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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING GADS HILL CENTER 125TH ANNIVERSARY
WHEREAS, since 1898, Gads Hill Center has created opportunities for children and their families to build a better life through education, access to resources and community engagement; and
WHEREAS, Gads Hill Center supports working families through comprehensive programs and services that connect children and families to resources that meet their educational, employment, and health-related goals; and
WHEREAS, Gads Hill Center works with more than 4,500 children across Chicago by providing the following high-quality accredited programs and services; and
WHEREAS, the Early Childhood Education program empowers parents to be their children's first teachers with early childhood development resources including comprehensive educational and developmental services; and
WHEREAS, the Youth Services program provides out-of-school programs to children from kindergarten through sixth grade, mentoring to at-risk youth from sixth through eighth grade, and STEM-focused academic enrichment and college preparatory programs to high school students; and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Family Support and Community Services connects children and families to resources that meet their educational, job and health-related goals with programs such as the Family Engagement, Healthy Moves Program and Play Streets program; and
WHEREAS, the Mental Health Services program enhances academic success, social-emotional development and well-being through individualized support, access to mental health resources and community engagement; and
WHEREAS, their values consist of valuing children and families and their ability to learn, lead, grow and positively change their futures, transformational power of education, strength of families and engagement of communities, as well as their staff and supporters; and
WHEREAS, some of their accreditations and awards consist of the, National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), ExcelRate Illinois’ Gold Circle of Quality (North Lawndale site) Chicago Benchmarking Collaborative and United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, Education Impact Award; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby recognize and honor the 125th Anniversary of Gads Hill Center; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this text be spread upon the proceedings of this Honorable Body and that a suitable copy of this resolution is presented to Gads Hill Center in honor of its outstanding achievements and its 125th anniversary.
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