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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Fort Collins community embraces all facets of its constituents and
establishments,from its primary employers,to its health care centers,to its educational institutions,
to its most vulnerable and destitute; and
WHEREAS, Fort Collins is endowed with immense human, natural and capital resources,
making it one of the most choice communities in the country, yet, there are still hundreds of
homeless men, women and children living in and throughout this city each night; and
WHEREAS, Fort Collins.is spending millions of dollars each year on disproportionate
emergency room and other forms of health care costs,ambulance,fire department,police department
and jail expenses on the homeless population; and
WHEREAS, many organizations working with the homeless, including the Homeless Day
Services Initiative, the Murphy Center, Homelessness Prevention Initiative, Catholic Charities
Northern,the Community Dual Disorder Team,and Homeless Gear are collaborating to best address
the multifaceted needs of the homeless population; and
WHEREAS, Fort Collins now is beginning to implement a ten-year plan to end
homelessness through further collaboration around strategies and solutions which will work to
prevent people from ever becoming homeless, as well as provide networks to help those who are
homeless out of this most vulnerable position forever.
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Doug Hutchinson, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim December 4, 2010 as the first annual
FORT COLLINS AWARENESS OF HOMELESSNESS DAY
to recognize the needs of those among our community who are without any stable place to go home
to. This day symbolically serves witness to the fact that we need to utilize the many talents within
our community to most effectively address the systemic needs of our homeless population for the
social, ethical and economic well-being of our city.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 16th day of November, A.D. 2010.
Mayor
ATTEST:
Chief Deputy City Clerk