HomeMy WebLinkAbout24-092 RESOLUTION NO. 24-092
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 2024 AS "NATIONAL FOSTER CARE AWARENESS MONTH"
IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida has made the
following determinations:
1. The family is the indispensable foundation of society; at its best, it performs tasks that no other
entity can hope to duplicate. The family has the primary responsibility for nurturing children,
transmitting our culture, and building the character traits that make for healthy adults and good
citizens. Upon the strength of the family rests the future of our Nation.
2. For a variety of reasons, however, some parents are unable to provide a minimally acceptable
level of care for their children, and temporary or permanent alternative placement is necessary.
National Foster Care Month presents an appropriate opportunity for all of us (public officials,
business, religious, and community leaders, and parents alike) to reflect on the pressures facing
families today and on the need for increased efforts to ensure that abandoned or abused children
have the opportunity to live in healthy, loving homes.
3. The emphasis in foster care must be on the well-being of the child, and public policy must serve
to promote alternative placement that represents actual care and not mere custody. Because the
tasks facing foster parents often include special challenges, such as care of a child who is physically
or mentally handicapped or who has been emotionally or physically abused, the mothers and
fathers whom society qualifies to accept this added responsibility must be held to a high standard.
To accomplish this goal, many more happy and successful families must be willing to step forward
and to offer to share heart and home with children desperately longing for both. The aim of all
foster care must be the establishment for the child of a sense of permanence and belonging.
4. National Foster Care Month also provides an opportunity to offer public thanks for the sacrifices
and dedication of the many foster parents and concerned professionals working in the field of
foster care.Their jobs require extraordinary patience and love, and their rewards are often reaped
only years after their primary labor is done -- when the child is grown and fully appreciates what
has been done for him or her, or when society pauses from its hectic rush forward to recognize the
good they have accomplished.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida that this Board does hereby proclaim May 2024, as "National Foster Care
Awareness Month" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 21st day of May 2024.
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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