,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bfd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ai1 #bjag,mr4 ,wyden 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,hatch1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,kaine1  
and ,ms4 ,klobuchar7 submitted the      
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,designating ,september   
#bjag as ,national ,kinship ,care       
,month4  ,whereas in ,september #bjag1  
,national ,kinship ,care ,month is      
observed2 ,whereas nationally #b1gjj1jjj
 children are living in kinship care    
with grandparents or other relatives2   
,whereas nationally more than #abe1jjj  
kinship children in foster care are     
placed with grandparents or other       
relatives1 with more than #b1egj1jjj    
kinship children supported outside of   
the foster care system2 ,whereas        
grandparents and other relatives are    
increasingly providing caring homes for 
children because of the opioid crisis2  
,whereas grandparents and relatives     

residing in urban1 rural1 and suburban  
households in every county of the       
,united ,states have stepped forward out
 of love and loyalty to care for        
children during times in which          
biological parents are unable to do so2 
,whereas kinship caregivers provide     
safety1 promote well-being1 and         
establish stable households for         
vulnerable children2 ,whereas kinship   
care enables a child-- 7#a7 to maintain 
family relationships and cultural       
heritage2 and  7#b7 to remain in the    
community of the child2 ,whereas kinship
 care is a national resource that       
provides loving homes for children at   
risk2 ,whereas kinship caregivers face  
daunting challenges to keep countless   
children from entering foster care2     
,whereas the ,senate is proud to        
recognize the many kinship care families
 in which a child is raised by          
grandparents or other relatives2        
,whereas the ,senate wishes to honor the
 many kinship caregivers who throughout 

the history of the ,united ,states have 
provided loving homes for parentless    
children2 ,whereas ,national ,kinship   
,care ,month provides an opportunity to 
urge people in every ,state to join in  
recognizing and celebrating kinship     
caregiving families and the tradition of
 families in the ,united ,states to help
 raise children2 and ,whereas much      
remains to be done to ensure that all   
children have a safe1 loving1 nurturing1
 and permanent family1 regardless of age
 or special needs3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates 
,september #bjag as ,national ,kinship  
,care ,month2  7#b7 encourages ,congress
 to implement policies to improve the   
lives of vulnerable children and        
families2  7#c7 honors the commitment   
and dedication of kinship caregivers and
 the advocates and allies who work      
tirelessly to provide assistance and    
services to kinship caregiving families2
 and  7#d7 reaffirms the need to        
continue working to improve the outcomes

 of all vulnerable children through     
parts ,b and ,e of title ,,iv of the    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fja et seq471 and other programs       
designed--  7,a7 to support vulnerable  
families2  7,b7 to invest in prevention 
and reunification services2 and  7,c7 to
 ensure that extended family members who
 take on the role of kinship caregivers 
receive the necessary support4