HomeMy WebLinkAbout15-228 RESOLUTION NO. 15-228
A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING HIBISCUS CHILDREN'S CENTER
"30 YEARS OF SERVING CHILDREN"IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. Child abuse and neglect is a serious problem affecting millions of children nationally,
in the state of Florida, and right here on the Treasure Coast.
2. Hibiscus Children's Center has addressed the ever-changing needs of our community
for three decades through expanding services such as Mental Health Services, which
include Infant Mental Health, Specialized Sexual Abuse Treatment, Community
Outreach Services, and Therapeutic services for children in our residential facilities.
3. As a leader in child welfare services, Hibiscus Children's Center has been at the
forefront of providing prevention, intervention, and recovery services to children and
families across the Treasure Coast.
4. For thirty years, the mission of Hibiscus Children's Center has never wavered —every
day they maintain a safe shelter for children who are abused, abandoned, and
neglected by providing prevention, residential, assessment, and recovery programs.
Hibiscus Children's Center also prepares our children for their future by constructing
programs so they acquire an education, attain emotional and physical well-being,
achieve career readiness, and gain independent living skills.
5. Hibiscus Children's Center has provided over 250,000 nights of safety to abused
children since its inception in 1985 and continues to provide services to over 1300
children and families annually in an effort to prevent and reduce child abuse and to
provide the resources that families need to make our community stronger and a safe
place for children.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby recognize and commend Hibiscus Children's Center for"30 YEARS
OF SAVING CHILDREN" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board encourages all citizens to learn more about helping the children served by the
Hibiscus Children's Center, to volunteer, to donate or to remember Hibiscus in your will.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 3rd day of November 2015.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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