Clinton addresses homelessness and HIV at Chicago House event
Wed. November 11, 2009 12:00 AM by Brian Decker
clinton delivers keynote at chicago house luncheon
photo credit // katza webster
Chicago, IL -
As people around the nation acknowledged the service of veterans, Former President Bill Clinton today addressed guests at a luncheon held at Chicago's Palmer House hotel about the service and responsibility every individual has in addressing homelessness and the growing problem of HIV. "We are in this together; around the corner and around the world," he told the crowd of nearly a thousand.
The organization which invited the Former President, Chicago House, was founded in 1985 to provide housing and supportive services for people living with HIV and AIDS. About one year ago as part of their mission, Chicago House CEO Rev. Stan Sloan established Sweet Miss Givings, a bakery and jobs program with a social purpose that provides job skills and employment for formerly homeless individuals being assisted by Chicago House.
Clinton praised the Sweet Miss Givings program as "the best example of a back-to-work program that I have ever seen" and went further to say, "it should be rolled out through NGO's [non-governmental organizations] across the country that can sustain such a program."
In addition to complementing the Chicago House and its staff for being a pioneer service organization, the former president talked about the current debate over national healthcare, the state of the economy and the recent tragedy at Fort Hood.
Since leaving office, Clinton established the Clinton Global Initiative to work towards solutions to issues including homelessness and specifically homelessness in the HIV/AIDS community and the impact it has on an individual's health and stability.
Clinton commended the audience for their support and wrapped up the afternoon with a question and answer session.
The event raised an estimated $400,000 for Chicago House.
For more information on Chicago House: http://www.chicagohouse.org
The organization which invited the Former President, Chicago House, was founded in 1985 to provide housing and supportive services for people living with HIV and AIDS. About one year ago as part of their mission, Chicago House CEO Rev. Stan Sloan established Sweet Miss Givings, a bakery and jobs program with a social purpose that provides job skills and employment for formerly homeless individuals being assisted by Chicago House.
Clinton praised the Sweet Miss Givings program as "the best example of a back-to-work program that I have ever seen" and went further to say, "it should be rolled out through NGO's [non-governmental organizations] across the country that can sustain such a program."
In addition to complementing the Chicago House and its staff for being a pioneer service organization, the former president talked about the current debate over national healthcare, the state of the economy and the recent tragedy at Fort Hood.
Since leaving office, Clinton established the Clinton Global Initiative to work towards solutions to issues including homelessness and specifically homelessness in the HIV/AIDS community and the impact it has on an individual's health and stability.
Clinton commended the audience for their support and wrapped up the afternoon with a question and answer session.
The event raised an estimated $400,000 for Chicago House.
For more information on Chicago House: http://www.chicagohouse.org