; Whereas, due to heavy caseloads and limited resources, the average annual turnover rate is between 14 percent and 22 percent for child welfare workers; Whereas States, localities, and communities should be encouraged to invest resources in preventative and reunification services and post-permanency programs to ensure that more children and older youth in foster care are provided with safe, loving, and permanent placements; Whereas, in 2018, Congress passed the Family First Prevention Services Act ( Public Law 115–123 ; 132 Stat. 232), which provided new investments in prevention and family reunification services to help more families stay together and ensure more children are in safe, loving, and permanent homes; Whereas Federal legislation during the past 3 decades, including the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 ( Public Law 96–272 ; 94 Stat. 500), the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 ( Public Law 105–89 ; 111 Stat. 2115), the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–351 ; 122 Stat. 3949), the Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act ( Public Law 112–34 ; 125 Stat. 369), and the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act ( Public Law 113–183 ; 128 Stat. 1919) provided new investments and services to improve the outcomes of children in the foster care system; Whereas May 2023 is an appropriate month to designate as National Foster Care Month to provide an opportunity to acknowledge the accomplishments of the child welfare workforce, foster parents, advocacy community, and mentors for their dedication, accomplishments, and positive impact they have on the lives of children; and Whereas much remains to be done to ensure that all children have a safe, loving, nurturing, and permanent family, regardless of age or special needs: Now, therefore, be it