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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 297 

Congratulating the Corporation for Supportive Housing on the 20th 

anniversary of its founding. 

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; 


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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 


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housing to prevent and end homelessness: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the Corporation for Sup3 portive Housing on the 20th anniversary of its 

4 founding; 

5 (2) supports the Corporation for Supportive 

6 Housing’s mission of preventing and ending home7 lessness in the United States; and 

8 (3) encourages the staff of the Corporation for 

9 Supportive Housing to continue their tireless efforts 

10 on behalf of the people in the United States without 

11 a home. 

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