CITY OF CHINO
PROCLAMATiON
WHEREAS, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month recognizing the importance of prevention, education, and community action to end domestic violence; and WHEREAS, about 1 in 5 women experience contact sexual violence, nearly 1 in 4 experience physical violence, and about 1 in 8 are stalked. Among men, nearly 1 in 23 experience contact sexual violence, about 1 in 7 experience physical violence, and almost 1 in 24 are stalked; and WITEREAS, domestic violence is not confined to any group of groups of poople, but crosses all economic, racial, gender, educational, religious, and societal harriers, and is sustained by societal indifference; and
WHEREAS, victims of violence should have access to medical and legal services, counseling, transitional housing, and other supportive services so they can escape the cycle of abuse; and WHEREAS, the House of Ruth provides life-saving domestic violence services for residents of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chino is committed to working in partnership to increase public awareness of domestic violence and to eliminate it through prevention and education.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, EUNICE M. ULLOA, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHINO, do hereby proclaim October 2026, as
"DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH"
and urge all citizens to work towards the elimination of domestic violence in our community.
PRESENTED THIS 6TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2026.
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EUNICE M. ULLOA, Mayor
ATTEST:
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NATALIE GONZAGA, City Clerk