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NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH 2024 <br />Honoring, Uniting, and Celebrating Families <br />RESOLUTION #2024-05 <br />WHEREAS, the family, serving as the primary source of love, identity, self-esteem, and <br />support, is the very foundation of our communities and our State, and <br />WHEREAS, in Cass County there are approximately 220 children and youth in foster <br />care being provided with a safe, secure, and stable home along with the <br />compassion and nurture of a foster family, and <br />WHEREAS, foster families, who open their homes and hearts and give hope to children <br />whose families are in crisis, play a vital role helping children and families heal and <br />reconnect, and launching children into successful adulthood, and <br />WHEREAS, there are numerous individuals, public and private organizations who work <br />to increase public awareness of the needs of children in and leaving foster care as well <br />as the enduring and valuable contribution of foster parents, and the foster care "system" <br />is only as good as those who choose to be part of it, <br />NOW, THEREFORE, I, Chad Peterson, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Chair <br />of the Board of Cass County Commissioners do hereby proclaim May of 2024 as <br />FOSTER CARE MONTH in Cass County and urge all citizens to come forward and do <br />something positive that will help change a lifetime for children and youth in foster care. <br />Date Chad Peterson, Chairman <br />Cass County Commission <br />SUGGESTED MOTION: Move to authorize the chair to sign Resolution #2024-05, <br />Proclamation for National Foster Care Month, May 2024.