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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | ||||||
| 3 | congratulate Project Compassion, NFP on the occasion of its | ||||||
| 4 | 20-year anniversary; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Since its inception in 2005, Project Compassion | ||||||
| 6 | has provided vital support to more than 200,000 homeless, | ||||||
| 7 | disadvantaged, and low-income men, women, and children through | ||||||
| 8 | providing access to food, shelter, seasonal supplies, hygiene | ||||||
| 9 | items, life skills workshops, self-esteem and character | ||||||
| 10 | development initiatives, and vocational training programs; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Project Compassion opened the Compassionate | ||||||
| 12 | Resource Center in Belleville in 2011, an achievement that | ||||||
| 13 | expanded the organization's capacity to serve the community | ||||||
| 14 | through offering a free cafe, a laundry facility, and a | ||||||
| 15 | therapy center focused on nonviolent trauma and | ||||||
| 16 | trauma-informed care; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, During the 2020 pandemic, Project Compassion | ||||||
| 18 | launched Meal Time, an emergency meal initiative that provided | ||||||
| 19 | hot meals to 15,000 families and partnered with 15 community | ||||||
| 20 | organizations and churches to feed more than 30,000 | ||||||
| 21 | individuals across the region; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Project Compassion was founded by Rachel Jackson, | ||||||
| 2 | who also established Empower-Me, the first self-esteem and | ||||||
| 3 | self-worth program in St. Clair County; through partnerships | ||||||
| 4 | with local school districts, the program inspires youth, | ||||||
| 5 | especially girls, to build inner confidence, character, and a | ||||||
| 6 | foundation for continued education; she has further extended | ||||||
| 7 | this mission as host of the Girlz On Purpose Tour, empowering | ||||||
| 8 | young women to lead with purpose and passion; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Project Compassion has received numerous local | ||||||
| 10 | and national honors in recognition of the organization's | ||||||
| 11 | service and impact, including the Barack Obama Silver | ||||||
| 12 | Presidential Award for Community Service and a proclamation | ||||||
| 13 | from the Mayor of Belleville in 2014 officially designating | ||||||
| 14 | October 29th as Compassion Day; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate | ||||||
| 17 | Project Compassion, NFP on achieving 20 years of providing | ||||||
| 18 | unrelenting dedication and love to those in the community who | ||||||
| 19 | need it most, and we wish the organization many more years of | ||||||
| 20 | continued success; and be it further | ||||||
| 21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 22 | presented to Project Compassion as an expression of our esteem | ||||||
| 23 | and respect. | ||||||