Backup Documents 10/14/2014 Item # 4B 48
PROCLAMA 'TION
WHEREAS, domestic violence permeates the lives and compromises the•safety of thousands'of
Collier County citizens with tragic, destructive and sometimes fatal results; and,
WHEREAS, the problems of domestic violence are not confined to any one group of people,
but affect people across all economic strata, race and ethnicity, sexual
orientation, culture and society, and are supported by societal indifference; and,
WHEREAS, the cr/me of domestic v/o%nce violates an individua/'s privacy, dignity, security and
humanity due to systemic use of physical, emotional, sexual, psychological, and
economic control and/or abuse; and,
WHEREAS, the impact of domestic violence is wide-ranging, directly affecting women, men,
children and society as a whole; and,
WHEREAS, The Shelter for Abused Women & Children has provided support, safety, and
advocacy to over 68,000 domestic violence survivors and their children since
1989; and,
WHEREAS, Collier County is committed to taking a firm stand against domestic violence and
will remain focused on ensuring that a//Collier County residents`are safe in their
homes and abusers are held accountable for their crimes.
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NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Col/ier County,
Florida that October 2014 be designated as
• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 14th Day of October 2014.
• BOARD OF, OUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLI • 0' UN FLORIDA
Tom Henning, CHAIRMAN