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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Neighborhood Housing
4Services on 45 years of serving as advocates for economic
5inclusion and working to close the racial wealth gap through
6homeownership; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Neighborhood Housing Services believes decent,
8safe, and affordable housing is a human right, part of the
9American dream, and should be available to all; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Neighborhood Housing Services has leveraged the
11expertise of many, working with residents, community
12organizations, and corporate partners to renew neighborhoods
13and rehabilitate homes throughout the entire Chicago
14metropolitan area and Cook County; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Neighborhood Housing Services helps first-time
16homebuyers through homebuyer education, down payment
17assistance programs, and affordable mortgage options; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Neighborhood Housing Services provides support
19and financial guidance to those suffering under the crushing
20burden of student loan debt; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Neighborhood Housing Services is committed to
2helping working families strengthen their neighborhoods
3through community building, real estate development, and
4housing policy; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Neighborhood Housing Services realizes that many
6have suffered due to discriminatory practices and imbalanced
7lending practices, particularly in some of the most challenged
8areas, and that these practices contribute significantly to the
9persistent racial wealth gap that Neighborhood Housing
10Services seeks to eliminate; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Housing quality serves as a visual and tangible
12indicator of the health of a community and represents one of
13the largest assets a neighborhood can cultivate and develop;
14and
 
15    WHEREAS, Homeownership brings stability to neighborhoods
16decimated by decades of divestment; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Neighborhood Housing Services is at the forefront
18of creating the next generation of affordable single family
19homes designed to accommodate the ever-changing needs of
20today's families while being conscious of the environmental
21responsibilities and challenges of the future; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
2HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3we congratulate Neighborhood Housing Services on 45 years of
4advocating for economic inclusion and working to close the
5racial wealth gap through home ownership, and we wish them many
6more successful years; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8presented to Neighborhood Housing Services as a symbol of our
9respect and esteem.