosts a range 
5of programs for child care providers and early childhood 
6educators, for local communities, and for parents and 
7families, performs research to understand the child care and 
8early learning experiences of Illinois families and care 
9providers, and provides advocacy to improve the experiences of 
10and resources available to children, families, and child care 
11providers; therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
13HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
14we congratulate Illinois Action for Children on its 55th 
15anniversary and wish them many more successful years; and be 
16it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to Illinois Action for Children as a symbol of our 
19respect and esteem.