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Proc 10562ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10562

National Foster Care Month, 2023

This proclamation designates May 2023 as National Foster Care Month, honoring foster youth, foster parents, and child welfare professionals. The text describes Biden Administration policy priorities and budget requests related to foster care prevention, kinship placement, adoption support, and youth aging out of care, but the proclamation itself contains no binding directives or mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 88 FR 27663

Impact dates

  1. National Foster Care Month observance begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim May 2023 as National Foster Care Month
  • Call upon all Americans to observe this month by reaching out to foster youth, families, and caregivers

Timeline

Immediate

  • May 2023 designated as National Foster Care Month

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Text references partisan tension around 'State investigations targeting families with transgender children' and 'politicians weaponizing child protective services'
  • Budget proposals described are aspirational/requested, not enacted; no guaranteed funding
  • Proclamation conflates ceremonial declaration with policy advocacy that lacks operative force
Proclamation 10562: National Foster Care Month, 2023 · Executive Orders