To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Proclaim November 2026 as Adoption Awareness Month
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a resolution proclaiming November 2026 as Adoption Awareness Month in Contra Costa County, as recommended by the Employment & Human Services Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact for this item.
BACKGROUND:
President Bill Clinton named November as National Adoption Month in 1995. In recent years, the national focus has been on adoption of teens, since teens in foster care wait longer for permanency and are at higher risk of aging out without permanent connections, placing them at risk for negative outcomes.
Children and Family Services (CFS) of the Contra Costa County Employment & Human Services Department (EHSD) protects and strengthens children and families. CFS works with parents, relatives, and community organizations to help ensure children and youth have safe, loving homes. This includes approving adoption and caregiver homes, and connecting to services that support overall family wellbeing. During Fiscal Year 2025–26, CFS completed 45 adoptions in Contra Costa County.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
No recognition of Adoption Awareness Month.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This resolution supports all five of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes of the Children’s Report Card: (1) “Children Ready for and Succeeding in School”; (2) “Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood”; (3) “Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient”; (4) “Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing”; and (5) “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families.”
National Adoption Month 2026
Proclamation by Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
WHEREAS, all children, infants, toddlers, school-aged and older youth, deserve a safe, loving, supportive environment and a place ...
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