National Grandparents Day, 2024

Proclamation 10805 of September 6, 2024

National Grandparents Day, 2024

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

For so many Americans, grandparents are the first
people they look to for comfort, love, and guidance.
Grandparents carry family wisdom, share their stories,
and are the core of their families. On National
Grandparents Day, we give thanks to grandparents and
recognize their continuing contributions to our Nation.

Throughout my life, I have carried the values my
grandparents instilled in me--but, above all, I have
carried in my heart their memories and unconditional
love. Like grandparents across the country, they taught
me to be resilient no matter what life may hand you, to
take care of everyone, and to leave no one behind. Now
that the First Lady and I are grandparents, we work to
do the same. Our grandchildren are blessings--they are
the love of our lives and the life of our love.

Across the country, grandparents are not only providing
their guidance, but they are also stepping up when
their families need them most, especially to care for
grandchildren. They help out with everyday tasks for
their grandkids--whether it is driving them to school,
packing lunches, or babysitting. Over 2.7 million
grandparents are primary caregivers, creating a stable
and warm home so that their grandkids can thrive. And
with hearts that always have more to give, they offer
advice and keep family traditions alive.

Just as our grandparents have always taken care of us,
my Administration is working to take care of them. That
work begins by ensuring they have access to the health
care they need. I signed the Inflation Reduction Act to
lower costs of medications by giving Medicare the power
to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. The
Inflation Reduction Act also capped the cost of insulin
for people on Medicare at $35 per month, lowering it
from as much as $400 per month. In line with our
efforts to control costs, beginning in 2025, out-of-
pocket prescription drug costs for seniors and people
with disabilities on Medicare will be capped at $2,000
per year.

At the same time, my Administration is supporting the
grandparents doing the critical work of caring for
their grandchildren. At the height of the COVID-19
pandemic, my American Rescue Plan delivered $145
million to fund counseling, training, and relief for
grandparents and others acting as caregivers. Further,
my Administration's National Strategy to Support Family
Caregivers includes the unique role of grandparents who
are raising grandchildren. To that end, we finalized a
rule that ensures kinship foster parents, including
grandparents, receive the same resources to care for
their grandkids as other foster homes while giving
their grandkids a home they know and love. We are also
taking action across the Federal Government to support
the health, well-being, and financial security of
family caregivers and providing more care options for
families supporting people with disabilities.

For grandparents who are looking to share their
experience and wisdom, the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster
Grandparent Program provides opportunities for seniors
to mentor young people in their neighborhoods.

On National Grandparents Day, we celebrate the
contributions of grandparents across the country, whose
love is the glue of so many families. Today, may we
reflect on our greatest memories with our grandparents
and express our gratitude for the lasting impact they
have made on each one of us and the very soul of our
Nation.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 8,
2024, as National Grandparents Day. I call upon all
Americans to celebrate the important role that
grandparents play in the lives of their families and
the children and grandchildren they love.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
sixth day of September, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-four, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
ninth.