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A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 12-18,2018 AS
"FOSTER FAMILY APPRECIATION WEEK" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. The family, serving as the primary source of love, identity, self-esteem and support, is the
very foundation of our community and our State.
2. In St. Lucie County there are 72 children in foster care being provided with a safe, secure
and stable home along with the compassion and nurture of a foster family.
3. All young people in foster care need a meaningful connection to a caring adult who
becomes a supportive and lasting presence in their lives.
4. Foster, kinship and adoptive families, who open their homes and hearts and support
children whose families are in crisis, play a vital role in helping children and families heal
and reconnect thereby launching young people into successful adulthood.
5. Dedicated foster families frequently adopt foster children, resulting in a greater need for
more foster families.
6. There are numerous individuals, public and private organizations who work to increase
public awareness of the needs of children in and leaving foster care as well as the enduring
and valuable contribution of foster parents, and the foster care "system" is only as good as
those who choose to be part of it.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim February 12-18, 2018 as "Foster Family Appreciation
Week" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board further urges all citizens to come forward and do something positive that will
help change a lifetime for children and youth in foster care.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 6th day of February 2018.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COM RS
S IEC Y, FL O A
BY:
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APPROVE S TO LEGAL FORM AND
CORRECTN
COUNTY �*NEY