PROCLAMATION   SAMPLE

Encourage your local public officials to go on the record in support of the Generational Alignment Day.

Below, please find a sample proclamation that designates _____ as Generational Alignment Day.  An official signing of a proclamation is a perfect occasion for a news event, photo opportunity, or other activity. 

                      GENERATIONAL ALIGNMENT DAY... A POWERFUL MOVEMENT

Whereas, each parent, caregiver,  business, school, government agency, physical and mental- wellness care provider, organization, and citizen shares the burden of maintaining and acknowledging our well-being and has a responsibility to include us in support of preventive efforts.  

THEREFORE, I [NAME OF PUBLIC OFFICIAL], do hereby proclaim ________as GENERATIONAL ALIGNMENT DAY in [STATE OR COMMUNITY}.  As the [TITLE OF LOCAL OFFICIAL],  I also call upon the citizens, government agencies, public and private institutions, businesses, and schools in[STATE OR COMMUNITY] to commit our community to increase awareness and understanding of our psychological and social needs, the steps our citizens can take to protect them, and the need for appropriate and accessible services for all people with unmet needs.

Community Safety

There are many reasons people might feel unsafe in their local surroundings, including violence and mass shootings, police presence and brutality, and discrimination and harassment. These safety concerns may prevent people from engaging in outdoor or community activities, which can be harmful to physical and mental wellness.  Even if you haven't dealt with fear or violence yourself, witnessing or hearing about it can still impact you. Paraphrasing The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which recently defined community violence as a 'critical public health problem,' and the World Health Organization has recommended adding exposure to community violence (ECV) as a new adverse childhood experience (ACE) category.

People across the U.S. are on edge, with a quarter of Americans living in fear of being attacked in their neighborhoods. Youth and longevous (Seniors) Adults exposed to repeated community violence are less engaged in school and outdoor activity and more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression.

What can the citizens do to feel safe in the community? Focus on community care. Crime occurs in areas where people don't have their needs met. 

Let's start by celebrating Generational Alignment Day __________.

1. To effectively implement a successful Mentoring Program for the Youth of our community, ages 10-18 years old.
2. To positively influence the lives of all Youth – who will make a commitment to actively apply the knowledge and principles taught in the program.
3. To assist the Youth in our community in their maturity development through the thought-provoking examination of life issues.
4. To assist the Youth of our community to understand their role in order to maximize their Humanhood; To help them realize the responsibility they have to their family, community and society. 
5. To provide an environment where the Youth of our community can best utilize their skills, talents and abilities in leadership development.
6. To develop a Neutral Gender (Mentoring Activist Leaders of Excellence) group sessions.
7. To help the Youth in our community in effective decision-making and goal setting, enabling them to better deal with the issues that confront them.
8. To inspire the Youth in our community to excel academically to the best of their avility and to be recognized as honor roll students each report card period.
9. To provide a social and recreational outlet for the Youth of our community in an environment centered on building positive relationships with their parents, peers, elders, teachers, administrators and their Longevous Mentor.
10. To enhance the Youth in our community knowledge of their immediate family. They must learn the history of their people from ancient times to the present times, with special emphasis on their own immediate families and lineage.
11. To inspire and direct the Youth in our community toward positive, cultural values and help the Youth plan for future careers.
12. To make the Youth in our community cognizant of their own sexuality and how it relates to responsibility, self-esteem and their future.
13. To guide the Youth in our community through time management skills. They must be acquainted with the necessary steps of organization that they will need in order to successfully complete tasks put before them in life.
14. To help the Youth of our community establish a spiritual foundations.
15. To enhance the general perception of the Youth in our community throughout the City of Philadelphia, and then replicate our success throughout the United States.