; Whereas kinship care is a national resource that provides loving homes for children at risk; Whereas the wisdom and compassion of kinship caregivers is a source of self-reliance and strength for countless children and for the entire United States; Whereas kinship caregivers face daunting challenges to keep children from entering foster care; Whereas the Senate is proud to recognize the many kinship care families in which a child is raised by grandparents or other relatives; Whereas the first president of the United States, George Washington, and his wife Martha were themselves kinship caregivers, as were many other great people of the United States; Whereas the Senate wishes to honor the many kinship caregivers, who throughout the history of the United States have provided loving homes for children; 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 kin; Whereas, in 2018, Congress provided for kinship navigator programs and services in the Family First Prevention Services Act enacted under title VII of division E of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–123 ; 132 Stat. 64) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 ( Public Law 115–141 ; 132 Stat. 348); Whereas, in 2018, Congress provided for the formation of the Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren to examine supports for grandparents and other kinship caregivers in the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act ( Public Law 115–196 ; 132 Stat. 1511); and Whereas more remains to be done to support kinship caregiving and to ensure that all children have a safe, loving, nurturing, and permanent family, regardless of age or special needs: Now, therefore, be it