CC 2024-04-09_06a Honorary Proclamation Sexual Assault 2024OF
HONORARY PROCLAMATION
DECLARING THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024 AS
"NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH"
WHEREAS, Sexual Assault Awareness Month calls attention to the fact that sexual and intimate partner violence
is widespread and impacts every person in Arroyo Grande; and
WHEREAS, the marginalization of certain groups in society, including undocumented individuals, transgender
individuals, and those living with disabilities, increases their vulnerability to sexual violence; and
WHEREAS, although progress has been made toward preventing and ending sexual violence, important work
remains to be done; and
WHEREAS, LUMINA ALLIANCE continues to provide a safe environment to those affected by sexual violence
with crisis intervention, counseling, education, and emergency safe housing, with the help of dedicated volunteers
and professionals; and
WHEREAS, LU MINA ALLIANCE provided services to 1,397 people in 2022-23, including answering 2,189 calls
from the crisis line, and provided 380 survivors with more than 4,800 sessions of therapy, and provided evidence
based violence prevention education to 1,431 students in SLO County in 2022-23; and
WHEREAS, LU MINA ALLIANCE encourages the community to recognize our collective power to create a culture
that supports survivors and works to create a community where everyone can live free from violence; and
WHEREAS, in 2024, LU MINA ALLIANCE is celebrating its 45th Anniversary of service to survivors of sexual and
intimate partner violence in SLO County; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arroyo Grande supports the efforts of LUMINA ALLIANCE and its efforts to demonstrate
how every segment of our society can work together to better address sexual violence, and how to help survivors
connect with services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, Caren Ray Russom, Mayor of the City of Arroyo Grande, do
hereby proclaim April 2024 as "National Sexual Assault Awareness Month."
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal
of the City of Arroyo Grande to be affixed this 9th day of April 2024.
CAREN RAY RUYSSOM, MAYOR
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