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City of 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
2006 there were 41 domestic-violence related fatalities, two of which were children; and
WHEREAS, in Fort Collins, Crossroads Safehouse provided shelter to 327 women and
children and made more than 14,000 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 2nd day of October, A.D. 2007.
Mayor
ATTEST:
Chief Deputy City Clerk
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