Agenda 04/10/2012 Item # 4GPROCLAMATION 4/10/2012 Item 4.G.
WHEREAS, Project He /p, Inc. offers survivor- focused crisis intervention and advocacy services for
victims of sexual assault including a 24 -hour crisis hot line, sexual assault response, crisis
counseling, support groups, information, referrals, training and prevention education; and
WHEREAS, non - stranger and stranger rape and sexual assault affects women, children and men of a//
racial, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds and sexual violence against the citizens of
Collier County continues at an alarming rate; and,
WHEREAS, women, children and men suffer multiple types of sexual violence which is devastating for
not only the survivor, but for the family and friends of the survivor; and,
WHEREAS, to prevent future violation of our citizens, it is critical to foster greater public awareness
of the causes and effects of sexual violence and to address this problem on every civic
level,• and,
WHEREAS, the Project He /p, Inc. staff and volunteers are committed to increasing public awareness
of sexual violence and its prevalence and it eliminating it through prevention and
education; and,
WHEREAS, important partnerships have been formed among criminal and juvenile justice agencies,
health providers, allied professionals and victims services, and,
VEREAS, Project Help, Inc. will join with other Sexual Assault Service Providers, the Florida
Council Against Sexual Violence and other interested or in public awareness
initiatives intended to generate greater public understanding of the issues surrounding
sexual assault.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida,
that April 2012 be designated as
SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 10th Day of April 2012.
ATTEST.•
DWIGHT E. BROOK, CLERK
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
FRED W. COYLE, CHAIRMAN
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.G.
4/10/2012 Item 4.G.
Item Summary: Proclamation designating April 2012 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month
in Collier 'ounty. To be accepted by Project Help, Inc. staff and board members. Sponsored by
Commissioner Coyle.
Meeting Date: 4/10/2012
Prepared By
Name: BartlettKristi
Title: Executive Aide to the BCC
3/29/2012 8:41:12 AM
Submitted by
Title: Executive Aide to the BCC
Name: BartlettKristi
3/29/2012 8:41:13 AM
Approved By
Name: MitchellIan
Title: Executive Manager, BCC
Date: 4/2/2012 5:02:29 PM
Name: SheffieldMichael
Title: Manager- Business Operations, CMO
Date: 4/3/2012 9:46:45 AM
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