Purpose
CRC works to assure a child the frequent, meaningful and continuing contact with two parents and extended family the child would normally have during a marriage. We work to strengthen families through education, favoring family formation and family preservation. Unlike many other organizations with some of the same concerns, CRC is genderless; we are not a women's group nor a men's group. Rather, we advocate what we believe to be in the best interests of children including the Children's Bill of Rights. For the child's benefit, CRC:
David Levy, CRC president, announced a new CRC initiative, "2 Parents by 2000", a drive to assure that all children in America have two parents by the year 2000. CRC plans, with its chapters, to hold a series of town hall meetings to form a grass-roots effort to promote the "2 Parents by 2000" drive. Legislation
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Organization
CRC was formed in 1985 (as the National Council for Children's Rights) by concerned parents who have more than 40 years collective experience in divorce reform and early childhood education. We have chapters and national affiliate organizations. The national organization coordinates the state chapters, publishes a quarterly newsletter, testifies on behalf of our positions before the U.S. Congress, communicates with the national media, provides published materials including books, briefs, and cassettes consistent with our purpose, meets with policy makers throughout the country, and generally educates people of the plight of our children due to prevalent practices in our courts and departments of human services. Our state chapters vary in the breadth and depth of their activities but essentially act on behalf of children in the same manner as the national organization. They coordinate formation and support of local chapters (at the region, county, or city level), publish newsletters, interact with the media, testify before state policy makers, and educate the public. Membership
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HONORARY PRESIDENT
Catherine Meyer, author,
wife of the British
Ambassador to the U.S.
GENERAL COUNSEL
Michael L. Oddenino
Arcadia, California
DIR. OF CHILD ACCESS SERVICES
Alfred Ellis
WEBMASTERS
Bruce Kaskubar - CRC
Lonnie Perrin, Sr. - Info4Parents
OFFICE MANAGER
Julie Maggiacomo, M.A.
DIR. OF INFORMATION SERVICES
Ed Mudrak
DIRECTOR OF PARENTING EDUCATION PROGRAMS:
Elizabeth Hickey, M.S.W.
Salt Lake City, Utah
PARENTING EDUCATION SPOKESPERSON:
Wes Unseld, VP Washington Wizards
Member, NBA Hall of Fame
NATIONAL SPOKESPERSONS
Darryl Grant, Washington Redskins
Superbowl XVII and XXII Champion
Dwight Twilley, Pop Singer/Author
EVALUATORS OF RESEARCH
John Guidubaldi, D.Ed.
Richard Kuhn
FAMILY ADVISORY BOARD
Chairman,
Clifton Alan Clark, Sr.
former CRC Director of Development
ADVISORS
Rabbi Mendel Abrams, M.Min
Former President, Board of Rabbis
of Greater Washington, DC
Eloise Anderson
The Claremont Institute
Sacramento, California
David Birney, Actor
Santa Monica, California
Hon. Sherwood Boehlert
U.S. Congressman (R-NY)
Jim Cook, President
Joint Custody Association
Los Angeles, California
"Dear Abby"
(Abigail Van Buren)
Los Angeles, California
Karen DeCrow
Former President of N.O.W.
Jamesville, New York
Elliott H. Diamond
Co-Founder, CRC
Reston, Virginia
Phyllis Diller, Comedienne
Los Angeles, California
Margorie Engel, president
Stepfamily Association of America
Warren Farrell, Ph.D., Author
former Member of the Board of
Directors, New York City N.O.W.
Leucadia, California
Larry Gaughan, Professional Director
Family Mediation of Greater
Washington, D.C.
Jonathan M. Goodson, President
Mark Goodson Productions
Los Angeles, California
Hon. Bob Graham
U.S. Senator (D-FL)
Jennifer Isham, President
Mothers Without Custody (MW/OC)
Crystal Lake, Illinois
Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Northern California Mediation Center
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D.
Author, Psychiatrist
Scottsdale, Arizona
Vicki Lansky, Author/Columnist
Deephaven, Minnesota
James Levine, The Fatherhood Project
The Family and Work Institute
New York, New York
Hon. Debbie Stabenow
U.S. Congresswoman (D-MI)
Hon. Fred Thompson
U.S. Senator (R-TN)