PROCLAMATION 6077—NOV. 22, 1989 103 STAT. 3169 portunities, and we must heighten public awareness about adoption. Within the Federal Government, I have asked the heads of the depart- ments and agencies to support the adoption plans and needs of civilian and military employees, and I have asked them to promote adoption among the work force. I have also proposed The Special Needs Adop- tion Assistance Act of 1989, designed to encourage and help facilitate the adoption of children with special needs. During this National Adoption Week, as we acknowledge the impor- tance of adoption to waiting children, let us also recognize the many Americans who work to place needy children in loving homes. These concerned individuals include thousands of foster parents, child wel- fare workers, pregnancy counselors, judges, lawyers, physicians, mem- bers of the clergy, legislators, volunteers, and adoptive family support groups. This week, let us also renew our determination to support both the courageous women who choose life for their children and the gen- erous adoptive families who welcome needy children into their homes. In order to encourage public awareness of adoption, and in recognition of all those who work to place waiting children with loving families, the Congress, by House Joint Resolution 278, has designated the week beginning November 20, 1989, as "National Adoption Week" and has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in ob- servance of this week. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning November 20, 1989, as National Adoption Week. I call upon all Americans to observe this week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty- nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fourteenth. GEORGE BUSH Editorial note: For the President's remarks of Nov. 21, 1989, on signing Proclamation 6076, aee Ae Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents [\o\. 25, p. IBli). Proclamation 6077 of November 22, 1989 National Family Caregivers Week, 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Each day, an estimated two million Americans help older relatives maintain their dignity and independence. They buy groceries for them or take them shopping; they help them maintain their homes; and they assist them with personal care. In many cases, family members provide home niu'sing care for an older relative who is incapacitated by illness or disability. These caregivers are imsimg heroes and heroines. Rendering service without pay, and often in addition to meeting the demands of their own careers and immediate families, these men and women provide a pow-
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