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Tuscaloosa issues proclamation recognizing National Parent Leadership Month
Summary
Council presented a proclamation naming February 2026 as National Parent Leadership Month; Dora Drake and Madonna Williams accepted and thanked the council for support of the Parent Leadership Network.
Council read a proclamation recognizing February 2026 as National Parent Leadership Month for Tuscaloosa and invited local Parent Leadership Network representatives forward to accept the proclamation.
The proclamation text emphasized the role of parent leadership in strengthening families and communities and referenced the Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and the Alabama Children's Trust Fund. After the proclamation was read, Dora Drake, speaking for the Tuscaloosa cohort of the Parent Leadership Network, thanked the council and extended "sincere gratitude" to the mayor and council for their support. She said the local cohort stands "behind our families, making them strong and resilient, and also protecting our babies." Madonna Williams and Cicely Moss were introduced as parent mentor and parent leaders who joined the presentation.
The council applauded the honorees and allowed brief remarks; no votes were required for the proclamation, which was entered into the meeting record.

