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PROCLAMATION <br />DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 26, 2015, AS <br />COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY WEEK <br />WHEREAS, this year marks the 50th year anniversary of the Economic Opportunities Council of <br />Indian River County, Inc. (EOC of IRC); and <br />WHEREAS, the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 created community action organizations and <br />charged them with mobilizing human and financial resources to combat poverty in the U.S ; and <br />WHEREAS, with this legislation, President Lyndon Johnson declared the "war on poverty"; and <br />WHEREAS, the EOC of IRC was one of the first nonprofit agencies established in Indian River <br />County to fight poverty and seek to eradicate its causes; and <br />WHEREAS, the EOC of IRC administers multiple federal and state programs for low income <br />citizens in Indian River and Okeechobee Counties; and <br />WHEREAS, the EOC of IRC has provided services including energy assistance, Head Start Child <br />Development, family support, education and training programs, and emergency rental and food <br />assistance to the most vulnerable low-income citizens of Indian River County; and <br />WHEREAS, the needs and expectations of the EOC of IRC's clients have grown and evolved, and <br />WHEREAS, EOC of IRC continues to seek opportunities to expand its safety net services for <br />Indian River and Okeechobee counties' citizens <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that the week of October 26, 2015, be designated as <br />Community Action Week in Indian River County and that the Board encourages all citizens to <br />support EOC of IRC. <br />Adopted this 20th day of October, 2015. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />Wesley S Day' , Chairman <br />J <br />Bo lari, Vice Chairman <br />Peter D. O'Bryan <br />seph <br />. Flescher <br />Tim Zor�) <br />2 <br />1► <br />