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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans has been 
3established in Illinois as an Illinois not-for-profit 
4corporation and has been designated a 501(c)(3) charitable 
5organization by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, That organization's mission is to provide 
7transitional services to homeless and disabled veterans of the 
8United States military so that they can return to useful and 
9productive lives; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, There is an obvious and growing need for such a 
11facility for veterans now returning from the conflicts in Iraq  
12and Afghanistan; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, The Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans has been 
14providing essential services to veterans at its location in 
15Wheaton, Illinois since January of 2007; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate recognize that 
17the State has a responsibility to its homeless and disabled 
18citizens who have served, and will be serving, in the United 
19States military services; therefore, be it
  
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
 
 
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1ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Illinois 
2Department of Veterans' Affairs to continue to provide 
3technical and financial services to the Midwest Shelter for 
4Homeless Veterans so that the shelter may continue to provide 
5essential services to homeless veterans of the United States 
6military; and be it further
  
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
8delivered to the Director of the Illinois Department of 
9Veterans' Affairs.