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Cumming proclaims May 2025 as Foster Care Month, recognizes Baldridge Lodge
Summary
The council read and adopted a proclamation declaring May 2025 Foster Care Month in Cumming and recognized Baldridge Lodge for its residential services to young men aging out of foster care.
The Cumming City Council proclaimed May 2025 as Foster Care Month in the city and recognized Baldridge Lodge for its work serving young men transitioning from foster care to independent living.
A council member read a resolution noting national recognition of May as foster care month, citing local foster care counts and describing risks that youth face when aging out of the system. The reading praised Baldridge Lodge, active since 2008 in the county, for guiding residents to stable housing, education and employment through its residential program. The proclamation encouraged citizens to recognize challenges facing these youth.
The reading concluded with the formal proclamation of May 2025 as Foster Care Month in the City of Cumming. No vote tally was recorded in the transcript during the reading; proclamations are typically noncontroversial ceremonial actions.
