Presidential Document2022-24166
National Family Caregivers Month, 2022
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Published
November 3, 2022
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October 31, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 212 (Thursday, November 3, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 66527-66528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24166]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 212 / Thursday, November 3, 2022 /
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Proclamation 10488 of October 31, 2022
National Family Caregivers Month, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Family Caregivers Month, we recognize
the love and sacrifice of more than 50 million
Americans providing crucial care and medical assistance
to parents, children, siblings, and other loved ones,
ensuring their health and dignity.
Today, far too many Americans find themselves
sandwiched between the enormous tasks of supporting
aging parents, raising young children, and earning a
living. Others bear the responsibility of caring for
loved ones with a disability or looking after wounded,
ill, or injured service members and veterans who have
sacrificed so much for us all. The truth is, at some
point in our lives, each of us will likely need to be a
family caregiver--but the burden falls especially hard
on those who cannot afford support. Women, people of
color, and immigrants shoulder a disproportionate share
of the obligation, sometimes forced to leave good jobs
to instead provide care. Their work is a profound
service to their families and to our Nation, but they
are still too often unseen, undervalued, and unpaid.
No one should have to choose between a paycheck and
looking after a loved one. My Administration is
committed to easing that squeeze on working families
and getting caregivers the resources and respect they
deserve. The Department of Health and Human Services'
National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers outlines
nearly 350 actions the Federal Government can take to
support family caregivers' health, well-being, and
financial security. Our American Rescue Plan provided
$145 million to help the National Family Caregiver
Support Program deliver counseling, training, and
short-term relief to family and other informal care
providers. We have expanded the Department of Veterans
Affairs Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family
Caregivers so more veteran caregivers have the
financial and mental health support they deserve, and
we helped launch the ``Hidden Helpers'' initiative to
serve the 2.3 million children now living with a
disabled veteran. Meanwhile, we have pushed the
Congress to lower child and elder care costs across the
country and provide paid family and medical leave. We
have more to do to win that fight, and I will not give
up.
Family caregivers are the backbone of our Nation's
long-term care system, doing essential work with
devotion, often at great emotional and financial cost.
We owe them. It is time to bring their service out of
the shadows and celebrate and support them in living
their own happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2022
as National Family Caregivers Month. I encourage all
Americans to reach out to those who provide care for
our Nation's family members, friends, and neighbors in
need, to honor and thank them.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord
two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
seventh.
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