HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/09/2014 03Ai Homeless Persons' Memorial Day ProclamationBUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. A.i.
For Meeting of: December 09, 2014
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Homeless PersonsMemorial Day proclamation 12/2/2014
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WJ EREAS, adequate housing is essential -for healthy families and communities; and
WJ EREAS, winter poses extreme hardship for the 18,000 homeless counted this year in
Washington State and nearly 800 inadequately housed Cow -income men, women, and children in
Yakima County; and
WJFEREAS, we recognize through coordinated efforts of focal service providers and
community volunteers, the number of unsheltered homeless individuals has been reduced by 82%, and
overall homelessness has been reduced by 55% in the past 9 years; and
` t'7L EAS, in remembering the NINE people known to have died in 'Yakima this year
without homes, and those unknown to us in name who have died earlier than they should because of
experiencing homelessness in their fives; and
WJFEREAS, December 2P has been designated National.7-Comefess Persons' 34emoriafDay
by the National Coalition for the 9-fomefess and the National- Wealth Care for the .71-omefess Council
and is so recognized by cities nationwide; and
WJFEREAS, in this season of generosity and sharing, citizens of Yakima are encouraged to
commit themselves to promoting compassion and concern forall- brothers and sisters, especially those
who are poor and homeless; and
WJ EREAS, in remembering those who have died on the streets, the cause of ending
homelessness is kept urgent, as is the community's collective commitment to preventing such deaths in
the future.
NOON, `L fEREEORfE, I Micah Cawley, U'tayor of the City of Yakima and on behalf of the
City Council, do hereby proclaim December21, 2014, as
"Jfomeless Persons' fvlemoriallDay"
in the City of Yakima in recognition of the people who have died without a home, from ailments or
conditions directly related to homelessness, I hereby askaCCcitizens to take a moment of silence in
remembrance and encourage our citizens to support all- focal- efforts to eliminate homelessness in our
community.
Dated this 9th day of December, 2014
Micah Cawley, U'tayor