[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 121, 110th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

121 STAT. 2804
 
PROCLAMATION 8195--OCT. 23, 2007


Proclamation 8195 of October 31, 2007
National Adoption Month, 2007
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Adoption Month, we recognize the adoptive and foster
families who have shared their homes and hearts with children in need,
and we encourage more Americans to consider adopting young people of all
ages.
Families who adopt show the generous spirit of our Nation. Every child
desires a permanent home, and when parents adopt a child to love as
their own, lives are forever changed. For parents, the decision to adopt
a child is among life's greatest and happiest turning points. On
November 17, families across the country will celebrate National
Adoption Day by finalizing their adoptions, and each one of these homes
will be richer for the addition of new family members.
My Administration is committed to promoting adoption of children of all
ages. We are working to bring together more children with loving,
adoptive parents through the Collaboration to AdoptUsKids at
adoptuskids.org and by providing States with financial assistance
through the Adoption Incentives Program. The Promoting Safe and Stable
Families Program helps improve care and services to children and
families and ensure more young people in America have a caring, secure,
and permanent home. Together, these efforts are building a brighter
future for our youth.
During National Adoption Month, we honor adoptive and foster parents as
they raise children of conviction and character. By accepting the gift
of these children, parents are helping shape lives and contributing to
the strength of our great Nation.
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 2007 as National
Adoption Month. I call upon all Americans to observe this month with
appropriate programs and activities to honor adoptive families and to
participate in efforts to find permanent homes for waiting children.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seven, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
second.
GEORGE W. BUSH