HomeMy WebLinkAbout16-197RESOLUTION NO. 16-197
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2016
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 450 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 2016 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 15th day of November 2016.
ATTEST: BOARD OY COM SIONERS
ST. LUCIE O TY, F R
BY:j"L - �
DEPUTY CLERK HAIR
APPROVED,ASTO LEGAL FORM AND
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