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This resolution congratulates Project Compassion, a non-profit organization (NFP), on its 20th anniversary, highlighting its significant community impact since its founding in 2005. The organization has provided vital support to over 200,000 homeless, disadvantaged, and low-income individuals by offering services such as food, shelter, seasonal supplies, hygiene items, life skills workshops, and vocational training. In 2011, Project Compassion opened the Compassionate Resource Center in Belleville, which includes a free cafe, laundry facility, and therapy center. During the 2020 pandemic, the organization launched an emergency meal initiative that fed 15,000 families and over 30,000 individuals through partnerships with community organizations and churches. Founded by Rachel Jackson, the organization also created Empower-Me, the first self-esteem and self-worth program in St. Clair County, which focuses on inspiring youth, particularly girls. Project Compassion has received numerous awards, including the Barack Obama Silver Presidential Award for Community Service, and was honored with a proclamation designating October 29th as Compassion Day in Belleville. The resolution officially congratulates the organization on its two decades of dedicated service and wishes it continued success.

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