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Proc 8505ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 8505

National Foster Care Month, 2010

President Obama proclaimed May 2010 as National Foster Care Month, calling on Americans to observe it with programs honoring foster youth and the adults who support them. The proclamation describes existing administration efforts on foster care and adoption but issues no new policy directives, funding allocations, or agency mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 75 FR 23557

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • proclamation of May 2010 as National Foster Care Month

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No substantive policy changes; purely commemorative. References to existing laws (ARRA, Fostering Connections Act, ACA) are descriptive, not directive.
Proclamation 8505: National Foster Care Month, 2010 · Executive Orders