[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 215 (Thursday, November 5, 2020)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 70423-70424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24741]


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                Proclamation 10112 of October 30, 2020

                
National Family Caregivers Month, 2020

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Each day in homes throughout our Nation, Americans with 
                chronic or terminal illnesses, functional impairment, 
                or disabilities receive compassionate care and support 
                from family members and loved ones. During National 
                Family Caregivers Month, we salute the more than 40 
                million people in the United States who serve as unpaid 
                caregivers. With generous hearts and faithful devotion, 
                they honor the sanctity of life and affirm the inherent 
                value of all human beings.

                Caregivers work long days and spend countless hours to 
                meet and anticipate the needs of their loved ones, 
                often facing challenges that can seem impossible to 
                navigate. Errands, medical appointments, 
                transportation, meal preparation, grooming, and 
                companionship can consume significant time and effort, 
                especially when caregivers must balance these duties 
                with the pressures and responsibilities of their own 
                lives, including employment and raising children. In 
                spite of all of this, these extraordinary moms and 
                dads, sons and daughters, siblings, and friends 
                showcase compassion and selflessness for the ones they 
                love. Their faithfulness and dedication is indicative 
                of the generosity of the American Spirit and reflects 
                the very best of our Nation.

                Because of the essential role they play in ensuring the 
                health and wellbeing of those most in need, family 
                caregivers deserve our unending support. In 2018, I 
                signed into law two pieces of legislation, the RAISE 
                Family Caregivers Act and the Supporting Grandparents 
                Raising Grandchildren Act, which provide for the 
                development of strategies and support networks for 
                family caregivers. Over the last year, the Advisory 
                Councils created by these acts have made significant 
                progress toward raising awareness and giving a voice to 
                family caregivers. The work of these Councils, led by 
                the Administration for Community Living at the 
                Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will 
                yield a National Caregiving Strategy in 2021 that will 
                include recommended actions that States, communities, 
                health systems, and other private-sector entities and 
                stakeholders can take to improve the lives and 
                conditions of family caregivers. Working alongside 
                existing initiatives like HHS' National Family 
                Caregiver Support Program, we are ensuring that family 
                caregivers have the resources they need to provide 
                essential care and support for their loved ones.

                Our great veterans living with illness or injury are 
                one of the largest groups who receive care from family 
                members and friends. These caregivers, more than 5 
                million strong, play a vital role in the lives of these 
                extraordinary men and women who have sacrificed so much 
                for our country. In order to improve services and 
                outcomes for patients and families who are dealing with 
                the stress and uncertainty of caregiving, the 
                Department of Veterans Affairs established the first 
                National Center of Excellence for veteran and caregiver 
                research. The advances made through this initiative, 
                coupled with the resources and capabilities made 
                available through the VA MISSION Act, which I signed 
                into law in 2018, are helping to educate and equip 
                families with the tools they need to provide even 
                better care for our Nation's

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                veterans. America's heroes have earned and deserve our 
                respect and gratitude, and their caregivers deserve the 
                same.

                Family caregivers provide a vital lifeline of 
                connection and hope to loved ones during challenging 
                and uncertain days. These caregivers, who devote 
                immeasurable time, energy, resources, and heart, need 
                our understanding, support, gratitude, and 
                encouragement. Throughout this month, let us remember 
                these men and women who spend their days caring for 
                others, and let us pray that they are sustained by 
                grace and strength as they carry on this important 
                work.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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 2020 as 
                National Family Caregivers Month. I encourage all 
                Americans to reach out to those who provide care for 
                their family members, friends, and neighbors in need, 
                to honor and thank them.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirtieth day of October, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2020-24741
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