HOUSE MEMORIAL 25 56TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEWMEXICO - FIRST SESSION 2023 INTRODUCED BY Stefani Lord 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL DECLARING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2023, "FOSTER CARE DAY" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
145 WHEREAS, hundreds of New Mexicans serve the state and its children as resource families through traditional foster care and kinship care;
and e t 17 WHEREAS, foster care parents provide children in their w l n d 18 care with unconditional love and support, emotional safety, = = 19 a l educational opportunities, stability and, in many instances, i a e r 20 the opportunity to be children without the burden of adult a t m m 21 responsibilities;
and d r e 22 WHEREAS, children in foster care rely on their resource c e s k 23 families, advocates and providers to accept them for who they e a n b 24 are and where they come from and to provide the necessary u [ support and encouragement to set goals for their futures and to .223687.1 believe in the power of their dreams;
and WHEREAS, resource families, advocates and providers find HM 25 Page 1 it a joy and a privilege to parent and learn from the children placed in their care, build up the children's self-esteemself- esteem and provide them with structure;
and WHEREAS, resource families, advocates and providers selflessly bestow opportunities for educational, emotional, mental and physical growth to the children in their care so that each child is treated with dignity and respect, while e t 17 preparing the children to be confident, respectful, responsible w l n d 18 and self-sufficient adults;
= = 19 a l NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF i a e r 20 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that Wednesday, a t m m 21 March 1, 2023, be declared "Foster Care Day" in the house of d r e 22 representatives;
and c e s k 23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that throughout the state of New e a n b 24 Mexico, resource families, advocates and providers who u [ selflessly serve and advocate for the children of New Mexico be .223687.1 - 2 - treated with dignity and respect and be appreciated for the great service they provide through their altruism and love.
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