PROCLAMATION OF THE GROVER BEACH CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF GROVER BEACH
DECLARING OCTOBER as
”DATING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACTION MONTH”
WHEREAS, Dating and Domestic Violence ACTION Month calls attention to the fact that sexual and intimate partner violence is widespread and impacts every person in Grover Beach; and
WHEREAS, LUMINA ALLIANCE provide essential, lifesaving services for survivors, their children, and families throughout San Luis Obispo County including Grover Beach.; and WHEREAS, domestic violence is a pattern of control in an intimate relationship where one person uses coercion and violence to gain power and control over his or her partner; and WHEREAS, domestic violence can result in physical injury, psychological trauma, and even death. The devastating consequences of domestic violence can cross generations and can last a lifetime; and
WHEREAS, the marginalization of certain groups in society, including undocumented individuals, transgender individuals, and those living with disabilities, increases their vulnerability to intimate partner violence; and
WHEREAS, LUMINA ALLIANCE continues to provide a safe environment to those affected by domestic violence with crisis intervention, counseling, education, legal services, and emergency safe housing, with the help of dedicated volunteers and professionals; and WHEREAS, LUMINA ALLIANCE has received over two thousand four hundred calls to the crisis & information line, provided more than six thousand four hundred collective nights for shelter clients, and provided more than five thousand hours of therapy; and WHEREAS, the City of Grover Beach strongly supports the efforts of LUMINA ALLIANCE, how every segment of our society can work together to better address intimate partner violence, and how to help survivors connect with services; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Grover Beach City Council of Grover Beach does herby proclaims October 2022, as national “as “National Dating and Domestic Violence Action Month.”
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Grover Beach to be affixed this 11th day of October 2022.
Jeff Lee, Mayor
Attest:
Wendi Sims, City Clerk
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