MANY PUBLIC OFFICIALS TURN OUT TO SUPPORT JOSHUA'S CALL FOR A DRUG TREATMENT COURT

OCTOBER 16, 2008
FAITH IN DEMOCRACY PUBLIC MEETING
Among the more than 250 people at the JOSHUA "Faith In Democracy" Public Meeting on Thursday, October 16 were at least 25 Public Officials, including two State Senators (one Republican, one Democrat), several State Assembly representatives and candidates of both parties, the Mayor of Green Bay, the Brown County Executive, County Supervisors, Aldermen, Judges and others.

A highlight of the evening came when County Executive Hintz, District Attorney Zakowski and County Board Chair Zima all stood to pledge their support for the establishment of a Drug Treatment Court. Several other County Supervisors also lent their support. All predicted that the Court will be fully funded by the County Board when it passes its budget in November. JOSHUA had begun publicly promoting the establishment of a Drug Treatment Court in an April Forum.

JOSHUA also grew tremendously in 2008. At the Faith In Democracy meeting, five new congregations and two new organizations became full members of the organization.

Near the end of the gathering, nearly 30 Religious Leaders who had entered the meeting together stood to voice their support for the embattled homeless shelter at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral. The shelter serves some of the hardest-to-place, chronically homeless people in Brown County.

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