WARREN — Trumbull County commissioners at their meeting Wednesday handed out proclamations to correction officers, foster parents and the Trumbull County Tourism Bureau.

Commissioners recognized May 4 to 10 as Tourism Week and also recognized the same period as National Correctional Officers Week. The entire month of May is being recognized as Foster Care Month in Trumbull County.

Beth Carmichael, director of Trumbull County Tourism, said tourism helps to alleviate the residential tax burden by $720 per household by generating tax revenue.

“Lodging tax investments into tourism promotion is one of the only things that actually generates tax revenue,” Carmichael said. “In the resolution it said tourism generated $121 million in tax revenue in Trumbull County in 2023. That’s in federal, state and local dollars.”

“In local and state alone, it is $61 million,” she said. “We generate revenue to support foster care and support the corrections officers at the Trumbull jail.”

Carmichael showed the commissioners a streaming advertisement that has been running in Pittsburgh highlighting the Trumbull County region as a tourist destination.

Commissioners also highlighted the week as National Correctional Officers Week in Trumbull County.

Commissioner Rick Hernandez read a resolution stating that correction officers’ duties are often unseen, but they are on the front line in keeping residents safe. Sheriff Michael Wilson noted that correctional staff working in the jail are often counselors, brothers and sisters, and law enforcement officers at the same time to help anyone in need.

“It is not easy,” he said. “The response time they have to people who want to hurt themselves. They do an amazing job. Without them, we could not house our inmates.”

The county has 70 corrections officers and other staff members. They are looking to hire more.

Trumbull commissioners also recognized the entire month as National Foster Care Month. There are 53 licensed foster families in Trumbull County that work to provide homes for about 151 children.

“Each of these foster families give these kids a chance,” Commissioner Denny Malloy said. “Sometimes a better chance than many in society.”

Meghan Martin, department director of out of home services at Trumbull County Children Services, said foster families stand in the gap for children who enter the foster care system.

“We can’t do our job without our foster families,” Martin said. “They are there for our children who need a safe, nurturing, secure place to sleep and to stay. We are looking for more families.”