HomeMy WebLinkAbout13-009RESOLUTION NO. 13-009
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JANUARY 26, 2013,
AS "THE AGRICULTURAL AND LABOR PROGRAM,
INC. 45th ANNIVERSARY DAY"INST. 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. CSBG enrolled 185 families into the family self-sufficiency program, l4 youth were
provided with summer job opportunities, and 12 adults were provided with work experience.
4. Head StartjEarly Head Start services were provided to 1018 children and their
families in St. Lucie and Polk Counties.
5. Voluntary Pre-Kindegarten services were provided to 467 children and theirfamilies
in St. Lucie and Polk Counties.
6. A total of 374,175 meals were provided to pre-school and school age children via
the Child Care Food and Nutrition Program.
7. LIHEAP services were expanded in partnership with 20non-profit organizations to
provide assistance to a total of 16,451 clients (i.e. Collier, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Martin, Polk
and St. Lucie Counties).
8. Mitigation services were provided to 9 clients in various stages offoreclosure often
resulting in modificationstotheir mortgages. An additional87 clientswere provided HUD Housing
Counseling services.
9. Full-time employment opportunities were maintained to 234 employees in
Highlands, Polk, St. Lucie, and Volusia Counties.
10. The month of January 2013 will commemorate the beginning of 45 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, 2013, as "THE AGRICULTURAL AND
LABOR PROGRAM, INC. 45th ANNIVERSARY DAY" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board does hereby recognize and appreciate the many services provided bythis
agency and congratulates ALPI on 45 years of service to the citizens of St. Lucie County.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 15th day of January 2013.
ATTEST:
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY:
CHAIRMAN
APPRO D AS TO LEGAL FORM AND
CORRECT ESS•
COUNTY NEY