SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH 2025

Special celebration of the NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH 2025 by First Lady Melania Trump and President Trump in the White House gardens. They welcomed foster and adoptive families, and organized the visit of the presidential house, including a viewing of the President’s Marine One departure on the South Lawn. 

President Trump stressed that 360,000 children and youth are still in need of this crucial help. He also announced that $25 million have been secured in President Trump’s FY26 budget to finance housing and support for youth transitioning out of foster care, following the request of the First Lady. This additional measure, overseen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), should be commended because it addresses the high rates of homelessness among the 20,000 young people who turn 18 each year and are no longer eligible to remain in the foster care system normally reserved for minors. From now on, up to the age of 25, these young adults will receive assistance with things like rent payments and education.

The celebration of the NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH during the month of May was initiated in 1988 by President Ronald Reagan to acknowledge the contributions of foster caregivers and to stress the needs of children in foster care. This tribute was continued by the presidents who succeeded him. 

Foster care is an important alternative to defailing  families or to the absence of parents. Rehousing Child and Youth victims and providing them with a new living environment in caring homes is indeed essential to avoid worsening their trauma and preventing them from polyvictimization.