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90_HR0112
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, There are programs designed to help young people
3 who are struggling with school, home life, and life on the
4 streets of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, One such program within the State of Illinois is
6 the Lincoln's Challenge program; Lincoln's Challenge is
7 located in Rantoul, Illinois at the site of the former
8 Chanute Air Force Base; and
9 WHEREAS, Lincoln's Challenge is designed to help the
10 young people of Illinois through a voluntary program where
11 the participants reside at the site in Rantoul, and learn
12 self discipline and respect both for themselves and the
13 people they work with on a daily basis; As a result of the
14 program, young people from the State develop skills that will
15 help them in the future, from learning how to communicate
16 with others to working out problems that they may encounter
17 in the future; and
18 WHEREAS, Lincoln's Challenge works with funding provided
19 by both State and federal sources; without such funds the
20 program and its success story thus far will end; therefore,
21 be it
22 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
24 urge Congress to continue federal funding for Illinois'
25 Lincoln's Challenge program, so that young people within the
26 State may continue to be afforded the opportunity to develop
27 new and productive skills that will aid them in their future
28 endeavors; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be sent
30 to all members of the Illinois congressional delegation in
31 Washington, D.C.