LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Brooklyn Community Housing and
Services, Inc. upon the occasion of hosting its Seventh Annual Fashion
on Fulton & Friends Benefit

WHEREAS, From time to time this Legislative Body takes note of certain
extraordinary individuals it wishes to recognize for their valued
contributions to the success and progress of society and publicly
acknowledge their endeavors which have enhanced the basic humanity among
us all; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Brooklyn Community Housing and Services, Inc. upon the occasion of host-
ing its Seventh Annual Fashion on Fulton & Friends Benefit, to be held
on Tuesday, June 2, 2009, Brooklyn, New York; and
WHEREAS, In addition, Brooklyn Community Housing and Services, Inc. is
proud to celebrate its 30th Anniversary; since 1978, it has developed a
series of groundbreaking programs that have since saved thousands of
lives, and that marked the organization as a pioneer in the field for
decades to come; and
WHEREAS, Brooklyn Community Housing and Services, Inc. (BCHS) is
committed to ending homelessness in Brooklyn and empowering all the
residents of its home community of Fort Greene and the surrounding
neighborhoods through innovative and comprehensive social, educational
and job-training programs that enable residents to achieve maximum inde-
pendence; every year, BCHS provides clean and safe supportive housing
and services to nearly 700 formerly homeless families and single adults
and helps them to learn how to live independently; and
WHEREAS, BCHS has received local and national recognition from organ-
izations like the Fannie Mae Foundation, the Enterprise Foundation, and
the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal; and
WHEREAS, This year, BCHS is proud to honor the remarkable accomplish-
ments of the following: Maurice "Mo" Vaughn, Eugene Schneur, Founding
Partners of Omni New York LLC and Elsie Long, Founder and President of
Spoke the Hub; and
WHEREAS, Over the past 30 years, BCHS has contributed greatly to
Brooklyn's growth; it remains a true asset to society; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when organiza-
tions of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
the great State of New York; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Brooklyn Community Housing and Services, Inc. upon the occasion
of hosting its Seventh Annual Fashion on Fulton & Friends Benefit; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Brooklyn Community Housing and Services, Inc. and to the
aforementioned honorees.