CITY OF FRESNO
Office of Councilmember Mike Karbassi
WHEREAS, May marks the beginning of National Foster Care Month, and CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Fresno and Madera Counties, looks to raise awareness of its overall mission to recruit, train and support volunteer advocates who mentor foster youth in Fresno; and
WHEREAS, CASA Focuses on the overarching goal of their advocates to build lasting relationships with abused and neglected children in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Court Systems. This bond with the foster youth therefore increases educational success and employability, while in turn, decreasing homelessness and incarceration
; and
WHEREAS, the CASA organization thanks the volunteers who have donated over 20,000 hours of their time in the last year, while inspiring the public to join them in being The Voice That Matters For Foster Youth in Fresno and Madera Counties; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, Mayor Jerry Dyer and the Fresno City Council do hereby proclaim:
“CASA Awareness Day”
in the City of Fresno.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and
affixed the seal of the City of Fresno, California, this 25 th
day of May 2023.
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ JERRY DYER, Honorable Mayor MIKE KARBASSI, Councilmember District 2
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ TYLER MAXWELL, Council President ANNALISA PEREA, Council Vice President
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ MIGUEL ARIAS, Councilmember District 3 LUIS CHAVEZ, Councilmember District 5
_____________________________________________ __________________________________________ GARRY BREDEFELD, Councilmember District 6 NELSON ESPARZA, Councilmember District 7