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PRINTER'S NO. 2483
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
571
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY WATSON, TOOHIL, BENNINGHOFF, PETRI, BAKER, BISHOP,
BIZZARRO, BOBACK, BRADFORD, R. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN,
D. COSTA, SCHLEGEL CULVER, DAVIS, DEASY, DiGIROLAMO,
DONATUCCI, DRISCOLL, DUSH, FARINA, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GROVE,
HARHART, HEFFLEY, HELM, HENNESSEY, KAUFFMAN, KILLION, KIM,
KINSEY, KIRKLAND, KLUNK, LEWIS, MACKENZIE, MAHONEY, MAJOR,
MALONEY, MARSICO, MILLARD, MILNE, MURT, NEILSON, O'BRIEN,
O'NEILL, PAYNE, PICKETT, READSHAW, ROSS, SCHEMEL,
SCHLOSSBERG, SCHWEYER, SONNEY, TOEPEL, TOPPER, VEREB, WARD,
WHEELAND, YOUNGBLOOD AND ZIMMERMAN, NOVEMBER 5, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of November 2015 as "Adoption Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Every child deserves a loving, nurturing permanent
home where they can feel cared for, safe and supported; and
WHEREAS, The family is the foundation of any society and
children need permanent love, care and protection of a family to
grow into healthy and productive adults; and
WHEREAS, Adoption provides children with a lifetime of
emotional and legal connections to a family; and
WHEREAS, As of 2015, there were more than 2,500 children in
this Commonwealth waiting to be adopted; and
WHEREAS, For children waiting to be adopted in this
Commonwealth, the average length of stay in care is more than
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three years; and
WHEREAS, Older children are not as likely to be adopted as
younger children; and
WHEREAS, The average age of Pennsylvania's adopted children
is about six years of age, with research showing that for youth
over nine years of age, the likelihood of being adopted
significantly drops; and
WHEREAS, The collaboration of both public and private
adoption agencies should be recognized for their commitment to
the needs of children throughout this Commonwealth; therefore be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of November 2015 as "Adoption Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania.
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