Office of the Mayor

Proclamation

Lawrence, Kansas

 

 

WHEREAS:  Douglas County CASA was founded in 1991 by Judge Jean Shepherd and a group of concerned citizens who wanted to ensure that abused and neglected children have a better opportunity to find permanent, safe, and loving homes; and

 

WHEREAS:   The Douglas County CASA, Inc., program, in association with the National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association, speaks for  the best interests of abused and neglected children who are involved in the juvenile courts; and

 

WHEREAS:  More than 400 community volunteers since 1991 have advocated in family court for the best interests of hundreds of children, ensuring that no child is lost in the legal system or languishes in foster care; and

 

WHEREAS:   The problem of child abuse and neglect in Douglas County has not gone away, as more than 200 children every year are under the protection of the court because their homes are no longer safe for them; and

 

WHEREAS:   The whole community gains when we break the cycle of abuse and neglect in children’s lives by giving them a secure, nurturing home where they grow up to become productive citizens and good parents of their own families; and

 

WHEREAS:   Douglas County CASA, Inc. is celebrating the 15th anniversary of fulfilling its vital mission in Douglas County;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mike Amyx, Mayor of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, do hereby proclaim June 25 – July 1 as

 

“CASA WEEK”

 

                                                                                                        

                                                                   Mike Amyx, Mayor

 

                                                                   June 27, 2006