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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING MR. JACKIE GLASS FOR HIS OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, Jackie Glass is a true Chicagoan born in Hyde Park. Raised in the South Shore Woodlawn community and went Kenwood High School in the graduating class of 1974; and
WHEREAS, He enrolled at Daniel Payne College, in Birmingham, Alabama; and
WHEREAS, Jackie had to leave school because his father was shot in an attempted robbery where he was working; and
WHEREAS, Jackie is the oldest of five siblings, and had to return home to work at the Wisconsin Steel Mill and enrolled in the Foreman program; and
WHEREAS, Jackie Glass’ values comes from both parents; and
WHEREAS, Jackie Glass started working at Roosevelt Hospital in 1978. When the hospital changed administration and closed, began working at The Children's Home and Aid Society of Illinois at the Evanston Children's Center. After 6 years of working as a counselor at the Evanston Children’s Center, He started a non- for profit mentoring program for kids on the North side of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Jackie Glass, was approached by Mr. Chris Carroll, Director of Chicago Counseling Centers of Chicago to be a Respite SASS worker and a Crisis SASS Counselor on the Westside of Chicago at the Chicago Counseling Centers of Chicago. After 5 years, Ms. Karen Johnson CEO of Hartgrove Hospital asked if would like to work in Business Department at Hartgrove Hospital; and
WHEREAS, Jackie Glass worked for Hartgrove Behavioral Health System for 25 years as Community Relations Representative; and
WHEREAS, in 2018 he was promoted to Legislative Affairs Manager for Hartgrove Hospital and In June of 2020, was given the title of Legislative Affairs Manager for both Hartgrove Behavioral Health System and Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital; and
WHEREAS, Jackie Glass helped to start the Peer Jury with Chicago Police Department, for, West and North side Chicago Police Districts; and
WHEREAS, He worked with Chicago Public Schools Crisis city-wide team while at Hartgrove as a service to the community Mentoring Program at the 15th District, worked with the African American Male Mentoring Program, The J.U.M.P. (Juvenile Urban Mentoring Program at Piccolo Elementary School; and
WHEREAS, He currently sits as the DAC Chairperson for the 15th District, Member of the State Representative La Shawn K. Ford Mental Health Task Force, Member of the Westside for healthy Neighborhood, and Co-Chairperson of the Commissioner Denise Deer 2nd District Mental Health Task Force.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, I, Dennis Deer, Cook County Commissioner 2nd District on behalf of President Toni Preckwinkle, the Cook County Board of Commissioners and on behalf of the over five million residents of Cook County, on this date of May 13th, 2021 do hereby recognized Jackie Glass for his Outstanding Leadership in Community Mental Health Development and so wish him every continued success in his future endeavors.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this Resolution be tendered to Jackie Glass, and a copy is spread upon the official proceedings of this Honorable Body.
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