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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 fortyninth. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25806 

Filed 11–4–24; 8:45 am] 

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