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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate and thank the founder and
4employees of A Place for Me for their work in helping families
5and children affected by autism; and
 
6    WHEREAS, A Place for Me is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit
7foundation founded by Elaine Reeves-Haywood in June of 2002; in
8creating A Place for Me, she sought to establish an
9organization that committed to providing services and support
10to families and children affected by autism; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The founder and employees of A Place for Me work
12diligently to fulfill the organization's mission; among its
13mission goals are providing support for ongoing parent/child
14issues, voicing concerns for autism related issues, serving as
15a community resource, providing training and support on various
16autism-related topics, providing educational assistance to
17regular and special education students, helping to make and use
18appropriate visual support to enhance the learning styles of
19students, helping others to use social stories and role playing
20to teaching social concepts, helping to educating parents of
21the laws and their rights regarding autism, and providing
22social and recreational opportunities; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, A Place for Me has put forth great efforts in
2raising the awareness of autism in the community; the
3organization has conducted numerous education workshops, IEP
4support sessions, and individual parent training sessions with
5visual aids; the organization has also presented numerous
6workshops and sponsored several family outings to promote
7autism awareness, widen inclusion and social interaction of
8autistic children, and create environments where autistic
9children can feel comfortable; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The great work done by A Place for Me on the
11behalf of autistic children throughout the State is worthy of
12the greatest respect; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
15we congratulate the founder and employees of A Place for Me for
16their work in helping families and children affected by autism
17and wish them continued success and happiness in the future;
18and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to Elaine Reeves-Haywood as a symbol of our esteem
21and respect.