[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 213 (Friday, November 3, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
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Part VII





The President





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Proclamation 6846--National Adoption Month, 1995
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                Proclamation 6846 of November 1, 1995

                
National Adoption Month, 1995

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                 For many people across the United States, adoption 
                provides a means for building and strengthening 
                families. It places children into loving, permanent 
                homes where they can flourish and grow up to become 
                happy, healthy, productive members of our national 
                community. Adoption also enables adults to experience 
                the unique joys of parenthood.

                 As many as 70,000 children in America's foster care 
                system may need adoptive families in the next few 
                years--young people of all ages and backgrounds who, 
                for whatever reason, cannot return to their original 
                homes. Many, but not all, are children with special 
                needs. These young people long for the same affection, 
                security, and stability that most of us take for 
                granted, yet too many have waited--and will continue to 
                wait--for years to be adopted.

                 My Administration has taken important actions to 
                encourage adoption and to support the wonderful 
                families that choose to open their hearts and homes to 
                waiting children. The Multiethnic Placement Act, which 
                I signed into law in October 1994, helps to facilitate 
                adoption for all children and families, regardless of 
                their race or ethnic origin. We will continue to 
                champion and improve programs that break down barriers 
                to adoption through aggressive recruitment of families, 
                financial aid to support placements, and technical 
                assistance to agencies committed to special needs 
                adoption.

                 As we observe National Adoption Month, we celebrate 
                these achievements and recognize the rewards of 
                adoption, but we must also remember that much work 
                remains to be done. Citizens from all communities and 
                organizations from the public and private sectors must 
                join together to renew our commitment to finding 
                permanent homes for each one of America's children.

                 NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of 
                the United States of America, by virtue of the 
                authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of 
                the United States, do hereby proclaim November 1995, as 
                National Adoption Month. I urge the people of the 
                United States to observe this month with appropriate 
                activities and programs and to participate in efforts 
                to find permanent homes for waiting children.

                 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                first day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen 
                hundred and ninety-five, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and twentieth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

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