SLS 15RS-2584 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 155
BY SENATOR WALSWORTH
SENATE. Designates the month of May as Foster Care Month in Louisiana.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To designate the month of May as "Foster Care Month" in Louisiana.
3 WHEREAS, the safety and well-being of children is paramount to the citizens of
4 Louisiana; and
5 WHEREAS, the family, serving as the primary source of love, identity, self-esteem,
6 and support, is the very foundation of our communities; and
7 WHEREAS, in Louisiana there are more than eight thousand children and youth
8 served annually in foster care being provided with a safe, secure, and stable home along with
9 the compassion and love of a foster family; and
10 WHEREAS, all young people in foster care need a meaningful connection to a caring
11 adult who provides a supportive and lasting presence in their lives; and
12 WHEREAS, foster, kinship, and adoptive families play a vital role in helping
13 children and families heal and reconnect, thereby launching young people into successful
14 adulthood; and
15 WHEREAS, dedicated foster families frequently adopt foster children resulting in
16 a need for more foster families; and
17 WHEREAS, there are numerous individuals, both volunteer and professional, and
18 community and faith-based organizations, who work to increase public awareness of the
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1 needs of children, in and leaving foster care, as well as the enduring and valuable
2 contribution of foster parents.
3 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
4 does hereby designate the month of May as "Foster Care Month" in Louisiana.
5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
6 secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Dawn Romero Watson.
DIGEST
SR 155 Original 2015 Regular Session Walsworth
Designates the month of May as Foster Care Month in Louisiana.
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