To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Proclaim November 2024 as National Adoption Awareness Month
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a resolution declaring November 2024 as Adoption Awareness Month.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
National Adoption Month is an initiative of the Administration for Children and Families; Children and Families' Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families, that began as National Adoption Week in 1984. In recent years, efforts focus on adoption of teens/older youth because it is known that teens in foster care wait longer for permanency and are at higher risk of aging out without permanent connections, which places them at risk for negative outcomes.
This year's National Adoption Month theme is "Honoring Youth: Strengthening Pathways for Lasting Bonds" to promote young people having a strong support network that meets their needs; embraces and affirms their racial, ethnic, and cultural identity; and promotes family, community, and cultural connections. By honoring every youth and their network, professionals can work toward an adoption that is meaningful and purposeful, paving the way for healing, well-being, and long-term stability.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Contra Costa County will not recognize National Adoption 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."
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
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