III 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 297 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 18, 2011 Mr. Menendez (for himself and Mr. Portman) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Congratulating the Corporation for Supportive Housing on the 20th anniversary of its founding.

Whereas the Corporation for Supportive Housing was founded in 1991 with a mission of ending homelessness through the creation of permanent housing connected to quality supportive services; Whereas the Corporation for Supportive Housing has been an industry leader in advancing the supportive housing model; Whereas supportive housing is a proven solution for ending homelessness among various populations including individuals, families, veterans, youth aging out of foster care, Native Americans, those re-entering communities following incarceration, and the chronically homeless; Whereas targeting supportive housing to frequent users of publicly funded emergency systems is a highly cost-effective use of public funds; Whereas the Corporation for Supportive Housing is a Community Development Financial Institution approved by the Treasury Department; Whereas the Corporation for Supportive Housing has committed more than $300,000,000 in grants and low-interest loans to support the development of supportive housing; Whereas the Ohio office of Corporation for Supportive Housing has invested more than $11,000,000 to further the development of approximately 1,500 units of supportive housing in the State of Ohio and the New Jersey office of Corporation for Supportive Housing has invested more than $40,000,000 to further the development of approximately 3,800 units of supportive housing in the State of New Jersey; Whereas the Corporation for Supportive Housing has engaged in lending, grant making, and project-specific assistance resulting in approximately 50,000 new units of supportive housing for the homeless that have either been developed since the founding of the Corporation for Supportive Housing, or are in development; Whereas approximately 32,727 formerly homeless adults and children live in supportive housing units directly supported by the Corporation for Supportive Housing; and Whereas the Corporation for Supportive Housing has staff located in 14 States and has worked in every State in the United States to help further the creation of supportive housing to prevent and end homelessness: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1)congratulates the Corporation for Supportive Housing on the 20th anniversary of its founding; (2)supports the Corporation for Supportive Housing’s mission of preventing and ending homelessness in the United States; and (3)encourages the staff of the Corporation for Supportive Housing to continue their tireless efforts on behalf of the people in the United States without a home.