HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 10141997 - 97-528 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Declaring October 1997 as
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS )
MONTH in Contra Costa County and October 16, ) RESOL UTION NO. 971 528
199 7 as BATTERED WOMEN'S
ALTERNATIVES'DAY in Honor of the Agency's )_
2014 Anniversary
WHEREAS, violence perpetrated against intimate partners in Contra Costa County is
a serious and deadly problem;and
-WHEREAS, domestic violence has a profound emotional and fiscal impact not only on
the victims themselves but on local governments, school districts, health and social,
service providers, businesses, and community agencies with which the victims and the
abusers interact;and
WHEREAS, in 1996, 456 calls for assistance due to domestic violence were made to
county law enforcement agencies, and Battered Women's Alternatives (BWA), the
county's only provider of domestic violence services, assisted 14,066 -battered women
and their families in Contra Costa County,and
WHEREAS, for the past .13 years, Contra Costa County has been actively involved in
efforts to improve domestic violence response systems and develop strategies for the
primary prevention of domestic violence;and
WHEREAS, during the past 20 years, BWA has evolved from a volunteer crisis line to-
a comprehensive, multi-service agency for.battered women and their families;and
WHEREAS, -to celebrate its 201h anniversary, BWA is hosting its Annual Luncheon,
`Rebuilding Lives,"in honor of Margaret Lesher, a long-time supporter of BWA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors declares
October 1997 as DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH in Contra Costa
County and October 16, 1997, as BATTERED WOMEN'S ALTERNATIVES'.DAY
in honor of this fine organizations 201h anniversary.
PASSED-AND ADOPTED ON October 14, 1997, by a unanimous vote of the Board
members present. -
Mark DeSaulnier, Chair
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Dona erber Joe'Canciamilla
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a tr?rrect copy of an order entered on .the
Minutes of said Board of Supervisors on the aforesaid date. -
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed this 14th day of October,
1997.
PHIL BATCHELOR, -Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors.and County Administrator.
By-
Deputy Clerk
Introduced by Supervisor
Mark DeSaulnier, District IV