Office of the Mayor

Proclamation

Lawrence, Kansas

WHEREAS:   Children are key to the city’s future success, prosperity and quality of life and, while children are our most valuable resource, they are also our most vulnerable; and

WHEREAS:   Children have a right to be safe and to be provided an opportunity to thrive, learn and grow; and

WHEREAS:   Child abuse and neglect can be prevented by supporting and strengthening families in Douglas County, Kansas’ through the 5 Protective Factors: 1. Nurturing and Attachment, 2. Knowledge of Child/Youth Development, 3. Parental Resilience, 4. Social Connections and 5. Concrete Supports for Parents; and

WHEREAS:   We must come together as partners so that the voices of our children are heard by all and we are as a community extending a helping hand to children and families in need; and

WHEREAS:   By providing safe, stable and nurturing relationships for our children, free of violence, bullying, abuse and neglect, we can ensure that the city’s children will grow to their full potential as the next generation of leaders, helping to secure the future of this city, state and nation;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Leslie Soden, Mayor of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, do hereby proclaim the month of April 2017 as

CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH

in the City of Lawrence.

                                                          Leslie Soden, Mayor

April 4, 2017