Proclamation of the
City of Foster City, California
Recognizing October 2025
as Domestic Violence Awareness Month
WHEREAS, more than one in three women, one in four men, and one in two transgender individuals experience some form of physical or sexual violence and/or stalking by their intimate partner in their lifetime; and
WHEREAS, the marginalization of certain groups in society, including undocumented individuals, transgender individuals, and people living with disabilities, increases their vulnerability to domestic violence; and
WHEREAS, Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA) staff provided more than 10,000 critical services in the past year, ensuring survivors have access to safety, advocacy, and healing; and
WHEREAS, CORA provided over $1 million in client cash assistance, including subsidized rent, security deposits, and a range of emergency expenses, from car repairs to storage costs; and WHEREAS, in San Mateo County, 121 adults and children were provided emergency shelter, including stays in safe houses and motels, and 144 adults and children were provided longer term rental assistance to escape their abusers last year; and WHEREAS, 606 adults and children received therapy to help them with domestic violence- related trauma, and CORA fielded 2,092 requests for legal assistance; and WHEREAS, San Mateo County recognizes the critical need for county-wide services in order to support our residents; and
WHEREAS, intimate partner violence continues to be among the most under-reported crimes and San Mateo County is committed to eliminating all forms of intimate partner abuse.
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, STACY JIMENEZ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FOSTER CITY, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, do hereby designate the month of October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, to raise awareness about and encourage all residents of Foster City to do their part to help rid our community of intimate partner violence.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and have caused the official seal of the City of
Foster City to be affixed this 6th day of October in
the year two thousand and twenty-five, A.D.
MAYOR STACY JIMENEZ