HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-303WHEREAS, California has an estimated 200,000 children where are homeless, including some 2,000 K-12 students
in Butte County; and
WHEREAS, approximately 25% of youth exiting foster care will experience homelessness; and
WHEREAS, natural disasters and lack of affordable housing have exacerbated youth homelessness across rural
California; and
WHEREAS, a high percentage of homeless youth have been physically, sexually and/or emotionally abused by
their guardians and are frequently re -victimized and exploited while living on the streets and in shelters; and
WHEREAS, LGBTQ+ young adults are at a 120% higher risk of homelessness when compared to their peers, and
comprise about 40% of the unaccompanied homeless youth population; and
WHEREAS, due to the lack of stable housing, homeless youth face great difficulty in accessing stabilizing, and
succeeding in school, reducing the (likely hood of successful graduation; and
WHEREAS, the residents of Butte County, California are the key to preventing youth homelessness by acting as
mentors and role models for youth, guiding therm towards available resources, productive choices and creating
opportunities for youth to successfully transition to adulthood.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors hereby recognizing. November
2019 as Homeless and Runaway youth Awareness Month.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 19`x' day of November, 2019, by the
following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Lucero, Ritter, Teeter, and Chair Lambert
NOES:
ABSENT:
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Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
Shari McCracken, Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By:
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