IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1556 
Supporting the designation of October as ‘‘Foster Youth Voice Month’’ and 
encouraging public awareness and participation in events and initiatives 
organized by youth in foster care. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 29, 2024 
Mr. NUNN of Iowa submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the designation of October as ‘‘Foster Youth 
Voice Month’’ and encouraging public awareness and 
participation in events and initiatives organized by youth 
in foster care. 
Whereas the voices of young people who have experienced fos-
ter care are crucial in shaping policies and practices that 
affect their lives and those of their peers; 
Whereas, since the Selfless Love Foundation initiated the 
first ‘‘Foster Youth Voice Month’’ in 2019, organizations 
in more than 35 States have participated to empower 
young people in foster care to advocate for themselves 
and drive systemic change; 
Whereas Foster Youth Voice Month, celebrated annually in 
October, promotes awareness and highlights the experi-
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ences, needs, and achievements of young people impacted 
by the foster care system in the United States; 
Whereas an estimated 391,000 youth and young adults are 
impacted by the foster care system annually in the 
United States, facing unique challenges and barriers to 
stability and success; 
Whereas recognizing Foster Youth Voice Month nationally 
will encourage dialogue, collaboration, and support for 
initiatives focused on cocreating solutions that improve 
outcomes for young people in foster care; and 
Whereas the Selfless Love Foundation and other advocates 
across the United States have achieved significant policy 
victories and systems changes, demonstrating how lived 
experience informs and improves laws and policies, there-
by reducing unintended harmful consequences: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘Foster Youth 
Voice Month’’ and encourages public awareness and 
participation in events and initiatives organized by 
youth in foster care; 
(2) acknowledges the contributions and resil-
ience of youth in foster care and urges Federal rec-
ognition of Foster Youth Voice Month as an official 
awareness month; 
(3) acknowledges and celebrates policy victories 
and systems changes driven by young people with 
lived experience in foster care, and urges legislative 
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bodies to recognize the value of lived experience in 
crafting laws and policies to improve outcomes for 
youth in foster care; and 
(4) respectfully requests that the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives transmit an enrolled copy 
of this resolution to the Selfless Love Foundation. 
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