HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-210RESOLUTION NO. 12-210
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF
NOVEMBER 2012 AS "NATIONAL ADOPTION
AWARENESS MONTH" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. For more than a century, Children's Home Society of Florida has upheld our
legacy of transforming the lives of children and families.
2. On any given day, approximately 125-175 children are awaiting adoptions on the
Treasure Coast and in the last three years over 350 children have been given the
gift of forever families.
3. Children's Home Society of Florida, Treasure Coast Division, works diligently with
United for Families and the Department of Children & Families to ensure that
every child has a forever family.
4. Children waiting for adoptive parents and families who have adopted these
children require and deserve community and agency support.
5. Children's Home Society of Florida, along with its community partners, embraces
opportunities that can potentially change the way society cares for children and
youth.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim the month of November 2012 as "NATIONAL
ADOPTION AWARENESS MONTH" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board encourages community agencies, religious organizations, business
and others to celebrate adoption, honor families that grow through adoption,
further an awareness of the changes and issues in adoption, and focus attention
on those children who live in the shadow of an uncertain future while they await
forever families.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 23`d day of October, 2012.
ATTEST:
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