PROCLAMATION OF THE GROVER BEACH CITY COUNCIL
DECLARING NOVEMBER as
”NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH”
WHEREAS, the City of Grover Beach recognizes the importance of providing children safe, healthy and loving homes in which they may become a permanent part of a family through adoption; and
WHEREAS, there are more than 120,000 children in the United States adopted annually; and
WHEREAS, more than 5,500 children in California are adopted annually; and WHEREAS, 33 children in San Luis Obispo County will be adopted by the end of this year; and
WHEREAS, to help these children have permanent, loving families and to support the families that provide these homes, the County of San Luis Obispo Department of Social Services is acknowledging National Adoption Month to raise awareness about the need for adoptive homes for local children and join other organizations to celebrate adoptive families in our community; and
WHEREAS, this effort, along with similar celebrations in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, will offer children the chance to live with loving, healthy, permanent families when they cannot live with their birth families and encourage other dedicated individuals to make a powerful difference in the lives of a child through adoption.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Grover Beach City Council does herby proclaim November 2022, as “National Adoption Month” and in so doing, urge all citizens to join in a national effort to raise awareness about the importance of adoption.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Grover Beach to be affixed this 14th day of November 2022.
Jeff Lee, Mayor
Attest:
Wendi Sims, City Clerk
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