PROC. 2021-28 - National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Proclamation 2021 -28
Town of Tropbp (Grub, Texan
A PROCLAMATION OF THE TROPHY CLUB TOWN COUNCIL
SUPPORTING OCTOBER 2021 AS NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AWARENESS MONTH IN TROPHY CLUB; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, for the past forty one years, Denton County Friends of the Family
has provided compassionate, comprehensive services those impacted by rape, sexual
abuse, and domestic violence in the Denton community while partnering with the
community to promote safety, hope, healing, justice, and prevention; and
WHEREAS, by working together, shelters, affiliated programs, municipalities, and
concerned individuals can change social attitudes about, and the response to, intimate
partner violence; and
WHEREAS, all persons have the right to live without fear, abuse, or oppression;
and
WHEREAS, one in three Texans will experience domestic violence in their
lifetimes; and
WHEREAS, Denton County Friends of the Family received 2,974 crisis calls from
victims of domestic violence and provided 9,412 days of emergency shelter to women
and children in the past year; and
WHEREAS, the Denton County Friends of the Family individuals and groups with
over 14,000 hours of volunteer services through counseling, advocacy, case
management and support services; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence is not confined to any specific group or people,
but affects people of all races, backgrounds, economic levels, education levels, family
structures, ages and religions; and
WHEREAS, the crime of domestic violence violates members of our community's
privacy, dignity, security and humanity in the form of physical, emotional, sexual,
psychological, religious, and economic abuse; and
WHEREAS, advocates, professionals, volunteers and community members
concerned with domestic violence will devote the month of October to raising
awareness about the causes, interventions and prevention of this devastating crime.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR ALICIA L. FLEURY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THE TROPHY CLUB TOWN COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM
OCTOBER 2021 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
Section 1. Reaffirming this Town's commitment to ending domestic violence in
our community.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the To of Trophy Club,
Texas, this 11th day of October 2021.
a, l a�,r1
is Vacek, TRMC, CMC, MMC Al a L. Fleury, ay r
Town Governance Officer
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