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Guadalupe proclaims April for trails, child-abuse and sexual-assault awareness, and organ donation; community groups brief council
Summary
At its April 8 meeting, the Guadalupe City Council issued proclamations recognizing April 2025 as Healthy People/Healthy Trails Month, Child Abuse Prevention Month, Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, and Donate Life Month. Representatives from local and county nonprofits described outreach and services tied to each observance.
The Guadalupe City Council on April 8 issued four proclamations recognizing public-health and community-safety observances in April 2025 and heard brief remarks from partner organizations.
The council unanimously proclaimed April 2025 as Healthy People, Healthy Trails Month; Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month; Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month; and Donate Life/DMV Donate Life Month. The proclamations were read on behalf of the mayor and city council and invited residents and local organizations to participate in related events and outreach.
The proclamations stressed local and county partnerships. Representatives said the initiatives promote access to parks and trails, prevention and education around child abuse and sexual violence, and organ and tissue donation awareness. Anne McCarty, executive director of the North County crisis and child protection center, thanked the council for recognition and urged continued community partnerships for prevention and survivor support. “We each have a role to play in educating and supporting others,” McCarty said.
Erica Weber and a county coalition representative described countywide trail and outdoor-access efforts and invited residents to upcoming guided hikes and volunteer activities. Annika Morse, program manager with 1Legacy, said the organ procurement organization recently opened a regional office in Carpinteria and thanked the council for the Donate Life proclamation; transplant recipient Scott Burns also spoke about the impact of donation and local outreach to encourage registration.
Council members and staff noted that proclamations support broader services: the Healthy People initiative was tied to a county recreation master planning effort; child-abuse and sexual-assault observances were linked to local service providers and law-enforcement partnerships; and Donate Life outreach works with the California DMV’s donor-registration process.
The proclamations carry no formal policy or budget action. Council members and staff encouraged residents to attend partner events and to follow up with the named organizations for volunteer or referral information.
A schedule of upcoming community activities and partner contact information was noted at the meeting for attendees to follow up with event organizers and service providers.
