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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans has been |
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| established in Illinois as an Illinois not-for-profit |
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| corporation and has been designated a 501(c)(3) charitable |
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| organization by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service; and
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| WHEREAS, That organization's purpose is to provide |
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| transitional services to homeless veterans of the United States |
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| military so that they can return to useful and productive |
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| lives; and
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| WHEREAS, There is an obvious and growing need for such a |
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| facility for veterans now returning from the conflicts in Iraq |
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| and Afghanistan; and
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| WHEREAS, The Midwest Shelter is based on the very |
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| successfully operated New England
Shelter for Homeless |
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| Veterans in Boston; and
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives recognize that the State has a responsibility |
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| to its homeless citizens who have served, and will be serving, |
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| in the United States military services; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we urge the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs to provide |
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| technical and financial services to enable the Midwest Shelter |
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| for Homeless Veterans to begin providing services to homeless |
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| veterans of the United States military as soon as possible; and |
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| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| delivered to the Director of Veterans' Affairs.
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