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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, February 15, 2018:
Councilwoman Helen Gym (At Large) led a presentation honoring the heroic efforts of professional caregivers and first responders, and declaring February 15, 2018, as Caregivers and First Responders' Day in the City of Philadelphia.
Read the resolution: http://bit.ly/2GfBgOs
A
At
this
time,
the
chair
recognizes
Councilwoman
Jim,
who
will
present
a
resolution
honoring
the
heroic
efforts
of
professional
caregivers
and
first
responders
with
Commissioner
Cynthia
Figueroa
and
those
accompanied
her.
Please
join
the
Councilwoman
at
the
podium
and
I
think
I
also
see
our
Fire
Commissioner
Commissioner
Phil.
C
D
All
right
good
morning,
everybody
and
thank
you
so
much.
It
is
my
absolute
pleasure
on
behalf
of
City
Council,
to
welcome
and
honor
our
everyday
heroes
who
are
caregivers
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
It
is
a
great
honor
to
have
so
many
people
in
the
city
acknowledge
and
embrace
our
caregivers
that
includes
our
Fire
Commissioner
Adam
Thiele,
our
Commissioner
of
Prisons
Blanche
Kearney,
our
district
attorney
Larry
krasner,
our
Commissioner
for
DHHS
Cynthia
Figueroa,
and
thank
you
also
to
our
labor
unions,
dc47,
1199,
C
and
SEIU
healthcare.
D
D
The
film
portraits
of
professional
caregivers,
their
passion
and
pain
was
screened
as
part
of
a
city
council
briefing.
Last
April
highlighting
the
secondary
trauma
and
worker
resilience
that
many
caregivers
face
in
our
city
and
those
who
have
seen
this
film
I'm
sure
will
join
me
in
expressing
how
incredibly
struck
we
were
by
the
determination
commitment
of
caregivers,
their
compassion
in
the
most
challenging
of
circumstances,
as
well
as
family
members,
who
are
often
ill
or
endanger
themselves
and
I'm
honored,
to
be
joined
by
the
film
a
a
friend
and
neighbor
for
a
long
time.
D
Vic
comfor,
Rodney
Wittenberg,
who
are
here
today
in
City
Council.
This
award-winning
film
will
be
broadcast
in
honor
of
caregivers
today,
actually
at
2:00
p.m.
on
WHYY,
channel,
12
and
I
hope.
Everybody
today,
as
we
move
forward,
join
me
in
thanking
our
professional
caregivers
for
the
compassion
and
service
of
their
work.
K
Thank
You
councilman,
Clark,
Councilwoman,
Jim
and
all
members
of
council
for
this
wonderful
day
and
this
extraordinary
recognition
I
want
to
also
say
that
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
not
just
myself
but
also
the
members
of
who've,
been
recognized.
Commissioner
Thiel
and
Commissioner
Carney
her
with
us
today.
The
Department
of
Human
Services
as
well
behalf
of
all
covers
both
those
who
work
in
the
public
and
private
sector.
I
am
honored
to
accept
this
resolution,
proclaiming
February
15th
as
caregiver
and
first
responders
day
in
Philadelphia.
K
First,
our
heartfelt
thank
you
to
all
of
those
who
are
in
caregiving
and
first
responder
profession
today
is
an
important
recognition,
all
caregivers
and
first
response
responders
and
in
particular
for
DHS
social
workers,
who
are
the
case,
managers
on
the
front
lines
every
day,
working
to
stabilize
families
and
meet
the
needs
of
more
than
10,000
of
children
who
are
cared
for
by
DHS.
The
very
nature
of
this
work
can
have
a
significant
impact
on
child
welfare
workers.
K
It
goes
by
different
names,
verax
vicarious
trauma,
compassion,
fatigue,
secondary
trauma
or
otherwise
known
as
just
burnout,
but
no
matter
what
term
you
use.
The
fact
remains
that
seeing
the
impact
of
abuse
and
neglect
on
children
every
day
stays
in
your
heart
forever,
like
other
helping
professionals
and
first
responders
represented
by
caregivers,
you
see
this
morning,
DHS
experiences
families
at
its
most
critical
juncture.
We
see
children
whose
lives
have
been
forever
altered
by
trauma
Whitney's,
seeing
these
situations
can
have
a
lasting
impact
on
caregivers.
This
is
one
reason:
DHS
encourages
staff
to
practice
self-care.
K
We
do
this
by
supporting
counseling
for
our
own
staff
and
we
even
have
a
self-care
room.
We
recognize
that
counseling
is
critically
important.
The
fact
remains
that
those
of
us
who
are
professional,
caregivers
and
first
responders
are
often
the
last
one
to
take
our
own
advice
to
get
help.
So
I
encourage
all
of
you
to
take
that
step
that
you
need
to
find
meaningful
activity
that
can
take
care
of
you.
Take
time
for
self-care
celebrate
yourselves
celebrate
each
other.
The
city's
first-ever
caregivers
first
responders
day,
Thank,
You
counsel,.
K
L
Thank
you
so
much.
We
are
so
pleased
that
our
film
portraits
of
professional
caregivers,
their
passion,
their
pain,
has
helped
to
inspire
this
city
and
particularly
with
the
initiatives
of
council
persons,
gem
talbin,
burger
and
green
to
hold
a
council
briefing
back
in
April
when
we
showed
a
segment
of
the
film
and
discussed
secondary
trauma
and
staff
resilience
leading
to
today's
event
and
the
declaration
of
caregivers
and
first
responders
day,
I'm
so
proud
of
the
city
and
hope
that
we
will
begin
to
see
other
cities
across
this
country.
L
While
the
emphasis
today
has
been
on
professional
caregivers,
I
expect
that
many
of
you,
both
standing
here
and
in
the
audience,
have
been
family
caregivers
as
well
taking
care
of
disabled
and
ill
family
members.
We
want
to
also
recognize
and
honor
you.
We
thank
Commissioner
for
Guerrero
for
her
statements.
We
hope
that
some
of
you
may
be
able
to
watch
the
film
today.
If
you
have
a
television
in
your
office,
two
o'clock
channel
12.