Trump declares November “National Adoption Month”, saying “every child is wanted.”
President Donald Trump has declared November “National Adoption Month.”
The president called adoption a “life-changing act” and a “blessing for all involved.”
In addition to assisting families who seek to adopt, Trump said, “We must also encourage all Americans to recognize that adoption is a powerful way to show women they are not alone in an unexpected pregnancy.
Adoption affirms the inherent value of human life and signals that every child, born or unborn, is wanted and loved.
Children, regardless of race, sex, age, or disability, deserve a loving embrace into families they can call their own.”
National Adoption Month will honor the thousands of families in this country who chose to adopt, said Trump.
Trump also highlighted the plight of the nation’s growing foster-care system, and said that he appealed to “families, communities, and houses of worship across our great Nation to help these children find a permanent home.”
The president said it was “unfortunate” that many children in the foster system reach the age of 18 without being adopted, and that “these children deserve a permanent family” that will provide them with love and stability.
In the United States, the average foster child waits for three years before being adopted. Each year, about 2,000 children age out of the system without being placed in a permanent home.