PRINTER'S NO. 1773
No. 290 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, BRIGHTBILL, MUSTO, THOMPSON, KUKOVICH, ORIE, LOGAN, ERICKSON, CONTI, STACK, BOSCOLA, COSTA, C. WILLIAMS, CORMAN, LEMMOND, RHOADES AND TOMLINSON, JUNE 29, 2004
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 29, 2004
A RESOLUTION 1 Recognizing the week of September 27 through October 3, 2004, as 2 "Equal Parents' Week" in Pennsylvania. 3 WHEREAS, The Children's Rights Council (CRC) is a nationwide, 4 nonprofit children's rights organization which works to 5 strengthen families through education and advocacy and to assure 6 a child frequent and continuing contact with two parents and 7 extended family when families break up or are never formed; and 8 WHEREAS, In furtherance of these objectives, the CRC 9 advocates parenting education before marriage, during marriage 10 and in the event of separation; works to demilitarize divorce 11 between parents who are involved in marital disputes, 12 substituting conciliation and mediation for the adversarial 13 process and providing for comprehensive child support; and 14 WHEREAS, Fathers' and Children's Equality (FACE) is a 15 nonprofit organization which was founded in 1978 in Pennsylvania 16 for the purpose of advocating children's rights to full access 17 to both parents and the extended family and providing a self-
1 help support group for noncustodial and nonresidential parents; 2 and 3 WHEREAS, We recognize that nothing can take the place of the 4 love of a parent in children's lives and that it takes the equal 5 presence of both parents in children's lives to meet their need 6 for that love; and 7 WHEREAS, We recognize that the best interest of children 8 cannot be met unless we maximize the ability of both parents to 9 raise and nurture their children and afford children the maximum 10 parenting effort and involvement of each parent who is willing 11 and able to contribute in raising their children, and that the 12 best parent is both parents; and 13 WHEREAS, We recognize that we as a society share the 14 responsibility to keep families together by promoting a system 15 that encourages children to be raised and nurtured by both 16 parents; and 17 WHEREAS, Fathers' and Children's Equality joins with the 18 Children's Rights Council in declaring September 27 through 19 October 3, 2004, as "Equal Parents' Week," to raise public 20 awareness of the urgent need of our children for the love and 21 support from both parents, their extended families and 22 stepfamilies; therefore be it 23 RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the week of September 27 24 through October 3, 2004, as "Equal Parents' Week" in 25 Pennsylvania and encourage participation throughout Pennsylvania 26 in local events recognizing the week. F16L82JAM/20040S0290R1773 - 2 -