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NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH - NOVEMBER 2024
WELD COUNTY ADOPTION DAY - NOVEMBER 22, 2024
WHEREAS, the Board of Weld County Commissioners recognizes the importance of giving
children and youth who have suffered the impact of abuse and neglect, permanent, safe, and
loving families through adoption; and
WHEREAS, November is National Adoption Month. This month helps spread awareness and
encourages all of us to learn about adoption. National Adoption Month recognizes the journey of
the many children who are still waiting for their destined families; and
WHEREAS, 16 children and youth in Weld County have been adopted so far this year and an
estimated 16 additional children will be adopted by the end of this year; and
WHEREAS, the Weld County Department of Human Services will have a special day of adoption
hearings on Friday, November 22, 2024 (in association with National Adoption Day on Saturday,
November 23rd) to finalize the adoptions of local children and join other organizations to
celebrate all adoptions; and
WHEREAS, we recognize that when Weld County community members step up to provide both
kinship care and foster care for children and youth needing these temporary placement services,
we are more likely to also be able to meet the permanency needs for every child and youth who
need an adoptive family; and
WHEREAS, Weld County Department of Human Services Post Adoption Support, known as
Family Forever, strives to provide families a safe place to receive support and obtain resources
to help strengthen their adoptive family and ensure the well-being of all members of the
household. All families who have adopted children (through any type of adoption) and live in
Weld County, and families who have adopted from the Weld County Child Welfare system and
live elsewhere, are eligible for Family Forever services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED by the Board of Weld County Commissioners that
November 22, 2024, be known as Weld County Adoption Day, and in doing so, urges all citizens
to join in the national effort to raise awareness about the importance of adoption.
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