HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10181994 - 1.19 Board of Supervisors
Of
Contra Costa County, State of California
IN THE MATTER OF PROCLAIMING THE WEEK I RESOLUTION NO.L4—/513
OF OCTOBER 23, 1994, "BATTERED WOMEN'S I
ALTERNATIVES WEEK' IN CONTRA COSTA
COUNTY---------
WHEREAS, Battered Women's Alternatives provides housing, counseling, and legal and
employment assistance to battered women, counseling to their children, and treatment to
men who are abusive; and
WHEREAS, BWA helped 8,000 women experiencing violence last year, trained 5,963
young people in violence and abuse prevention, and educated 14,749 adults on domestic
violence; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence is deadly. One quarter of adult female deaths in Contra
Costa County from 1991-1993 were confirmed as domestic violence, five of these women
were BWA clients. Of the 27 female suicides in 1991, 3 had sought help from BWA; and
WHEREAS, BWA is the only domestic violence agency in the County and has been widely
recognized for innovative and superior services; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors declares the week of
October 23, 1994 BATTERED WOMEN'S ALTERNATIVES WEEK in Contra Costa County
and publicly acknowledges and thanks BWA for helping families in our community.
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON October 18, 1994 by a unanimous vote of the Board
members present.
Gayle Bishop
Swervisor, Distria III
Tom V
om Powers, Chair
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Mark DeSsullnier Tom Tor1lakson
I hereby car*that the foregoing is a true and comma 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 18th day of October, 1994.
PHIL BATCHELOR County Administrator
and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By
Deputy Clerk