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Meeting Sep 19, 2017 - REGULAR MEETING OF THE MOUNT PROSPECT VILLAGE BOARD - 7:00 p.m.
Category 3. MAYOR'S REPORT
Subject 3.1 PROCLAMATION: Breakfast with Baby Awareness Week — September 25 - October 1, 2017
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Proclamation
Breakfast with Baby Awareness Week
September 25 — October 1, 2017
WHEREAS, families in financial need who have a child under one year of age
or a mother who is at least seven months pregnant have a demonstrated need
for both material and financial support; and
WHEREAS, this lack of resources often contributes to emotional stress,
financial; stress and a shortage of daycare providers due to the lack of an
essential need - diapers. National surveys report that one in three American
moms have to choose between food and diapers. The condition of not having a
sufficient supply of clean diapers to ensure that infants and toddlers are clean,
healthy and dry, can adversely affect the health and welfare of infants, toddlers
and their families; and forty-eight percent of families delay changing a diaper to
extend their supply; and
WHEREAS, there are no government assistance programs for the purchase or
provision of diapers, and a monthly supply of diapers can cost as much as six
percent of a full-time minimum wage worker's salary, therefore obtaining a
sufficient supply of diapers can cause economic hardship to families; and
WHEREAS, a supply of diapers is generally an eligibility requirement for infant
and toddlers to participate in childcare programs and quality early education
programs; cloth diapers are often not an option to disposable diapers due the
lack of access to laundry facilities that allow cloth diapers to be washed; and
WHEREAS, the people of Mount Prospect recognize that addressing this need
can lead to economic opportunity for the state's low-income families and can
lead to improved health for families and their communities; and
WHEREAS, Mount Prospect is proud to house and assist two "Breakfast with
Baby" programs located at the Salvation Army and at Saint Paul Lutheran
Church. This program, along with companion programs at other churches in the
area, meets the second Saturday of every month to provide a supply of diapers,
breakfast for the family, supervised play, crafts, conversation, access to
resources, networking with other moms, and spiritual support; and
WHEREAS, this effective program has assisted families and infants during their
critical early development and is worthy of recognition and support.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Arlene A. Juracek, Mayor of the Village of Mount
Prospect, Illinois, do hereby proclaim the week of September 25th through
October 1st, 2017 as
"BREAKFAST WITH BABY" AWARENESS WEEK
in the Village of Mount Prospect and encourage the citizens of Mount Prospect
to donate generously to the Breakfast with Baby Program and to similar efforts
through donations of diapers, toys and books, hosting a diaper drive,
volunteering at an existing program, or having your organization host its own
Breakfast with Baby Program.
Arlene A. Juracek
Mayor
ATTEST:
Karen M. Agoranos
Village Clerk
Dated September 19, 2017