National Child Abuse Prevention Month resolution

27:35the resolution stuff? Sorry. I might have lost my I thought we did resolution. Sorry, let me go over here for a second. Okay, resolutions, yes. Let's get these out of the way. Okay.

27:47Um When's Madam Clerk, when when when's the sheriff up?

27:52Under he's got m and miscellaneous

27:54business,

27:54which will

27:55be very very shortly. Okay. Because one of our R's is pulled. Okay. Okay. And we have an eleven A. M. time certain, but I think we'll get to it before then. Okay. Okay.

28:04Um is anyone here for National Child Abuse Prevention Month? Please step up to the podium. Thank you.

28:20So as you wake uh make your way to the podium, I'll go ahead and read the resolution. Resolution number 22-101, a resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, proclaiming the month of April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month and celebrating the dedication of the Pasco County Guardian Ad Lightum program in Pasco County. So is anyone here for the Guardian Ad Lightum program? Okay, just making sure I didn't miss anyone. Whereas April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the week of April 17th through the 23rd, 2022 is

28:51National Volunteer Week, the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners would like to recognize the Pasco County Guardian Adlightham Program for their advocacy for children within our community. And whereas the Florida Guardian Adlightum Office provides representation for abused, abandoned, and neglected children in dependency court. Proceedings. And RAS, the Florida Guardian Adlightum Office is nationally recognized as following best practices because it uses a multidisciplinary team model that includes an attorney, a certified child advocate, manager, and

29:21a trained volunteer or pro bono attorney. NRAS, for more than 40 years, the Florida Guardian Adlightum Office has provided the most vulnerable. Uh children in Florida with an adult from their community who is a consistent and positive president's presence in the child's life. ANRAS for more than thirty years, the Florida Guardian Ad Lightham office has provided independent legal advocacy for thousands of vulnerable children throughout Florida. And RAS Guardian Ad Lightham pro bono attorneys den it d donate time and mileage worth millions

29:51of dollars annually to the state of Florida and RAS annually the Guardian the Florida Guardian Ad Lightham program in the sixth judicial circuit Pasco County oversees a volunteer base of over 250 people and those volunteers an advocate for more than 940 children in Pasco County. ANRAS studies shown that children in the Guardian Adlitum program are more likely to be adopted, half as likely to re-enter foster care, less likely to spend time in long-term foster care, more likely to

30:21have a permanency plan, and more likely to perform well in school. ANRAS, the Florida Guardian Adlitum Office, provides the highest quality community advocacy and legal representation to protect every Every child's rights and best interest. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said board hereby proclaims the month of April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month and celebrates the dedication the dedication of the Guardian Ad Lightham program in Pasco County. Dunner resolved in regular session with the quorum president voting the fifth day of April 2022.

30:52Move proval.

30:53Second.

30:53All in favor? Aye.

30:56I would like to speak, yes. Um thank you for everything that you

30:59do. It is very important. I was a guardian at Lightham for several years and they are a court appointed volunteer and they are a voice for the children and it is extremely important. We do need many more Guardian at Lightum volunteers. I know there was last number I had was about twenty four hundred children in the dependency system, so it is very important. that we recruit because they just said nine hundred and forty guardian items. So thank you for everything that you do.

31:28Can I say something?

31:29Scott, would you like to uh

31:30I think this is Commissioner Oakley's resolution, so I

31:33think uh I was wondering if she wanted to say something about

31:37it Yes,

31:37thank

31:37you so much. We actually have two hundred and sixty-five active volunteers uh trying to cover uh nine hundred and forty uh children and then there are still uh two hundred and some children that weren't appointed. So our mission is each one with one. Each one does need a voice. Thank you for your service. We know that you are a guardian. We're wearing the blue ribbons uh for Child Abuse uh Prevention Month. So I bought each of you one and if to encourage you at some point if you could wear it standing in the line at Publix or whatever

32:07and somebody says, What is that? you can say, Hey, it's child abuse prevention. Have you considered volunteering for guarding that item? Uh I have seven bags, it's only six, so I was feeling a little bad when I saw Sheriff Nacko because he is a avid supporter, so You get the extra bag today.

32:25I would thank the sheriff who's very involved with this issue. Thank you.

32:31And uh we'll come down and take a photo?

32:32Yeah, we'll t go down and have a photo with us. All right.

34:05Right.

34:08So the market just are easy for

34:21Okay, let's keep moving. R S two Commissioner Moore's resolution.

34:30Oh thank you, ma'am.