- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- By the Governor of the State of Georgia, a proclamation.
- Title:
- A proclamation: Senior Awareness Day, Jan. 23, 2013
- Creator:
- Georgia. Governor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Deal, Nathan
- Publisher:
- [Atlanta, Georgia] : [Office of the Governor]
- Date of Original:
- 2013-01-23
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- proclamations
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Description based on: January 18, 2012 ; title from PDF caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 16, 2017).
Latest issue consulted: September 16, 2015 (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed February 16, 2017). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA G600 .S1 M4 2013/1-23
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2013-s1-h23
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bg600-b-ps1-bm4-b2013-s1-h23
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
A PROCLAMATION SENIOR AWARENESS DAY
WHEREAS:
Across the United States, more than 5.8 million children are living with their grandparents. These grandparent-headed households, or "grandfamilies," provide secure and healthy environments for their grandchildren; and
WHEREAS:
There are currently over 102,126 grandparents in Georgia and over 6,000 grandparents i n Atlanta who have grandchildren living with t hem fulltime. Almost 2 5 percent of these families live in poverty; and
WHEREAS:
As grandparents take on a new and often difficult role of providing, they most often lack critical information about support services, resources, programs, benefits, laws and policies available to help them successfully fulfill their care giving role; and
WHEREAS:
Project GRANDD is the on ly program in Georgia to provide intens ive care, support, and resources to relative careg ivers raising grandchildren with disabilities, chronic illness, behavior or learning difficulties; and
WHEREAS:
Through participation in Project GRANDD, grandparent caregivers increase their knowledge of resources and support for their grandchildren with disabilities and benefit from connecting with other grandparents . Project GRANDD increases access to support services, obtai n needed referrals for grandchildren , increase well be ing for them, and reduce feelings of stress and isolation; now
THEREFORE:
I, NATHAN DEAL, Governor of the State of Georgia, do hereby proclaim February 27, 2013, as SENIOR AWARENESS DAY in Georgia and encourage increased understanding and support of grandparents rais ing thei r grandchildren in Georgia.
In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Executive Department to be affixed this 23rd day of January in the year of our Lord two thousand thirteen.
ATTEST
GOVERNOR
CHIEF OF STAFF