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Floresville proclaims April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
Summary
Council approved a proclamation recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month after a reading by Candace Cherry of Thriving Hearts Crisis Center; the proclamation cited service numbers and local survivor support statistics. Council vote recorded as 4–1.
Candace Cherry, Wilson County advocate for Thriving Hearts Crisis Center, read a proclamation asking the city to recognize April as National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Cherry cited national and state statistics and local service data, including that the center provided 552 services and 94 hospital accompaniments for assault exams in fiscal year 2025 (figures as read during the proclamation).
Cherry thanked the council for community partnership and asked the city to endorse continued awareness and support for survivors. Mayor Gloria Morales Cantu read the proclamation on behalf of the council and asked for a motion to approve. A motion to adopt the proclamation was moved and seconded; the transcript records the vote with four votes in favor and one vote against (recorded as 4 yes, 1 no). The proclamation was presented and council members gathered afterward for a photograph.
The proclamation asks the city to participate in community efforts to increase awareness, support survivors and promote prevention strategies. Thriving Hearts Crisis Center asked the council and public to help amplify resources and services available to survivors.
