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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to recognize the Pioneer Center of McHenry
4 County on the occasion of its 45th anniversary; and
 
5     WHEREAS, In 1957, a small group of parents organized the
6 Pioneer Center of McHenry County; their founding vision
7 entailed addressing the needs of under-served adults and
8 children in McHenry County; specifically, they wished to
9 provide unique and much-needed services for individuals with
10 cognitive, developmental, physical, emotional, or other
11 related disabilities; in 1967, Robert Lambourn, was appointed
12 the first executive director; and
 
13     WHEREAS, True to its name, Pioneer Center has always been a
14 trailblazer, continually placing itself on the cutting edge of
15 breakthroughs in the arenas of health and human services to
16 better serve their clients; they offer a wide array of services
17 including Early Intervention, Vocational and Rehabilitation
18 Training, Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling, a
19 continuum of Assisted Living Services, and Community Linkage;
20 and
 
21     WHEREAS, Many additions to the center have been made to
22 help expand services since 1959, such as adding the Community
23 Living Facility, the Transitional Living Facility in
24 Woodstock, and the addition of the Dayton Street facility; the
25 center added a group home in McHenry, the Community Residential
26 Alternative group home, the Ponca Street group, the Johnsburg
27 group home, and the Manke group; and
 
28     WHEREAS, In 1999, Jeff Epstein was hired on as the
29 Executive Director; and
 
30     WHEREAS, What began over 40 years ago as a single day

 

 

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1 school program now helps over 1,000 people to achieve their
2 life goals; although its service area is typically limited to
3 McHenry County, the Pioneer Center assists clients from
4 peripheral counties such as Cook, Kane, Kendall, Lake, and
5 DuPage; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8 recognize the McHenry County Pioneer Center on the occasion of
9 its 45th anniversary and applaud its efforts to better the
10 lives of citizens of this State; and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to the Board of Directors of the Pioneer Center of
13 McHenry County as a token of our admiration.