Presidential Document2024-25806
National Family Caregivers Month, 2024
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Published
November 5, 2024
Signed
October 31, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25806]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 214 / Tuesday, November 5, 2024 /
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Proclamation 10851 of October 31, 2024
National Family Caregivers Month, 2024
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Family caregivers are the backbone of our Nation,
making tremendous sacrifices to be there for the people
who need and cherish them most. This month, we honor
their selfless love and courage, and we recommit to
getting them the support they deserve. They should know
their country has their backs.
For far too long, the cost of care in this country has
been too high. Today, millions of Americans are part of
the so-called sandwich generation, caring for both
young kids and aging parents at the same time. Too many
families struggle to afford help, spending their own
retirement savings to pay for the care of their loved
ones or quitting their own jobs to stay home and
provide it themselves. Most often, it is women who bear
the brunt of care work. And the pay for professional
care workers is far too low.
In the United States of America, no one should have to
choose between caring for a parent who raised them, a
child who depends on them, and a paycheck that they
need. That is why I signed the American Rescue Plan,
which made the biggest investment in child care ever.
It delivered historic support to over 225,000 child
care programs serving as many as 10 million children
across the country, helping keep their doors open for
millions of working families who rely on them. It
expanded the Child Tax Credit, which helped cut the
child poverty rate nearly in half. Overall, my
Administration increased funding for child care by
nearly 50 percent while helping States expand and
strengthen programs that enable low-income families
afford child care as well. We also required companies
seeking significant Federal funding from our CHIPS and
Science Act to submit a plan on how they will help
employees access affordable child care.
We have finalized new rules that strengthen staffing
standards in nursing homes to ensure residents can age
with dignity. We have made sure that home care workers
get a bigger share of Medicaid payments so more
Americans can keep living in their own communities and
homes. And we have worked to increase Medicare
resources to promote equitable access to care and
caregiver training.
But we have to do more to ease the load on America's 50
million unpaid family caregivers, who too often still
shoulder the burden of care all alone. Through the
American Rescue Plan, we devoted $145 million to the
National Family Caregiver Support Program, which
delivers counseling, training, and short-term relief to
family caregivers and other informal care providers.
Furthermore, my Administration released the first-ever
National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers, which
includes new initiatives that directly support family
caregivers and strengthen existing programs. And I
signed a historic Executive Order, representing the
most comprehensive set of administrative actions ever
to increase access to high-quality child care and long-
term care and support for caregivers, including
military and veteran caregivers. The Executive Order is
working to make sure caregivers get the support they
deserve while building the supply of high-quality care
so families have options. My Administration is
continuing to work toward
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lowering the cost of care across the country and
providing stronger paid family and medical leave.
How we treat our young children, aging parents, and
loved ones and how we value those who care for them are
fundamental to who we are as a Nation. During National
Family Caregivers Month, we pledge to get every family
caregiver in this country the same kind of relief,
respect, and support that they give so selflessly to
others.
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 2024
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 recognize, honor, and thank them.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord
two thousand twenty-four, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
ninth.
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[FR Doc. 2024-25806
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