Backup Documents 04/11/2023 Item # 4APROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, in 1994 Sunlight Home of Collier County was formed, and
property was purchased in Naples to provide a safe and loving
home environment for pregnant teens and women that are
homeless, abused, and trafficked; and
WHEREAS, since the beginning Sunlight Home has provided a long term,
Christian based program that empowers pregnant teens and
women to break the cycle of poverty and abuse; and
WHEREAS, over 29 years Sunlight Home has provided hundreds of residents
with medical care, therapy, education, employment assistance,
financial education, life skills training, parental education and
adoption support; and
WHEREAS, a volunteer board secures necessary resources for the program
by private donations and grants but never by government funds;
and
WHEREAS, Sunlight Home provides a much needed service to the people of
Collier County by caring for their vulnerable citizens and helping
them rejoin society;
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of
Collier County, Florida, that Sunlight Home of Collier County is
recognized for its 29 years of services to pregnant teens and
women of Collier County.
DONE AND ORDERED THIS filth Day of April 2023.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
RICK LOC PO, CHAIRMAN