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Proclamation 11023 is a presidential proclamation signed April 30, 2026, designating May 2026 as National Foster Care Month. It is a ceremonial declaration with no binding legal effect; it directs no agency action and creates no enforceable obligations.
The proclamation itself changes nothing in law or regulation — it is a recognition document, not a policy instrument. It references two prior actions that did carry substance: an Executive Order on foster care signed in November 2025, and a $30 million funding commitment to the Melania Trump Fostering Youth to Independence Program for housing support for youth aging out of foster care. Those underlying actions are not created by this proclamation; they are cited as context for the observance.
Children in the U.S. foster care system, foster families, kinship caregivers, social workers, and youth transitioning out of care are the populations named in the document. No new rights, benefits, or requirements attach to any of these groups as a result of this proclamation alone.