A RESOLUTION TO COMMEMORATE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF A SAFE HAVEN
WHEREAS, A Safe Haven Foundation, located at 2750 West Roosevelt Road, has been a leader in offering shelter to those suffering from addiction and homelessness as they transition into a new and healthier life; and
WHEREAS, A Save Haven provides food, shelter, and many other services to adults, families with children, youth, Veterans, and individuals with non-violent convictions through individualized case management, shelter, food, treatment, education, job training, access to employments affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, 2019 marks the 25th year that A Safe Haven has helped rebuild the lives of people impacted by poverty with programs that involve behavioral healthcare, substance abuse treatment, re-entry from incarceration, and homelessness services; and
WHEREAS, Neli Vazquez Rowland, who founded A Safe Haven in Logan Square in 1994, has brought awareness to this cause through successful events, like the 6lh Annual Veterans Stand Down, the 9th Annual A Safe Haven 5K Run & Walk to End Homelessness, and A Safe Haven's Annual Gala; and
WHEREAS, A Safe Haven has assisted more than 65,000 individuals, and provides services to nearly 1,200 individuals daily, and the high-level of service provided to individuals in need could not be made possible without the nearly 200 people employed by A Safe Haven; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Council ofthe City of Chicago, gathered here this thirteenth day of November 2019, do hereby commemorate the 25th Anniversary of A Safe Haven.
BRIAN HOPKINS
Alderman, 2nd Ward