10-12-15 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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Whereas, one in three women and one in ten men report abuse in their relationships in the form of physical, emotional, sexual, psychological and economic. Domestic violence affects women, children and men of all racial, social, religious, ethnic and economic backgrounds; and Whereas, approximately 3.3 million children witness domestic violence annually, which violence in the home is the strongest indicator that it will be transferred to the next generation; and everyone deserves to feel safe in their homes and communities; and Whereas, no one person, organization, agency or community can eliminate domestic violence on their own; but we can work together to educate our entire population about what can be done to prevent domestic violence, support victim/survivors and their significant others, and increase support for agencies providing services to victim/survivors; and Whereas, Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month provides an excellent opportunity for citizens of La Porte and surrounding communities to reduce domestic violence through prevention education, increased awareness, encouraging every person to speak out when witnessing acts of violence, taking time to talk about creating a healthy, respectful, and safe community, and holding perpetrators who commit acts of violence responsible for their actions. Now therefore, We, the Mayor and City Council, by virtue of our authority vested by the City of La Porte, along with the United States Government and State of Texas, do hereby proclaim the month of October 2015, as DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH and join anti-domestic violence advocates and support service programs in the belief that all community members must be part of the solution to end domestic violence. In Witness Whereof: I have set my hand and caused the Seal of the City to be affixed hereto, this the 12 day of th October, 2015. CITY OF LA PORTE ______________________________ Louis R. Rigby, Mayor