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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, Each year, more than 4,000 children who have been |
3 | | abused or neglected cannot remain with their families safely; |
4 | | these children need and deserve the temporary safe haven of a |
5 | | family home, where they can be protected, nurtured, and loved; |
6 | | and
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7 | | WHEREAS, Without volunteer foster families, the Illinois |
8 | | Department of Children and Family Services would not be able to |
9 | | fulfill its mission to provide for the well-being of the nearly |
10 | | 15,000 children currently in its care; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, The Department and its nonprofit partners provide |
12 | | a wide range of supports to assist foster families in meeting |
13 | | not only a child's basic physical needs, but also to ensure |
14 | | their educational, emotional, and social well-being, none of |
15 | | which can be achieved without the dedication of foster |
16 | | families; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, Foster families answer a noble calling to devote |
18 | | their time and energies to children to reunite families when |
19 | | possible, support other permanency options, and create |
20 | | opportunities for a successful launch to adulthood; and
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21 | | WHEREAS, Foster families provide children with the one |