SR0634 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans has been established in Illinois as an Illinois not-for-profit corporation and has been designated a 501(c)(3) charitable organization by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service; and

WHEREAS, That organization's mission is to provide transitional services to homeless and disabled veterans of the United States military so that they can return to useful and productive lives; and

WHEREAS, There is an obvious and growing need for such a facility for veterans now returning from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan; and

WHEREAS, The Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans has been providing essential services to veterans at its location in Wheaton, Illinois since January of 2007; and

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate recognize that the State has a responsibility to its homeless and disabled citizens who have served, and will be serving, in the United States military services; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs to continue to provide technical and financial services to the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans so that the shelter may continue to provide essential services to homeless veterans of the United States military; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be delivered to the Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs.