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Fort Collins
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS,across our state,domestic violence traumatizes and injures victims,endangers
children, harms families, and threatens communities; and
WHEREAS, according to the State of Colorado Domestic Abuse Assistance Program, in
2008 there were 49 domestic-violence related fatalities; and
WHEREAS, in Fort Collins, Crossroads Safehouse provided shelter to 313 women and
children and made more than 12,000 crisis calls and outreach responses; and
WHEREAS, during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we renew our
commitment to prevent domestic violence,punish the perpetrators of this heinous crime,and bring
hope and healing to those affected by it; and
WHEREAS,Crossroads Safehouse and other local nonprofit agencies and their volunteers
offer critical assistance and support to victims in need--help that might otherwise not be available.
Victims and their children receive shelter, advocacy and counseling, housing assistance, and legal
resources as well as referral services for medical care, law enforcement, and employment.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Doug Hutchinson, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim the month of October as
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
in the city of Fort Collins and ask the citizens of this community to help raise awareness about how
to prevent, recognize, and stop domestic violence.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 21 st day of October, A.D. 2008.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk