Item B3
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: May 21, 2003
Division:
District 1
Bulk Item: Yes
No
Department: Mayor Dixie M. Spehar
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Proclamation: Month of May, 2003 as Foster Care Month
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Request from Wendy Nunn, Wesley House. 292-7150 ext. 228
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST:
N/A
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY:
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No
AMOUNT PER MONTH
Year
APPROVED BY: County Arty
OMB/Purchasing _ Risk Management _
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
DOCUMENTATION:
Included X
To Follow
Not Required_
AGENDA ITEM #~
DISPOSITION:
Revised 1/03
JMapor'g
tlroclamation
WHEREAS, on any given day, almost 10,000 children in the state of
Florida are living in foster care; and
WHEREAS, foster parents throughout the state of Florida dedicate
themselves to providing foster children with the love and values that help prepare
them for responsible adulthood; and
WHEREAS, in Monroe County there are approximately 50 children in foster
care each month residing in one of thirty-two active licensed foster homes; and
WHEREAS, in Monroe County there is a current need for a greater variety
of licensed foster homes to meet the special needs of children coming into foster
care and to ensure that children can remain in their home communities.
NOW, THEREFORE, by the power vested in me as Mayor of Monroe County,
Florida, I do hereby proclaim the month of May 2003 as
Foster Care Month
in Monroe County and call upon all citizens, community agencies, religious
organizations, medical facilities, and businesses to increase their participation in
our efforts to support the foster care community, thereby strengthening the
communities in which we live.
WITNESS my hand and seal of the County of Monroe, Florida, this 21 sl
day of May, 2003.
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