Backup Documents 10/14/2025 Item # 4A A
PROCLAMATION
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 crime of domestic violence violates an individual'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
domestic violence survivors and their children; and
WHEREAS, Collier County is committed to taking a firm stand against domestic violence and will
remain focused on ensuring that all Collier County residents are safe in their homes, and
abusers are held accountable for their crimes;
NOW THEREFORE,be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida,
that October 2025 be designated as
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 14th Day of October 2025.
Board of County Commissioners
Collier County,Florida
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Burt L. Saunders, Chairman
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