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Child Support Awareness Month 
August 2025 
 
WHEREAS, the City of Tolleson joins the Nation in recognizing August as Child Support 
Awareness Month, and reaffirms its commitment to strengthening Arizona’s families by providing 
child support services to improve the economic stability and well-being of children; and 
 
WHEREAS, the State of Arizona will always be a committed advocate for our children, whose 
safety and security remains top of mind; and 
 
WHEREAS, a child who receives emotional and financial support is more likely to feel safe and 
secure and is better equipped with the courage to be their very best in life; and 
 
WHEREAS, the Department of Economic Security Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) is 
robustly committed to putting Arizona’s children first and to humbly serving Arizonans with 
excellence, respect, integrity and kindness, as well as being an overall champion for economic 
growth and opportunity; and  
 
WHEREAS, DCSS strongly advocates for parenting responsibilities because parents and 
children benefit when both are engaged with their child at every stage, regardless of marital 
status; and 
 
WHEREAS, DCSS recognizes the commitment of legal guardians who accept responsibilities 
of children in the absence of parents; and 
 
WHEREAS, strengthening individuals and families with an emphasis on fiscal responsibility 
promotes the safety and well-being of children, provides stability, improves the lives of children, 
and provides opportunities for families to be able to enhance their children’s future; and  
 
WHEREAS, Child Support Awareness Month values parents’ involvement in their children’s 
lives and who make regular child support payments to safeguard their children’s future. 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Juan F. Rodriguez, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of 
the City of Tolleson, Arizona, do hereby proclaim August 2025 as Child Support Awareness Month 
in the City of Tolleson. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Juan F. Rodriguez, Mayor 
 
 
                                                                     
         
 ATTEST:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crystal Zamora, City Clerk