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Nueces County commissioners adopt proclamations for foster care, police week and mental health; Coastal Bend cemetery honored
Summary
The commissioners adopted proclamations recognizing Foster Care Awareness Month, National Police Week and Mental Health Awareness Month and received an award presentation for the Coastal Bend State Veteran Cemetery. Speakers highlighted local service gaps, the county's foster-care population and mental-health outreach.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas ' At its May 13 session the Nueces County Commissioners Court unanimously adopted three proclamations recognizing Foster Care Awareness Month, National Police Week and Mental Health Awareness Month.
During the Foster Care Awareness proclamation, a local nonprofit representative said the county has "approximately 300 children in foster care" and that nearly half are being placed outside the county because of a lack of local homes. The group asked residents and churches to support local foster families and publicized a neighborhood with 10 dedicated homes and supervised independent-living units for young adults.
Chief Cook read the National Police Week resolution and invited the public to a Fallen Heroes Memorial service the following morning. The court also read a mental-health proclamation and heard extended remarks from a NAMI volunteer who urged expanded school-based supports and more accessible, low- or no-cost services. "As we proclaim May as mental health awareness month, let us translate awareness into action together," the speaker said.
The court also received Dr. John Kelly from the Texas State Veterans Cemeteries division, who presented the Coastal Bend State Veteran Cemetery with a National Cemetery Administration Operational Excellence Award and said the cemetery can now be recognized as the "national awardwinning Coastal Bend State Veteran Cemetery." Commissioners and cemetery staff posed for photos following the presentation.
These proclamations were adopted as part of routine opening items and did not involve funding actions.
What happens next: county staff and local nonprofits said they will continue outreach and programming tied to the proclamations, and the court plans to coordinate with community partners on mental-health education and foster-care recruitment.
