Full Text of HR0189 97th General Assembly
HR0189 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has 36 Community Action | 3 | | Agencies that provide services in all 102 counties; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Illinois Community Action Agencies employ more | 5 | | than 5,000 full-time staff; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Illinois Community Action Agencies utilize the | 7 | | services of more than 18,000 volunteers,
totaling 1.3 million | 8 | | hours of service; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Since 1981, the Community Services Block Grant | 10 | | remains the foundation funding for Community Action Agencies; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, For every Community Services Block Grant dollar | 13 | | invested, the Illinois Community Action
Network leveraged | 14 | | $5.36 from State, local, and private sources; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, In 2009, the Community Services Block Grant, | 16 | | through the Illinois Community Action Network,
helped nearly | 17 | | 800,000 individuals move toward economic security; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, In 2010, the Community Services Block Grant | 19 | | created and retained 2,235 jobs through the
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| 1 | | and Reinvestment Act; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Community Services Block Grant provides a | 3 | | vital lifeline for Illinoisans in need of
assistance for food, | 4 | | housing, job training, medical assistance, and emergency | 5 | | services; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 | | we support the positive impact of the Community Services Block | 9 | | Grant in the State of Illinois; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That we oppose any action by Congress or the | 11 | | President to reduce Community Services Block Grant funding; and | 12 | | be it further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be given | 14 | | to the President pro tempore and Secretary of the United States | 15 | | Senate, the Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of | 16 | | Representatives, each member of the Illinois congressional | 17 | | delegation, and the President of the United States.
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