National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Mayoral Proclamation

WHEREAS, the crime of domestic violence violates the basic human rights of safety and dignity, and 228 Texans were killed due to domestic violence and

WHEREAS, the problems of domestic violence and teen dating violence are not confined to any group of people, but cut across all economic, racial, gender and societal barriers; and

WHEREAS, the impact of domestic violence and teen dating violence directly affects individuals and communities when society ignores or tolerates violence in relationships; and

WHEREAS, last year HCWC provided face-to-face services to over 816 local victims of domestic violence and provided 7,753 days of shelter: and

WHEREAS, last year HCWC provided these direct services to 166 victims from The City of Kyle, and

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Travis Mitchell, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of Kyle, Texas do hereby proclaim the month of October 2022 as

“National Domestic Violence Awareness Month”

And call upon the people of Kyle to work together with HCWC and local partners to bring an end to domestic violence and teen dating violence.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Kyle, Texas to be affixed this 3^rd day of October, 2022.

Travis Mitchell, Mayor