[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 156 (Tuesday, October 18, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6672-S6673]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 297--CONGRATULATING THE CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE 
            HOUSING ON THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDING

  Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Portman) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 297

       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
       Resolved, 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.

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