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To recognize and honor Franklin County Children Services Volunteer Department on their 50th anniversary of protecting children and strengthening families.
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WHEREAS, Franklin County Children Services Volunteer Department was founded in 1964 in response to the community’s request to create positive, meaningful connections for youth in agency custody.
WHEREAS, over the course of half a century, the Volunteer Department has provided services to thousands of children under Franklin County Children Services care with one-on-one matches through the Friendship, Simba, Malaika and College Bound Mentoring Programs; and
WHEREAS, Franklin County Children Services volunteers have served tens of thousands of youth who may have experienced abuse, neglect or difficult home conditions, by being a positive force in their lives; and
WHEREAS, Franklin County Children Services Volunteer Department has utilized Crisis Volunteers to care for youth who have found themselves at the agency in a time of trauma and Special Project volunteers to provide enriching activities for youth such as the annual graduation event; and
WHEREAS, Franklin County Children Services Volunteer Department is the only program of its kind in the nation that is housed within a child welfare agency, providing our youth with life-changing experiences and moving them from at-risk to a life of promise through the power of relationships; and
WHEREAS, Franklin County Children Services Volunteer Department has ensured the success of the Holiday Wish program by granting more than160,000 wishes over the last 50 years with the support of our community; and
WHEREAS, April 22, 2014, marks the 50th anniversary of Franklin County Children Services Volunteer Department,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council honor and celebrates Franklin County Children Services Volunteer Department on this milestone occasion, celebrating the power of relationships, the generosity of our commu...
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