R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Children’s Home Society of Florida opened its doors on November 17, 1902, to provide a safe home and loving care to the growing population of abandoned and homeless children in Jacksonville, thus solving an intense societal challenge; and

WHEREAS, Children’s Home Society of Florida has grown from a team of two caring for 24 children to a team of more than 1,000 empowering more than 50,000 children and family members to cross bridges to success every year; and

WHEREAS, Children’s Home Society of Florida has been the leader in enacting change for children, from driving policy establishing child labor laws and compulsory education laws to fiercely advocating for children’s rights in foster care and developing innovative solutions that turn odds into opportunities for children and their parents; and

WHEREAS, Children’s Home Society of Florida is nationally recognized for leadership in trauma-informed care and mental health care, removing stigmatic and access barriers so children, adults and families can work through struggles and achieve their full potential; and

WHEREAS, Children’s Home Society of Florida is a leader in building strategic partnerships with universities, non-profits, for-profit entities, health care organizations and others in delivering the right solutions at the right time to children and families; and

WHEREAS, Children’s Home Society of Florida is committed to solutions, services and policy that empower children and families to rise above challenges and realize their full potential; and

WHEREAS, Children’s Home Society of Florida’s impact is felt in nearly every Florida community, changing life trajectories for generations; and

WHEREAS, Children’s Home Society of Florida has been building bridges to success for children for 120 years.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Governor and Cabinet of the State of Florida do hereby proclaim January 17, 2023, as

CHILDREN’S HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA DAY

in the State of Florida and urge all citizens to recognize the good work being done by Children’s Home Society of Florida to help create a world where all children may realize their full potential.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the Governor and Cabinet of the State of Florida have hereunto subscribed their names and have caused the Official Seal of the State of Florida to be hereunto affixed in the City of Tallahassee on this 17th day of January 2023.