Full Text of HR0263 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, In an effort to do their part in addressing | 3 | | homelessness, hunger, economic development, and equity | 4 | | resources, retired Chicago Bears player Israel Idonije of FBRK | 5 | | (fab*rik) and the FBRK Brands team developed their vision for | 6 | | impact and growth through the creation of the FBRK Impact | 7 | | House; it is the nation's first philanthropic hub for | 8 | | foundations, grant makers, and socially responsible | 9 | | corporations committed to social change; it serves and | 10 | | supports the philanthropic community by providing a place | 11 | | where not-for-profit grantor organizations can work together | 12 | | intentionally sharing ideas and resources; the goal is for all | 13 | | organizations to operate with greater efficiency; the network | 14 | | is made up of well-rounded and ambitious individuals, driven | 15 | | by purpose and the desire to use their gifts to contribute to | 16 | | the success of underserved communities; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The FBRK Impact House had its official grand | 18 | | opening on March 1, 2020 and welcomed its long-term tenants, | 19 | | including Forefront, the Woods Fund of Chicago, The Field | 20 | | Foundation of Illinois, Inc., United States Artists, Inc., A | 21 | | Better Chicago, the Chicago Public Library Foundation, | 22 | | Pillars, the Children First Fund, the Knight Family | 23 | | Foundation, The Academy Group, the Gupta Foundation (Avani | 24 | | Narang), the Margot and Thomas Pritzker Family Foundation
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| 1 | | (Margot L. Pritzker Fund), Public Good Partners, and Enrich | 2 | | Chicago; Access Members, utilizing work lounges and open | 3 | | space, are the Baum Foundation, the Cornerstone Foundation, | 4 | | the Comer Family Foundation, Verizon, the Healthy Communities | 5 | | Foundation, and the Crown Foundation; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The philanthropically-focused FBRK Impact House | 7 | | is the first prong of a two-prong strategy to improve the | 8 | | quality of life of human capital; with the creation of the | 9 | | Impact Fund, FBRK will target support towards individuals and | 10 | | families in underserved and neglected communities; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The Technology, Renewable Energy Command Center | 12 | | (TRECC), a workforce development and innovation center, is the | 13 | | second prong of the strategy to improve and support | 14 | | individuals, families, and communities that are underserved | 15 | | and neglected; it will be a full-service mecca for | 16 | | entrepreneurs, businesses, and innovators in the industries of | 17 | | Technology, Renewable Energy, Finances, E-Commerce, and Arts; | 18 | | the onsite innovation center will offer skills training, job | 19 | | placement, and workforce development in cybersecurity, | 20 | | advanced manufacturing and transportation, coding hardware and | 21 | | software, finances, e-commerce, robotics, animation, | 22 | | hydroponics, and automation industries and will help | 23 | | communities in developing resiliency to economic changes, | 24 | | while building the next generation of entrepreneurs, |
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| 1 | | businesses, and innovators; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, TRECC will weave together technology, innovation, | 3 | | business mentorship, workforce development, and wellness to | 4 | | serve small businesses, entrepreneurs, and families in | 5 | | underserved and neglected communities; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The world is changing how it trains, develops, | 7 | | and deploys the next generation of its workforce; it is | 8 | | important that communities faced with homelessness, hunger, | 9 | | and a lack of economic development and without equity | 10 | | resources are part of this change; when the FBRK Brands team | 11 | | can fully implement the two-prong strategy of the FBRK Impact | 12 | | House and TRECC, it will provide exponential growth in | 13 | | addressing the social, economic, and development needs of its | 14 | | most valuable resource of human capital; rebuilding families | 15 | | and communities through the social and economic spheres is the | 16 | | objective; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, When the State of Illinois strategically invests | 18 | | in the development and improvement of underserved and | 19 | | neglected communities, it prepares those communities to become | 20 | | socially and economically independent, and the State stands to | 21 | | benefit tremendously through the efforts of the FBRK Impact | 22 | | House and TRECC; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we urge the members of the Illinois General Assembly, state | 4 | | agencies, and Governor JB Pritzker and his administration to | 5 | | partner with and support the work of the FBRK Brands team, | 6 | | including FBRK Impact House and TRECC; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | delivered to the FBRK Brands team and Governor JB Pritzker.
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