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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CONGRATULATING RINC?N FAMILY SERVICES
WHEREAS, The members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners wish to congratulate Rinc?n Family Services on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its founding; and
WHEREAS, Rinc?n Family Services was originally founded in 1972 by Rafael "Paloma" Rios through a clinic called El Rinc?n; a 501(c) (3) not for profit organization, it was established by community residents and individuals recovering from substance use on the west side of Chicago, one of the first Latino-focused substance use treatment centers; and
WHEREAS, In 2011, El Rinc?n became El Rinc?n Family Services as a result of the awareness that substance abuse can have a domino effect on families; in the last five years, it has added seven new programs that engage children, teenagers, and parents with effective methods of treating and preventing addictive behaviors; and
WHEREAS, Rinc?n Family Service's mission is to render compassionate and effective programs that promote the quality of life by serving as a catalyst for advocacy, education, and empowerment of individuals and their families; the organization has expanded its mission to address the needs of the larger community by providing counseling, case management, prevention and treatment across Chicagoland; and
WHEREAS, Rinc?n Family Services celebrated the official incorporation of Youth Service Project (YSP) as a division of Rinc?n Family Services in 2017, and the united missions of the agencies combine to bring more comprehensive programs to the community with an increased focus on youth and their families; and
WHEREAS, Rinc?n Family Services launched Operation Counting Lives, Saving Lives in response to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, which was a multi-faceted grassroots campaign that deployed teams of staff and volunteers to serve as essential and front-line workers distributing hand sanitizers, masks, gloves, and other equipment to the most vulnerable members of the c...
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