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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Janet Hasz, 
4Executive Director of the Supportive Housing Providers 
5Association in Chicago, on her retirement; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, For the last ten years she has served as the 
7Executive Director of the Supportive Housing Providers 
8Association (SHPA), over 100 nonprofit organizations located 
9throughout the State of Illinois that provide supportive 
10housing to homeless individuals and families, who often also 
11have special needs, such as mental illness or HIV/AIDS; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Under her leadership the Supportive Housing 
13Providers Association has grown by more than 800% since going 
14statewide in June of 2000; she has 27 years of leadership 
15experience in the field of non-profit affordable housing; as 
16executive director of a community-based development agency, 
17she directed the rehabilitation of 500 units of family 
18affordable rental housing and the new construction of 28 
19award-winning affordable town homes; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Janet Hasz was born in Mt. Prospect; she has been 
21a community activist in Chicago since 1982; her early career 
22was teaching elementary school; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, She received her Bachelor of Science degree in 
2Education from Concordia  College; she also received training in 
3non-profit administration from the University of Illinois at 
4Chicago's Center for Enterprise Development; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, She received a Statewide Housing  Action Coalition 
6Golden Trowel Award in 2004
in recognition of her organization 
7and advocacy work with the Supportive Housing Providers 
8Association to secure State funding for services in supportive 
9housing; for the International Homes 28-unit town home project 
10completed in Uptown, she received honorable mention in the 
11Fannie Mae and Social Impact housing development competitions 
12and an American Institute of Architects Award; therefore, be it

  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
14NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
15we congratulate Janet Hasz on her retirement and wish her all 
16the best in her future endeavors; and be it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to Janet Hasz as a symbol of our respect and esteem.