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WHEREAS, in June of 1965, the Community Services Council of Brevard
County, Inc. was incorporated as a non-profit organization to promote the
general welfare of Brevard County through an orderly, intelligent provision
of coordinated community services for both public and private agencies; and
WHEREAS, on June 15, 2006 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was
created by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and
the World Health Organization at the United Nations; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is to
provide an opportunity for communities around the world to promote a
better understanding of abuse and neglect of older persons by raising
awareness of the cultural, social, economic and demographic processes
affecting elder abuse and neglect; and
WHEREAS, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is in support of the
United Nations International Plan of Action acknowledging the significance
of elder abuse as a public health and human rights issue; and
WHEREAS, every year an estimated five (5) million older Americans
experience elder abuse, neglect or exploitation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Hoog, Mayor of the City of Cape Canaveral,
Brevard County, Florida, do hereby proclaim Tuesday, June 15, 2021 as
WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY
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