CITY O F SEBASTO PO L
Pr o c l a m a t io n
Proclamation Proclaiming October 2025 as Domestic
Violence Awareness Month and Recognizing the YWCA
Sonoma County for providing vital resources for local
residents experiencing domestic violence
WHEREAS, our local community and that nearly all of us know someone who has been abused, the crime of domestic violence violates an individual's privacy, dignity, and security, based on the systematic use of emotional, physical, sexual, psychological, and economic control or abuse; and
WHEREAS, established in 1976, YWCA Sonoma County is our community's singular and vital resource for local residents experiencing violence in the place we should all feel the most safe, inside our own homes; and
WHEREAS, YWCA operates Sonoma County's ONLY confidential safe house shelter and Sonoma County's ONLY 24/ 7 domestic violence crisis hotline. YWCA's Counseling Support Services offers trauma-informed individual and support group therapy for victims of trauma and domestic violence, including the students at YWCA's therapeutic preschool serving one of our most vulnerable populations: children ages 3-5 years old; and WHEREAS, only an informed community effort will end the cycle of violence for local families, members of our community are encouraged to participate in YWCA’s scheduled events and programs to raise much-needed funding to support their vision for every family in Sonoma County to live healthy, productive lives and be safe in their own homes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, I, Stephen Zollman, Mayor of the City of Sebastopol, on behalf of the entire City Council, do hereby proclaim October 2025 in the City of Sebastopol as
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the Great Seal of the City of Sebastopol this 7th day of October, 2025.
Stephen Zollman, Mayor