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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 135
BY REPRESENTATIVE SIMON
A RESOLUTION
To recognize the month of May as Foster Care Awareness Month in Louisiana.
WHEREAS, the safety of children is paramount to the citizens of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the family, serving as the primary source of love, identity, self-esteem,
and support, is the very foundation of our communities; and
WHEREAS, in Louisiana, there are more than seven thousand three hundred children
and youth served annually in foster care, who are being provided with a safe, secure, and
stable temporary home or care setting; and
WHEREAS, all young people in foster care deserve a meaningful, permanent
connection to a caring adult who is a supportive and lasting presence in their lives; and
WHEREAS, foster, kinship, and adoptive families play a vital role in helping
children and families heal and reconnect, thereby launching young people into successful
school, work lives, and family; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Children and Family Services recognizes the support,
generosity, and love provided by our two thousand foster families to abused and neglected
children in Louisiana's foster care program; and
WHEREAS, dedicated foster families frequently adopt foster children, resulting in
a need for more foster families; and
WHEREAS, there are numerous individuals and organizations, including law
enforcement, court systems, CASA, and foster families who advocate regarding the needs
of children in foster care; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Children and Family Services is working, through
the "Faith in Families" program to reduce the amount of time children spend in foster care
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize the month of May as Foster Care Awareness
Month in the state of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the Legislature
of Louisiana does hereby recognize and commend the efforts of the many individuals and
organizations who dedicate their time, love, and care to individuals in foster care.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES