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Proc 10109ProclamationTrump 45 · RCeremonial

Proclamation 10109

National Adoption Month, 2020

This proclamation designates November 2020 as National Adoption Month, recognizing birth families, foster parents, and adoptive parents while highlighting administration efforts on child welfare, foster care reform, and adoption promotion. It references a June 2020 executive order on strengthening the child welfare system and encourages Americans to support children needing permanent homes.

Federal Register Open PDF 85 FR 70417

Impact dates

  1. National Adoption Month observance period begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim November 2020 as National Adoption Month
  • Encourage Americans to observe this month by helping children secure permanent homes

Timeline

Immediate

  • November 2020 designated as National Adoption Month

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Framing of adoption as 'alternative to abortion' injects polarizing culture-war language into otherwise commemorative text
  • Statistics cited (40% homelessness, 50% unemployment, 25% PTSD for aged-out youth) highlight severe systemic failures not directly addressed by this proclamation's non-binding nature
  • Reference to 'faith-based adoption providers' touches ongoing tension over religious exemptions and LGBTQ+ adoptive parent eligibility
Proclamation 10109: National Adoption Month, 2020 · Executive Orders