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RESOLUTION NO. 6958-94 <br /> <br />BY: Boscia, Flannery, George, Gibbons, <br /> Roth, Seelie, Smith <br /> <br /> A Resolution endorsing involvement in observance of <br />the 1994 International Year of the FamiLy (IYF) by the City of <br />Lakewood. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood, its government .and <br />school district have continued to play a major role in <br />implementation of-support for families through programs already <br />in place and in planning, and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the IYF theme from the United Nations General <br />Assembly in 1989 is "Family: Resources & Responsibilities in a <br />Changing World.", and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, its principles and concepts scope remains: <br /> <br />That IYF will seek to promote the basic human rights and <br />fundamental freedoms accorded to all individuals, whatever <br />the status of each individual within the family, and <br />whatever form and condition of that family. <br /> <br /> That .family constitutes the basic unit of society and <br />therefore warrants special attention. <br /> <br />That families assume diverse forms and functions frOm one <br />country to another, and within each national society. <br /> <br />Policies should aim at fostering equality between women and <br />men within families and bring about a fuller sharing of <br />domestic responsibilities and employment opportunities. <br /> <br />Programs should support 'femilies'in carrying out their <br />functions, rather than provide substitutes for such <br />functions. <br /> <br /> Family is appreciated for the important socio-economic <br />'functions that it performs. <br /> <br />Family continues to provide the natural framework for the <br />emotional, financial, and material support essential to the <br />growth and development of its members, particularly infants <br />and children, and for the care of other dependents, <br />including the elderly, disabled and infirm. <br /> <br />Family remains a vital means of preserving and transmitting <br />cultural values. <br /> <br />Family can, and often does, educate, train, motivate and <br />support its individual members, thereby investing in their <br />future growth and acting as a vital resource for <br />development. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, FYI priority issues of strengthening the <br />family's ability of meeting its. own needs; clarifying and <br />understanding the balance between how the family can satisfy its <br />needs and what it can expect through public provision' of <br />services; and recognizing the effect of societal ills such as <br />poverty on family relationships and acknowledging that government <br />policy intervention may be needed to counter resulting negative <br />behavior or exploitation in the family, and <br /> <br /> <br />