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� <br /> WHEREAS, these organizations are working to improve early learning opportunities, including <br /> early literacy programs, that can provide a foundation of learning for children in Orange <br /> County; and <br /> WHEREAS, teachers and others who make a difference in the lives of young children in <br /> Orange County deserve thanks and recognition; and <br /> WHEREAS, public policies that support early learning for all young children are crucial to <br /> young children's futures; <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, <br /> do hereby proclaim April 10-16, 2011 as The Week of the Young Child in Orange County and <br /> encourage everyone to work to make a good investment in early childhood in North Carolina. <br /> This the 5th day of April 2011. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Hemminger <br /> to approve a proclamation designating April 10-16, 2011 as The Week of the Young Child and <br /> authorize the Chair to sign. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> c. Resolution Reaffirminq Support for Taste of Hope Proqram <br /> The Board considered a resolution reaffirming support for the Taste of Hope Customer <br /> Assistance Program sponsored by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) and the <br /> Inter-Faith Council for Social Services and authorizing the Chair to sign. <br /> OWASA Board members Joy Preslar and Fred Battle represented OWASA tonight to <br /> accept this proclamation. <br /> Joy Preslar explained how the Taste of Hope Program works. She said that this is less <br /> than $1 per month for customers to participate. The InterFaith Council uses the added amount <br /> to help families when they cannot pay their OWASA bill. Fred Battle said that OWASA would <br /> like the Board of County Commissioners' continued support of this program. <br /> RES —2011 — 029 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Resolution Reaffirming Support for the Taste of Hope Customer Assistance Program <br /> Sponsored by the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service and the Orange Water and Sewer <br /> Authority <br /> Whereas, these are difficult times because of the slowdown in the economy and increases in <br /> the costs of necessities such as energy and food, and these circumstances are most <br /> challenging for families who have the least resources; and <br /> Whereas, U.S. Census Bureau data show that the poverty rate in Orange County has risen to <br /> 18 percent, which means that almost one in every five Orange County residents is coping with <br /> marginal resources, and the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service (IFC) has reported that the <br />