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WHEREAS, thousands of individuals experience homelessness in Fort Collins each
year, including more than 1,000 students in the Poudre School District. Right now, more than
300 of our residents are sleeping outside, in shelters or in their vehicles; and
WHEREAS, homelessness is a complex, community crisis and people become homeless
for many reasons, including a lack of affordable housing, unemployment or underemployment,
physical disabilities, substance-use disorders, mental health issues, domestic violence and more;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins is committed to a future in which homelessness is
rare, short-lived and non-recurring. We can solve this crisis if we collaborate across sectors and
invest wisely in best-practice interventions that help people secure and retain housing; and
WHEREAS, the City actively fosters this vision through its support of local nonprofits
and other key stakeholders in government, business, education, the faith community and
elsewhere who collaborate and implement evidence-based solutions each day; and
WHEREAS, the Murphy Center for Hope, operated by Homeward Alliance, is the hub
of services for people who are homeless or-at risk in Fort Collins, hosting 20 independent
nonprofits that collectively provide more than 40 services to thousands of individuals each year;
and
WHEREAS, in its ongoing effort to expand community awareness about the issue of
homelessness, promote critical dialogue, inspire solution-oriented action and unite the
community-those with housing and those without-the Murphy Center is hosting multiple events
during the first week of December, including two feature events: the Murphy Center Community
Dinner on December 6 and the Mission to Hope Walk on December 7.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
declare the week of December 1 through December 7, 2019 as
HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 3rd day of December, A.D. 2019.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk