,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #ag1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,stivers 7for himself and    
,mrs4 ,beatty7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,financial ,services      
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of ,september #ai1 #bjad
 as ,national ,service ,coordinator ,day
 to recognize the value of service      
coordinators in subsidized and other    
affordable housing communities for their
 work to promote and support economic   
self-sufficiency and independence for   
low-income families1 older ,americans1  
and persons with disabilities4  ,whereas
 the work of service coordinators in the
 ,united ,states aids more than         
#a1jjj1jjj low-income ,americans        
residing in publicly subsidized and     
other affordable housing communities2   
,whereas recent evidence shows that the 
provision of resident services through  
service coordinators results in dramatic

 benefits for both residents and        
developers of affordable housing2       
,whereas low-income families who are    
assisted by service coordinators have   
housing stability1 experience growth in 
household income1 have improved job     
skills and better parenting skills1 have
 access to convenient after-school      
programs for their children1 and move   
faster towards economic                 
self-sufficiency2 ,whereas older        
,americans who are assisted by service  
coordinators experience benefits in     
their health outcomes and have the      
ability to age in-place as they become  
more frail1 thereby delaying or         
preventing the transfer to a more       
expensive nursing home setting2 ,whereas
 persons with disabilities residing in  
housing communities having a service    
coordinator are aided in maximizing     
their independence to the greatest      
extent possible2 ,whereas affordable    
housing developers are benefitted by    
having a service coordinator on staff as

 coordinators can intervene rapidly to  
address resident crises and issues that 
otherwise might lead to evictions1 can  
reduce damages to the property1 and can 
provide a sense of community and safe   
and stable housing2 ,whereas the        
profession of service coordination is   
dedicated to empowering residents to    
maximize their independence and         
self-sufficiency1 holds residents'      
rights to self-determination in the     
highest regard1 and instills trust      
through maintaining high standards of   
confidentiality2 ,whereas residents in  
subsidized and affordable housing       
communities having a service coordinator
 report higher satisfaction with their  
living environments and a heightened    
desire to be productive members of their
 communities2 ,whereas service          
coordinators in subsidized and other    
affordable housing communities are      
collectively supported and promoted     
through the efforts of the ,american    
,association of ,service ,coordinators  

that was incorporated in the ,state of  
,ohio on ,september #ai1 #aiii2 and     
,whereas ,september #ai1 #bjad is the   
#aeth anniversary of such incorporation 
and would be an appropriate day to      
designate as ,national ,service         
,coordinator ,day3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it  ,that the ,house of                 
,representatives--  7#a7 supports the   
designation of ,national ,service       
,coordinator ,day2  7#b7 recognizes the 
value of service coordinators in        
assisting low-income ,americans to      
maintain and maximize their independence
 and strive toward economic             
self-sufficiency2 and  7#c7 encourages  
the people of the ,united ,states to    
learn about service coordination and the
 role service coordinators play in      
aiding in the stabilization of housing1 
maximizing independence1 and achieving  
self-sufficiency for ,america's         
vulnerable populations4