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J~S~S a~o~- o// <br />~-9-oG <br />1~ <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Resolution Acknowledging The Women's Center of Orange County for <br />Assisting Women and Children to Improve Their Standard of Living by <br />Asset Management and Wealth Building <br />through the Individual Development Account (IDA) Program <br />Whereas, discrimination, economic injustice and limited opportunity continue to <br />present real barriers to women's full and equal participation in the United States <br />throughout every stage of women's lives; and <br />Whereas, in keeping with the goals of the Orange County Commission for <br />Women, Orange County is committed to improving the quality of life of women and <br />children in the County and eliminating barriers which prevent equality for all women <br />without regard to race, color, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, familial <br />status or source of income; and <br />Whereas, North Carolina ranks 40~' amongst states for women's median annual <br />earnings, 39th among states for women living above the poverty level and, 56 percent of <br />working poor families are headed by women; and <br />Whereas, in Orange County 6.2 percent of families live in poverty, 17.6 percent <br />of these families are headed by women and 38 percent of female headed households <br />with children under the age of five live in poverty; and <br />Whereas, the effects of asset building for women and their families include <br />increased economic sufficiency, family and household stability, mental health and <br />physical well being, and civic and community involvement; and <br />Whereas, IDA programs increase homeownership rates and research reveals <br />that homeownership is linked to increased educational attainment for children and <br />decreased rates of intergenerational poverty; and <br />Whereas, Orange County continues to actively identify and pursue programs that <br />improve the economic, educational and. institutional equality for women and their <br />families; <br />Now, Therefore Be It Resolved, that the Board of County Commissioners <br />officially acknowledges the Women's Center of Orange County for its work to improve <br />the status of women and children in the County through its efforts to build women's <br />financial skills and gain long-term financial assets, empowering them to move their <br />families to economic sufficiency and stability. <br />This the 9th day of February 2006. <br />Barr~Jae66s, C ~ \ <br />Orange Cou Board o om issioners <br />