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RESOLUTION NO. 08-026
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JANUARY 26,
2008, AS "THE AGRICULTURAL AND LABOR
PROGRAM, INC. 40th ANNIVERSARY DAY"
IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida, has made the following determinations:
1. The Agricultural and Labor Program, Inc. (ALPI) is a
private, non-profit, community based organization that has been
helping people and changing lives since 1968.
2. The ALPI is based on five underlying principles that
guide all its activities:
a. Involvement of People
b. Emphasis on long-term accomplishment rather than
promises
c. Assurance of economic viability
d. Emphasis on self-help
e. A sound integrated total systems approach
3. The ALPI provides Head Start/Early Head Start and Child
Development Service to 900 families annually in partnership with
city and county government, public schools, the United Way, and
Early Learning Coalitions.
4. The ALPI provides Community and Family Support Services
to 11,000 families annually through Low Income Home Energy
Assistance, CSBG, USDA Child Care Program, DOE Farmworker Training
and Emergency Services,
HUD Housing Counseling,
Farmworker
Affordable Housing, Child Care, Before and After School Care.
5. The month of January, 2008, will commemorate the
beginning of 40 (forty) years of providing a constant flow of
community support services to provide a mechanism toward helping
socially and economically disadvantaged children and families
achieve and maintain family stability and economic self-
sufficiency.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim January 26, 2008, as "THE
AGRICULTURAL AND LABOR PROGRAM, INC. 40th ANNIVERSARY DAY" in St.
Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board does hereby recognize and appreciate the many
services provided by this agency and congratulates ALPI on 40 years
of service to the citizens of St. Lucie County.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 8th day of January, 2008.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY' ~fM
C IRMAN
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