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Board issues proclamations for service, recovery, coding and Hispanic/Latine heritage; honors Dreamers Roadmap
Summary
Supervisors approved proclamations recognizing Sept. 11 as a National Day of Service, Recovery & Suicide Prevention Month, National Coding Week, and Hispanic / Latine Heritage Month. The board also honored Dreamers Roadmap on its 10th anniversary and heard testimonials from community leaders.
The Board of Supervisors approved a slate of proclamations at its Sept. 9 meeting to mark community observances and to honor nonprofit milestones. Supervisor Gauthier presented the National Day of Service and Remembrance proclamation and invited Youth Community Service leaders to accept recognition; Maura Ullman (S22) said YCS "engages over 22,000 participants who complete over 90,000 service hours across Bay Area schools."
The board also approved proclamations designating September as Recovery Happens and Suicide Prevention Month; Dr. Jay (S9) of Behavioral Health & Recovery Services and recovery coach Victor Barfield (S29) described services and recovery stories. Supervisor Gauthier introduced National Coding Week and invited Street Code Academy (S35–S36) to describe tech tournament programs. Supervisors Corso and Gautier cosponsored a proclamation recognizing Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month and invited CulturaFest organizers (S40) who said their recent festival drew thousands of attendees. The board also recognized Dreamers Roadmap's 10th anniversary and heard founder Sarai Espinoza Salamanca (S32) recount the nonprofit's origins and claim that the organization "has helped 34,000 young people to date."
