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The Commonwealth Citizens Council (CCC)

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The Commonwealth Citizens Council (CCC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to strengthening family dynamics by enhancing the role of fathers in their children’s lives. Based in Pennsylvania, CCC works to advocate for the removal of systemic barriers that limit fathers’ involvement in family development, with a specific focus on ensuring that men are better prepared to meet the legal, financial, and emotional responsibilities of fatherhood.

Dr. Rufus Sylvester Lynch

The Commission and its role as a volunteer advocacy organization dedicated to
improving fatherhood involvement in family and community life

Dr. Lynch believes all parents who express care for their children must also be willing to do so at least four things: 1) support and promote greater Father-family involvement, including extended family members; 2) spend quality time with their children; 3) embrace interest and concern for the well-being of caregivers of their children; and 4) monitor the healthiness of communities in which children experience the outside world.

Pennsylvania’s 1st Fatherhood Leadership Responders: Honoring Visionaries and Advocates
The Rev. Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr.
The Rev. Dr. W. Wilson Goode Sr. is the President and CEO of Amachi Inc., a nationally acclaimed faith-based program for mentoring children of incarcerated parents; and Board Chair of SELF Inc. – a nonprofit dedicated to serving homeless men and women. Goode is also Chairman and CEO of the Philadelphia Leadership Foundation.
In Remembrance of David A Wyher
January 17, 1949 – November 30, 2022 David A. Wyher, deceased, former President and CEO, of Delta Community Supports, Inc. David was a kind man, with a sharp wit: a patient father, a loving husband; a wise advisor, a trusted friend, and a devoted servant of God, he shared a collective vision with The Strong Families Commission’s Community of Advocates for the future of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Joel N. Myers
Dr. Myers is being honored for his willingness to leave the comforts of the corporate world and demonstrate leadership that will undoubtedly draw other corporate giants to the struggle of men who want to care for their children and families, but face far too many systemic barriers that impede them from doing so,” Dr. Myers is one of the three Fatherhood Giants who led the Pennsylvania Greater Father Family Involvement Campaign (PAGFFIC). Myers served as Campaign Chair (2019-2022).
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