CITY OF FRESNO
Offices of Councilmembers Tyler Maxwell & Mike Karbassi
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ JERRY DYER, Honorable Mayor NELSON ESPARZA, Council President
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ TYLER MAXWELL, Council Vice President ESMERALDA SORIA, Councilmember, District 1
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ MIKE KARBASSI, Councilmember, District 2 MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember, District 3
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ LUIS CHAVEZ, Councilmember, District 5 GARRY BREDEFELD, Councilmember, District 6
Is Hereby Presented To:
Valley Caregivers Resource Center
WHEREAS, the role of a family caregiver is frequently an unexpected and significant responsibility that often changes the course of a family’s life plan; and
WHEREAS, in the United States, over 90 million people are caring for loved ones with chronic conditions, disabilities, disease, and the frailties of old age; and
WHEREAS, a family caregiver is someone who assists their loved ones with daily tasks such as shopping for food, cooking, cleaning, providing medicine, and helping manage day to day items; and
WHEREAS, being a family caregiver comes with a variety of challenges including stress, burnout, and impacts to physical and mental health; and
WHEREAS, learning how to navigate the caregiving journey can add an extra layer of strain, making it difficult for caregiver to give proper attention to their mental and physical well being; and
WHEREAS, the Valley Caregiver Resource Center is a valuable resource tool that provides seniors and their caregivers across California with information, assistance, support, and education on all aspects of care; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we the Mayor and Fresno City Council do hereby recognize November 2022 as National Family Caregivers Month and acknowledge and thank Valley Caregiver Resource Center for their decades-long service to Central Valley seniors and their caregivers.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we, the Mayor and Fresno City Council, do hereby proclaim November 2022 in the City of Fresno as:
National Caregivers Month
IN W ITNESS W HEREOF , we have hereunto set our hands and affixed the Great Seal of the City of Fresno, California, this 17th day of November of the Year Two Thousand and Twenty-Two.