Title
Proclamation: National Kinship Care Month
Action
ACTION:
Adopt a proclamation declaring September 2024 as "National Kinship Care Month" in Mecklenburg County
Commissioner/Staff Contact: George Dunlap, Chair
Kimberly Henderson, Department Director - Child, Family and Adult Services
Presentation: Yes
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Nationally more than 2.7 million children are living with grandparents, other relatives, and fictive kin in kinship care of which 85,000 of these young people reside in North Carolina and recognize September 2024 as "National Kinship Care Month" in Mecklenburg County.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
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POLICY IMPACT:
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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