[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 230 (Thursday, November 29, 2001)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 59529-59530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29809]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 7506 of November 21, 2001

                
National Family Week, 2001

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                American families are the bedrock of our society. They 
                are the primary source of strength and health for both 
                individuals and communities across our Nation. As we 
                continue our recovery from the horrific acts committed 
                by terrorists against the United States on September 
                11, our families provide us with a vital source of 
                comfort and reassurance.

                Americans grieve with those who suffered the loss of a 
                family member in the brutal and cowardly terrorist 
                attacks. The September 11 tragedy has allowed America 
                to see firsthand the profound bonds of love that 
                characterize the American family. Parents, children, 
                spouses, and siblings mourned their lost loved ones, 
                cared for the injured, and prayed for protection and 
                health for all Americans. In the midst of great loss, 
                we saw great love flowing from the hearts of America's 
                families.

                My Administration is committed to strengthening the 
                American family. Many one-parent families are also a 
                source of comfort and reassurance, yet a family with a 
                mom and dad who are committed to marriage and devote 
                themselves to their children helps provide children a 
                sound foundation for success. Government can support 
                families by promoting policies that help strengthen the 
                institution of marriage and help parents rear their 
                children in positive and healthy environments.

                My proposed budget includes initiatives that encourage 
                family cohesion. It provides over $60 million for 
                grants that encourage responsible fatherhood. Grants 
                would be awarded to groups that promote successful 
                parenting and strong marriages and to faith-based and 
                community organizations that help unemployed or low-
                income parents and their children avoid or leave 
                welfare. This initiative will help spur new community-
                level approaches to aid low-income families.

                To strengthen States' ability to promote child safety, 
                stability, and well-being, my budget also proposes a 
                substantial increase in funding for the Promoting Safe 
                and Stable Families program. These additional resources 
                will help States keep children with their biological 
                families, when safe and appropriate, or place children 
                with loving adoptive families. By undertaking more 
                preventative efforts to help families in crisis, the 
                prospects for children to live in a permanent home are 
                enhanced.

                As we observe National Family Week, we must work to 
                strengthen families in America as individuals and 
                through Government and community-based organizations. 
                This week serves to remind us of the values, security, 
                and love that we give and receive in our families.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, 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 18 through November 
                24, 2001, as National Family Week. I invite the States, 
                communities, and people of the United States to join 
                together in observing this day with appropriate 
                ceremonies and activities to honor our Nation's 
                families.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-first day of November, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand one, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and twenty-sixth.

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[FR Doc. 01-29809
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