HomeMy WebLinkAbout13-226RESOLUTION NO. 13-226
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2013
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 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 2013 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 5th day of November 2013.
EST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE CJJOUNTY, FLORIDA
DE TY~CL CHAIRMAN
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